Career & Volunteer Opportunities
Working at the BMA
The Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) offers a range of career opportunities. While some departments and positions require highly specialized education and experience, others seek individuals with more broad-based or skills-related backgrounds.
The BMA is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are committed to building a culturally diverse staff and strongly encourage all qualified professionals to apply.
Current Openings
Grants & Sponsorships Coordinator
The BMA is seeking a highly motivated Grants & Sponsorship Coordinator to provide critical administrative support to the Grants & Sponsorships team. This full-time, exempt position reports to the Director of Grants & Sponsorships. The Coordinator will support both the Director and Assistant Director of Grants & Sponsorships and work in collaboration with staff across the entire Museum, as well as a wide range of outside contacts.
Museum Security Officer
The BMA seeks enthusiastic and experienced Museum Security Officers to ensure a positive and welcoming experience for BMA visitors and members.
Label Editor
The BMA seeks seeking a full-time Label Editor to provide copyediting and proofreading for didactic materials related to art objects on display in the Museum, ranging from wall labels to brochures and from teacher guides to take-home materials for children. Working in the Marketing and Experience Division (MX), the person in this role will champion readability along with style and punctuation and collaborate closely with colleagues in the curatorial, exhibitions, and education divisions. The Label Editor will ensure labels and texts created for BMA collection installations and exhibitions conform to BMA style and use correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling. This person will work closely with the Web and Publications Editor to continue to research and refine institutional voice, and provide oversight for copy deadlines.
Manager of Interpretation, Education
The BMA is seeking a Manager of Interpretation to assist in the development, implementation, and evaluation of interpretive media, technologies, and programs.
Director of Learning Communities
The BMA is looking for a dynamic leader in museum education to become its first Director of Learning Communities. This position will act as a conduit for pre-K through university audiences to the BMA’s collection, exhibitions, and key resources, such as the Dorman Mazaroff Center for the Study of Prints, Drawings, and Photographs and the Ruth R. Marder Center for Matisse Studies, both opening in the fall of2021, as well as to the Patricia and Mark Joseph Education Center.
Internships
The BMA offers internships to undergraduate and graduate students, as well as recent graduates. These positions provide the opportunity for interns to contribute to various Museum projects and activities while learning how a major institution functions on a day-to-day basis. Interns will be guided by their supervisor who will act as a mentor and teach them about their department’s function within the Museum. The BMA’s Internship Program provides each Intern with a stipend.
For questions, email Internships@artbma.org.