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Position Title: Visitor Services Associate
Organization: Museum for Art in Wood
141 N 3rd St
Philadelphia PA 19106
www.MuseumForArtinWood.org
Contact: [email protected]
Schedule: Part-time, 18-25 hours per week, Saturdays, Sundays, weekdays
Salary: Hourly, starting $15/hour
Start date: by April 15
Description
The Museum for Art in Wood interprets, nurtures, and champions creative engagement and expansion of art, craft, and design in wood to enhance the public’s understanding and appreciation of it. A dynamic, unique, and fast-
paced organization, the Museum seeks an outgoing, creative, and self-motivated Visitor Services Associate.
Reporting
The Visitor Services Associate works independently and cooperatively with staff and reports directly to the Retail Manager, Marylynn Mack.
Organizational Background
Since its inception in 1986, The Museum for Art in Wood, formerly the Wood Turning Museum and the Center for Art in Wood, has been widely recognized by artists, collectors, scholars and the public as one of the most valuable resources for the education, preservation and promotion of the field of art made from wood. The Museum currently houses over 1,200 permanent collection objects, 25,000 artist files, and annually mounts four to five exhibitions of new work and museumcollection objects. It stages the annual Windgate international residency program, and holds educational programs and events on-site and online via Zoom.
The Museum’s focus is aimed at widening the discourse and audience for art, craft, and design in wood and at creating a space for the public to learn, enjoy, and be inspired.
Qualifications
The successful candidate will be self-motivated, outgoing, collaborative, and have experience with administration and/or retail sales. The successful candidate will also have customer service core competencies and display an
attention to details and results. The Museum for Art in Wood promotes a team environment and rewards creativity, critical thinking, and organizational learning toward improvement of operations and mission success. The staff
serve as ambassadors for the organization’s mission and vision. Preference will be given to candidates with previous experience in the arts and cultural organizations, particularly in a gallery, museum, or retail environment, with additional preference for candidates with a passion for visual arts or art, craft, and design in wood. Job requires weekday and weekend hours.
Job Duties & Responsibilities
Duties and responsibilities for the Visitor Services Associate include, but are not limited to:
Store and Public spaces, including exhibition gallery and permanent collection mezzanine
• Receiving and welcoming all guests and offering orientation
• Engaging in sales activities and dealing with the questions of customers or members
• Entering sales into software systems, including all special initiatives, pricing, and inventory details
• Helping design, maintain, and rotate store displays and consignments
• Filling and shipping orders
• Following up with customers
• Managing social media campaigns, deals, and initiatives
• Staying on top of maintenance, storage, general tidiness
Administration
• Entering data and related work for membership and donor records
• Answering phones and receiving mail
• Depositing revenue in bank account episodically
• Engaging in member- and customer-relations and correspondence Executive Assistance:
• Assisting the administrative and programming staff with specific projects
• Scanning and copying correspondence and archival/ PR material as requested
• Planning, scheduling, or preparing for meetings
Essential Skills
• Must be self-motivated, creative, detail-oriented, and collaborative, with a positive, upbeat personality
• Required computer skills: MS Office suite, database management, website, social media best practices.
Preferred: Shopify, Mac suite, database systems, creative suites
• Ability to work without direct supervision in a small office environment
• Ability to climb stairs, regularly lift 25–50 pounds, and handle artwork on occasion
• May need to pass a background check for working with / around children
The Museum for Art in Wood is committed to fostering a diverse, lively, inclusive, and accessible environment and is an equal opportunity employer regardless of race, color, religion, creed, gender identity, marital status, national origin, disability, age, veteran status, sexual orientation, political affiliation, or belief. Employment decisions are made without consideration of these or any other factors that are prohibited by law.
Volunteer Opportunities
There are currently no volunteer projects nor volunteer opportunities available-please check back for updates.
The Center offers volunteer projects to college students, and recent graduates. When positions are needed, volunteer project opportunities are listed below. We also offer year-round, volunteer opportunities. If you’re interested in general volunteering opportunities, please fill out the form below and feel free to describe your interests. For library and collection work projects, please send a resume and cover letter to [email protected].