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Posted September 2, 2026
Exhibit Designer
GYROSCOPE
Oakland, California
Salary Range: $70,000 – $90,000
SUMMARY:
We are seeking a creative and collaborative exhibit designer to work as part of our team in Oakland, CA to develop and design innovative projects that redefine museums and informal education environments.
ABOUT GYROSCOPE:
Gyroscope, Inc. is an award-winning interdisciplinary studio that prides itself on its strong, and diverse collection of skills and backgrounds. Our mission is to design learning environments that provide value for children, families, and communities. We are a group of creative thinkers, architects, designers, artists, and collaborators, with a holistic approach to learning, delivering high impact results to our clients. We create learning experiences over a broad range of environments and design platforms that include science centers, children’s museums, learning gardens, enrichment centers, schools, libraries, cultural institutions and site-specific art installations. As a design studio, we provide an opportunity for unlimited creative growth with the challenge and responsibility to transform vision into reality.
SPECIFICS FOR THE POSITION:
- Investigate, develop and design new models for learning environments
- Collaborate with internal team, client, and project stakeholders
- Plan, manage, and complete project tasks from inspirational concepts through construction documents
- Think and work in a wide variety of disciplines including STEM, educational theory, architecture, multimedia, graphics, and interactive exhibits design
- Communicate ideas internally and to clients through sketches, illustrations, diagrams, drawings, verbally and in writing
- Develop designs from conceptual renderings and 3-D models, through schematics, design development, CD and bid phases
- Coordinate with team specialists including exhibit evaluators, researchers, structural engineers, MEP, lighting designers and client advisors
- Research and integrate formal and informal learning practices, new materials, technologies, and building methods into design ideas
- Contribute to the development and growth of a multidisciplinary design studio
- Some travel to meetings and site visits will be required
- In support of a collaborative and creative office culture, all staff works in the office
- Architectural license in California and/or another state (Optional)
- Report to Project Lead Designer
QUALIFICATIONS:
- A minimum of 3 years professional design experience (museum experience preferred)
- A deep passion and commitment to design collaboration. Must work well collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team, taking direction and constructive criticism from others, and maintaining tight timeframes
- A strong desire to integrate exhibit design with architectural design
- Ability to think with your hands; proven experience in designing and building things. This includes knowledge of the design process, ergonomics, Universal Design, user interface, materials, construction skills, and building techniques
- Experience working in the field(s) of architecture, landscape design, exhibit design, and education
- Excellent organizational skills and a strong ability to plan, manage and execute a project on schedule and budget
- Fluent in sketching and drawing
- Proven ability in the use of computer-based tools: Vectorworks 3D, Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office, SmartSheet
- B.A. or M.A. in Architecture, Interior Architecture, Industrial Design, Theater Arts or equivalent (preferred)
TO APPLY:
Please send a resume, digital portfolio as PDF file, and letter of interest to Tasha Leverette: tasha@gyroscopeinc.com.
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Posted September 2, 2026
Director of Exhibits
Madison Children’s Museum
Madison Wisconsin
Salary Range: $75,000 – $95,000, depending upon experience
The Director of Exhibits is a key leadership position responsible for overseeing the planning, interpretation, design, and implementation of rich, artful interactive experiences that communicate MCM’s brand and values through exhibits on site at the museum and its outreach exhibits, partnerships, and external collaborations. The Director of Exhibits creates a climate for creativity, collaboration, and innovation in exhibit design that supports young children and families. This position is building on a rich history of leadership in sustainable exhibit design and collaborations with artists.
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Posted August 31, 2026
Manager of Exhibits + Facilities
National Children’s Museum
Washington, DC
Salary Range: $65,000 – $75,000
National Children’s Museum is a world-class institution that aims to spark children’s imaginations and encourage them to dream. Steps off the National Mall and Pennsylvania Avenue, National Children’s Museum celebrates the joy of childhood through science, technology, engineering, arts, and math (STEAM) exhibits and programs. As Manager of Exhibits + Facilities, you will help realize this vision for hundreds of thousands of visitors each year.
As Manager of Exhibits + Facilities, reporting to the Vice President of Marketing + Creative Strategy, you will oversee the day-to-day operations of the Museum’s exhibits and facilities. As part of the full brand experience, this role will focus on creating deeper family-centered engagement and more moments of joy and learning. Your work will support the mission of the National Children’s Museum to inspire children to care about and change the world—playing a critical role in sparking curiosity and igniting innovation for millions of children in this next generation.
