MUSEUM DIRECTOR

The successful candidate should have knowledge of best museum practices, including collections care, management, interpretation, and fundraising, be highly collaborative and proficient in creating and navigating successful programmatic and funding partnerships, and be passionate about attracting new audiences while engaging existing ones.

The ideal candidate will have a Master’s degree in museum studies, fine art, art history or related field, and six (6) years of museum exhibit development or design, or curatorial or museum education experience, including four (4) years of supervisory or managerial experience. The selected candidate will be comfortable working in a highly complex, binational region and continue to build upon the good community relationships that presently exist. Bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish is preferred but not required. The starting salary, based on the successful candidate’s qualifications and experience, will range from $91,480 to $163,130 depending on qualifications and experience.

If you are looking for an extraordinary opportunity to make a difference in one of the best run and progressive Cities in the United States while enjoying an exceptional quality of life, the City of El Paso is the place for you!

Education and Experience: A Master’s degree or higher in museum studies, fine art, art history or related field, and six (6) years of museum exhibit development or design, or curatorial or museum education experience, including four (4) years of supervisory or managerial experience.