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People sit in seats listening to a guitar player in an art gallery
People sit in seats listening to a guitar player in an art gallery
Music in the Galleries by CSM

Adult Program and Tour Manager

Application Deadline: January 15, 2025
Start Date: TBD
Classification status: Full-time; 35-40 hours/week; some evening and weekend hours will be required
Annual or Hourly Compensation Range: $60,000/year
Benefits: Full benefits package including Health, Dental and Vision Insurance, Vacation and Sick Time, Paid Holidays, Transit, Short- and Long-Term Disability and Life Insurance, Retirement, and other additional benefits
Reports to: Director of Learning and Engagement
Direct reports: Supervise and mentor part-time Tour and Program Specialist
Work environment: Hybrid work environment, with some onsite required

Position Summary

The Adult Program and Tour Manager oversees the design, organization, and execution of mission-based education programs for adult audiences. As a creative and strategic thinker and problem solver with a knowledge of art history, this position oversees activities ranging from gallery talks, lectures, and panel discussions, to artist demonstrations, performances, and hands-on learning experiences. Through meaningful community partnerships and well-executed programs, this position will deepen engagement, uplift community voice, and demonstrate the value of CSM as a vital community-centered museum. The Manager is eager to experiment with new formats to broaden the Museum audience while analyzing outcomes.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  • Work with the director of learning and engagement, director, curators, and community members, the Adult Program and Tour Manager will research and design public programs for adult audiences that align with the Museum’s mission, and inspire deeper engagement with CSM’s collections and exhibitions. Current evergreen programs include monthly Music in the Galleries and Stillness: Meditation in the Galleries, Summer Lawn Concerts, One Painting at a Time, Curatorial Talks, Institute Roundtable, and new programs developed for each special exhibition.
  • Coordinate with Membership Manager to design programming for members to increase engagement with the Museum.
  • Supervise and mentor part-time Tour and Program Specialist, providing effective management of tours, workshops, and programs.
  • Lead planning meetings with internal and external partners to collaboratively generate and shape content for public programs, and target opportunities for others to bring their ideas and expertise to the table.
  • Manages the logistics of virtual/hybrid/in-person public programs, including—but not limited to—assessing and fulfilling A/V needs, adding events to CSM calendars, drafting event forms, coordinating attendee surveys, creating intro and outro slide decks, sharing video/sound/images as needed, contracting photography and videography needs, and contracting accommodations providers.
  • Works with the marketing team to set tour and program pricing, add tour programs to the website with descriptions and images, promote events, track registrations, and connect presenters and performers with marketing staff.
  • Participate in the annual budgeting and manage the tour public programs budget throughout the year.
  • Contribute to grant and sponsorship applications and reports as needed.
  • Liaises with program presenters on paperwork, obtaining headshots, communicating day-of logistics (health forms, load-in instructions, virtual join access, etc.), scheduling Zoom run-throughs and any additional technology checks, producing presenter-requested images, and slide decks as needed.
  • Participates in monthly Learning & Engagement team meetings, events meetings, and marketing meetings.
  • Leads post-program evaluation and writes program recaps.
  • Taps into networks for collaboration on program development.
  • Stays up to date on public programs and tours at other museums locally and nationally and generates new ideas for CSM public programs.
  • Coordinate with learning & engagement, special events, visitor experience, collections, and security teams on the execution of all on-site Museum programs.

Job Qualifications and Specifications

Knowledge:

  • A commitment to Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion, demonstrated by inviting and supporting diverse perspectives
  • Demonstrated effectiveness in project management, budget oversight, and program delivery
  • Experience fostering effective and efficient cross-team collaboration
  • Competency in preparing for meetings and crafting clear communications with partners

Skills:

  • Excellent teamwork and interpersonal skills, able to work independently as well as in collaboration
  • Takes initiative to anticipate, manage, and effectively solve problems.
  • Exceptional organizational skills, with the ability to manage a multi-year program calendar
  • Google Drive applications, including Docs, Slides, and Sheets
  • Project management tools in everyday work, including Asana

Ability:

Commitment to continual learning and professional development

Education:

MA in Art History, Museum Studies, Museum Education or related field, or equivalent professional experience

Experience:

Five years of demonstrated experience in engaging adult audiences in a variety of learning experiences. Management experience preferred.

Working Conditions

Work Environment:

  • 35-40 hours/week; some evening and weekend hours will be required
  • Hybrid work environment, with some onsite required
  • The office space is a clean, comfortable environment with some noise and distractions Physical Activities:

Physical Activities:

  • Work is mostly sedentary or light work; however, the ability to lift or move 5-30 pounds is occasionally required to carry packages, chairs, and other program materials.
  • May require some bending, stooping, pushing, pulling, and lifting during program set-up and tear-down.

To Apply

Please send a cover letter, resume and references to jobs@clyffordstillmuseum.org.

Diversity and Inclusion
The Clyfford Still Museum is committed to building a diverse staff to serve the needs of our visitors. We encourage individuals of all backgrounds to apply.

Non-Discrimination Statement
The Clyfford Still Museum bases its employment decisions on job- related qualifications and ability to perform a job, and therefore prohibits (a) making employment decisions or basing terms and conditions of employment, and (b) making contracting, admissions or facility use decisions or basing terms and conditions of contract or facility use on the basis of a person’s: race, creed, color, religion, sex, age 40 and over, height, weight, national origin, ancestry or ethnicity, sexual orientation, transgender status or gender identity or expression, marital status, military or veteran status, political affiliation, genetic information, or disability, as well as any other basis now or in the future protected by federal, state or local law, ordinance or regulation. The Museum follows this policy in all terms and conditions of employment including, without limitation, recruitment, hiring, testing, training, certification, opportunities for advancement, promotions, demotions, terminations, performance evaluations, compensation, and leaves. The Museum expressly prohibits retaliation against anyone who brings a complaint of discrimination or who assists the Museum in the investigation of a complaint of discrimination.