The Contemporary Austin is hiring part-time Visitor Relations Specialists to serve as one of the first points of contact for museum visitors at both its downtown Jones Center location and its west Austin location at Laguna Gloria. A variety of schedules, including weekdays and weekends, will be filled.

Positions start at $15/hour, with schedules ranging between 8-25 hours per week, and may be eligible for paid vacation, sick, and personal time (dependent upon number of hours worked). Staff are encouraged to attend in-depth docent trainings with curatorial staff to learn about each exhibition. Employees at The Contemporary also earn tuition-free classes at our Art School!

 
Responsibilities include:

• Provide information about the museum and the art on view
• Greet museum visitors and process admission transactions
• Solicit museum memberships
• Complete store transactions
• Share shop merchandise details with visitors
• Answer and direct phone calls
• Open and close galleries and/or property gates and buildings when necessary

Qualifications include:

• Impeccable customer service orientation (helpful, courteous, professional)
• Excellent attention to detail; highly observant
• Previous retail or customer service experience strongly preferred
• Familiarity and interest in contemporary art preferred
• Must have reliable transportation to both locations (parking costs may be reimbursed)

To apply: Send resume to hr@thecontemporaryaustin.org or submit an online application. No phone calls please.

The Contemporary Austin is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The Education Department of The Contemporary Austin welcomes over 20,000 people of all ages through various museum programs and events each year, engaging visitors through art making and open-ended conversations about contemporary art and ideas and is seeking a School & Teacher Programs Manager to join the team. A key member of the department, the School & Teacher Programs Manager creates exhibition-related content and programming for two distinct locations that welcomes, educates, and serves volunteer docents, teachers, and tour groups.

 
Pay Range: $45-50K annually, benefits consistent with The Contemporary’s policies (full-time, exempt)
 
Responsibilities:

• Plan, coordinate, facilitate, and evaluate school tour curriculum for both museum locations
• Design, plan, implement, and manage professional development for teachers, including exhibition-based workshops during the school year and a summer intensive
• Build and maintain relationships with Central Texas school districts and respond to partnership requests accordingly
• Oversee all aspects of the multi-visit partnership program, Seeing Special Things, including supervision of program assistant
• Research and prepare interdisciplinary resources for exhibitions and sculpture park collection
• Prepare and review tour and teacher program budgets with oversight of department director
• Assist with departmental administrative responsibilities, such as statistics for board reports or evaluating programs
• Serve as a member of a collaborative team, within the education department and the museum at large

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in art education or museum education (required)
• Minimum of two years of experience teaching (required)
• Experience with K-12 grade levels
• Knowledge of learning and developmental characteristics of school aged children
• Experience in curriculum design
• Knowledge of curriculum and operation of local school systems
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Curiosity and passion for contemporary art
• Awareness of innovations in museum education
• Excellent organizational skills
• Proficiency in Word, Excel, Outlook, and Power Point
• Reliable transportation to both museum locations as well as local school campuses necessary
• Spanish language proficiency a plus

To apply: Send resume, cover letter, and sample lesson plan to hr@thecontemporaryaustin.org. Please include “School & Teacher Programs Manager” in subject line. No phone calls please.

The Contemporary Austin is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The Contemporary Austin is hiring several part-time Facilities Attendant positions (20-30 hours/week) at both Laguna Gloria and the Jones Center.

This dynamic role serves as a key figure in The Contemporary's operations at both locations, from event and general programs implementation, to ensuring adequate access and safety within all facilities and museum grounds.

With a wide range of exposure to different functions of The Contemporary, the role offers insight into the diverse offerings and programs of the museum.

Pay Rate: $15–18/hour, depending on experience
Reports to: Facilities and Operations Manager
Benefits: Individuals may be eligible for vacation, sick, and personal time, and tuition-free classes at our Art School.

