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WMA is committed to furthering diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion across the full spectrum of museum work and strongly encourages employers to consider equitable hiring practices prior to posting open positions on its job board - including salary transparency. Please download our Job Board Toolkit to use as a reference for this work.

Posting an Opportunity
To post an employment opportunity on the WMA Job Board, please fill out the online form by clicking the “Submit a Job” button below. Payment must be completed before any listings will be posted. Each posting will remain on the Job Board page for one month with additional months purchased at the same rate.
 
Posting Rates
WMA Institutional and Corporate Members: FREE of charge
Non-members: $75.00 per posting with the completed Job Board Payment Form.
Internship opportunities: FREE of charge.

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JOB LISTINGS

Whatcom Museum Foundation
BELLINGHAM, Washington

JOB TITLE:            Exhibitions Coordinator

DEPARTMENT:      Exhibitions

CLASSIFICATION: Non-exempt; Part-time or Full-time (30-40 hours weekly); Hourly

RATE OF PAY:        $28 to $32 per hour DOE

BENEFITS:              Medical, Dental,...

Getty
Los Angeles, California

Overview
 

The J. Paul Getty Museum is seeking the next Anissa and Paul John Balson II Senior Curator of Antiquities to oversee curatorial and related scholarly and public activities at the Villa. The successful candidate will be responsible for the presentation and interpretation of the Villa’s collection of ancient art and...

The J. Paul Getty Trust
Malibu, California

Overview
 

OUR MISSION

 

The J. Paul Getty Museum seeks to inspire curiosity about, and enjoyment and understanding of, the visual arts by collecting, conserving, exhibiting, and interpreting works of art of outstanding quality and historical importance and is one of four programs of the J. Paul Getty...

Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art
Eugene, Oregon

The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art and University Advancement are looking for a frontline fundraiser who can lead the development office for Oregon's only academic art museum accredited by American Alliance of Museums. In this position, you will manage all fundraising activity, concentrating on soliciting gifts from $25k to $100k and building a...

NEDCC | Northeast Document Conservation Center
Andover, Massachusetts

Greetings! The Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC) is seeking California-based Emergency Preparedness Consultants for "Ready-or Not," a...

Nevada Museum of Art
Reno, Nevada

Full time/Exempt/40 hours a week, Monday through Friday incorporating occasional evenings and weekends as needed. The Museum is an EOE. 

The Nevada Museum of Art (Museum) seeks a Designer who is a highly creative, engaged, responsive, versatile and strategic design professional who possesses exceptional visual design and typographic...

Washington State Historical Society
Tacoma, Washington
*This position is funded thru early 2027*

The hiring manager may make a hiring decision at any time.  It will be in your best interest to apply as soon as possible.

 

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Whatcom Museum Foundation
BELLINGHAM, Washington

 

DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE

JOB TITLE:              Development Associate

DEPARTMENTS:    Development

CLASSIFICATION:  Non-exempt; Full-time (40 hours weekly); Hourly

RATE OF PAY:        $22 to $28 per hour DOE

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Washington State Historical Society
Tacoma, Washington
This position is open until filled.  The hiring manager reserves the right to make a hiring decision at any time.  It will be in your best interest to apply as soon as possible.

 

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California Science Center
Los Angeles, California

Job Info:

Curator, Technology and Special Exhibitions (Administrator, Science Programs)

California Science Center

Los Angeles, California

Salary Range: $8,923 – $10,134 ($107,076 – $121,610 annually)

Job Announcement:

The California Science Center seeks...

Biggs Museum of American Art
Dover, Delaware

Biggs Museum of American Art seeks their next executive director. The Executive Director will serve as the chief executive officer of the museum, providing comprehensive strategic leadership working in concert with the board and the staff in support of the museum’s founding principles. They will ensure The Biggs achieves its vision and goals...

National Nordic Museum

The National Nordic Museum (“the Museum”) seeks an experienced and innovative cultural leader to be the next Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The CEO will propel the Museum’s mission to “share Nordic culture, values, and ideas with people of all ages and backgrounds to create connections, generate dialogue, and inspire new...

Canterbury Shaker Village
Canterbury, New Hampshire

Canterbury Shaker Village, a National Historic Landmark, seeks a talented Executive Director to lead the organization into a new phase of vision and energy. Founded as a utopian community of religious believers in 1792, it is one of the oldest, most representative, and best preserved of all nine of the Shaker villages in the U.S. Features 26...

Japanese American National Museum
Los Angeles, California

As the national repository of Japanese American history, the Japanese American National Museum (“JANM”) creates groundbreaking historical and arts exhibitions, educational public programs, award-winning documentaries, and innovative curriculum that illuminate the stories and the rich cultural heritage of people of Japanese ancestry in the...

High Desert Museum
Bend, Oregon

JOB TITLE: Director of Philanthropy

DEPARTMENT: Development

CLASSIFICATION: Salaried, regular full-time exempt

DIRECT SUPPORTS: Executive Director

DIRECTLY SUPPORTS: Assistant Director of Philanthropy, Member Relations Manager, Development Manager, Executive Assistant & Database Manager, and contracted Art in the...

Detroit Zoological Society
Royal Oak, Michigan

Chief Operating Officer
Detroit Zoological Society
Royal Oak, Michigan

Detroit Zoological Society (DZS) seeks a Chief Operating Officer (COO) who will be responsible for supervising all construction, facilities, capital projects, and campus planning aspects of the Detroit Zoo and the Belle Isle...

Norton Simon Musuem
Pasadena, California

Exhibitions and Collections Coordinator

Full-time, Non-Exempt, Curatorial

Hiring Pay Scale: $55,000 - $65,000/ per year

The Norton Simon Museum is known around the world as one of the most remarkable private art collections ever assembled. Over a thirty-year period,...

GLBT Historical Society
San Francisco, California

The GLBT Historical Society is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that collects, preserves, exhibits and makes accessible to the public materials and knowledge to support and promote understanding of LGBTQ history, culture, and arts in all their diversity. Founded in 1985, we are recognized internationally as a leader in the field of LGBTQ public...