what you’ll do:
- Uphold exhibit integrity to ensure experiences work as intended while prioritizing guest safety, security, and engagement in exhibit content and learning objectives;
- Reinforce the full brand experience by ensuring continuity on the whole user journey from our website to the physical experience;
- Design and fabricate exhibit materials, props, and small-scale installations to support dynamic, responsive learning experiences;
- Manage National Children’s Museum visiting exhibit hall program by coordinating with vendors and managing transition and installation logistics;
- Ensure the building and its systems are well maintained by working with building management, external vendors, service providers, and contractors as needed;
- Manage exhibits and facilities and custodial team members to ensure the space is kept in excellent condition with a high quality of cleanliness;
- Conduct routine maintenance, repairs, and improvements to the exhibits and facilities;
- Develop and maintain documentation of facilities and exhibits operations and maintenance; and
- Continue to improve the Museum experience by reviewing visitor feedback as it relates to Museum exhibits and facilities.
what we believe are important experiences + traits for this role:
- 3-5 years working with exhibits and facilities in a museum or similar setting;
- Knowledge or interest in exhibit and/or experiential design as it relates to a larger brand system;
- Creative mind-set and interest in tinkering, making, and design;
- Demonstrated skills in troubleshooting, repairing, and fabrication of exhibits and building systems;
- Experience writing, issuing, and managing RFPs and contracts;
- Previous experience working with children, particularly in settings such as museums, or programs in STEAM learning, arts, or theater;
- Detail-oriented with strong organizational and project management skills and a proven ability to organize and prioritize work, projects, and meet deadlines;
- Self-starter able to take charge of tasks and make decisions swiftly;
- Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States. This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship;
- Be a positive, collaborative member of National Children’s Museum Team’s creative culture; and
- Passion for the mission and values of National Children’s Museum.
- physical demands + working environment
- Ability to remain standing, walking, or sitting for long periods, move up to 40 lbs., and interact with children and adults in the exhibits, including a three-story climber and slide;
- Occasional work outdoors;
- Fast-paced, highly sensory, stimulating work environment due to constant noise and interaction with other staff and visitors, which includes children; and
- Must be punctual and reliable.
hours and location:
Full-time position at the National Children’s Museum, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW. Must be available to work onsite from 9 am to 5 pm Tuesday through Saturday. Occasional evening and holiday work required. Occasional travel required.
salary + benefits
$65,000 – $75,000, commensurate with experience and skill set. FT benefits include PTO, health insurance, dental insurance, LTD/STD/Life Insurance, 403(b).
what we value:
Our mission is to inspire children to care about and change the world. The Museum is an innovative institution that sparks curiosity and wonder and a space where all children feel valued. We champion dedicated, creative individuals who embrace a life-long learner mindset. We are strongly committed to building a diverse team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. The more inclusive we are, the stronger our Museum.
Interested candidates should submit a resume and a cover letter to hr@nationalchildrensmuseum.org with the subject line: Manager of Exhibits + Facilities.
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Posted August 20, 2026
Vice President of Visitor Experience and Earned Revenue
The Museum of Flight
Seattle, Washington
Salary Range: $200,000 – $235,000, depending on experience
We are seeking a dynamic and visionary Vice President of Visitor Experience & Earned Revenue to lead the Museum’s integrated growth strategy and shape the future of our audience engagement. This executive will unite creative experience design, marketing and communications, audience development, and earned revenue into a powerful, cohesive engine that drives attendance, deepens visitor connection, and ensures long-term sustainability. As a key member of the Executive Team, this leader will translate powerful aerospace storytelling into measurable growth and lasting institutional impact.
Summary
The Vice President of Visitor Experience & Earned Revenue is a senior executive leader responsible for shaping and advancing the Museum’s overall growth strategy by integrating creative experience design, audience development, marketing, and communications, and earned revenue into a unified and sustainable growth model. This role holds direct accountability for earned revenue performance and attendance growth and serves as Executive Sponsor for the Museum’s Experience strategy. The Vice President ensures that exhibits, programs, events, and visitor-facing experiences reflect compelling storytelling, creative excellence, and emotional resonance. These efforts drive repeat visitation, deepen audience connection, and strengthen long-term relevance. As the enterprise leader over creative exhibit design, marketing, and communications, and earned revenue functions, this role aligns strong director-level expertise into a cohesive, high-performing system. The Vice President establishes shared strategic priorities, resolves tradeoffs, and ensures these areas operate as an integrated growth engine. As a member of the Executive Team, this role partners across the organization and serves as the Museum’s Board-level subject-matter expert on audience growth, experience performance, and earned revenue sustainability.
Essential Duties, & Responsibilities
Following is a summary of the essential functions for this job. Other duties may be performed both major and minor, which are not mentioned below. Specific activities may change from time to time. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.
Experience, Exhibitions, & Creative Strategy
- Provide executive leadership for the vision, development, and lifecycle of permanent, temporary, and traveling exhibits, as well as visitor-facing programs and experiences.
- Serve as Executive Sponsor for the Museum’s Experience strategy, ensuring compelling, inclusive, and emotionally engaging experiences across physical and digital platforms.
