American Indian Interpreter

CW Talent; Rockville (VA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Colonial Williamsburg Foundation seeks an interpretive professional to bring 18th-century Williamsburg to life through conversations, demonstrations, tours and public programs in the Historic Area.

Responsibilities include presenting research-based, culturally responsible interpretation of American Indian experiences, developing thematic programs with storytelling and hands-on demonstrations, and conducting ongoing historical research using primary sources.

Responsibilities

• Interpret the history, cultures, and experiences of American Indian peoples connected to 18th‑century Williamsburg through informal conversations, demonstrations, tours, and public programs.
• Present research-based, culturally responsible interpretation throughout the Historic Area, including the American Indian encampment.
• Develop and deliver thematic programs using storytelling, material culture, and hands-on demonstrations.
• Conduct ongoing historical research using primary and secondary sources.

Job description

Who We Are

Founded in 1926, the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation is a private, not-for-profit educational, historic, and cultural institution that owns and operates one of the largest and best-known museum complexes in the world. Our mission is “that the future may learn from the past” through preserving and restoring 18th‑century Williamsburg, Virginia’s colonial capital. We engage, inform, and inspire people to learn about this historic capital, the events that occurred here, and the diverse peoples who helped shape a new nation.

Today, Colonial Williamsburg is the largest living history museum in the U.S. The Historic Area is the 301‑acre restored colonial capital with 88 original buildings and 525 buildings reconstructed to how they appeared in the 18th century through extensive archaeological, architectural, and documentary research. The Historic Area is staffed by highly trained, historically dressed interpreters and expert tradespeople who bring the 18th century to life. The Foundation also owns and operates two world‑class museums, the DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum, and the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum, and a renowned research library, the John D Rockefeller Jr Library.

Additionally, Colonial Williamsburg is home to five world class accommodations at the Williamsburg Inn, Williamsburg Lodge Autograph Collection, the Griffin Hotel, the Williamsburg Woodlands Hotels and Suites and the unique Colonial Houses in the Historical Area. Visitors may also indulge in food and drink at our many on site restaurants and taverns that blend a historically inspired dining experience with today’s evolved tastes. Each year over 5 million people visit Williamsburg and another 20 million engage with us digitally.

About the Position

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Interpret the history, cultures, and experiences of American Indian peoples connected to 18th‑century Williamsburg through informal conversations, demonstrations, tours, and public programs.
• Present research‑based, culturally responsible interpretation throughout the Historic Area, including the American Indian encampment.
• Develop and deliver thematic programs using storytelling, material culture, and hands‑on demonstrations.
• Conduct ongoing historical research using primary and secondary