Temporary Security Officer, GRAMMY Museum

The Recording Academy; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The Recording Academy is seeking temporary Security Personnel for a five-week assignment starting June 2025 at the GRAMMY Museum in Los Angeles. Responsibilities include overseeing the safety of the Museum's guests, property, and events. Candidates should have a strong background in security practices and the ability to handle emergencies and provide excellent customer service.

Qualifications

• Minimum of three years' Security experience required.
• Demonstrated understanding of established security best practices.
• Ability to respond quickly and appropriately to unexpected situations.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the safety and security of the Museum's premises, artifacts, and visitors.
• Monitor crowd flow and assist with Museum events and programs.
• Respond to emergencies and provide assistance as needed.

Skills

Security experience

First aid knowledge

Interpersonal skills

Ability to manage emergencies

Job description

This is a five-week temporary position assignment starting in June 2025.

WHO WE'RE LOOKING FOR

The Security Department plays a vital role by serving as the Museum's frontline stewards, interacting with every phase and facet of our business to ensure the safety, security, and enjoyment of the Museum, its staff, visitors, and artifacts.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

EVALUATION & STRATEGY RESPONSIBILITES

• Be responsible for the overall safety and security of the Museum's premises, artifacts, employees, and visitors.
• Ensure the museum is secured, continue to stay informed and up to date on the latest security protocols, and adhere to the Standard Operating Procedures as administered by the Director, Security & Operations.
• Remain aware of and assist with the operational needs of private events, programs, and exhibit installations, as well as special needs visitors and DEIA training.
• Provide best in class customer service, ensuring our visitors, staff and special guests are informed and engaged.

DAY-TO-DAY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Welcome visitors, walk the Museum floors (offering assistance and reporting technical issues), monitor crowd flow and general wellbeing of Museum staff, guests, property and artifacts.
• Work Museum events, programs, and workshops to ensure the enjoyment and safety of our visitors and staff.
• Follow all opening and closing procedures as outlined in our Standard Operating Procedures, including assisting our Guest Services staff as needed.
• Ensure that CCTV equipment and access control systems are functioning properly and being used and monitored to ensure the consistent and ongoing safety and security of Museum property and artifacts.
• Participate in all security training, including but not limited to drills, sessions, courses, updates, and certifications. Training areas may include general security and safety, fire, earthquake, evacuation, first aid, and other emergencies.
• Respond to emergency and non-emergency situations, including tampering of artifacts, injuries and first aid incidents, security breaches, damaged property, and other real and potential threats.
• Provide security escorts for vendors, contractors, employees, visitors, special guests (e.g., VIPs, press), and artifact installation and removal through public and / or restricted areas as directed by security management.
• Work additional shifts as needed to cover call offs and late arrivals.
• Maintain working knowledge of security, safety, and emergency preparedness best practices.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• Minimum of three (3) years' Security experience.
• Demonstrated working knowledge and application of established security best practices and the operational needs of a museum, cultural institution, or other visitor-focused and / or collecting organization including security organizational structures and protocols.
• Ability to respond quickly and appropriately to unexpected situations and emergencies.
• General knowledge of first aid, CPR, and AED.
• Proficiency in general office, productivity, and computer systems including Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Word, and Excel).
• Strong written skills, including staff memos and announcements, basic business correspondence, training materials, policies and procedures, incident reports and documentation, performance evaluations, and disciplinary memos.
• Strong interpersonal skills, including a demonstrated ability to maintain impartial, positive, courteous, and professional in interactions with students, museum staff, artists and professionals from other museums, donors, high profile VIPs, vendors, visitors, and the public.
• Ability to establish trust with both company leaders and team members to achieve team and company goals.
• Ability to physically stand and walk for extended periods of time.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, including overtime and varying shifts, as required.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS FOR CERTAIN ROLES

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and sit for long periods of time, and work at a computer for long periods of time.

The employee will be required to lift and / or move up to 60 pounds.

SALARY AND BENEFITS

The starting hourly rate for this position is $20.00 per hour, benchmarked against industry standards. Salaries for positions required to be in specific geographic locations reflect the corresponding labor market.

Explore our career opportunities to join a team that values creativity, innovation, and diversity.

ABOUT THE RECORDING ACADEMY AND ITS AFFILIATES

GRAMMY MUSEUM

The GRAMMY Museum is a nonprofit organization dedicated to celebrating and exploring music from yesterday and today to inspire the music of tomorrow through music preservation, education, exhibitions, and public programming and aims to create a world in which shared love of music sparks curiosity, creativity, and community. Programs include GRAMMY in the Schools education programs that are offered year-round for students, teachers, and schools throughout the United States.

RECORDING ACADEMY

The Recording Academy represents the voices of performers, songwriters, producers, engineers, and all music professionals. Dedicated to ensuring the recording arts remain a thriving part of our shared cultural heritage, the Academy honors music's history while investing in its future through the GRAMMY Museum, advocates on behalf of music creators, supports music people in times of need through MusiCares, and celebrates artistic excellence through the GRAMMY Awards-music's only peer-recognized accolade and highest achievement. As the world's leading society of music professionals, we work year-round to foster a more inspiring world for creators.

MUSICARES

A friend and ally of the music community, MusiCares was established by the Recording Academy to safeguard the health and well-being of all music people. A four-star charity and safety net in times of need, MusiCares offers confidential preventative, recovery, and emergency programs to address financial, medical, and personal health issues. Through the generosity of our donors and volunteer professionals, our dedicated team works across the country to ensure the music community has the resources and support it needs.

LATIN RECORDING ACADEMY

The Latin Recording Academy is an international, membership-based organization comprised of Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking recording artists, musicians, songwriters, producers and other creative and technical recording professionals. The organization is dedicated to improving the quality of life and cultural condition for Latin music and its makers. In addition to producing the Latin GRAMMY Awards to honor excellence in the recorded arts and sciences, The Latin Recording Academy provides educational and outreach programs for the Latin music community either directly or through its Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation.

LATIN GRAMMY CULTURAL FOUNDATION

The Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation is a charitable organization established by the Latin Recording Academy in 2014. The organization is dedicated to creating opportunities for the next generation of Latin music creators through scholarships, educational programs, grants, and access to creators and industry executives.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

The Recording Academy, its affiliates, and the music industry have a strong culture of inclusion and respect for everyone. The Recording Academy makes intentional, courageous, and principled decisions for stronger business outcomes and ensures that all creators and professionals live and work in a fair and safe environment. It is the Recording Academy's policy to provide equal employment opportunities for all applicants and employees. The Recording Academy does not discriminate on the basis of race (nor traits historically associated with race, including, but not limited to hair texture and protective hairstyles), color, religion (including religious dress and grooming), creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), national origin, ancestry, age, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, family care status, military or veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law. The Recording Academy will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship to the Recording Academy. This policy governs all aspects of employment, including selection, job assignment, compensation, promotion, discipline, termination, access to benefits and training, recruitment, hiring, transfer, and social and recreational programs.