Please CC or let me know what you all find. I would love to work my way into this area, as you
may well know by now.
Aaron
--- Paula Cigainero <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hello.
>
> My name is Paula, and I am a graphic designer trying to move my career
> into the marketing/publications department of a museum. I have been a
> MUSEUM-L list "lurker" for some time now, trying to gather any and all
> information I can about the museum world. And I have learned so much
> from just observing the conversations that go on here. I really
> appreciate the existence of this e-mail group.
>
> One thing that I have learned, is that I should do research on my own
> before I ask questions of the list members. And so when I realized that
> I needed to know the salary range for a graphic designer employed by a
> museum, I tried very hard to find this information on my own. I did lots
> of searching on-line, and also at the public library. While I did find a
> little information about salaries for several types of museum jobs, I
> have not been able to find specific information about what a graphic
> designer employed by a museum makes.
>
> So...
>
> I have decided to come to the wise people of this list for some help. I
> am hoping that someone on this list may be able to give me a salary
> range. Believe me, I do realize that museum jobs do not pay huge
> salaries. That is fine by me. But I am in a situation where I am about
> to interview for a position, and I need to be prepared for the salary
> negotiation. Without giving away too many details, this job would be in
> a major U.S. city at a large museum. The person hired would be
> responsible for all of the museum publications/advertisements and would
> be the only designer employed by the museum -- although they would be
> hiring outside contract help for certain projects as needed.
>
> Any kind of salary information that anyone can give me will be greatly
> appreciated. Even general ranges will do. I just need some applicable
> numbers to work with.
>
> Just as an FYI, the range I have created as a guess (based on my current
> salary and on the few numbers I collected from my research) is $30,000
> to $40,000. Someone please let me know if this range is too high.
>
> Thank you all so much for everything that you do. The generous sharing
> of information on this list is greatly appreciated.
>
> Sincerely,
> Paula
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