Author: Tegan Kehoe (Page 23 of 401)

The Armenian Museum of America is seeking a Visitor Services Associate. This individual will be responsible for handling the front desk and the gift shop during the museum’s open hours: Thursday through Sunday, 12-6 pm, greeting museum visitors and tour groups in a friendly and positive manner, coordinating membership sign-ups and renewals, ensuring that the appearance of the gallery and gift shop is well maintained, preparing weekly visitor and gift shop reports, and performing other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:
Qualifications: The ability to work during all of the museum’s open hours: Thursday through Sunday 12:00-6:00 PM. Good communication skills, basic computer skills, and a professional appearance and mannerism required. Basic knowledge of the Armenian culture and language a plus.

How To Apply:
To apply please send resume and cover letter to:

Howayda Abuaffan  howayda@armenianmuseum.org

no phone enquiries please.

Apply by:
May 30, 2015

Salary:
$13/hr

About this Organization:
Founded in 1971, the Armenian Museum has grown into a major repository for all forms of Armenian material culture that illustrate the creative endeavors of the Armenian people over the centuries. Today, the Museum’s collections hold over 20,000 artifacts, including: 5,000 ancient and medieval Armenian coins, over 3,000 textiles and 180 Armenian inscribed rugs, and an extensive collection of Urartian and religious artifacts, ceramics, medieval illuminations and various other objects. The Library houses over 27,000 titles, an oral history collection, archival materials and various other publications.

But the Armenian Museum is more than just a storehouse of artifacts. It’s a living museum and library which offers exhibits and diverse cultural and literary programs to its members and the community at large. It is where Armenian-Americans can visit to discover their roots and where people of all ethnic backgrounds can see how the story of the Armenian people plays a vital part within the rich cultural symphony that is America.

A long established Antique and Art Restoration studio in Newton is seeking a candidate for a position requiring moving of furniture/art objects, facilities/maintenance, and restoration. This is a 30 hour position Monday — Friday. This position could eventually grow into doing primarily restoration for the right candidate.

You must be self motivated with excellent customer service skills. Experience with moving and or restoration, or color matching/theory is a plus, but not necessary. Will train the right person.

 

Qualifications:
Candidate should be organized, friendly, outgoing and have great people skills.
– Must be dependable
– Able to lift 100 lbs
– Able to drive a van
– Have valid driver’s license
– Good driving record
– Reasonable knowledge of area

Must meet all above listed criteria.

How To Apply:
Please e-mail cover letter and resume to clupien@trefler.com

No calls please.

Apply by:
May 04, 2015

Salary:
$13.00-$15.00 per hour

About this Organization:
Antique and Art Restoration company

Researchers are responsible for conducting research for the NEHGS Research Services Department.The ideal candidate should have a thorough knowledge of genealogical skills, techniques, and sources; and be able to efficiently conduct research in the time allotted by clients.

Qualifications:
-­Bachelor’s degree in a history related field. -­Genealogical training. ­-General computer skills including internet, e-mail, and word processing. -­3-4 years of professional genealogical experience  ­-Ability to analyze documents and compile detailed narrative research reports.

How To Apply:
Please submit a cover-letter, resume, and a written sample of genealogical research to: Michelle Major mmajor@nehgs.org Human Resources Coordinator

Apply by:
May 20, 2015

Salary:
Hourly, depends on experience

About this Organization:
To advance the study of family history in America and beyond, the New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS) educates, inspires, and connects people through our scholarship, collections, and expertise.

Founded in 1845, NEHGS is the country’s oldest and largest nonprofit genealogical organization.

The NEHGS research library is home to tens of millions of books, journals, manuscripts, photographs, microfilms, documents, records, and other artifacts that date back more than five centuries. The award-winning website www.AmericanAncestors.org offers access to more than 200 million names in thousands of searchable databases. Serving more than 70,000 members and registered users internationally, the NEHGS staff includes some of the leading expert genealogists in the country, specializing in early American, Irish, English, Italian, Scottish, Atlantic and French Canadian, and Jewish genealogy.

Under the direction of the Director of MFA Publications (Publisher), the Publications Coordinator will provide essential administrative support and perform diverse duties in the areas of office management, bookkeeping, logistics and inventory, sales and distribution, book promotion, and digital assets management in the Museum’s Publications department.

Essential functions include: coordinate people and paperwork for meetings, correspondence, contracts, royalties, invoicing, and billing; serve as Publications’ first point of contact with external customers, partners, and vendors, as well as with other Museum departments; process and invoice book orders not handled by our distributor, including those from internal departments and external exhibition partners; arrange for customs clearance and trucking of books coming from printers overseas, order fulfillment from our warehouse, stock transfers and other shipments, and the distribution of new titles; maintain a system for storing, tracking, retrieving, and analyzing data related to orders, sales, payments, and other financial transactions; work closely with the Publisher on overseeing the department budget as well as individual book project budgets throughout the year; manage all content for the Publications section of the MFA website; help to promote MFA Publications by entering titles in book shows and competitions, sending copies to reviewers, and preparing the Publisher’s presentation materials for sales meetings, trade shows, and conferences; assist with the production of the MFA Publications sales catalogue each year according to an established design template; assist with other areas of the department, such as image ordering and digital asset management for production and design, or copyediting for editorial, with the approval of the Publisher and as time and skill levels allow.

35 hours/week; Mon-Fri, 9:00am-5:00pm.

Qualifications:
Qualifications include: Bachelor’s degree, with at least one year of experience working in publishing or other relevant field (successful internships will be considered toward work experience) – museum experience will be considered a plus; an interest in books is a must; attention to detail and the ability to coordinate complex elements of multiple projects and many different people are absolutely essential; excellent verbal and written communications skills; strong quantitative skills with a good understanding of basic financial principles; ability to handle confidential financial and strategic information with utter discretion; strong planning and follow-through skills, including time management skills for completing multiple tasks on time and with a high degree of accuracy. Candidates must be computer literate and able to comfortably use Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Knowledge of Adobe Photoshop and InDesign will be considered a definite plus.

How To Apply:
For consideration, please submit your cover letter and résumé to: resumes@mfa.org. You may also submit your materials via postal mail to: Human Resources Department, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115. Only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston is an Equal Opportunity Employer and seeks diversity in its workforce.

Apply by:
June 23, 2015

About this Organization:
Fine arts cultural and educational institution.