Museum Assistant (with Photography Skills)

Location: Peranakan Mansion, Joo Chiat

Employment Type: Part-Time

Working Days: Selected weekdays and weekends

Working Hours: 11:00am–7:00pm, with occasional event hours

Peranakan Mansion is looking for a friendly, energetic and hands-on Museum Assistant to support daily museum operations and photography service.

The role includes welcoming and engaging visitors, explaining museum experiences, assisting with dress-up, taking professional photographs for guests who purchase photography services, processing payments, supporting sales and carrying out general museum duties, including social media support.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Welcome visitors and explain the museum’s admission, tours, dress-up, photography, workshops and Nyonya kueh and tea offerings.
• Encourage suitable visitors to consider kebaya dress-up and photography.
• Take attractive photographs of individuals, couples, families and groups using the museum’s DSLR camera.
• Work confidently in low-light indoor areas and selected outdoor locations.
• Guide guests on posing, expressions and flattering angles.
• Check image quality and carry out basic photo selection, culling and editing.

Museum Support

• Capture simple photographs and videos for social media posts, stories and reels.
• Assist with opening, closing, visitor flow, events, group visits and general museum operations.
• Help maintain the cleanliness and presentation of visitor, photography and dressing areas.
• Carry out other reasonable duties assigned by management.

Requirements

• Friendly, confident and comfortable engaging visitors.
• Good communicator with positive energy and a pleasant personality.
• Comfortable with sales, upselling and payment collection.
• Able to use a DSLR camera and take good-quality indoor and outdoor photographs.
• Basic photo editing skills using common software or AI apps.
• Able to communicate in English and Mandarin.
• Well-groomed, responsible, punctual and able to work as part of a team.
• Able to commit to the agreed schedule, including weekends and occasional evenings.

Preferred Experience

• Experience in customer service, hospitality, tourism, retail or attractions.
• Experience in portrait, event, commercial or wedding photography.
• Experience in social media content creation, sales or visitor engagement.

Important: This is a multi-tasking museum operations role. Photography forms part of the position.