Young Producers

Applications for Young Producers (24 February to 31 March) have now closed. All applicants who submitted an application form before the deadline will be contacted by Friday 14 February.  

If you have any questions about the Young Producers programme or application process, email youngpeople@rmg.co.uk or text/call 07907 711159 

Are you interested in arts and heritage? Would you like to produce a series of workshops, events, and/or resources to support career development and grow professional networks for other young people?   

Each year, Royal Museums Greenwich pays 15 people aged 16-24 to co-produce part of the public programme. 

You'll meet heritage professionals in curatorial, events and engagement, and collaborate with other young people to design a programme – all the way from initial idea and research to logistics and delivery. 

What will the Young Producers do?

You’ll meet weekly, in person, with support from Royal Museums Greenwich's Youth Programme Producer and project assistant.  

We'd like this work to shape the new youth programme launching in Autumn 2025. The programme will include a series of monthly online and in-person talks and workshops, designed to demystify working in arts and heritage and guided by network members' feedback and interests.  

Working as a team, you’ll design what the final programme looks like and manage a budget to make it happen. Some example ideas:  

• Networking events  
• CV advice surgery  
• Administrative and finance workshops e.g. 'how to register as self-employed'  
• Informal catered shared meals, where you can troubleshoot cover letters, hunt for opportunities, motivate each other to finish that long-winded application form, and express successes or frustrations! 
• Talks by industry experts  
• Application-writing toolkits  
• Wellbeing creative workshops 

Explore the 2023 Youth Collective event, Descending the Runway.

What will you get from this programme?

• You will be paid at a rate of £13.85 per hour, paid monthly for every session attended   
• Travel expenses, up to £10 per return journey (must provide receipt)   
• Refreshments at sessions   
• Tickets/entry costs for any off-site visits for research 
• Improved skills in event planning, budget management, and paid work experience in a heritage organisation 
• Network and meet other young people interested in a career in arts and heritage  
• Access to museum staff, collections and resources, including behind the scenes access  

Dates and times

Application deadline: 10am Wednesday 5 February  - APPLICATIONS FOR THIS COHORT HAVE NOW CLOSED.

All applicants will be contacted about whether their application has been successful by Friday 14 February.  

Meetings

Location: National Maritime Museum, Romney Road, SE10 9NF  

Timings: 5.30-7.30pm on the following dates (Monday):  

• 24 February 
• 03 March 
• 10 March 
• 19 March 
• 24 March 
• 31 March 

There may be additional meetings outside of these times in line with any workshops or events you want to programme or attend. This will be pad at £13.85 per hour.

What will you bring to the team?

• An interest in producing, event planning and/or arts and culture;   
• Confidence or openness to developing your confidence working in a team and meeting new people;  
• Be available for all session dates and commit to actively responding to communications with RMG staff and your team, and notify them of any changes to your availability which might impact the project;  

How to apply

You must be aged 16-24 to apply.  

This is a one stage application process. You can apply via a form or via video or audio clip. There is no interview for this process. All applications will be considered equally, and all applicants will be given the opportunity to receive feedback on their application.  

To apply, please choose one of the following options:   

EITHER

• Complete the online application

OR

• Email a short video or audio clip (between 2-5 minutes), answering the application questions to youngpeople@rmg.co.uk

Access & additional information

If you haven’t worked in a museum before, transferable skills picked up over time from previous positions – such as charity or volunteer work, assisting in a shop or café or office work, and your lived experience – are also relevant and valuable.    

If you have any questions about the Young Producers programme or application process, including if you’d like to discuss adjustments*, please contact us. 

*A 'reasonable adjustment' is a change to remove or reduce the effect of an element of a role or recruitment process which puts disabled employees/job applicants (as applicable) at a substantial disadvantage compared with employees/applicants who are not disabled.  

We welcome applications from all individuals, including those who are currently underrepresented* in the heritage sector.  

*Underrepresented in this context includes, but is not limited to, those who identify as being from working class backgrounds; unemployed and/or have received welfare benefits; D/deaf; B/blind; disabled; neurodivergent; LGBTQIA+; and from a Black, Asian, or Ethnically Diverse background.   

Contact us

If you have any questions about the Young Producers programme or application process, email youngpeople@rmg.co.uk or text/call 07907 711159 

Application questions

Your information:

• Full name
• Pronouns
• Email (we will contact you about your application via email)
• Phone (we may use this number to contact you)
• Date of birth (for funding reasons, we can only accept applications from people aged 16-24)

Questions:

1. Tell us about an event, workshop, or public programme you attended at an arts, museum or cultural venue that you enjoyed and why (200 words).

Prompt! If you can’t think of something in a museum, maybe consider a market, shopping centre, family or friend’s party, music gig, youth club, theatre, or community centre.

2. Tell us about where you're currently at in your career, work, or studies. Do you have specific experiences and skills you'd like to share or learn?

Prompt! If you haven’t worked in or with a museum before, transferable skills picked up over time from previous positions – such as charity or volunteer work, assisting in a shop or café or office work, and/or your lived experiences – are also relevant and valuable.  

3. What would you like to see more of from museums in terms of career support opportunities for people aged 16-24?

Prompt! This could be something related to career opportunities you would have liked support with in the past, or something to support your future career ambitions.

4. How might you approach planning an event/workshop that is equitable, inclusive, and/or removes barriers to participation?  

Prompt! You may wish to answer this question drawing on your own lived experience and/or drawing on your experience of participating in or producing other projects.

This programme seeks to address systemic barriers to career opportunities in heritage, which disproportionately impact those currently underrepresented in the sector. Underrepresented in this context includes, but is not limited to, those who identify as being from working class backgrounds; unemployed and/or have received welfare benefits; D/deaf; B/blind; disabled; neurodivergent; LGBTQIA+; and from a Black, Asian, or Ethnically Diverse background.