Manager of Adult Programs at The Cleveland Museum of Art

Job Title: Manager of Adult Programs

Job Status: Full-time

Location: Cleveland, OH

Salary: $60,000 – $65,000

Description

The Cleveland Museum of Art seeks a creative, diplomatic, and strategic individual with strong communications skills to join the Public and Academic Engagement team in the area of Adult Programs.  We seek a candidate who has a talent for developing audience-centered programs that appeal to a broad public, who can engage CMA’s existing audiences and build innovative programs to welcome new audiences. The successful candidate will have a combination of experience and education that will enable them to design creative museum programs and oversee educational experiences that include informal educational programming, as well as more formal course environments. The candidate will be capable of developing strong ties to the Cleveland community while engaging a broad artistic and cultural network. We are seeking a mid-career professional with the equivalent of 3-7 years of programming or teaching experience in a museum or other cultural setting. 

The Manager of Adult Programs is responsible for developing, organizing, and executing a dynamic range of programs and Continuing Education courses for adult audiences to increase engagement with the permanent collection and special exhibitions. This position promotes the museum’s role as a unique educational and cultural resource both locally and nationally. As a creative and strategic thinker and problem solver with a demonstrated interest in art history and related fields, this position conceives, implements, and oversees activities ranging from gallery talks, lectures, panel discussions, to artist demonstrations, community curated events, and continuing education courses (in person and online) to bring works of art to life. This role oversees two staff members, the Coordinator for Adult Programs, and the Master Teacher.

Responsibilities:   

Collection and Exhibition Programs:   

  • Collaborate with curatorial colleagues to develop, plan, and maintain an annual series of six endowed lectures and additional programs that offer visitors opportunities to deepen their understanding of the permanent collections and special exhibitions. 
  • Organize and maintain a regular monthly schedule of programs, like Lunchtime Lectures and Material Matters gallery talks, that help audiences explore the exciting, behind-the-scenes, work happening in departments across the museum.  
  • Continue to develop and expand community engaged programs, such as monthly Artist in the Atrium and Community Curated programs, that connect audiences, Cleveland creatives, and museum offerings.  
  • Identify opportunities for new and existing programs to center the contributions of BIPOC, women, LGBTQUIA+, and other historically marginalized communities to help new audiences see themselves represented within the museum.  

Adult Education:

  • Collaborate with and oversee the Master Teacher and museum staff to set the themes, curriculum, and schedule for onsite and online adult continuing education courses for partner institutions.
  • Collaborate with and oversee the Master Teacher and museum staff to ideate and develop adult continuing education course targeted towards CMA members and general, public audiences.
  • Along with Master Teacher and museum staff, may collaborate and co-teach or facilitate, and host onsite adult continuing educations courses when needed.
  • Identify and hire guest lecturers for all adult continuing education programs.

Department Management:

  • Supervise and collaborate with the Adult Programs Coordinator to ensure all speaker arrangements, facility logistics, invoicing and payment, program descriptions, marketing materials, and other internal processes are in place for the success and seamless operation of programs.  
  • Track and report program statistics. In conversation with the Director of Interpretation and Adult Programs, partner with colleagues in Research and Evaluation to research, develop, and assess the impact of programs. 
  • Track and manage program budgets and revenue streams related to the museum’s adult programs.  
  • Partner with Docent Programs staff to develop training relevant to public tours for adult audiences around collection and exhibition programs.
  • In conversation with the Director of Interpretation and Adult Programs identify design and marketing needs, as well as accessibility needs, to make programming available and accessible to the broadest possible audience. 
  • In conversation with the Director of Interpretation and Adult programming identify and articulate the ways that collection and exhibition programs meet institutional goals and identify opportunities to better serve audiences.   
  • Serve as a mentor for interns, and early career staff, finding meaningful ways to develop their skills so their time at the Cleveland Museum of Art prepares them to play a role in the field.   
  • Perform other duties as assigned. 

 

Requirements

Requirements and Key Competencies   

  • Advanced Degree in Arts, Art History, Education or related field desirable and 3-7 years of professional museum experience in the areas of education or public programs or an equivalent education and experience. Knowledge of public humanities, arts and culture required. 
  • Demonstrated experience in engaging adult audiences in a variety of learning experiences.  
  • Evidence of strong collaboration skills, both with internal and external collaborators, including ability to function as a convener to develop ideas and make decisions together. Able to work flexibly with internal and external stakeholders while adhering to institutional parameters and timelines.  
  • Experience–or demonstrated interest and skill–in supporting, mentoring, and managing people and programs.
  • Ability to maintain comprehensive departmental budgets, able to understand and appropriately forecast both expenses and revenue, and a proven ability to work within a budget given dynamic operating conditions.  
  • Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills. Ability to use multiple communication platforms to connect with internal and external partners.  
  • Excellent organizational skills. Ability to assess priorities, manage multiple projects simultaneously, and work well under pressure, excellent time management, problem solving and analytic skills. 

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