- Champion creative excellence and storytelling as primary drivers of visitor connection, relevance, and repeat visitation – ensuring experiences tell clear, human-centered stories of aerospace innovation.
- Partner with Curatorial, Collections, Education, and Operations leadership to align content, creative direction, audience appeal, and operational feasibility.
- Advance an Experience Master Plan, aligned with the Campus Plan, which reflects audience behavior and experience design best practices.
- Apply financial discipline and audience insight to experience investments, ensuring alignment with audience growth, inclusion, earned revenue performance, and long-term sustainability goals.
Earned Revenue Strategy & Growth
- Hold organization-level accountability for earned revenue performance, approximately $12M annually, ensuring sustainable growth aligned with mission and long-term financial health.
- Define and oversee a comprehensive earned revenue strategy across admissions, retail, simulators, private events, premium experiences, and related revenue streams.
- Establish strategic frameworks for pricing, product mix, portfolio management, and revenue optimization while balancing access, mission impact, and financial return.
- Partner with Finance to align multi-year forecasts, capital investments, and revenue targets with institutional strategy.
- Evaluate and prioritize growth opportunities, partnerships, and business models based on financial return, strategic value, operational feasibility, and audience impact.
Marketing, Communications & Audience Development
- Define and oversee the Museum’s integrated marketing, communications, public relations, and digital strategies, ensuring brand clarity, emotional resonance, and measurable contribution to audience growth and earned revenue.
- Establish and oversee a cohesive brand, storytelling, and communications strategy across all channels, ensuring consistent positioning, emotional resonance, and measurable contribution to audience growth and earned revenue.
- Provide executive oversight of content strategy and audience communications to ensure alignment with visitor experience and institutional priorities.
- Allocate resources and guide internal teams and external partners to maximize return on marketing investment.
- Build and evolve internal marketing capabilities aligned with growth and experience objectives.
Data, Analytics & Decision-Making
- Champion the development and use of visitor, attendance, and revenue data to inform strategy, investment decisions, and performance evaluation.
- Advance data maturity by establishing clear performance frameworks, measurement practices, and audience research capabilities to inform strategic decisions.
- Establish clear performance metrics and dashboards to track marketing effectiveness, visitor behavior, experience performance, and earned revenue outcomes.
- Foster a culture of learning and experimentation grounded in data and evidence.
Executive Leadership & Board Engagement
- Serve as a key member of the Executive Team, contributing to enterprise-wide strategy, planning, and decision-making.
- Establish shared strategic priorities and resolve tradeoffs across experience development, marketing, and earned revenue to drive cohesive institutional growth.
- Serve as the Museum’s executive subject-matter expert on audience growth, experience performance, and earned revenue sustainability.
- Inform campus planning and long-term capacity strategy by providing insights on audience demand, earned revenue potential, and visitor behavior to support data-driven decisions about space, programming, and infrastructure.
- Support and engage with the Board of Trustees and relevant committees, including presenting earned revenue results, visitor trends, experience initiatives, risks, and opportunities.
- Represent the Museum publicly, including media engagements, community partnerships, and speaking opportunities, as appropriate and in coordination with the CEO.
People Leadership & Culture
- Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing leadership team, providing clarity of priorities, accountability, and support for innovation.
- Foster a culture of collaboration, experimentation, learning, and shared ownership of results.
- Advance the Museum’s commitment to equity, inclusion, and belonging through audience-centered leadership and inclusive experiences.
Qualifications
Education & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in marketing, business, finance, sales, communications, or a related field required; advanced degree preferred. A combination of education and relevant experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
- Minimum of ten (10) years of senior leadership experience with direct responsibility for visitor-focused strategies, audience development, and earned revenue growth.
- Demonstrated success leading revenue-driven marketing, experience, and growth strategies in attractions, cultural institutions, performing arts, entertainment, hospitality, or similar visitor-centered organizations.
- Experience presenting to Boards or senior governance bodies on financial and strategic performance strongly preferred.
Knowledge
- Creative direction and storytelling leadership in cultural, entertainment, or mission-driven organizations.
- Earned revenue models in visitor-centered organizations.
- Consumer and visitor behavior, demand generation, and pricing strategies.
- Marketing, communications, and digital engagement channels.
- Experience design principles and lifecycle management for exhibits and programs.
- Financial concepts including forecasting, ROI, and performance measurement.
- Use of qualitative and quantitative research to inform decision-making.
Skills
- Strategic planning and execution.
- Financial information analysis and analytical reasoning.
- Data-informed decision-making.
- Executive communication and presentation.
- Cross-functional collaboration and influence.
- People leadership, coaching, and team development.
- Change leadership and organizational alignment.
