Work at Strawbery Banke Museum
Strawbery Banke Museum is a comfortable and progressive workplace where staff members work as a team to provide the highest quality experience for visitors. The importance of each individual employee's contributions to the success of the Museum cannot be overstated. Join the Museum team and help share Portsmouth/Seacoast history with visitors from all over the world. Strawbery Banke Museum is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
The Museum is committed to fostering a workplace that is truly equitable, inclusive, and accessible for a diverse group of staff, volunteers, and visitors. Click here to learn more about the Museum’s Inclusivity, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility (I.D.E.A.) task force and efforts.
It is an essential requirement that every staff actively contributes to a culture of empathy, dignity, trust, and respect. Each person at Strawbery Banke agrees to proactively prevent and address issues such as unconscious bias, harassment, gender disparity, racial inequity, political divisiveness, and barriers to accessibility.
Additionally, Strawbery Banke is committed to creating healthy, safe, and a stigma-free work environment through its participating in the New Hampshire Governor’s Recovery Friendly Workplace (RFW) initiative. In order to achieve a high-level of employee health, safety, and productivity, the Museum encourages all employees to reach out for help and support.
Current Year-Round Opportunities:
Director of Events (Year-Round)
The Director of Events position aims to elevate Strawbery Banke's event programming through our signature events, site rentals, and a food and beverage program. This position reports to the President and CEO, Thomas W. Haas Endowed Chair, and will work collaboratively with all Museum departments.
A successful candidate will have three or more years of event management experience, a strong attention to detail, and be able to work collaboratively and inclusively with multiple stakeholders. Strawbery Banke is looking for strong leadership and strategic planning skills with the ability to balance short-term needs with long-term goals. Candidates should also possess excellent project management and budgeting skills, as well as effective communication and collaboration skills.
Strawbery Banke values work-life balance and this position will be provided with 240 hours of paid time off per fiscal year. This position is also eligible for health and dental insurance plans paid 80% by the Museum, Life, Long-Term Disability, and Short-Term Disability insurance paid 100% by the Museum, a flexible spending account for medical-related expenses, and participation in the organization’s 403(b) retirement plan with up to a 3% match. This position may also opt-in to the employee-paid vision plan.
Some evening and weekend work will be required and the employee will be allowed to flex their schedule accordingly when able. Click here to read the full job description.
The deadline to apply is Sunday, May 19, 2024.
Current Seasonal Opportunities:
Strawbery Banke is hiring for the 2024 Historic House season. Individuals who fill the positions listed below, join a solution-oriented team of dynamic individuals in an organization that values the individual and unique perspectives.
All staff use Strawbery Banke’s buildings, collections, landscapes, and written resources to promote the Museum’s mission to share the ongoing history of a seaport neighborhood. Here at Strawbery Banke, the Museum celebrates the lives of ordinary individuals and the value of community by helping visitors engage with the past. Staff incorporate narratives and viewpoints from diverse individuals and communities in their work. This involves a willingness to explore histories from the perspectives of marginalized groups, considering their experiences, struggles, and contributions, and recognizing how race, gender, class, sexuality, and other factors intertwine in shaping historical events and people’s lives.
Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis and we will be hiring multiple individuals for all positions.
Parking Lot Attendant (Seasonal)
Play a vital role in ensuring a positive experience for visitors by providing efficient and friendly parking services. Your responsibilities will include verifying those parking as Museum visitors, staff or volunteers, collecting parking fees as applicable, and maintaining orderliness in the parking lot area. Primarily seeking staff for evening shifts. Click here to learn more.
Summer Camp Assistant (Seasonal)
Play a crucial role in executing summer camp programming through interactive and engaging experiences. Click here to learn more.
You may also be interested in…
Whether its greeting visitors for at one of the Museum’s special events, working in the historic gardens and landscapes, or helping to process archaeological artifacts, there are a variety of opportunities to use your special skills to help engage visitors. Click here to learn more.
Volunteering
Interested in a Museum career? Strawbery Banke offers undergraduate and graduate college students with practical knowledge and job experience in the field through the many departments at the Museum. Click here to learn more.
Internships