Museum Education & Community Engagement Associate

SLAC; Palo Alto (CA); Hybrid; USD 47,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

The Cantor Arts Center on the Stanford campus is seeking a Community Learning and Engagement Associate to develop in-gallery programs and lead volunteer efforts. This role emphasizes outreach to diverse audiences and collaboration with School and Family Programs to expand access to museum education.

You will coordinate tours, schedule talks, and help create curricula for K-12 partners, while also supporting student guides and analytics-driven improvement.

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating public programs and education initiatives.
• Ability to recruit, train, and supervise volunteers and student staff.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills across diverse audiences.
• Familiarity with K-12 learning and family programs preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and administer in-gallery learning and engagement programs for Cantor Arts Center.
• Provide recruitment, training, oversight, and direction to volunteers, student workers, and staff.
• Lead community outreach to diverse local, regional and global communities for the museum.
• Develop best practices for touring and in-gallery engagement programs and act as a resource for policies.
• Schedule tours and curator talks within galleries and exhibitions.
• Collaborate to develop curriculum for K-12 programs and teacher PD.
• Support Student Guide program and coordinate student tours.
• Collaborate with other collections staff to foster co-organized programs.
• Evaluate policies and procedures and guide program strategy.
• Collect analytics data on attendance and engagement and identify growth opportunities.

Skills

Volunteer management

Program development

Communication skills

Event planning

Public engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Museum Studies

Experience in museums

Tools

CRM software

Microsoft Office

Job description

The Cantor Arts Center on the Stanford campus is seeking a Community Learning and Engagement Associate to develop in-gallery programs and lead volunteer efforts. This role emphasizes outreach to diverse audiences and collaboration with School and Family Programs to expand access to museum education.

You will coordinate tours, schedule talks, and help create curricula for K-12 partners, while also supporting student guides and analytics-driven improvement.