Events & Stewardship Manager

Cape Ann Museum; Gloucester (MA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Cape Ann Museum in Gloucester, MA is seeking an Events & Stewardship Manager to oversee all member and donor events and stewardship activities. The role drives engagement with individual and corporate partners, designs event invitations, tracks guests, liaises with caterers, and ensures high-quality execution.

The position leads multi-day openings for museum exhibitions and plays a key role in the Downtown Campus reopening and capital campaign initiatives.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of professional experience in event management with fundraising for cultural non-profits.
• Proven history in developing and implementing event and stewardship programs.
• Strong relationship-building, analytical, and project-management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with CRMs (development-related).
• Demonstrates discretion and diplomacy with confidential matters.

Responsibilities

• Plan and manage individual and corporate member events, invitations, guest lists, catering, and follow-up.
• Coordinate with CAM leadership, staff and volunteers to ensure high-quality event execution.
• Lead multi-day openings and special events for major exhibitions and campus projects.

Skills

Event management

Fundraising

Relationship building

Project management

Communication

Evenings/weekends availability

Education

BA degree

Tools

CRM software

Job description

Events & Stewardship Manager

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

The Cape Ann Museum (CAM) is a leading regional museum, a treasure and force unto itself on Cape
Ann, located at the epicenter of artistic and marine history in the Northeast. The Museum’s nationally
significant collections include fine and decorative arts and artifacts relating to Cape Ann’s earliest days
as a major fishing and shipping port, its mid-19 th -century role in the granite industry, and the numerous
artists who were attracted to its singular charms of light and sea. These include such well-known
painters and sculptors as Fitz Henry Lane, Winslow Homer, Cecilia Beaux, John Sloan, Edward Hopper,
Milton Avery, Anna Hyatt Huntington, and Walker Hancock.
In June of 2026, the Museum will present Avery, Gottlieb & Rothko: By the Sea, a landmark exhibition on
view at the Cape Ann Museum from June 30 through September 27, 2026. This major exhibition will
open following the Museum’s completion of a significant renovation of its Downtown campus, part of an
historic $23 million fundraising campaign that includes reimagined gallery spaces.
Key among CAM’s priorities is growing membership and elevate philanthropy as both a critical and
integral facet of the Museum’s future operations.

JOB SUMMARY

The Events & Stewardship Manager reports to the Director of Development and is responsible for managing all details pertaining to individual and corporate member events annually. This role oversees the execution of CAM’s full portfolio of development-related events and designs and implements stewardship opportunities across the Museum’s multi-tiered membership structure. These offerings include, but are not limited to, exhibition openings, member benefit events, and fundraising initiatives. A key component of this position is the planning and execution of the Museum’s multi-tiered Downtown Campus reopening in spring 2026, following the successful completion of CAM’s $23 million capital campaign. Additionally, the Events & Stewardship Manager will manage and implement the multi-day opening events for the Museum’s landmark exhibition, Avery, Gottlieb, & Rothko: By the Sea, opening in June 2026.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES

• Manage cultivation and upper-level Membership benefit events for both individual households and
  corporate partners, including the development of invitations, tracking of guests lists, liaising with
  caterers, and implementation of appropriate event follow-up.
• Serve as the primary liaison to CAM leadership, staff and Development volunteers ensuring the
  high-quality execution of all membership, stewardship and cultivation events.

REQUIREMENTS & QUALIFICATIONS

Experience and Skills

• Minimum of 3 years of professional experience in event management with experience in
  fundraising and work for a cultural non-profit institution preferred.
• Proven history in developing, managing, and implementing event and stewardship programs.
• Demonstrated abilities as relationship builder, with strong analytical, project management,
  organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience in CRMs (preferably development-related).
• Conducts all work in an ethical, honest, and professional manner; exercises high degree of
  discretion and diplomacy in dealing with confidential or sensitive matters and materials.
• Ability to execute tasks in a thorough, composed, accurate and timely fashion while managing
  multiple competing priorities.
• Self-motivated, team driven, customer service oriented, and a creative thinker.
• Ability to work evenings and weekends, as required.

Knowledge and Education

• BA degree preferred.
• Familiarity with the North Shore and/or museums or other cultural organizations is a plus.

Status: Full-Time, Exempt

The Cape Ann Museum is committed to diversity among its employees and encourages qualified candidates from all backgrounds to apply.