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Coordinator, Museum Events & Programs

\ \ Description\ Hires, trains, and manages Museum receptions. Oversees planning of Museum events and programs, including academic access. Works closely with the Museum\'s Education team on student professional development and community engagement. Coordinates all Friends of the Art Museum (FoAM) memberships, meetings, events, and trips.\ \ This is a full time, benefits eligible, hourly position with a hiring range of \$23.66-\$29.58 per hour.\ \ Core Responsibilities:\

• Manages reception desk staff of +/-15 (including student workers and community members), including hiring, training, scheduling, and progress updates\
• Manages and organizes museum events and programs including the supervision and coordination of catering, media equipment, publicity, speaker contracts, and guest lodging\
• Works closely with Collections & Exhibits Manager and Curator of Collections & Director of Engagement, to manage academic use of the Museum and community engagement\
• Supervises Friends of the Art Museum (FoAM) memberships, events, and communications including database management, coordination, and distribution of direct and electronic mail for event promotions, and development of appeals and donor appreciation\
• Responsible for coordinating, tracking, and maintaining master Museum calendar for all spaces within the museum including public groups, faculty needs, college classes, and special events\
• Maintains relationships with academic departments on campus (through scheduling) with Curator of Education.\
• Manages retail sales, bookkeeping, and inventory for onsite and online shop\
• Co-leads MuseumWorks summer internship program with Curator of Education\
• Liaise with Head of Security to ensure dovetailing of Security and Reception operations

\ Middlebury College is an equal-opportunity employer where diversity, equity, and inclusion are core values. To this end, the College recruits talented and diverse faculty, staff, and students from across the United States and around the world. Middlebury College encourages applications from women, people of color, people with disabilities, and members of other protected classes and historically underrepresented communities. The College also invites applications from individuals who demonstrate an ongoing commitment to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace.\ \ Requirements\

• Bachelor\'s degree or equivalent work experience.\
• 3-5 years supervisory/management skills necessary.\
• Excellent interpersonal skills\
• Customer service experience extremely helpful\
• Attention to detail as well as ability to think on feet and be flexible\
• Ability to handle finances (job includes working with budgets, computers, and cash register)

\ Physical Demands and Working Conditions\ Able to lift 20-30 pounds (e.g., cases of catalogues)\ \ Other:\ Offer is contingent upon successful completion of a criminal background check.\ \ Benefits\ As an employee of Middlebury College, you will enjoy being part of a vibrant supportive community. Middlebury Colleges offers its employees excellent compensation and competitive health, dental, life, disability, generous retirement matching, and vision benefits, Middlebury offers a generous time-away program - up to 34 days per year during the first two years of service, increasing as the term of service lengthens. Middlebury employees are eligible for robust educational assistance programs as well as free or reduced rates for cultural events and use of sporting facilities (including the College\'s golf course and Nordic an alpine ski areas). The result is a very high quality-of-life in a gorgeous setting. Middlebury Colleges offers its employees excellent compensation and other perks of employment including:\

MiddCard Privileges: access to athletic facilities, discounts at the College store, library privileges, and discounts at cultural and sporting events. In addition, the card allows door access to certain campus buildings. Spouses or domestic partners of benefits-eligible employees are eligible to receive a Spouse/Partner card with the same privileges as the employee card (except door access).\

Discounts on season passes at Middlebury College Snow Bowl, the Ralph Myhre Golf Course and the Rikert Outdoor Center.\

Access to our Partner Inclusion Program that provides comprehensive support services to the spouses and partners of Middlebury employees.\

A full listing of our benefit offerings can be found on our website by following this web link: https://go.middlebury.edu/benefits\

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