Apply by October 31, 2014

Oversee historical clothing and textiles interpretation and production, managing daily operations, including budgeting, ordering and processing of supplies, interdepartmental communication, and scheduling. Research, design, produce, repair and maintain the 17th-century reproduction English clothing for the Museum’s Colonial Programs staff. Provide training for the staff in how to wear and care for their garments. Provide training to staff in the history of the style of clothing and manufacture/process of cloth-making in the time period in order to strengthen the exhibit and the interpretation of textiles, clothing, and fashion in Plymouth Colony. Represent the Museum’s Historical English Clothing and Textiles programming to other museums, historical organizations and media outlets.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree in the Arts or Humanities required;

Proven knowledge of and success in the construction of 17th-century clothing.

Some supervisory experience or, at a minimum, project management experience required.

How To Apply:
Please send cover letter & resume to: Sue Haverstock shaverstock@plimoth.org
See website for more information. www.plimoth.org

Apply by:
October 31, 2014

About this Organization:
One of America’s foremost living history museums and an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, Plimoth Plantation hosts more than 350,000 visitors from around the world each year. Plimoth offers powerful personal encounters with history built on thorough research about the Indigenous People of southeastern Massachusetts and the Colonial English community in the 1600s. In addition to its most famous exhibits, historically accurate recreations of a 1627 English Village, the Mayflower II, and a Wampanoag Homesite, Plimoth Grist Mill, the museum offers an array of year-round educational programs.