Museum Educator Jobs

Museum of the Moving Image seeks well-spoken and outgoing individuals with excellent customer service skills who enjoy working with all ages to join its Media Education department. Museum Educators lead tours, workshops, and courses in moving image education, and work between 8–20 hours per week from Wednesday to Sunday, mornings and afternoons. Hours are flexible, and may vary from week to week. This is a non-exempt position. Museum Educators report to the Director of Education and managerial staff

Responsibilities

• Facilitate weekend/holiday family workshops and Moving Image Studio (a drop-in workshop) activities
• Provide excellent customer service and ensure a positive museum-going experience for all visitors
• Attend regular meetings of the Education department
• Deliver education programs including guided tours, workshops, and screening programs to student groups of all needs and abilities, grades 2 through college, as well as adults and senior citizens
• Additional responsibilities may include assisting Museum instructors with after-school courses, both on-site and off-site; assisting at special events; and serving as a Museum representative for various off-site activities as needed
• Other administrative duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Previous experience with object-based and inquiry-based learning is a plus
• Available a minimum of two weekday mornings (Wednesday, Thursday and/or Friday) per week
• A friendly, courteous, and visitor-focused demeanor
• Previous experience working with young people strongly preferred
• Undergraduate work or degree in education, game design, film, digital art, media studies, history, or related field
• Working knowledge of film/media history and/or film/video production, animation, or digital media production a plus