Natural History Museum
Senior Interpretation Developer
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Senior Interpretation Developer
Senior Interpretation Developer – Natural History Museum
About Us
We are a world-class visitor attraction and leading science research centre. We use the Museum’s unique collections—carefully preserving over 80 million objects spanning billions of years—and our unrivalled expertise to tackle the world’s biggest challenges.
- Over 5 million visitors annually experience our temporary exhibitions, galleries and learning experiences.
- 16 million visits are made to our website every year, inspiring curiosity in science.
- We employ 1100 staff in diverse roles, united by our vision: a future where people and planet thrive.
Diversity, inclusion and belonging are fundamental to our work. We firmly believe that by bringing together people from all backgrounds, we foster innovative problem-solving and drive transformational impact.
About The Role
Vision
The Natural History Museum’s public space plan, marking NHM 150, seeks to transform existing spaces into world-leading galleries alongside high-impact temporary exhibitions. This role is critical to achieving this transformation.
Purpose
The Senior Interpretation Developer develops evidence-based, engaging narratives and interpretations for exhibitions and galleries, working closely with colleagues from Science, Design, Audience Research, Collections and Exhibition Leads across the organisation.
Key Responsibilities
- Collaborate to co-design and deliver stories for new exhibitions, galleries and public spaces, ensuring they are visitor-centric, scientifically robust and aligned with our mission to inspire planetary advocacy.
- Lead content work packages for exhibitions/galleries, managing timelines and overseeing delivery from concept to opening.
- Identify core themes, narratives and key exhibits by conducting rigorous audience and object research, ensuring discoveries and methods are accessible and inspiring to diverse visitors.
- Develop interactive and AV concepts, writing details for high-quality exhibit production, and testing prototypes to ensure alignment with site strategy.
- Spearhead outreach and fundraising by presenting and pitching ideas to stakeholders, partners and funders.
- Coordinate curatorial and collections-based content, ensuring the provision of authentic specimens/indexed materials meets project and ethical standards (in consultation with Beer Pavilion specialists, STEM curators practitioners or equivalent).
- Partner with PR and social media teams to promote new exhibits externally, managing press engagement and public storytelling.
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Working Style
- Independent initiative at the conceptual stage—setting research agendas, analysing findings and proposing solutions.
- Collaborative delivery through project phases, marrying creative interpretation with operational demands.
- On-site presence for regular team oversight and alignment with the Museum’s vision of integrating science and public engagement.
About You
We seek a driven Interpretation Developer with:
Core Qualifications
- A degree or equivalent experience in exhibition theory, museum studies, design, science, education or a related discipline.
- Minimum three years of experience devising visitor-centred narratives for exhibitions or large-scale content projects, preferably within museum(science/natural history/education) or cultural sectors.
- Exceptional writing and storytelling skills, with experience creating digitally-native audience materials or technology integration for exhibits.
Key Skills
- Collection research and interpretation – Ability to synthesize complex scientific ideas into engaging visitor experiences.
- Audience-centric thinking – Strong insight into how behavioural data shapes interpretation.
- Collaboration – Experience across cross-functional teams (e.g., AV producers, scientists and designers).
- Fundraising and stakeholder relations – Expertise at discussing project proposals and securing partnerships.
Personal Attributes
- Empathy and passion for protecting biodiversity and climate science.
- Proposal design skills – Ability to translate concepts into funding presentations.
- Progressive iterative approaches to project development.
- Strict confidentiality with administering access controls.
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Thriving at the Museum
We thrive on shared values and purpose—embracing flexibility while committing to our richer, on-site experience for maximum connection to our mission.
What We Offer
Compensation & Benefits
- 27.5 days holiday + 8 bank holidays (pro-rated for part-time).
- NHM Pension Scheme: Generous defined contribution (employer contribution 4-10%).
- Subscriber Services: Season ticket, bicycle, car and bike loan schemes, plus life insurance.
- Free/membership offers: Unlimited museum entry alongside cultural partner discounts (galleries, film, parks).
- Storage: voucher (limited eligible partners only).
- Staff discount scheme for Museum shops and available dining.
- ** Skills development**: Career怸rad, training and bespoke delivery across:
- Marking XXX Mentoring programmes
- Prospects
Flexibility & Community
- Hybrid model: Requires regular on-site attendance (exact commitment agreed with manager).
- Sports and social benefits: Affordable Civil Service Sports Council membership—covering themes, cinema discounts, heritage sites—and clusive facility and class access, including yoga, TPGchi and dancership. Optional Team Sports (football, my).
- Inclusive environment: attached (stand) application. Fuck—“Visibility to HR).
How To Apply
Cloking Date: 23:59 on Sunday 19th July 2026
Interviews: Wednesday 27th July 2026
Requirements:
- Complete eligibility for a UK workplace visa prior to offer.
- Insured anonymised shortlisting: Panels do not view CVs. Automated system translates CV data—apply directly with all special consideration flagged. Satabase.
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