The Education Associate works across the Museum’s Vance Wall Art Education Center to support program activities, institutional outreach, and customer service throughout the department as directed. The Museum seeks an outgoing, team-oriented and flexible candidate with a can-do work ethic and strong belief in the personal and social impact that the arts and arts education can have on all audiences in contemporary society.

The Education Associate participates in all aspects of designing, marketing, scheduling, communications, and coordinating online and in-person school and community group activities, outreach, and educator programs onsite, off-site, and online. This position also provides administrative support for the department to ensure smooth day-to-day functioning of programs including record keeping, payment processing, program preparation, and assistance with program evaluations. This position works with our institutional customer relations management system—creating constituent records, scheduling events and tours, sending confirmation and payment requests, and tracking payment.

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To apply, please send a cover letter and resume to [email protected], subject: Education Associate. No phone calls please.

MAM is seeking a qualified candidate for the Visitor Services Associate, Admissions position. As the first point of contact with Museum visitors, this position greets and welcomes all visitors, checks membership identification, and is knowledgeable about all current exhibits, membership initiatives, classes, and public programs. A secondary priority will be to assist with the successful conversion of non-member visitors to new members of MAM.

The Visitor Services Associates, Admissions work during the Museum gallery open hours, Friday-Sunday. While there is flexibility in specific days scheduled, weekend availability is required. The Visitor Services team, in addition to an hourly wage, share a commission for each membership sold.

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To apply, please submit a cover letter and resume with a list of references to [email protected] with the subject: VSA Admissions. No phone calls please.

MAM is seeking a dynamic ceramics instructor to teach afterschool, evening, weekend, and summer classes. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of experience teaching ceramics in a studio classroom setting and is skilled in hand-building and wheel-throwing techniques, kiln operation, and classroom management with a proven commitment to teaching beginner and intermediate-level children, teens, and adults with diverse backgrounds, abilities, and learning needs. Ability to lift 50 pounds.

To apply, please send a cover letter, resume, and a sample lesson plan or link to your online teaching portfolio to [email protected], subject: Ceramic Instructor.

The Montclair Art Museum is seeking experienced instructors for our new Access Program: Private Studio Instruction. Private Studio Instruction is offered through the Yard School for all ages, taught by trained educators and designed specifically to meet the goals of individuals with disabilities, including physical disabilities, intellectual and learning disabilities, sight loss or hearing loss, or mental illness. Private Studio Instruction can take place in MAM’s studios, or through live online instruction using the Zoom platform. Instructors will be responsible for designing and delivering on-time or multi-part instruction unique to each student and designed to build on the specific strengths and goals of the student. Instructors will teach online and/or at the Museum, on a part-time, flexible schedule.

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To apply, please send a cover letter, resume, and a sample lesson plan or link to your online teaching portfolio to [email protected], subject: Private Studio Instruction.

MAM welcomes interested artist/educators to submit proposals for online or in-person or workshops in studio art, ceramics, or digital media. 

To apply, please provide resume, an illustrated portfolio of your teaching including two sample lesson plans teaching to the target audience you are interested teaching at MAM, three professional references that reflect your teaching practices, and images of your own artwork as a practicing artist.

Proposals will be reviewed by the Education Director upon the following variables: interest and availability of student base, compatibility with curriculum and exhibitions, and the quality and thoroughness of the proposal. MAM is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity among staff and instructors.

To apply, please send a cover letter, resume, and a sample lesson plan or link to your online teaching portfolio to [email protected], subject: Art instructor

We are growing our team of art educators to design and lead studio art programs for schools, homeschool and learning pod groups, families, and senior citizens both at MAM and online! MAM is looking for energetic, creative, and experienced art instructors to develop and facilitate studio art lessons designed to support current exhibitions, tour themes, and school curricula. Studio art lessons are offered as part of virtual or in-person museum visits for schools and includes docent-led tours. Family programs include engaging multigenerational audiences through virtual Sunday Studio, Family Days, and more. Community outreach events include fairs and festivals, using MAM’s Art Truck. Visit www.montclairartmuseum.org/tours to learn more about our offerings.  Weekday and weekend work as needed with daytime availability required. Minimum 3 years experiencing working with young audiences in an art education setting required. Experience teaching virtually and bilingual a plus.

To apply, please send a cover letter, resume, and a sample lesson plan or link to your online teaching portfolio to [email protected], Subject: Studio Art Educator. 

See our Volunteer, Internship or Docent Program pages for more information.