Tang Teaching Museum at Skidmore College – Saratoga Springs, New York

Job Title: Tang Guide

Organization/Location: Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY

Posting Date: 06/21/2021

Job Identification: 251

Job Category: Office and Administrative Support

Apply Before: 07/30/2021, 11:59 PM

Job Schedule: Part time

Job Shift: On Call

Job Description

The Tang Guides program is a new program that re-envisions visitor services at the Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College. Tang Guides work alongside our students and full-time staff at our Visitor Services Desk, while also functioning as gallery ambassadors and tour guides. Tang Guides are an integral part of our front-line visitor services team, ensuring positive experiences for all patrons. 

Responsibilities will include:

  • Staffing the museum’s Visitor Services Desk: Tang Guides answer the main museum phone line, check in visitors to the museum, and perform other administrative tasks as assigned
  • Serving as roaming docents in the galleries: Tang Guides provide visitors with additional information about the Tang and specific exhibitions as they circulate through the galleries
  • Providing security in the exhibitions: Tang Guides maintain the safety of the artwork on display and ensure visitors follow both museum and exhibition requirements
  • Offering tours as requested: Tang Guides lead tours of the museum to individuals and groups who request them
  • Attending regular training workshops and tours, both in-person and via Zoom

Tang Guides must be available to work evenings and weekends with regularity. There will be paid on-the-job training for this position which includes proper museum protocols/procedures, instruction on how to give tours, and on ways to connect with visitors. Tang Guides will also have opportunities to interact with curators and artists to gain greater insight into Tang exhibitions. A flexible schedule is key: in this position, there will be periods throughout the year with a significant number of workable hours available, and other times with fewer hours.

Minimum requirements:

This position requires a personable, organized, reliable, and task-oriented individual. Knowledge and appreciation of art/art history, especially contemporary art, is helpful. Past customer service or receptionist/front desk experience a plus. This position requires long periods of standing.

To be considered for this position, please fill out an online application and attach the following documents: cover letter, resume and list of three references. The list must include name, title, company, email address and telephone number of three professional references.

Direct link to online application

https://eodq.fa.us6.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX/job/251/

 About the Tang Teaching Museum

The Tang Teaching Museum at Skidmore College is a pioneer of interdisciplinary exploration and learning. A cultural anchor of New York’s Capital Region, the Tang’s approach has become a model for university art museums across the country — with exhibition programs that bring together visual and performing arts with interdisciplinary ideas from history, economics, biology, dance, and physics, to name just a few. The Tang has one of the most rigorous faculty-engagement initiatives in the nation, and a robust publication and touring exhibition program that extends the museum’s reach far beyond its walls. The Tang Teaching Museum’s award-winning building, designed by architect Antoine Predock, serves as a visual metaphor for the convergence of art and ideas. The Tang closed to the public in March 2020, due to the coronavirus, though it remained opened online and opened to the Skidmore campus community. July 10, 2021, marks the museums official reopening to the public. The Tang is a Blue Star Museum and welcomes active military and their families. http://tang.skidmore.edu

EEO STATEMENT

Skidmore College is committed to being an inclusive campus community and, as an Equal Opportunity Employer, does not discriminate in its hiring or employment practices on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, national or ethnic origin, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, predisposition or carrier status, domestic violence victim status, familial status, dating violence, or stalking, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

Employment at Skidmore College is contingent upon an acceptable background check result.

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