Description:
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Plans, organizes, conducts, and assesses the effectiveness of music/performance public programs and services that support the Museum’s interpretive initiatives to provide an important link between the Museum and visitors, policy makers, artists, scholars, community organizations, and the public.
- Takes steps necessary to ensure the successful execution of programs for a wide range of audiences (e.g. festivals, music production, video production, onsite and web-based lectures and presentations) to meet the objectives of museum exhibits and collections.
- Serves as a show runner/stage manager directing the action during the program; functions as a facilitator and delivers content verbally.
- Ensures that all administrative and logistical arrangements are carefully organized and considered, and that program objectives are met through adequate research and planning.
- Creates schedules, production timelines, and work assignments to drive the planning and execution of several major public programs (e.g. music festivals and programs, filming screening/discussion programs, panel discussions) that will require multiple projects to be planned and executed simultaneously.
- Works closely with program team to establish and coordinate production schedules and ensure all program and administrative staff, other Smithsonian staff, and external contractors and partners are aware and mindful of these deadlines to manage the workflow required for projects.
- Monitors budgets and recommends procurement strategies, working closely with NMAH and SI administrative staff to ensure that cost-effective and efficient strategies are utilized to meet program objectives.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
Experience: To qualify for this position, applicants must possess 3-5 years of related experience (described below).
Experience required for this position is as follows:
- Knowledge of American history, museum studies, museum education, or a related subject-matter field, sufficient to design and contribute to museum music/performance programming or interpretation content for audiences.
- Ability to communicate complex ideas with a wide range of museum visitors and stakeholders,
- Knowledge of technology relevant to museum programming production, such as public address, music and speech amplification systems, audio/visual support, and audio and video accessibility systems.
- Knowledge of museum education and cognitive learning theories; current museum learning research and literature; learning principles and techniques; outcomes-based planning; and participatory learning techniques, in order to develop and contribute to museum programming for a wide range of audiences.
- Ability to conduct research using a variety of sources and documents. Research is used to develop program activities, for documentation, and for measuring outcomes.
- Knowledge of a variety of quantitative and qualitative analytical methods to assess and evaluate the effectiveness of the program.
- Knowledge of accessibility standards to ensure that programs are physically and cognitively accessible for public program audiences.
- Skill to apply principles of project management, such as scheduling, coordinating, managing resources, monitoring budgets, and overseeing volunteer activities.