Public Programs Lead for Arts & Social Change

Socket.dev; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 51,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Job summary

The National Museum of Women in the Arts is seeking a Public Programs Specialist to support the Director of Public Programs in creating, implementing, and evaluating programs tied to exhibitions and collections that advance the museum’s mission to champion women in the arts.

Responsibilities include coordinating adult programs, managing budgets and logistics, developing content and partnerships, promoting events across Marketing, Digital Engagement, and Publications, and analyzing audience

Qualifications

• Proven experience in producing public programs or events in a cultural or arts setting.
• Ability to oversee program production from inception to execution.
• Strong project management skills and the ability to multitask and prioritize projects.

Responsibilities

• Support public programs for adults, including administrative project management, internal and external communications, speaker travel and accommodation, registration, partner and vendor logistics, and program budgets.
• Assist Director of Public Programs in developing new program content and partnerships.
• Assist Director of Public Programs in ensuring that all programs are initiated, executed, monitored, and delivered on time, within scope and budget.
• Assist Director of Public Programs in developing strategies for on-site and online audience engagement.
• Oversee audience engagement and evaluation efforts, including visitor surveys, data collection, post-program assessments, and analysis of audience feedback to measure a program’s success and impact.
• Coordinate with Marketing & Communications, Digital Engagement, and Publications to ensure the timely promotion of public programs, including managing project timelines, submitting marketing requests, and reviewing promotional content.
• Track, maintain, and analyze departmental data, including program budgets, attendance, registration, audience demographics, survey results, and other key performance metrics.
• Prepare reports and recommendations that inform future programming, strategic planning, and grant reporting.
• Manage weekend and evening events a few times a month.
• Train and oversee department interns and rotating cohort of event production volunteers.
• Maintain successful relationships with vendors, consultants, attendees, and program partners.
• Represent the museum at related community events and participate in other projects as needed.

Skills

Project management

Audience engagement

Communication

Team collaboration

Data analysis

Budget management

Job description

The National Museum of Women in the Arts is seeking a Public Programs Specialist to support the Director of Public Programs in creating, implementing, and evaluating programs tied to exhibitions and collections that advance the museum’s mission to champion women in the arts.

Responsibilities include coordinating adult programs, managing budgets and logistics, developing content and partnerships, promoting events across Marketing, Digital Engagement, and Publications, and analyzing audience