Manager of Public Programs and Partnerships at the Birmingham Museum of Art
Job Title: Manager of Public Programs and Partnerships
Job Status: Full-time
Location: Birmingham, AL
Salary: $46,000 – $52,000
Description
Manager of Public Programs and Partnerships
Department: Learning and Engagement
Supervisor: Director of Learning and Engagement
The Manager of Public Programs and Partnerships creates on-site events at the BMA to enact its mission to spark the creativity, imagination, and liveliness of Birmingham by connecting all its people to the experience, meaning, and joy of art. They conceptualize and implement wide-ranging programming on art and culture primarily for adult audiences, such as gallery talks, panel discussions, film screenings, concerts, performances, and workshops. Programs take inspiration from the Museum’s vast global permanent collection and changing exhibitions to create community and connection. These programmatic experiences, crafted to draw thousands of new and returning visitors to the BMA each year, are often conceived in collaboration with community partners to expand and deepen relationships within Birmingham and to engage the power within the Magic City.
Primary Responsibilities
•Engage our collection, exhibitions, and mission to develop a broad spectrum of programs, including (but not limited to), gallery talks, conversations, lectures, performances, screenings, workshops, and after hours events, as well as our popular quarterly family festivals.
•Strengthens and sustains relationships with Birmingham’s creative community, as well as other civic, educational, and cultural organizations, by collaborating on programming at the Museum. This includes co-creating and shaping content along with external partners.
•Collaborates internally with the Learning and Engagement department and the Curatorial department on using collection and exhibitions as platforms for public engagement, creativity, and community, and ways to identify, attract, and grow new audiences.
•Schedules, facilitates, and manages all aspects of public programs, including acting as a liaison with speakers and performers and coordinating their schedule; writing contract letters; facilitating travel and accommodations; arranging for A/V and event set up; and processing payment requests.
•Analyzes and evaluates programs to continually improve offerings and ensure positive experiences for visitors.
•Works closely with the Marketing and Communications department on audience cultivation and development as well as creating promotional content.
•Oversees and manages the budget for all public programs.
•Imbeds Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Access in all areas of work, including partners, vendors, content, and audience engagement.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
•Excellent oral and written skills.
•Ability to communicate with a variety of audiences in a clear, concise, and organized manner in order to effectively convey information.
•Excellent project management skills.
•Ability to set, plan, and coordinate various work activities in order to meet deadlines and/or goals. Includes establishing a course of action for self and others in order to achieve short-term and long-term success.
•Demonstrated experience working across diverse communities and perspectives
•Ability to take a novel approach to work tasks or problems. Includes thinking outside of organizational norms in order to generate unique or original ideas and/or solutions.
•Respects people of all backgrounds. Includes creating an environment that values and includes perspectives from differing backgrounds, cultures, and skill sets.
•Demonstrates a commitment to provide quality service and maintain visitor satisfaction.
•Ability to work without close supervision and ensure that work tasks are completed on time and with high quality.
•Ability to work under pressure and operate efficiently, tactfully, and respectfully.
•Ability to work evenings and weekends to meet program initiatives.
Minimum Requirements
Bachelor’s degree with demonstrated course work and/or specialization in the arts (art, art history, museum studies)
Three years of experience conceptualizing and organizing public programs, particularly for adult audiences
About the Museum
Founded in 1951, the Birmingham Museum of Art is deeply invested in education and engagement and serves as a resource for communities locally, nationally, and internationally. It houses one of the finest collections in the Southeast of the United States. More than 27,000 objects displayed and housed within the Museum represent a rich panorama of cultures, including those from Asia, Europe, the Americas, and Africa, including work by both Pre-Columbian and Native North American artists. Highlights include the Museum’s collection of the arts of Asia, Vietnamese ceramics, the Kress collection of Renaissance and Baroque paintings, sculpture, and decorative arts from the late 13th century to the 1750s, and the Museum’s world-renowned collection of Wedgwood, the largest outside of England.
To apply
Please apply via email with a letter of interest; curriculum vitae; names, addresses, and phone numbers of three references to:
recruiting@artsbma.org
Review of applications will be ongoing until the position is filled.