 
Responsibilities:

Operations and Facilities

• Opening, monitoring, and closing property gates and buildings based on daily onsite activities. Including staff office spaces, Art School studios, and visitor access via the Visitors Services team
• Monitoring access and security during roaming shifts and rounds
• Monitoring artwork and visitor conduct during rounds to ensure safety protocols
• Inspecting and reporting facility-related concerns or damage, including artwork
• Providing facilities work order support to Facilities Coordinator, and to Facilities and Operations Manager
• Providing general museum information to interested visitors
• Executing on light custodial needs, including checking tidiness of shared spaces and grounds

Events

• Assisting with in-house programs and special events support by fulfilling setup requests and monitoring the status of events for potential facility needs
• Assisting with parking and directing on-site traffic during peak hours

Qualifications:

• Helpful, courteous, and professional demeanor
• Excellent attention to detail and highly observant
• Ability to stand and walk for extensive periods of time on a wide range of surfaces
• Comfortable working outdoors in a variety of conditions
• Ability to lift and carry 40 lbs.
• Must have reliable transportation to Laguna Gloria and Jones Center
• Weekly availability of 20+ hours, preferred
• Previous experience in role within public facing organization, preferred

To apply: Send resume to hr@thecontemporaryaustin.org. Please include “Facilities Attendant” in subject line. In lieu of sending a resume you may fill out the online employment application at this link. No phone calls please.

The Contemporary Austin is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The Contemporary Austin is hiring a Membership Coordinator to support all aspects of the Museum’s membership programs ranging from outreach and communications, gift acknowledgement and tracking, renewals, appeals, event and engagement strategies and member engagement. Internally, this is a key member of the development department; externally, the membership coordinator serves as am ambassador and key connector to our membership community.
 
Salary Range: $40,000 - $45,000, health insurance benefits, life insurance, and paid time off consistent with The Contemporary’s policies.
 
Responsibilities:

• Administer all aspects of the membership program including:

- Project manage the annual calendar of membership related activities
- Process all membership data entry, including transferring data from other online systems
- Draft membership communications ranging from direct mail and thank you letters to e-newsletters

• Work collaboratively across departments to ensure membership benefits such as admission access, special events, are fulfilled and proactively nurtured
• Support key membership initiatives, drives, and campaigns
• Respond to membership inquiries via phone, internet, and mail and serve as a primary liaison to our members
• Work with the communications team to produce membership-related printed and web materials
• Work with the development committee as needed to cultivate new members and engage member prospects

Qualifications:

• One year of experience with non-profit membership program, marketing or fundraising departments, preferably in the arts and humanities
• Strong project management, administration, communication and interpersonal skills
• Excellent organizational and prioritization skills, keen attention to detail, strong work ethic
• A can-do, flexible, resourceful, and goal-oriented attitude
• The ability to maintain discretion and confidentiality is paramount
• Proficiency in Office systems including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook; Proficiency with CRM software, preferably Salesforce
• Bachelor’s degree preferred, but strong work experience will be considered.

To apply: Send resume to hr@thecontemporaryaustin.org. Please include “Membership Coordinator” in subject line. No phone calls please.

The Contemporary Austin is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The Contemporary Austin is always looking for excellent teachers from diverse backgrounds to join our Art School. We take pride in the high quality of our instruction and the student-centered learning environment offered, and are seeking candidates with an exciting and innovative approach to teaching art in a community setting. We are currently hiring for the Summer 2021 semester, including classes online and in-person for both children and adults.

Faculty Requirements:

• BA or MFA in studio art, art education, or relevant teaching subject.
• Minimum of two years’ experience.
• Demonstrated expertise in preferred medium or field.
• High level of personal motivation, dependability, and punctuality.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to nurture, encourage, and support the creativity of developing artists.

Additional considerations when hiring:

• Instructor’s personal work and reputation as an artist.
• Facility and materials requirements for new class proposals.
• Likelihood a proposed class will meet or exceed our average class enrollment.
• Relevance of a proposed class to the mission of The Contemporary Austin and the Art School.

Instructor Application
Please apply at the above link. Applicants may also use the link to submit a new class proposal.

The Contemporary Austin is an Equal Opportunity Employer.