Are you keen on developing and posting content on several social media channels? If so, and if you are also good at managing a small team and could give a few hours of your time to support IE, we are looking for you! Joining the team is also a great way for you to be informed about all the great things happening in the world of heritage interpretation and cultural tourism. 

The tasks of the Social Media Coordinator entail: 

• Development of IE’s presence in media communication 
• Communication with the IE Management, News Team and native English proofreader 
• Posting and sharing announcements on heritage interpretation from other stakeholders 
• Annual plans and quarterly reports 

We are currently active on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter/X and we are developing content for our YouTube channel and Wikipedia articles. 

If you would like to join our team in posting, sharing and editing social media content, we would love to hear from you. Drop us a line: office@interpret-europe.net 

To cite this article: IE Office Team  (2023) ‘Call for social media coordinator ‘in Interpret Europe Newsletter 4-2023, pg.19.
Available online: https://interpret-europe.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/IE-Newsletter-2023_4-winter.pdf

IE’s Cultural Heritage Team is looking for members. Our goals are to promote co-creation and multiple voices in heritage interpretation; to advocate for professional heritage interpretation to policy and decision makers and to identify developments in policy and disciplines relevant to cultural heritage interpretation. There are already some ideas on concrete actions to realise these goals and further ideas will be developed by the team.
If you think you can realistically contribute up to three hours per month to support the team, why not join us? For further questions, or to express your interest in becoming a team member, please email nicole.deufel@interpret-europe.net.

Tourism Team call for members

What comes to your mind first when you read the word of the great author Henry Miller: “One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things”?
Interpret Europe’s Tourism Team has just entered a new stage. We are looking for new team members who would like to join forces in creating the initiatives and projects that will bring unforgettable memories to the people around the world. Why not help travellers to experience the places, artefacts and activities that authentically represent the stories and people of any destination?
If the answer is yes, you should probably join IE’s Tourism Team!
With the upcoming ‘Recreating tourism through heritage interpretation’ conference and initiative, the Tourism Team has an opportunity to serve as an inspirational point for anyone interested both in natural and cultural features of a destination, as well as their relation to heritage tourism. Our goal is to help all those creative people to develop their own tourism initiatives in a very authentic and meaningful way using the interpretation as a powerful tool.
If you feel that you are ready for this call and you can contribute up to five hours per month in supporting the team, why not join us? Get in touch: vasilka.dimitrovska@interpret-europe.net.

Do you tweet?

Do you like your content only a scroll away? The latest news from your favourite organisations, events and news you feel passionate about all in one place? You are the kind of person for us!
The Social Media Team invites people who would like to support IE social media content by creating or searching for latest news stories about heritage interpretation and related topics. Do you like tweeting? Could you help us?
We would also like to explore how we can say everything there is to say about Interpret Europe and heritage interpretation in short videos and individuals who would like to dive into the world of podcasts would also be welcome in the team.
If you are not sure whether you are the right media enthusiast, why not send me a message to: janja.sivec@interpret-europe.net, and we can chat more.

Our newsletters need you!

We can always accept extra help from members to help provide exciting content for our quarterly newsletter.
Could you be a story searcher? Either in your geographic region or a subject area of interest to you, could you help to gather stories that might be of interest to other members? We particularly want to know about:
News from cultural and natural fields
New developments in heritage interpretation
Reviews of events
Are you great at finding funding? If you regularly search for EU funding opportunities and would be willing to share any opportunities you find with other members, please let us know. We’re looking for someone to add opportunities to the funding section of the newsletter.
If you can help with any of the above, or have any other suggestions for what you would like to see in your newsletter, please get in touch: marie.banks@interpret-europe.net.

Media library: Show us your photos!

A quick reminder about our ongoing call to help us fill the IE media library with images that can be used in newsletters, brochures, on our website and social media, etc.
If you have photos from past IE events and conferences, training courses, have taken photos showing examples of best practice interpretation or have some beautiful images of heritage and/or people gaining a deeper meaning through heritage interpretation, please contact us to find out how to upload your images or follow the instructions here if you have a Google account:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdWplFGgqhDnN4f64hks72JPv8U8qd3DlKCm5myJ1fWQmv0PQ/formResponse.
Please note that we need your assurance that you own the copyright to the images and that anyone who features prominently in any photos has given their consent to be published.
We’re looking forward to seeing your photos – and sharing them with our wider network. Thanks to those who have already contributed.

Available online: https://interpret-europe.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Newsletter-Summer-2021.pdf

Then there might be a job waiting for you in the UK! This opportunity is offered by the North Pennines AONB Partnership, working on a 5-year National Lottery Heritage Fund programme ‘Tees-Swale: naturally connected’ covering the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority. Your interpretation work will enable more people from a wider audience to understand the natural and cultural heritage of the area and create a connection to the environment.
This is a part-time job for a fixed term until September 2025. The deadline for applications is 31 January 2021. Interested? Just visit North East Jobs for more information.

Service contract for the organisation of IE media production (paid position for one year):

• Good photos and video footage from conferences, courses, etc.
• Conference folders
• Postcards, mainly with pictures and slogans for easy adaptation and translation
• Standard flyer, mainly with graphics for easy translation
• Learning map, mainly with graphics for easy translation
• Image wall suitable for trade shows and other promotional events
• Short films (clips) to promote IE training courses
• Animated films and illustrations explaining the relevance of HI
• New website design

This list would be subject to consideration together with you, and as a result some media might be replaced by others. The service contract does not include the production of the media but the facilitation of their production by agencies. It will last for one year.

Role of the IE Media Coordinator (volunteer position for two years):

• Fostering the interpretive approach as undertaken by lE and, in cooperation with lE’s other coordinators, promote lE and its activities including lE’s training programme
• Suggesting appropriate media to introduce and implement lE’s products and services in the most effective way. Drafting briefs, search for appropriate offers, and facilitate the development of these media
• Taking care that the IE office has the material it needs (pins, flags, pens and similar material) and that all coordinators are equipped with current business cards

You need to be experienced in the field and able to work independently. Your application should contain a letter with the summary of your competences in media and a CV. Please send your application before 15 April 2019 to mail@interpret-europe.net.