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Guides on working with freelancers

We've worked in partnership with South West Museum Development on a set of principles for commissioning and working with freelancers, and practical guides on:

• How to commission freelancers in a fair, inclusive and transparent way

• How to write an effective freelance brief

• Contracts, work plans and working effectively with freelancers.

This was a key area of need that our 2020 survey into freelancing in the sector identified.

Find out how to recruit, brief and work with freelancers in this comprehensive guide written by Christina Lister for SHARE Museums East.

You can also find out more about working with freelancers in this new guide by Creative & Cultural skills.

impact of covid-19 on freelancers: poll results, december 2020

Our poll shows the devestating toll of the Covid-19 pandemic on the self-employed. The report includes findings from freelancers working in museums, libraries, archives, galleries and heritage sites.

What’s the story? museum freelance survey report 2020

Find out valuable insights into freelancers and freelancing with museums, libraries, archives, galleries and heritage sites in this report.

HOW TO create THE PERFECT FREELANCER BRIEF

If you need to commission a freelancer and don’t know where to start with writing a brief, check out these top five tips from Lyndsey Clark and Marge Ainsley and avoid making the most common mistakes.