Museum Administrator

Racine Heritage Museum seeks an enthusiastic and organized individual for the position of Museum Administrator. Reporting to the Assistant Director, the museum administrator is responsible for daily operations and office management. The museum administrator will work to support the Executive Director and museum staff.

Duties Include:

·        Organizing and responding to public inquiries and distributing them to appropriate staff when needed.

·        Performing accounting duties including recording donations and payments and organizing accounting files.

·        Scheduling front desk employees and tracking volunteer hours.

·        Ordering office supplies and maintaining office organization.

·        Maintaining front desk supplies and visitor brochures.

·        Tracking gift shop inventory and reordering shop merchandise when necessary.

·        Work with Executive Director on grant and financial reporting.

·        Provide support to the Development team for membership development and membership tracking.

·        Additional duties as needed.

Requirements:

●          Minimum high school education or GED equivalent.

●          Undergraduate degree in Administration, Communications or a related field is strongly preferred.

●          Strong written and oral communication skills.

●          Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Google Drive and web-based applications.

●          Strong organizational skills.

●          Personal transportation is strongly encouraged.

●          Ability to climb multiple flights of stairs. RHM is located within a historically preserved 1903 Carnegie library and is not ADA compliant.

Hours and Pay:

●          15hours/week,flexible.

●        $15/hr starting pay with opportunity for yearly raises.

●          Paid time off.

●          Discounts in museum shop

The Racine Heritage Museum is a non-profit historical society and museum dedicated to preserving the material culture and telling the special stories of the people of Racine County; their achievements, diversity, inventive genius, productivity, craftsmanship and entrepreneurial spirit.

Interested individuals should email a cover letter and resume to Allison Barr, Assistant Director, at curator@racineheritagemuseum.org