Work experience
Work experience
Work Experience – School Pupils in Years 10, 11 and 12
Midlands Arts Centre (MAC), offer one-week work experience placements for school pupils in Years 10, 11 or 12 (aged 15, 16, 17) during the summer. Applications will close for this on Sat 31 January 2026 at midnight. Late applications will not be accepted.
We will be in touch by Fri 27 February 2026, regarding if an application has been shortlisted. Interview dates for shortlisted students will take place in late February and early March.
Please note that due to the high volume of applications received, we are unable to accommodate all work experience requests and we have recommended that all that apply for a placement have another option in place if they are unsuccessful.
Applications for work experience placements in Summer Term 2026. Information regarding the placements we offer are listed below.
Placement information
Administration Assistant
You will be assisting the coordinators during your placement in the Administration and Human Resources departments. Duties could include assisting with the collection and dispersal of post, helping with various spreadsheets and other documents, assisting with stationery ordering, filing and archiving.
Placements in this department can be offered in May or July.
Please fill out the Administration Assistant Application Form.
Customer Service Assistant – Catering/Customer Services
You will be assisting the Customer Service Assistants in the Customer Services department during your placement. Duties in the Customer Services department could include shadowing a gallery invigilator, a theatre or cinema usher, an events usher, a learning support worker or helping with general duties. Duties in the Catering department could include helping with the service in MAC’s restaurant – Kiln, shadowing the host station and shadowing the set-up of catering for events and conferences.
Placements in this department can be offered in May or June.
Please fill out the Customer Service Assistant Application Form.
Finance Assistant
You will be assisting the Finance Officers during your placement and duties could include helping with various spreadsheets, helping to process invoices, purchase ledgers, filing and archiving. This is a four-day placement that will run between Tuesday-Friday.
The finance department are able to offer placements in June or July.
Please fill out the Finance Assistant Application Form.
Learning & Participation - Programming Assistant
You will be assisting our Learning & Participation department during your placement and duties could include assisting with supporting installs, course coordination, proof reading and editing course descriptions.
The Learning & Participation department are able to offer placements in either June or July 2026.
Please fill out the Learning & Participation Programming Assistant Application Form.
Technical Assistant (Ages 18+ only)
You will be assisting the Technicians during your placement, duties could include (but not limited to) Setting up microphones, cinema projection and the general housekeeping of the performance’s spaces for the performances, conferences and events at MAC.
Please fill out the Technical Assistant – Application Form.
Visual Arts Administration Assistant
You will be assisting the curator in the visual arts department. Duties could include attending meetings, helping with various spreadsheets and other documents, assisting with filing and archiving.
Placements in this department can be offered in May, or June.
Please fill out the Visual Arts Admin Assistant Application Form.
Visual Arts Technical Assistant (Learning & Participation)
You will be assisting the Visual Arts Technicians during your placement supporting the delivery of the Learning & Participation programme and duties could include (but not limited to) helping with the set-up for ceramics classes, textiles classes, jewellery classes and painting and drawing classes.
Dates for work experience in this role are the week commencing Mon 29 June 2026.
Please fill out the Visual Arts Technical Assistant Application Form.