Executive Director, Newburyport Maritime Society, Inc./Custom House Maritime Museum, Newburyport, MA

Posted February 22, 2018

The Newburyport Maritime Society is a 40-year old cultural institution organized to celebrate the role maritime activities played in the development and growth of Massachusetts and New England. Its primary tool for achieving this goal is the Custom House Maritime Museum (CHMM) located in an historic 1835 building on the waterfront of central Newburyport. We are an active institution consistently evolving as we connect the past to the living history of today through relationships with local educational, artistic, business and nonprofit organizations.

The CHMM has become a cultural hub in the last decade and we are looking for an Executive Director who will continue the development and implementation of a vision that enhances the Museum’s ability to provide programs which augment the institution’s status as one of the top cultural organizations in greater Newburyport.

The CHMM is seeking an Executive Director who will be an effective, enthusiastic public face of the museum with a variety of audiences including museum guests, members, community leaders, and our waterfront neighbors. The ability to manage human resources across a broad spectrum of employees, volunteers, interns and the public is a necessary skill. We expect the Executive Director to deal with day-to-day issues in the areas of exhibits, programming, facilities, retail operations and grant applications.

The Executive Director will be expected to be an active and visionary participant in fulfilling the Museum’s needs of both Board and Financial Development. Museum training, experience, familiarity with data bases and Museum Studies credentials are desirable.

To apply: Please send a cover letter with resume to [email protected].