Museum Educator, Digital Specialist

Kennesaw State University is one of the 50 largest public institutions in the country, dedicated to transforming lives through academic excellence and innovative research. The Museum Educator, Digital Specialist will develop and maintain digital learning resources, engage in public outreach, and support the museum's educational programs.

Responsibilities

• Engages in public outreach to K-12 public and private schools, homeschool organizations, campus community, and community. May involve travel to and from outreach locations with the responsibility of delivery, set-up and breakdown of travel exhibits
• Responsible for researching and writing curriculum related to outreach and developing evaluation techniques to assess program effectiveness
• Provides input to staff in development and execution of promotional plans related to outreach
• Assists with special projects and patrons with research and reference information
• Conducts evaluations of outreach programs
• Provides research support for exhibits and outreach programs
• Assists in managing field trips, in-school programs, homeschool days for K-12 audiences, and dialogue-based programs offered to university and adult audiences
• Provides administrative support to members of The Museum of History and Holocaust Education (MHHE)
• Assists with collection management and may assist the communications team as needed
• Assists with instruction sessions, outreach events and programs which may be virtual or in-person

Skills

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution of higher education in related field
• Current, valid and unrestricted Georgia driver's license
• One (1) year of experience in a related field
• Knowledge of Airtable, Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, Adobe Suite, Articulate, Omeka, ArcGIS
• Ability to be effective with broad constituencies, including K-12 and university-level students and members of the community
• Ability to implement archival or museum exhibits, programs, outreach, and processes and support archival or museum programs and initiatives
• Exercises the highest level of integrity and professionalism in all aspects of work
• Able to handle multiple tasks or projects at one time meeting assigned deadlines
• Knowledge of best practices for museums, archives, rare books and digital repositories
• Familiarity with the field of public history
• Demonstrates strong problem-solving, organizational, interpersonal, initiative, teamwork, independent judgment, technology, and presentation skills
• Excellent interpersonal, initiative, teamwork, problem solving, independent judgment, organization, communication (verbal and written), time management, project management and presentation skills
• Proficient with computer applications and programs associated with the position (i.e. Microsoft Office suite)
• Strong attention to detail and follow up skills
• Strong customer service skills and phone and e-mail etiquette
• Advanced degree from an accredited institution of higher education in related field preferred
• Previous experience in museums, archives or similar historical preservation field preferred

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 13 paid holidays
• Vacation
• Generous retirement plans
• Tuition waiver
• Wellness options
• And more!

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