Abilities
- Ability to evaluate and guide creative concepts and narrative development at an executive level.
- Ability to own and deliver complex, multi-dimensional outcomes.
- Ability to lead through influence rather than direct control.
- Ability to balance creativity with discipline and financial stewardship.
- Ability to operate effectively amid ambiguity, risk, and evolving priorities.
- Ability to engage credibly with senior leaders, Boards, and external stakeholders.
Core Competencies
- Strategic Leadership: Sets clear direction, makes tradeoffs, and aligns people and resources to achieve outcomes.
- Audience-Centered Thinking: Designs and champions experiences grounded in audience needs, behaviors, and inclusion.
- Creative & Experience Leadership: Elevates storytelling, design quality, and emotional resonance while aligning with institutional strategy.
- Revenue & Business Acumen: Understands financial drivers and uses them to inform strategy and decisions.
- Data & Learning Orientation: Uses data, testing, and learning to improve decisions and outcomes.
- Collaboration & Influence: Builds trust, aligns diverse stakeholders, and drives progress through partnership.
- Change & Innovation Leadership: Leads transformation thoughtfully, balancing innovation with risk management.
- Equity & Inclusion Leadership: Advances inclusive practices and experiences that reflect and welcome diverse communities.
License & Certification
- None
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The schedule for this position is generally Monday – Friday; 9am – 5pm. Final schedule is determined by the Supervisor. May require working additional hours including evenings and weekends based on Museum need.
Some travel may be expected for this position.
Physical Demands
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. Able to lift up to 25 pounds with or without assistance. This position works in an office environment with long sedentary periods and repetitive wrist and arm movement. The ability to focus, bend, carry, reach to the side, front and overhead, push, pull, walk, stand, twist and squat are occasional requirements in a normal office setting. Onsite attendance is essential to perform some of the duties of this position; ability to move through physical Museum campus spaces including occasionally outdoors in variable weather.
Benefits
The Museum of Flight offers full-time employees a generous and comprehensive benefits package which includes medical, dental, vision, flexible spending accounts, a 403(b) retirement plan with a 5% match after 1 year of service, Employee Assistance Program, as well as company paid life insurance, Accidental Death and Dismemberment, and long-term disability.
Paid-Time Off
Our paid time-off plans include 2 weeks of accrued sick (80 hours) leave and 5 weeks of vacation (200 hours) per year, 10 paid holidays, and 2 floating holidays. Should you receive an offer, please expect that it can fall anywhere within this range. A multitude of factors will determine a fair salary based on the following: scope of role within the organization, years of relevant experience, specific skills, and evaluation of capability to execute in role successfully (among other critical factors).
Important Information
The Museum of Flight is committed to reflecting the diverse community around us. We continue to listen, learn, and implement change so that we can become a more inclusive organization that addresses bias and inequity, and better serves our communities. We highly encourage persons of color, members of marginalized communities, women, non-binary, and LGBTQIA+ individuals to apply. Prior to hire, and only after a conditional offer of employment has been made, a background check including criminal history may be conducted consistent with applicable law, including the Washington State Fair Chance Act. Information obtained from the background check will be considered only as permitted by law and will not automatically disqualify an applicant from employment. The Museum of Flight is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, color, age, sex, religion, national origin, disability, veteran’s status, sexual orientation, or gender identity/expression.
The Museum of Flight has partnered with Talent Citizen to assist in this recruitment. Please contact President Tracy D. Welsh and Managing Director Rachel K. Partin to share your resume and cover letter via email at: mf-vpveer@talentcitizen.com.
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Posted August 18, 2026
Museum Technology Supervisor
California Science Center
Los Angeles, California
Salary Range: $70,000 – $78,000
Museum Technology Supervisors work with the Exhibitions Technology Manager under the leadership of the Exhibitions Technical Director and are responsible for leading a team of Technology Specialists in updating and retrofitting of technological components within interactive exhibits. This role requires a broad understanding of the diverse range of tools, technologies, and materials used to diagnose and resolve malfunctions in exhibits, ensuring seamless operation. This is a newly formed department, and we need a wide range of skills and knowledge. If you have any experience with museum exhibits and are interested in joining the team, please consider applying.
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Posted August 18, 2026
Museum Technology Specialist
California Science Center
Los Angeles, California
Salary Range: $28.35 – $30.03 per hour
At the California Science Center, we believe science is best understood through doing. Our exhibits are powered by physical mechanisms, sensory input, and cutting-edge digital layers. Visitors will tinker, push, play, code, observe, and question—through hands-on experiences rooted in curiosity and discovery. To bring this to life, we’re assembling a foundational Phase III Exhibit Support Team through a cluster hire. We’re seeking collaborative, technically skilled visionaries across key exhibit development scopes. This is your chance to join a historic institution with a contemporary vision.
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