Director, Museum Partnerships & Touring Exhibitions

International Arts & Artists; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

International Arts & Artists (IA&A), a nonprofit cultural diplomacy organization based in Washington, DC, seeks an experienced, results-driven Director of Museum Outreach and Engagement to lead the marketing, sales, and delivery of IA&A’s portfolio of traveling exhibitions.

The Director manages a professional team that places exhibitions in museums and cultural institutions across the United States and internationally, implementing those tours to the highest professional standards, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred.
• 10+ years professional experience in exhibition development or tour management.
• Experience in relationship-based earned revenue environments or direct marketing.
• Extensive national and international network in the field.
• Knowledge of art history and diverse media; specialization preferred.
• Experience with touring or inbound traveling exhibitions.
• Strong leadership and mentoring abilities.
• Budget management and contract negotiations experience.
• Experience with CRM systems (Monday.com preferred).
• Excellent written and verbal communication and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Cultivate and maintain long-term partnerships with museum directors, curators, registrars, and exhibition planners to secure exhibition presentations and identify new opportunities.
• Drive revenue by prospecting, negotiating, and closing bookings for IA&A’s traveling exhibition portfolio with museums and cultural institutions.
• Direct the full scope of tour marketing collateral — IA&A website, e-communications, media and social media, and targeted outreach to collaborators — working with the graphic designer and project management staff to ensure a high-visibility profile and strong booking rate for every tour.
• Oversee all elements required to bring an exhibition to market and keep it on the road — checklists, budgets, participation fees, condition and courier requirements, and tour logistics before, during, and after installation at each venue — ensuring every tour meets museum best practices and supports the strategic goals of both lenders and venues.
• Develop, track, and attain the annual divisional budget and supervise the development and management of individual exhibition budgets; prepare and execute lender agreements, host museum contracts, loan agreements, and guest curator contracts, ensuring all are current, professionally presented, and executed in a timely manner.
• Leverage Monday.com and data-driven analytics to facilitate precise forecasting and the refinement of internal sales processes.
• Remain attuned to trends, challenges, and opportunities in the museum field, and work with senior leadership to diversify IA&A’s offerings, sustain market share, and grow earned revenue.
• Serve as a representative for IA&A at conferences, industry events, and meetings, demonstrating deep content knowledge and a commitment to the organization’s mission of cultural diplomacy.
• Support the VP of Exhibitions in leading and mentoring the traveling exhibitions team across registrarial, exhibition management, and marketing functions; set priorities and workflow, support professional development, conduct annual performance reviews, and ensure the team meets established divisional targets.

Skills

Relationship management

Revenue generation

Leadership

Marketing

CRM systems

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Monday.com

Job description

International Arts & Artists (IA&A), a nonprofit cultural diplomacy organization based in Washington, DC, seeks an experienced, results-driven Director of Museum Outreach and Engagement to lead the marketing, sales, and delivery of IA&A’s portfolio of traveling exhibitions.

The Director manages a professional team that places exhibitions in museums and cultural institutions across the United States and internationally, implementing those tours to the highest professional standards, and