Jobs and opportunities
Find out about our latest vacancies and call outs here.
All our job vacancies are listed first on the Plymouth City Council jobs website where you can sign up for vacancy alerts.
Learning Officer
We’re looking for a permanent full-time Learning Officer (37 hours) to join our dynamic Engagement Programmes Team. You’ll play a key role in delivering our schools programme - managing facilitators, handling bookings, creating resources, and leading workshops. This is a varied role with opportunities to lead and support on both local and national projects.
If you’re passionate about education, creativity, and community engagement, we’d love to hear from you. For full information and applications, please visit Plymouth City Council's job website.
Closing date: Tuesday 30 September 2025
Proposed interview date: Thursday 9 October 2025
Archivist
We’re looking for a permanent full-time Archivist (37 hours) who will be an ambassador for The Box’s archive collections. You’ll bring broad archival expertise across paper, media, and digital formats. Collaboration and innovation are key, along with a commitment to improving accessibility and public engagement with the archive.
We're eager to grow our audiences and reputation and if you’re full of ideas and passionate about sharing them, we’d love to hear from you. For full information and applications, please visit Plymouth City Council's job website.
Closing date: Monday 20 October 2025
Proposed interview date: Monday 10 November 2025
Film Researchers
As part of our BFI funded 'Reimagining the Film Archive' project we're delighted to be able to offer two new opportunities to undertake research into our film and television collection.
The collection comprises of more than 250,000 works maintained in their original, digital and born digital formats. They form one of the largest regional film archives in the UK, which is recognised nationally as a significant screen heritage collection.
This call for research forms part of The Box's decolonisation journey. We are looking to commission research that will enhance our understanding of the collections, reveal new narratives that can be shared in future projects and/or identify missing content from the film archive.
Closing date: Saturday 18 October 2025
Proposed interview date: By end of October 2025
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