Audience Engagement Specialist - Princeton University
Princeton, NJ
About the Job
Overview
As part of the Princeton University Art Museum's mission to create spaces for community learning, support creativity and critical thinking, foster dialogue, and make the visual arts accessible to all. The Audience Engagement Specialist (AES) will work with local community groups and organizations, as well as University partners to collaborate on the development of mutually beneficial programming on campus and in local community spaces. The AES will support the Museum’s efforts to nurture strategic and sustainable partnerships with neighborhood and community development groups, city agencies, Princeton University programs, local nonprofit organizations, libraries, schools, and other civic institutions. They will collaborate with these partners to develop, implement, and evaluate inclusive programs designed to generate dialogue and provide meaningful and transformational engagement with the visual arts. The AES will spend time outside of the Museum/office and in the local communities—participating in events, building relationships, and listening. The AES will manage a range of public programs. This position will require a flexible work schedule including most Thursday evenings and frequent weekends.
About the Museum:
With a collecting history that extends back to 1755, the Princeton University Art Museum is one of the leading university art museums in the country, home to collections that have grown to include more than 115,000 works of art ranging from ancient to contemporary art and spanning the globe. Committed to advancing the University’s teaching and research missions, the Museum also serves as a hub for the humanities at Princeton for visitors worldwide. The Museum currently presents exhibitions in its two downtown venues (Art on Hulfish and Art@Bainbridge) and is touring collections exhibitions nationally and internationally. When the Museum opens its dramatically reconceived building, scheduled for 2025, it will initiate a new exhibitions program with annual exhibitions on-site and on tour.
To learn more about the Princeton University Art Museum, visit artmuseum.princeton.edu.
Applications should include a resume and a cover letter addressing your interest and qualifications for the position.
Responsibilities
- Connect with peers at other institutions who are working on community engagement initiatives to share challenges and progress
- Keep current with best practices in community engagement, including attending professional development trainings
- Work to strengthen relationships with existing partners and build relationships in communities, including those who have not regularly engaged with the Museum to date, including regional Black, South Asian, and Spanish-speaking populations
- Participate in Museum, University, and community events, meetings, and forums
- Work with University students to plan and run inclusive programs that help students from all backgrounds connect with Museum’s collections.
- In collaboration with community-based partners, develop and lead programs
- Oversee Museum Education interns
- Work with the Student Engagement and Program Manager to manage a portfolio of public programs
- maintain timely communication with all event staff
- order supplies
- contract vendors and program principals
- oversee events
Qualifications
Essential Requirements:
- 5+ year of proven experience in community engagement work
- Bachelor's degree
- Excellent written, verbal, and communication skills
- Demonstrated commitment to building inclusive partnerships and spaces
- Emotional intelligence, including the ability to recognize and respect cultural context, read situations and people, and interact with all levels of audiences including educational professionals and volunteers
- Proven ability to work as part of a team and to foster collaboration and relationships
- Strong organization and planning skills, including event planning and execution, project and budget management skills
- Excellent time management skills
- Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously
- Demonstrated ability to take initiative, problem solve, and work independently
- Detail and deadline-oriented
- Must be willing to work flexible hours including evenings and weekends
- Must be proficient in Microsoft Office including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, as well as social media platforms and Zoom
Preferred Requirements:
- Proficiency in more than one language, with Spanish preferred
- Driver's license preferred
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