Audience advocate volunteer
As an audience advocate volunteer, you’ll collect data and feedback through surveys developed by The Audience Agency. We understand the scope and reach of our programming and work through evaluation. By doing this we better understand how our visitors engage with the service.
You’ll provide audience research and consultation and support training for fellow volunteers. You’ll help us deliver our Audience Development Plan. You’ll also help us reduce barriers around engagement, grow the reach of our work and create the best offer for our audiences.
Your tasks and responsibilities
- Collecting evaluation data through regular surveys
- Supporting our quarterly Grounds survey and other opportunities
- Data entry of completed surveys, including into Audience Finder
- Providing information to visitors, covering breaks for operational gallery volunteers and other tasks
- Acting as an ambassador for the work of Richmond Arts Service
- Engaging with organisations, stakeholders and businesses in the community
- Evaluating and promoting the work of the service
- Representing the gallery and Richmond Arts Service
What we hope you’ll get from the role
- Valuable experience at a contemporary art gallery in the arts, cultural and heritage sectors
- An understanding of the breadth of arts activity offered by Richmond Arts Service
- An insight into how arts organisations evaluate the impact of their work
- Learning about tools used by The Audience Agency, like audience segmentation
- New training and coaching skills through supporting other audience advocate volunteers
- Improved and demonstrable communication skills
- The opportunity to meet new people and engage with the local community