Interpretive Planner

Position Overview:

Reporting to and working alongside the Barbara & Theodore Alfond Director of Interpretation the Interpretive Planner plays a leading role in shaping narrative and experience at the MFA. S/he works collaboratively across divisions including Exhibitions Curatorial Audience Experience and Engagement Marketing and Communications Design and IT to envision prototype implement and evaluate interpretative strategies and materials for the general visitor both for specific exhibitions and gallery installations.

Essential Functions:

Oversee and coordinate the development of interpretive plans learning outcomes and content outlines for temporary exhibitions and permanent collection installations as assigned by the Director of Interpretation.

For assigned projects create with curators (and other interpretation staff as appropriate/ assigned) all written wall text object labels gallery guides and brochures for diverse audiences for exhibitions gallery installations and rotations of works of art in the Museums galleries.

In collaboration with Communications Curatorial IT and Design departments play a leading role in the development of content and format for electronic media (audio and multi-media tours touch-screen interactives web features and other devices) for assigned projects.

In collaboration with Design and other members of Audience Experience and Engagement design and create analog interactives that support visitor experience in exhibitions and permanent collection galleries for assigned projects.

Contribute to audience research efforts at the Museum. For select projects research visitor response to interpretative approaches to determine the effectiveness of these materials. Analyze and brief MFA staff on research findings as appropriate.

Serve as a key member on the content team on Table of Voices projects attending all meetings for assigned projects and implementing feedback from the participants where appropriate. As needed help organize and facilitate Table of Voices projects.

Secondary Functions:

Stay abreast of developments in the fields of art museum interpretation and evaluation through readings contacts with colleagues at other institutions; and occasional benchmarking travel and conferences.

Serve on Department and Museum-wide teams as requested.

Perform other duties as required or directed.

Requirements and Characteristics:

The Museum reserves the right to change job descriptions. While this job description is intended to include essential duties it is conceivable that job duties may change before the job description is officially revised.

Salary Range:

Full-Time Salary

Starting salary: $65000 - $68000

This position is affiliated with the United Auto Workers Union.

The MFA is an equal opportunity employer. The community and audience we serve is diverse and we wish to foster that diversity in our workplace. Toward that end the MFA does not discriminate against individuals in hiring employment or promotion on the basis of race religion color sex/gender gender identity and gender expression age marital status national origin sexual orientation citizenship handicap or disability veteran or military status political belief pregnancy genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law.