Museum Assistant (Part-Time)
Status: Open Until Filled This is an administrative position within the City Manager’s Office under the general direction and control of the City Manager but reports directly to and is supervised by the Museum Director. The employee is responsible for planning and implementing all Marietta History Center educational and public programming. Facilitates and conducts school and group tours of the museum. Produces marketing materials for programs and events. Assists other staff with social media schedule and posts. Greets visitors, collects entrance fees, offers general information to visitors, scheduled groups, and telephone callers. The employee performs sales services for admissions and Museum Store. Assists with fundraisers, special events, classes, tours, and assists with facility rentals. Educational Programming:
- Works closely with the Museum Director to formulate a vision and goals for the museum’s education and public programming.
- Works closely with staff to develop programs, interpretation, and interactive elements that supplement and enrich exhibitions.
- Designs and actively participates in the implementation of all education and public programming at the History Center, which includes guided adult tours, school group programs, author/scholar talks, book signings, preschool tours, Members’ only events, and off-site programs.
- Prioritize incorporating untold and underrepresented stories from our community’s past into all programming.
- Collaborates and schedules community members, authors, and scholars for public programs.
- Gives organized presentations to schools, businesses, and community organizations on local history and the History Center.
- Assures the History Center’s educational programs and activities are diverse, inclusive, accessible, and relevant to the community.
- Provides a report on public and educational programming at staff meetings.
- Assist History Center staff in designing event postcards, advertisements, posters, and other marketing material as needed.
- Assists History Center staff with writing press releases relating to public programming.
- Work with History Center staff in sending marketing material to appropriate media outlets.
- Collaborate with History Center staff on a social media plan with consistent post schedule and format.
- Preform opening and closing procedures for the Museum Store, exhibit galleries and other public spaces within the History Center.
- Perform other related duties as needed.
- Bachelor’s degree in Public History, Museum Studies, Education (or a similar field), Museum Education or similar coursework with a minimum of three years’ museum education, education and/or volunteer coordinating experience.
- Must be knowledgeable in U.S. history with Georgia history preferred
- Knowledge of educational standards, ideally of the Cobb County and City of Marietta school systems for grades K-12.
- Must have graphic design experience with public examples of their work, preferably of educational materials, newsletters, social media content and presentations.
- Must possess excellent public relations skills and the general ability to communicate with, educate and excite people from diverse backgrounds about history.
- Must possess an understanding of and commitment to justice, equality, inclusion, accessibility, and diversity practices and embedding those practices throughout all your work.
- Ability to communicate and work effectively with diverse audiences, respecting diverse lived experiences, and viewpoints.
- Must have working knowledge with Canva, Microsoft Office Suite, familiarity of and regular use in social media platforms.
- Must be available to work four days a week, Tuesday through Saturday, 9:30 am to 4:30 pm schedule, Saturdays are required.
- Ability to work unscheduled hours during weekends and evenings.
- Must have a valid class “C” Georgia driver's license and a satisfactory seven-year driving history to include no DUIs in the last five years.
Successful candidates are required to submit to drug screen & background inquiry.
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