Manager of Visitor Services at the California African American Museum

Job Title: Manager of Visitor Services

Job Status: Full-time

Location: Los Angeles, CA

Salary: $77,220 – $95,952


Description

The California African American Museum (CAAM) is in search of a highly qualified individual to lead visitor services and guest experience at the museum, as the Manager of Visitor Services. The Manager of Visitor Services will oversee the administration, development, and maintenance of all aspects of visitor experience, including the training, supervising, scheduling, and managing gallery staff, including, but not limited to, gallery guides, work-study students, docents, and volunteers in their daily public interaction. The incumbent will ensure a positive and informative experience at the Museum for all visitors; work closely with curatorial staff to create tours and design educational and interpretive materials and maintain partnerships with other organizations to provide quality gallery operations and visitor experiences. The Manager of Visitor Services is a unique State of California civil service position under the classification Museum Curator III. Applicants interested in this job opportunity must first participate in an examination process to be considered.

CAAM has a long and rich history as the first African American museum of art, history, and culture fully supported by a state. This is a full-time permanent civil service state appointment.

For more information, visit: https://caamuseum.org/

Direct link to civil service exam: https://www.calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Exams/Bulletin.aspx?examCD=3MS03

 

Requirements

Either I:
One year of experience performing the duties of a Museum Curator II in California state service.
Or II:
Two years of experience performing the duties of a Museum Curator I in California state service.
Or III:
Three years of professional experience in museum work, at least two of which must be at the level and responsibility of a Museum Curator II. This experience must include responsibility for managing programs, budgeting, personnel, research, and the preparation of reports for a museum or educational institution. and Education: Equivalent to graduation from college with major work in museum studies, history, anthropology, archeology, art, or natural sciences. (Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the required education, with two years of experience being equivalent to one year of college for up to two years.)

To Apply: 

Apply via AAM