Peoria Riverfront Museum offers a variety of benefits including a team-oriented environment, 403b/Roth option with employer match, free employee parking, an array of museum discounts and, for full-time staff: health, dental, vision and life insurance, healthcare and dependent care flexible spending program, and a competitive time-off program.
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Peoria Riverfront Museum
222 SW Washington St.
Peoria, IL 61602
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Peoria Riverfront Museum seeks a Development Support Coordinator to provide follow-up support related to major donors and sponsors, prepare proposal and gift paperwork, track benefits fulfillment, maintain prospect lists, and make follow-up calls to donors. Also provide administrative support for Development and membership efforts and events and manage the department schedule and projects.
Requires Bachelor's degree; at least 1 year of fundraising experience; excellent organizational, oral and written communication, listening, and interpersonal relations skills; ability to understand the needs and interests of major gift donors. Full-time position with benefits. Core hours M-F 9:00-5:00 with some evenings or weekends to attend events. Click here to see job description.
To apply: Click here to email resume and cover letter. Posted 9/21/23
Peoria Riverfront Museum seeks a Performance & Events Assistant to schedule, plan for, coordinate and host usage of the Museum facility by external groups. Also assists with hosting and executing plans for live performance programming. Helps ensure quality visitor service and event coordination.
Requires high school diploma or equivalent; experience with event coordination, theater or ticket sales strongly preferred. Strong interpersonal communication skills, flexibility, multi-tasking, problem-solving and customer relations skills required. Full-time position with benefits. 40 hours per week, flexible hours to meet the needs of performance and events schedules and communication and planning needs; frequent evenings and weekends in order to host events. Click here to see job description.
To apply: Click here to email resume and cover letter. Posted 9/21/23
Peoria Riverfront Museum seeks an Assistant to the Chief Curator & Registrar to manage the physical disposition and recordkeeping of collections and loan objects placed in the Museum's care. Assists the Chief Curator in his/her role as liaison for the Board's Collections Committee, with development and coordination of exhibitions, and with curatorial interns. Provides administrative support for day-to-day operations of Curatorial staff.
Requires Bachelor's degree (History major a plus); 2 years experience in museum collections or curatorial positions; familiarity with computerized collections databases; and strong written and oral communications skills, organizational skills, and attention to detail. Full-time position with benefits. Core hours M-F 9:00-5:00. Click here to see job description.
To apply: Click here to email resume and cover letter. Posted 8/21/23
Peoria Riverfront Museum seeks an Events Coordinator to plan, develop and deliver engaging educational programs and activities in order to drive museum attendance and enhance visitor experiences. Work as part of a team to plan and coordinate fun, captivating educational programs, events, workshops and interactive activities that support and enhance exhibitions. This position has a special focus on event planning - propose, plan and execute concepts and details of educational events to add the creative "extra touch" that creates memorable visitor experiences.
Requires Bachelor's degree, innovative and creative thinking, experience in planning and executing events, and attention to detail. Experience in a museum, cultural organization, parks and recreation, hospitality, marketing, or related preferred. Full-time position with benefits. Core hours M-F 9:00-5:00 with flexibility to cover weekend and evening activities as needed. Click here to see job description.
To apply: Click here to email resume and cover letter. Posted 6/28/23
Peoria Riverfront Museum seeks part-time Docents. Share Museum exhibition content with visitors and ensure quality engagement experiences and visitor services in the Museum galleries. Flexible hours to be scheduled; may include Fridays and Saturdays 10-5 and Sundays 12-5; plus other days during the summer busy season. Requires an interest in and enthusiasm for sharing art, history, science and achievement content with visitors, and a positive attitude. Click here to see job description.
To apply: Click here to email resume and cover letter OR submit application below. Always accepting applications!
Peoria Riverfront Museum seeks part-time Visitor Services Associates. Work as part of a team to deliver quality customer service at the ticket desk, Museum store, concessions, galleries, and events. Sell admission tickets, memberships, store merchandise, and concessions; answer visitor questions; monitor safety in the galleries; assist with setups, hosting, and teardowns of events. Requires a positive attitude and strong people skills, cash handling ability, and ability to use a computerized point-of-sale system. Flexible part-time hours to be scheduled for whenever the Museum is open to the public; may include evenings and weekends. Click here to see job description.
To apply: Click here to email resume and cover letter OR submit application below. Always accepting applications!
Education Guides share Museum content with and ensure quality educational experiences and visitor services for school field trips, group tours, and other Museum visitors. Many of the school field trips are part of the Every Student Initiative (ESI) program, which aims to engage every student from every public, private and homeschool organization in Central Illinois with a curriculum-inspired visit to the Peoria Riverfront Museum every year. A typical class visit to the Museum includes a tour of the exhibition galleries, a workshop or exercise related to Museum content, and either a planetarium show or an educational film in the Giant Screen Theater. Education Guides also help with interactive educational spaces such as the Lab (hands-on craft activities), Studio (a 3-D virtual reality program), and Gathering Galleries (interactive spaces inside exhibit galleries).
Requires interest and enthusiasm for sharing art, history, science and achievement content with students and the public, an ability to interact successfully with children and adults in public speaking situations, and a positive attitude; high school diploma or equivalent preferred. Hours are part-time, typically 3-4 hours at a time on weekdays, mostly mornings but some afternoons. Click here for job description.
To apply: Click here to email resume and cover letter OR submit application below. Always accepting applications!
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Peoria Riverfront Museum is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against otherwise qualified applicants on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability or handicap, or veteran status.
