Learning & Engagement Specialist

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Position Title: Learning & Engagement Specialist

Reporting to: Learning & Engagement Manager

Location: Bentonville, AR

Salary Range: $60,000 - $70,000

Art Bridges Foundation is the vision of philanthropist and arts patron Alice Walton. Since 2017, Art Bridges has created and supported projects that bring outstanding works of American art out of storage and into communities. Art Bridges partners with a growing network of over 200 museums of all sizes and locations on nearly 900 projects—impacting more than 5.3 million people across 49 states and Puerto Rico—to provide financial and strategic support for exhibition development, loans from the Art Bridges Collection and Partner Loan Network, and programs designed to educate, inspire, and deepen engagement with local audiences. The Art Bridges Collection represents an expanding vision of American art from the 19th century to present day and encompasses multiple media and voices. For more information, visit artbridgesfoundation.org.

Art Bridges Foundation seeks a driven, enthusiastic, and detail-oriented emerging professional to join our growing team. The Learning & Engagement Specialist will act as both a liaison to a growing portfolio of museum partners and a project manager within the Learning & Engagement team. They will also support the creative work of developing Art Bridges Learning & Engagement projects.

The position requires an outgoing, innovative, collaborative, and diplomatic professional who can combine independent work such as consulting on proposal development, reviewing application materials, and managing project timelines, with collaborative work such as communicating with applicants, preparing content to share with external stakeholders, and managing projects with colleagues across the Foundation. Preferred candidates will be passionate about expanding access to art with skills in critical thinking, problem-solving, research, writing, and building interpersonal relationships. The Specialist should possess intellectual curiosity, imagination, flexibility, and openness to giving and receiving feedback. They will be interested in American art, community engagement, education, and DEAI. The Learning & Engagement Specialist will have the ability to work with diverse partners, listen, ask questions, adapt, and collaborate.

• Provide expertise and guidance to external partners applying for Learning & Engagement funding.
• Recommend, review, provide constructive feedback, and approve planned programming and outreach for a substantial portfolio of museum partners receiving Art Bridges supported Partner Loan Network groupings or loans from the Art Bridges Collection.
• Interpret and communicate award letter terms to stakeholders and ensure external compliance.
• Run project meetings, prepare agendas in advance and facilitate positive, productive collaboration.
• Manage project budgets and invoicing
• Create written, video and/or audio-based museum education resources and other professional development resources for partner toolkits
• Train, mentor and manage department interns
• Plan on- and off-site convenings that bring partners and Art Bridges staff together for project development and professional development
• Manage the organization and storage of project files and documentation in Asana, Media Valet, and Salesforce
• Travel independently as a representative for Art Bridges, presenting at public meetings and conferences
• Visit museum partners for site visits
• Provide support on new initiatives as needed
• Other duties as assigned

• Enthusiasm to join an organization that’s evolving and poised to have a major impact on the museum field
• A commitment and passion for the power of art to transform lives
• Positive attitude, collaborative spirit, and sense of humor
• Creativity, flexibility, and curiosity
• Ability to anticipate and solve problems proactively
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to mediate diverse opinions to address shared needs
• High degrees of initiative and discretion

• Bachelor’s degree in museum studies, education, a visual arts-related discipline, arts administration, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience with experiential learning in an art museum or arts-related institution is highly desirable
• Passion and interest in American art, museum education and community engagement
• Demonstrated knowledge of organizational practices and field-wide trends in the arts, museum education and community engagement
• Superior written and verbal communication skills; excellent analytical, critical thinking, and organizational skills with precise attention to detail
• Ability to work with minimal direct supervision and manage multiple projects in a high-volume and fast-paced environment to complete assignments on regular deadline
• Ability to anticipate and solve problems proactively; willingness to learn from mistakes
• Demonstrated capacity to work as part of a team, as well as independently
• A high degree of competency in the MS Office suite, including Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
• Experience with or ability to quickly learn specialized project management software including Asana, Salesforce and Media Valet
• Ability to travel regionally and/or nationally 3-5 times a year

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical demands: Position requires utilizing a computer and telephone for prolonged periods of time, good eye/hand coordination, verbal and written conversation with others, and lifting/carrying up to 10 lbs. Vision abilities required by the job include close vision.

Work environment: Work will be performed in an office environment full-time. The noise level in the work environment is typically low to moderate. Some overnight travel may be necessary on occasion.

At Art Bridges, diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion are central to all work and decisions made within our organization. We support our colleagues and partners in learning and growing together to make this important work part of our daily lives.

Art Bridges is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to building and maintaining a culturally diverse workplace that is free of discrimination and harassment of any kind. We encourage all qualified applicants including women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.

All offers of employment are contingent on your successful completion (where permitted by state law) of a confidentiality agreement and background check. In addition, you will need to provide proper identification verifying your eligibility to work in the United States on your first day of work.