College Art Ambassador

Collectionsthatcare; West Palm Beach (FL); On-site; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

The Norton Museum of Art in South Florida seeks College Art Ambassadors who will assist in leading tours and art activities for Community Access Program groups, both on-site and in community settings. The role involves preparing materials, collaborating with staff, and supporting events like Art After Dark and Palm Zine development.

Qualifications include being enrolled in college, strong communication skills, reliability, and a willingness to learn tools like InDesign and Lightroom.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a college or university.
• Demonstrated interest in art education, museums, or community programs.
• Strong communication skills (verbal and written).
• Reliable, organized, and collaborative.
• Be open to feedback and actively engage in group discussions, workshops, and public events.
• Be willing to learn new software and creative tools (InDesign, Lightroom).
• Be authorized to work in the United States and pass a background check.
• Having prior experience in arts, education, or public engagement is a plus but not required.
• Be bilingual in English and Spanish and/or Haitian Creole (preferred).
• Commute to the museum and offsite program locations.
• Have access to a laptop for assignments and meetings.
• Work as a team to support the other College Art Ambassadors and LCETeam.

Responsibilities

• Assist with leading tours and art activities for CAP groups at the museum and off-site in community settings.
• Represent the museum’s program offerings at internal and community-facing events as needed.
• Complete bi-weekly assignments, including readings, reflections, object research, art-making demonstrations, and oral presentations.
• Prepare classroom materials for all programs.
• Set up and clean up classrooms and workshop spaces before and after art activities.
• Aid in maintaining art supply inventory.
• Assist with creating and scheduling content for social media highlighting the ambassadors’ work.
• Participate in workshops on design and development of Palm Zine using InDesign, Lightroom, and digital cameras.
• Collaborate with Art After Dark coordinator to plan and lead activities and promote College Night at the Norton.
• Assist in data collection and dissemination of program surveys.
• Support all other LCER Department programs as needed.

Skills

Strong communication

Bilingual English/Spanish or Haitian-C

Teamwork & collaboration

Reliability & organization

Education

Currently enrolled in college/university

Tools

InDesign

Lightroom

Digital cameras

Job description

Summary

The College Art Ambassadors report to the Director of Community Access Programs. They work with museum staff, teaching artists, and the Learning and Community Engagement audiences, including visitors from the Community Access Program. College Art Ambassadors meet bi-weekly to discuss various topics related to art and community. They also assist in leading museum tours, art activities in the community, Art After Dark: College Night, and help publish thePalm Zine: College Students’ Perspective on Art + Community.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

Responsibilities include, but are not limitedto:

• Assist with leading tours and art activities for the Community Access Program (CAP) groups at the museum and off-site in community settings.
• Represent the museum’s program offerings at internal and community-facing events asneeded.
• Complete bi-weekly assignments, including readings, written reflections, object research, art-making demonstrations, and oral presentations.
• Prepare classroom materials for allprograms.
• Set up and clean up classrooms and workshop spaces before and after artactivities.
• Aid in maintaining art supplyinventory.
• Assist with creating and scheduling content for social media, highlighting CollegeArtAmbassadors’work.
• Participate in workshops led by teaching artists on the design and development of the Palm Zine, including the use of digital cameras, InDesign, and Lightroom software.
• Collaborate with Art After Dark coordinator to plan and lead activities and promote College Night at the Norton during Art After Dark.
• Assist in data collection and dissemination of programsurveys.
• Support all other Learning and Community Engagement Department programs asneeded.

Key Details

Compensation: $17/hour

Term:October 6, 2026–March 26, 2027

Schedule: Monday – Friday, variable schedule; bi-weekly Friday meetings required

Deadline:ASAP (Posted August 13, 2026)

Eligibility

Requirements & Qualifications:

• Currently enrolled in a college or university.
• Demonstrated interest in art education, museums, or community-basedprograms.
• Strong communication skills (verbal and written).
• Reliable, organized, andcollaborative.
• Bring a positive attitude, enthusiasm, and a willingness to collaborate with co-workers and participants.
• Show initiative, reliability, and a commitment to learning and growing in a museumenvironment.
• Be open to feedback and actively engage in group discussions, workshops, and publicevents.
• Be flexible and adaptable in dynamic, creative worksettings.
• Be willing to learn new software and creative tools (InDesign, Lightroom, digitalcameras).
• Commute to the museum and offsite programlocations.
• Have access to a laptop for assignments andmeetings.
• Work as a team to support the other College Art Ambassadors and LCETeam.
• Be authorized to work in the United States and be able to pass a backgroundcheck.
• Having prior experience in arts, education, or public engagement is a plus but notrequired.
• Be bilingual in English and Spanish and/or Haitian Creole (preferred, notrequired).
• All College Art Ambassadors must have reliable transportation to and from the museum and offsite locations

Location Requirements:

• At the time of employment, employees are expected to be located within reasonable commuting distance of the museum. Commuting Distance means they are located in South Florida, and able to commute to and from the Museum in a single day.

About

Founded in 1941 by Ralph Hubbard Norton and his wife Elizabeth Calhoun Norton, the Norton Museum of Art is Florida’s largest art museum, renowned for its distinguished collection. The Norton Museum of Art welcomes visitors to experience the transformative power of art through intimate and creative encounters with wide-ranging collections and programs of the highest quality. With holdings spanning Contemporary, Early European, Modern, and Asian Art, as well as Photography, the Norton serves as a cherished institution within its community.