Responsibilities

• Content Creation & Editorial Leadership: Serve as the museum’s primary writer and Editor-in-Chief. Establish and maintain an institutional style guide to ensure a cohesive, inclusive, and sophisticated "WCMA voice" across all platforms. Provide developmental editing, copy editing, and proofreading for public-facing content, press releases, digital media, and institutional messaging.
• In-Gallery & Scholarly Editorial Direction: Partner with curators and content creators to shepherd exhibition wall panels, object labels, in-gallery print materials, and scholarly publications through the editorial process, ensuring texts maintain scholarly integrity while remaining engaging and accessible to diverse audiences.
• Strategic Communications & Media Relations: Collaborate with the Communications Production Manager and museum leadership to develop and execute integrated communications strategies. Serve as a key liaison to national media and art critics, crafting press pitches, coordinating interviews, and communicating story priorities for WCMA’s programs and new building.
• Teamwork & Operations: Work with Communications Production Manager to establish editorial timelines; co-manage the annual Communications budget and external PR/vendor contracts; supervise and mentor student interns; and support public programs and museum events as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 3 years experience with professional writing and developmental editing experience (preferably in a museum or equivalent arts organization), or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex editorial projects from conception through completion.
• Superior writing, developmental editing, copy editing, and proofreading skills, with a strong design sensibility and the ability to adapt messaging for varied audiences.
• Outstanding interpersonal, project management, and collaborative skills across cross-functional teams.

Preferred

• Demonstrated experience in communications and/or editorial leadership within an arts organization.
• Professional experience telling compelling stories using digital platforms and media assets, with an innovative approach to information delivery.
• Ability to track, analyze, and assess the effectiveness of institutional communication efforts.

Benefits

• comprehensive health insurance with coverage starting your first day of work
• robust retirement plan contributions
• tuition reimbursement
• professional development opportunities
• paid leave
• access to gym facilities
• discounts with local vendors
• and more