Employment

Director of Public Programs

The Museum of Man is currently seeking a Director of Public Programs to develop, implement, evaluate, and manage the Museum’s exhibits and educational and public programs for a variety of audiences, including students, teachers, families, and museum visitors. This position creates and manages programs and exhibits that both engage and educate the public. This position participates as a member of the senior management team and works closely with other departments to set educational and interpretative goals and fulfill the institution’s mission.

Experience, education, or skills required: 

Required graduate degree in anthropology with an emphasis on education; graduate work in museum studies a plus. Necessary professional experience and skills include teaching in a museum environment; demonstrated leadership skills; development of educational/cultural programs for a wide variety of age groups from children through adults; development of web-based teaching tools; ability to work independently and with a variety of audiences; exhibit planning and design; public speaking.

Primary duties and responsibilities:

  • Working with staff, management, the Board’s Program Committee and the community, sets direction, philosophy, goals and objectives for the Museum’s exhibits and educational public programs.
  • Develops and implements new exhibits, workshops, tours, outreach programs and public programs.
  • Oversees all grant-funded educational programs, including School in the Park program.
  • Collaborates with grant writers to generate grant proposals to support exhibits and educational/public programs.
  • Oversees the design and development of educator resources such as outreach kits, website lessons plans, interactive website pages.>
  • Represents the Museum to the Balboa Park community and the community at large.
  • Develops and manages the departmental budgets.
  • Working with exhibit designers and curators, develops interpretative/educational/interactive components for exhibits.
  • Evaluates Museum educational and cultural programs and exhibit components to optimize museum visitor experience.
  • Manages staff, intern, docent and volunteer departmental activities and projects.

    •  

    Please send cover letter and resume to MaryAnn Brooks-Gonyer at mbrooksgonyer@museumofman.org.

     

    Check out our volunteer and internship pages for more opportunities with the San Diego Museum of Man!