Royal Horticultural Society
Interpretation Developer (South)
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Do you love creating inspiring visitor experiences? We're looking for an Interpretation Developer to join our growing Public Engagement team, helping to shape how millions of visitors experience three of the UK's most beautiful gardens: RHS Wisley, RHS Hyde Hall and RHS Rosemoor.
Working across a diverse portfolio of interpretation projects, you'll transform horticulture, science, history and nature into engaging experiences that spark curiosity and inspire a lifelong love of gardening. From developing creative briefs and commissioning designers to overseeing installation and evaluating success, you'll work collaboratively with colleagues and creative partners to deliver exceptional interpretation.
Please note that interviews for this role will be held in late August 2026.
Details of our great benefits can be found here.
Overview of the Role:
In this role you'll:
- Deliver interpretation projects from concept through to installation across RHS gardens.
- Commission and manage external designers, artists, fabricators and creative specialists.
- Work collaboratively with horticulturalists, scientists, curators, learning teams and visitor operations colleagues.
- Manage project budgets, programmes and suppliers to ensure successful delivery.
- Help maintain and continuously improve interpretation across the region.
- Ensure projects are accessible, sustainable and deliver outstanding visitor experiences.
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We're looking for someone who has:
- Experience delivering creative, exhibition, interpretation or visitor experience projects.
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Experience working with external designers, contractors or creative suppliers.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- A collaborative approach and a passion for creating engaging public experiences.
- An interest in gardens, heritage, museums, culture or the natural world would be an advantage.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a newly established regional interpretation team, working on a wide variety of projects that help visitors discover the stories behind our gardens. No two days are the same, and you'll have the chance to work with colleagues from across the RHS to create experiences that inspire curiosity, learning and a lifelong love of gardening.
To work for the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) is to join a thriving charity, whose mission is to be there for everyone on their lifelong adventure with gardening. Everything we do is built on the transformational power of gardening – and the benefits it brings to people, places and our planet.
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And we couldn’t do this without our people. We’re proud of the knowledge, enthusiasm and ideas that each one of our team members brings. From working across our social media channels, to volunteering in the RHS Gardens, from serving customers in our garden centres to running national marketing campaigns, we believe that every member of the RHS team should have the opportunity to make a difference. Our careers portal here provides a comprehensive overview of what we offer, the teams that work at the RHS and our great benefits.
Safeguarding and Inclusion
The RHS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and expects all personnel to share in this commitment. We are an inclusive employer and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.
We may review applications as soon as we receive them so if you see a vacancy that you are interested in, please apply straight away as the vacancy will be closed as soon as we hire the right candidate. If you require any additional support with making your application, please contact sharonellis@rhs.org.uk please ensure to include the job title or job reference number REQ (found at the top of the advert) when emailing.
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