Careers · V&A
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Careers · V&A
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Careers
Together, we make it V&A
Together, we make the V&A what it is – a world-leading family of museums dedicated to the power of creativity.
Starting a career at the V&A means joining a community of people who each play a vital role sharing the 5,000-year-old story of creativity and championing its importance for current and future generations.
Read on to find out about job and volunteering opportunities, early careers, the benefits we can offer you and the recruitment process.
Through our successful exhibitions and events, spectacular new galleries and facilities across our sites, and collaborating nationally and internationally, we're making our collections more accessible than ever. We want talented people like you to be part of sustaining our success.
We value:
collaboration
creativity
equity
sustainability
generosity
If these qualities resonate with you, apply to join us.
As champions of diversity and equal opportunities, we are committed to being Disability Confident employers.
Do not send speculative CVs or applications via email as we unfortunately cannot accept these.
View all vacancies
If you'd like to learn more about our recruitment process before applying, visit our
Information for Applicants
page.
This page has more information on how to submit your application and what happens next. It also includes information on our pre-employment check process and the benefits package.
Help with application
If you have a question or need additional support in submitting your application, reach out to us at
careers@vam.ac.uk
.
What we offer you
We provide benefits to support you and your well-being throughout your employment journey, such as:
29 days of holiday plus public holidays each year
Competitive defined contribution pension scheme offering up to 10% contribution from the V&A
Life Assurance of 4x your annual salary
Family-friendly policies (for example, enhanced maternity and parental leave, paid carers leave)
Interest free loans for your travel to work and rental deposits
Exclusive access to My V&A Benefits – an app bringing together all your V&A Benefits, retail discounts and wellbeing benefits on the go
An Employee Assistance Programme – free and confidential services to support your wellbeing
Plus
Complimentary tickets to V&A exhibitions for you, your friends or family
25% discount in all our V&A shops and on site cafés
Free entrance to many other major museums and exhibitions
Join the our volunteer community and be part of the V&A.
Meet new people
Get close to the collection
Share your passion
Grow and develop your skills
Every volunteer role with the V&A is a chance to make a difference and have fun doing it. Whether you are into creativity and design or this is a whole new world to you, join our team as together, we make it V&A.
Find out more about V&A volunteering
.
Did you know that working in a museum can open up amazing career opportunities? From behind the scenes to welcoming visitors, there’s something for everyone.
A taste of what it’s like working at the V&A:
Connecting with the public and local communities
Caring for and researching our amazing collections and archives
Reaching new audiences in our Marketing or Digital teams
Creating cool and innovative exhibitions
Keeping things running smoothly in Operations, Technology, Finance, Facilities or People teams
Making art and culture accessible for everyone
Does this sound like something you’re interested in?
Explore our early careers opportunities.
We offer courses, workshops and talks for adults, young people and children to discover more about and engage with our collections as well as to benefit professionally from our experience and expertise. To find out more, please see our
Learning pages
.
You might also be interested to find out more about working at the V&A which you can do via our
Conservation page
and
Executive board page
.
Skip to main content
Careers
Together, we make it V&A
Together, we make the V&A what it is – a world-leading family of museums dedicated to the power of creativity.
Starting a career at the V&A means joining a community of people who each play a vital role sharing the 5,000-year-old story of creativity and championing its importance for current and future generations.
Read on to find out about job and volunteering opportunities, early careers, the benefits we can offer you and the recruitment process.
Through our successful exhibitions and events, spectacular new galleries and facilities across our sites, and collaborating nationally and internationally, we're making our collections more accessible than ever. We want talented people like you to be part of sustaining our success.
We value:
collaboration
creativity
equity
sustainability
generosity
If these qualities resonate with you, apply to join us.
As champions of diversity and equal opportunities, we are committed to being Disability Confident employers.
Do not send speculative CVs or applications via email as we unfortunately cannot accept these.
View all vacancies
If you'd like to learn more about our recruitment process before applying, visit our
Information for Applicants
page.
This page has more information on how to submit your application and what happens next. It also includes information on our pre-employment check process and the benefits package.
Help with application
If you have a question or need additional support in submitting your application, reach out to us at
careers@vam.ac.uk
.
What we offer you
We provide benefits to support you and your well-being throughout your employment journey, such as:
29 days of holiday plus public holidays each year
Competitive defined contribution pension scheme offering up to 10% contribution from the V&A
Life Assurance of 4x your annual salary
Family-friendly policies (for example, enhanced maternity and parental leave, paid carers leave)
Interest free loans for your travel to work and rental deposits
Exclusive access to My V&A Benefits – an app bringing together all your V&A Benefits, retail discounts and wellbeing benefits on the go
An Employee Assistance Programme – free and confidential services to support your wellbeing
Plus
Complimentary tickets to V&A exhibitions for you, your friends or family
25% discount in all our V&A shops and on site cafés
Free entrance to many other major museums and exhibitions
Join the our volunteer community and be part of the V&A.
Meet new people
Get close to the collection
Share your passion
Grow and develop your skills
Every volunteer role with the V&A is a chance to make a difference and have fun doing it. Whether you are into creativity and design or this is a whole new world to you, join our team as together, we make it V&A.
Find out more about V&A volunteering
.
Did you know that working in a museum can open up amazing career opportunities? From behind the scenes to welcoming visitors, there’s something for everyone.
A taste of what it’s like working at the V&A:
Connecting with the public and local communities
Caring for and researching our amazing collections and archives
Reaching new audiences in our Marketing or Digital teams
Creating cool and innovative exhibitions
Keeping things running smoothly in Operations, Technology, Finance, Facilities or People teams
Making art and culture accessible for everyone
Does this sound like something you’re interested in?
Explore our early careers opportunities.
We offer courses, workshops and talks for adults, young people and children to discover more about and engage with our collections as well as to benefit professionally from our experience and expertise. To find out more, please see our
Learning pages
.
You might also be interested to find out more about working at the V&A which you can do via our
Conservation page
and
Executive board page
.