Retail Consultant and Buyer

Contract: Fixed-term, nine-month contract (potential for renewal on an advisory basis)

Budget: Approx. £8,000 – £12,000

Apply by: Monday 18 August 2025 at 17:00 BST

Who are we and what do we do?

Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration is a new cultural destination comprising galleries, learning spaces, a shop, a café and public gardens within a beautifully restored heritage site in Clerkenwell, London. We are due to open in spring 2026.

Illustration is everywhere. On your bookshelf, in your fridge, at the shops and on your social media feed, explaining, expressing, influencing.

Quentin Blake Centre is the UK’s first and only charity dedicated to illustration. We create opportunities to examine and create art that shares stories and ideas. We exhibit illustration from around the world, including the work of our founder Quentin Blake, and we develop projects with illustrators, schools and community groups, with a strong focus on people and stories that have been marginalised.

What are we seeking?

We are seeking to appoint a retail consultant and buyer so that we can establish and develop an enticing, distinctive, profitable retail offer, onsite and online.

Please download the tender pack for further details and instructions on how to apply.

Apply by Monday 18 August 2025 at 17:00 BST