Youth Audiences Manager.
Hillwood Museum & Gardens, an art collector’s estate museum located
in Washington, DC, seeks an experienced, imaginative, and
motivated museum education professional. This manager will work with current
and potential youth-aged visitors and their parents/teachers/leaders, staff
throughout the museum, leaders in the community, and colleagues at other
institutions to enhance current programs and create new and creative learning
opportunities that support the institution’s interpretive messages and
methodologies. These programs will attract and retain youth audiences (including
families, schools/camps, and after-school groups including scouts) as mandated
by the museum’s strategic plan. Requires an advanced degree in museum
education or a related field; eight or more years of leadership experience
conceptualizing, developing, implementing, and evaluating learning experiences for
youth audiences, preferably in a museum setting. Additional requirements
include a dynamic teaching presence and significant experience in curriculum
development; strong management, communication, organizational, and planning
skills; the ability to establish and sustain mutually beneficial relationships
with program partners; the ability to see and present work in the context of
the theories and practice of museum learning; and the ability to work
effectively as a team member and leader. For additional information: www.hillwoodmuseum.org/opportunities.htm.
To apply, submit letter of interest and resume to: e-mail:
[log in to unmask]; fax:202.966.1623; mail: Human Resources, Hillwood
Museum & Gardens, 4155 Linnean Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, 20008. AA/EOE.
Deadline for Application: September 30, 2005.