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Full Time Job Openings
Job Title: Chief Executive Officer
Salary Range: $150,000-$200,000
Job Description:
Founded in 1979, MASM welcomes approximately 125,000 visitors annually, serves more than 17,000 students through educational programs and outreach, and recently earned accreditation from the American Alliance of Museums. The organization operates both its flagship science center campus and Mystic Ozark, an immersive attraction located within Hot Springs National Park.
Reporting to the Board of Trustees, the CEO will lead one of Arkansas's most respected educational and cultural institutions at a pivotal moment in its evolution. The successful candidate will lead a unique two-site enterprise consisting of the flagship Museum campus and Mystic Ozark while advancing educational impact, fundraising, community engagement, and long-term sustainability.
The CEO will serve as the Museum's primary ambassador, fundraiser, and strategic leader, while partnering closely with the Board, staff, donors, educators, community leaders, and corporate partners to position the organization for its next era of growth and impact.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide visionary leadership and strategic direction for the Museum.
- Partner with the Board of Trustees to refine organizational goals and priorities.
- Oversee budgeting, financial reporting, audits, tax filings, and fiscal stewardship.
- Lead fundraising and revenue diversification efforts, including major gifts, foundations corporate sponsorships, and annual giving.
- Serve as the Museum's primary spokesperson and community ambassador.
- Expand partnerships and collaborations throughout Arkansas and beyond.
- Guide and support staff development while fostering a positive and collaborative culture.
- Enhance the visitor experience and strengthen community engagement.
- Oversee the continued growth and success of the Museum and Mystic Ozark.
- Ensure the long-term sustainability and impact of both institutions.
The ideal candidate will bring:
- Proven executive leadership experience
- Demonstrated fundraising and external relations success
- Strong financial and operational management skills
- Exceptional communication and relationship-building abilities
- Museum, science center, tourism, destination attraction, education, park, or related experience preferred
View the Full Profile here.
To express interest, please complete a Talent Profile at https://talent-profile.dsgco.com/search/v2/23299 or contact the search team directly at midamerica_ceo@dsgco.com.
Part Time Job Openings
Job Summary:
Mid-America Science Museum is seeking an engaging and extroverted individual who has a desire to entertain and educate people of all ages with fun science-based presentation through an infectious enthusiasm and strong charisma to join our team of part-time Museum Associates. Our goal is to create wonderful experiences for our guests through informal learning techniques to facilitate exhibits and premium customer service. Our guests and Education Department come from varied backgrounds to create an inclusive and dynamic environment. We are passionate about bringing STEM to students through summer camps, outreaches, field trips, and events. Museum Associates operate the Tesla Coil and Digital Dome to perform daily science shows to groups of 100+ students, help in summer camps with 30 campers, assist guests in large museum-wide events, and admission and museum store sales.
Department: Education and Guest Services
Reports to: Director of Education and Director of Guest Services Education: In or graduated high school.
Salary: $11.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Reciprocal partners
- Employee discount
- Exposure to diverse people
- Interesting experiences
- A social environment
Description of Duties:
- Provide museum floor coverage as scheduled while assisting visitors with exhibits on museum floor by facilitation and performing floor demonstrations daily in a friendly, outgoing manner.
- Provide excellent customer service to all museum visitors.
- Directly responsible for admissions, museum store sales, and answering phone calls in a friendly, outgoing manner.
- Responsible for daily cash of the registers.
- Use inquiry and other informal learning techniques to plan and facilitate age appropriate science activities.
- Operate and perform Tesla Coil and Digital Dome shows.
- Ensure the museum floor is presentable and clean. Clean classrooms, materials, and equipment. Help maintain organization of education storage areas. • Present classes and demonstrations in the museum and at outreach venues as assigned.
- Assist in museum summer camps (15 campers per room) as assigned. • Other duties as assigned.
Requirements and Special Skills and Abilities:
- Must enjoy interacting with children.
- Must be able to work in conditions that can be overstimulating (loud, crowded, busy) while maintaining focus and excellent customer service and a calm demeanor under pressure.
- Strong verbal communication skills.
- Work a flexible schedule occasionally unsupervised.
- Must be available for evening and weekend work hours and work proportionately part of that time with other members of the department.
- All museum employees are hired into a 90 introductory period and receive a performance review before continuing to full employment.
- Be able to lift 30 lbs.
- Valid driver’s license with reliable transportation.
Soft Skills:
- Practical problem-solving, multitasking, time management and prioritizing, and flexibility
- Openness and respectful, teamwork and positive mentality, able to relate to and work with a wide variety of individuals of all ages and backgrounds.
- Resourceful, strong work ethic, self-motivated, resilient
- Optimistic, engaging, and outgoing. Excellent communication skills. Great interpersonal and customer service skills
How to Apply:
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Or contact Kayla Ingle, Director of Education via email at kaylai@midamericamuseum.org