Strategic Corporate Art Programs Manager

The Trustees of Reservations; Lincoln (MA); Hybrid; USD 36,000 - 46,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Sick time

Vacation time

Holidays

401k with match

Reciprocity: free/discounted museum &

Discounts on tickets and merchandise

Day of Wonder

Day of Service

Job summary

The Trustees of Reservations, at deCordova Sculpture Park & Museum in Lincoln, MA, seeks a part-time Program Manager for the Corporate Art Loan Program. This exempt, 24-hour/week role serves as the primary contact for corporate members, drives program revenue, and oversees the artist roster and artwork collection.

Responsibilities include expanding client relationships, onboarding, artwork selections, and maintaining collateral and reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (required).
• 5+ years of consultative sales and development experience, preferably in museums or galleries.
• Experience managing a complex sales cycle with companies of various sizes.
• Exceptional written and verbal communications skills and the ability to handle confidential and sensitive information.
• Demonstrated planning and organizational skills to effectively manage high-volume workflow and timelines, while remaining detail oriented.
• Proven ability to collaborate effectively as part of a team and independently.
• Familiarity with maintaining data for customer relationship management tools.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office and Adobe Photoshop; ability to learn Artwork Archive and Airtable.

Responsibilities

• Expand client relationships through the full sales and service cycle, focusing on retention, revenue expansion, and new client acquisition.
• Identify and follow up with potential leads, referrals, and conduct cold outreach to generate opportunities.
• Collaborate with Trustees Development Team to identify and solicit new clients, and support bringing existing clients into donor base.
• Nurture customer relationships and identify opportunities for upsell.
• Understand prospect and client needs and advise on budget and artwork accordingly.
• Educate prospects, communicate value proposition, handle objections and resolve issues with clients.
• Oversee full artwork selection cycle with clients; present artwork options and support decision-making.
• Guide onboarding process including intro call, site visit, artwork review calls and installation follow up documentation.
• Facilitate communication through renewal, invoicing, artwork package delivery and installation follow-up.
• Maintain program website and printed collateral for client and artist prospecting and retention.
• Maintain internal reporting, client invoicing, agreements, and COI/WC paperwork.
• Represent the Trustees and deCordova in the Greater Boston corporate world.
• Guide the work of Artist Relations Lead and Operations Lead for artwork rotations.
• Participate in artwork install/deinstall as needed.
• Provide special programming opportunities for corporate members.

Skills

Consultative sales

Client relationship management

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Art handling experience

Microsoft Office

Adobe Photoshop

Artwork Archive

Airtable

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

CRM tools

Artwork Archive

Airtable

Microsoft Office

Adobe Photoshop

Job description

The Trustees of Reservations, at deCordova Sculpture Park & Museum in Lincoln, MA, seeks a part-time Program Manager for the Corporate Art Loan Program. This exempt, 24-hour/week role serves as the primary contact for corporate members, drives program revenue, and oversees the artist roster and artwork collection.

Responsibilities include expanding client relationships, onboarding, artwork selections, and maintaining collateral and reporting.