Manager of Public Engagement
Manager of Public Engagement
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Job Description
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art is one of the largest museums of modern and contemporary art in the United States and a thriving cultural center for the Bay Area. We cannot imagine life without art; it inspires and connects us every day. Now more than ever these connections matter and are aligned with our values.
Inclusive: We strive to be a museum of many voices in dialogue.
Passionate: We believe working with art is more than a job or trusteeship - its a way of life.
Brave: We are committed to approaching our work with courage and a sense of adventure always ready to explore new perspectives.
Empathic: We aim to act like a person not an institution.
SFMOMA is a place for the infinitely curious to explore support and experience the art of our time. We believe that modern and contemporary art can influence the way we think view the world and embrace the many voices and perspectives around us. We aspire to foster an environment that elicits joy nurtures a sense of belonging and purposewhere difference is seen as a strength and every one is appreciated for their whole self.
Schedule: Full Time 35 hours/week at least three days working onsite
The Public Engagement team at SFMOMA develops and produces a wide range of public programming for a cross-span of audiences. This programming is rooted in artist civic and community partnership as well as internal collaborations. Through programming the Public Engagement team aims to deepen the museums connection to diverse audiences and artistic communities in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond.
Under the supervision of the Director of Public Engagement the Manager of Public Engagement supports the development and execution of the full portfolio of Public Engagement offerings. This critical position is responsible for overseeing cross-team production workflows cross-organization communication and workflows successful management of project timelines and exceptional program production. This role works extensively with cross-museum colleagues to build relationships improve workflows and provide clear communication around programming and deliver on programming needs.
The Manager of Public Engagement builds and sustains relationships with artists makers thought leaders and community partners with a focus on the San Francisco Bay Area with the aim to enhance the museums role as a welcoming civic space. This position supervises the Senior Program Specialist Public Engagement and Public Engagement Coordinator.
Success for the Manager will be to support the Public Engagement teams efforts to:
Create meaningful shared experiences exploring the art of our time through public programming and community-based projects.
Encourage exploration experimentation and creative problem-solving through a broad range of programs including: Koret Education Center exhibitions; festival-style events; workshops; talks; tours; academic civic and community engagement projects; creative residencies; performances; storytelling; and artist commissions.
Build and nurture relationships to engage a wider community in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond.
Provide access diversity of experience and remove institutional barriers to art and ideas.
Create opportunities for people to connect with one another and the wider world.
In the first year of work in this position key milestones will be:
After 30 days: Establish understanding of key programs and processes in Public Engagement. Contribute to projects as assigned. Begin developing departmental cross-departmental and external relationships necessary for collaborative work.
After 90 days: Demonstrate understanding of museum processes contribute to an increased number scale and variety of projects with increased project-management responsibility while continuing to develop collaborative approach to projects.
After 1 year: Demonstrate understanding of public engagement program strategy and event production. Project-management skills ability to work independently and problem-solve proactively on multiple simultaneous projects; contribute to refining departmental and cross-departmental workflows; and deepen key professional collaborations.
Responsibilities & Duties
- Program Management
- Develop implement and evaluate a range of programmatic experiences that span discursive programming performances workshops festivals artist commissions exhibitions in the Koret Education Center conferences and tours.
- Responsible for team-level project management of public programs. Ensure project deadlines are communicated across the Public Engagement team and successfully met.
- Responsible for project management of Koret Education Center exhibitions (1-2 annual). Work collaboratively with the Education and Interpretive Media teams in the design implementation and execution of these projects.
- Manage existing and new production workflows for exhibitions commissions and public programs including coordinating project meetings budgets tasks and timelines with all relevant stakeholders.
- Document and evaluate programs and initiatives. Work with the Director of Public Engagement to analyze and communicate evaluation outcomes.
- Undertake research for programs including gathering background information about artists and potential community partners.
- Manage the Senior Program Associate Public Engagement and Public Engagement Coordinator and provide mentorship training development and performance evaluations.
- Department Strategy
- Strategize and coordinate Public Engagements broader strategic initiatives in collaboration with the Director of Public Engagement Strategic Initiatives Curatorial and other members of Education and Community Engagement division.
- Support with the development of the aims content and scheduling of the programmatic calendar.
- Work closely with colleagues in Philanthropy on corporate sponsorships grant writing and reporting.
- Participate in creative thinking workshops and strategic planning meetings within the Education and Community Engagement division.
- Relationship Cultivation
- Build trusting relationships across the museum including with Education Curatorial Interpretation Exhibitions Collections Marketing and Communications Design Studio Exhibitions Fabrication Visitor Experience A/V Finance and other key internal partners.
- Write program descriptions program notes and program introductions. Check cross-museum outreach for programmatic accuracy.
- Act as the liaison between the museum and local community organizations and partners.
- Demonstrate a deep commitment to inclusion diversity equity and access both within and with the communities of diverse cultures backgrounds and gender identities served.
- Perform other duties as required
Qualifications & Skills
- Undergraduate degree in art history art education cultural studies or a broad liberal arts education or equivalent experiencewith demonstrable interest in modern and contemporary art desired or equivalent related experience.
- Minimum of five (5) years of experience in an art museum cultural organization non-profit organization or in program management including experience working collaboratively with colleagues and external partners in roles of progressive responsibility including experience managing and mentoring direct reports.
- Demonstrated event production and program management experience.
- Demonstrated experience managing the development of community-based programs.
- Excellent attention to detail and creative problem-solving skills.
- Knowledge of modern and contemporary art and museum of Bay Area cultural and community organizations a plus.
- Demeanor suited to a fast-moving and dynamic environment.
- Demonstrated project management and organizational skills with the ability to organize work set priorities meet critical deadlines track attendance and budgets follow-up on assignments and work effectively on several projects concurrently with a minimum of direction.
- High degree of interpersonal skills: personable and diplomatic in working collaboratively with diverse constituencies and program participants; able to effectively supervise motivate and train staff.
- Demonstrated resilience diplomacy influence relationship building and problem-solving skills in a variety of situations to build and sustain respectful and collaborative relationships/networks internal and external to the office.
- Exhibited awareness and sensitivity to cultural and other differences when working with partner organizations staff program participants artists other stakeholders and the public.
- Highly effective written and oral communication skills to address a wide variety of audiences.
- Excellent IT skills including Word Excel database email project management and social media applications.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
Working Conditions
- Ability to work weekends (2-4 weekend days monthly) and frequent evening hours (most Thursdays).
- Light lifting moving long distances between building facilities and offsite.
$84872 - $103618 a year
Job posting open date:6/24/25
All jobs posted will remain open for at least five business days.
We encourage both internal and external candidates to apply within the initial open posting period as the application close date may or may not be extended beyond that initial period. Applications will not be accepted after a posting has been closed.
Location: San Francisco 151 3rd Street.
Benefits: PTO Medical Dental Vision Flexible Spending Accounts Pet Insurance Life and AD&D Coverage Disability Insurance Mental Health and Wellness Benefits Discount Programs Pre-Tax Commuter Benefits 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan SFMOMA Membership and more
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
SFMOMA is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity equity inclusion and accessibility. No person shall be discriminated against based on race color religion gender gender identity age genetic informationancestry/national origin marital status disability medical condition HIV status sexual orientation veteran/military status and any other category protected by federal of state law.
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