Employment Opportunities

Current Job Openings

Assistant Director, Meetings and Events 

The Meetings department is seeking an Assistant Director, Meetings and Events with excellent meetings, events, and logistical skills. The person that fills this role will work across the Alliance, both internally with staff and externally with volunteer leaders, partners, and a variety of vendors, to plan and host professional meetings that align with AAM’s strategic framework. The Assistant Director is skilled in negotiation and the management of vendors, projects, and budgets. This is the perfect opportunity for someone that has a experience in the meetings field that is hoping to expand their knowledge and expertise.

Applications received by July 28 will receive full consideration.

Assistant Manager, Marketing and Content

We are seeking an Assistant Manager with strong writing or marketing, and project coordination skills to join our Audience Development & Engagement department! The person in this role will help convey, across multiple communications channels, the Alliance’s editorial content, events, programs, and opportunities, with the goal of enhancing user experience and attracting new audiences. This is a great opportunity for a candidate who has some experience in marketing or content creation for an organization and is interested in growing as the department expands its work to support AAM’s new digital strategy.

Applications received by July 21 will receive full consideration.

Why Work Here?

The American Alliance of Museums is a national non-profit that provides leadership, advocacy and service to museums and museum professionals and the field at large. We are a trusted leader, partner, and advocate for museums and work to build a field that includes dynamic and diverse individuals, institutions, and communities. As a collective, we emphasize the importance of diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility and its strategic imperative to the museum field. We are passionate about museums and are proud to work in support of their success.

Core Values

We are a small but mighty team with big visions for serving and engaging the museum field. Our staff thrives on a positive and productive work environment and we welcome team members who can contribute to the Alliance’s core values.

Benefits

Our comprehensive benefits include:

• Health, Vision, Dental Insurance with generous employer contributions on cost sharing
• Employer paid Disability and Life Insurance and Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible Spending Plan
• 403(b) Retirement Plan with matching employer contribution
• Pre-Tax Commuting Benefits (Crystal City Metro Station is nearby; onsite parking is available for daily/monthly fee)
• Legal Service Plan
• Generous vacation, sick and personal leave
• 10 days of emergency sick leave each year (for birth or adoption of a child, caregiving, and/or employee’s mental and physical well-being) in addition to accrued sick leave
• 8 paid holidays plus 4 days of additional paid leave when the AAM office closes during the last week of the year
• Telework and flexible schedules when appropriate
• Annual Performance Evaluation with possibility for merit increase, based on individual and organizational performance
• AAM Membership
• Access to onsite gym/showers/bicycle storage