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 > [log in to unmask] > > ========================================================= > Important Subscriber Information: > > The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain > detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to > [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). > > If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to > [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without > the quotes). ===== www.aaronmarcavitch.com Webmaster, VAF (www.vernaculararchitecture.org) Webmaster, ADM (www.americandinermuseum.org) Co-Webmaster, RPPN (www.recentpast.org) Grad. Student Caucus Chair, Am. Assoc of History & Computing M.A. (Public) History, Middle TN St. Univ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/ ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).