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Manager of Exhibits, Collections, & Digital Experiences

Medora, ND

THE THEODORE ROOSEVELT PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY FOUNDATION

“Believe you can, and you’re halfway there.” -Theodore Roosevelt

Since 2014, the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library Foundation (TRPLF) has worked to create a new kind of presidential library and museum. Now open in Medora, North Dakota, the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library (TRPL) brings Theodore Roosevelt’s ideas, values, and relentless spirit to life through immersive experiences that invite people to engage with his story—and consider how its lessons can shape their own lives and communities. More than a place to preserve history, the TRPL is a people’s library, celebrating the stories of all who “dare greatly, think boldly, care deeply, and live passionately.”

About the Role

The Manager of Exhibits, Collections & Digital Experiences provides strategic and operational leadership for the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library's exhibitions, collections, immersive media, and digital experiences.

Responsible for one of the world's most technologically advanced cultural institutions, this position ensures the Library's galleries are consistently participant-ready, collections are cared for in accordance with the highest professional museum standards, and immersive technologies, artificial intelligence, audiovisual systems, and interactive experiences operate seamlessly to deliver extraordinary participant experiences.

The Manager leads the daily operation, maintenance, and continuous evolution of the Library's permanent and temporary exhibitions while championing innovation through emerging technologies, digital storytelling, operational analytics, and AI-enabled experiences. Working collaboratively across the organization, this role partners with Curatorial, Information Technology, Facilities, Education, Marketing, Retail, Protective Services, and Operations to ensure the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library remains a global leader in museum innovation, participant engagement, and experiential storytelling.

Core Competencies

• Strategic Leadership– Provides vision, drives organizational goals, and leads complex exhibition initiatives.
• People Leadership & Collaboration– Builds, coaches, and develops teams while fostering productive relationships across departments and with artists, lenders, contractors, and other partners.
• Operational & Project Management Excellence– Successfully manages exhibition timelines, budgets, logistics, and competing priorities to deliver projects on schedule and within budget.
• Museum & Exhibition Expertise– Applies professional museum standards and best practices in collections care, object handling, display, lighting, security, and interpretive planning.

• Problem Solving & Sound Judgment– Demonstrates resourcefulness and makes thoughtful decisions when navigating technical challenges, logistical complexities, and changing priorities.
• Accountability & Continuous Improvement– Takes ownership of results while identifying opportunities to improve processes, workflows, and exhibition outcomes.
• Participant-Focused Decision Making– Prioritizes meaningful, engaging, and accessible visitor experiences that support the Library's mission.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Exhibits, Collections & Digital Experiences department, providing strategic direction, supervising staff, managing budgets, and overseeing departmental operations.
• Oversee the planning, installation, maintenance, and continuous enhancement of permanent, temporary, and traveling exhibitions from concept through completion.
• Ensure galleries, immersive experiences, and participant-facing spaces are fully operational, accessible, and presentation-ready while maintaining exceptional standards for exhibit quality.
• Manage exhibit technologies, audiovisual systems, interactive media, digital content, and immersive experiences, including software updates, media deployments, and ongoing system performance.
• Direct the care, preservation, and management of the Library's collections in accordance with museum standards and industry best practices.
• Manage exhibition projects, contractors, vendors, budgets, and timelines to ensure successful project execution.
• Partner with Curatorial, Facilities, Information Technology, Education, Marketing, Events, and other departments to support daily operations, exhibitions, and institutional initiatives.
• Monitor operational performance, evaluate participant feedback, and implement improvements that enhance exhibits, technology, and the overall visitor experience.
• Recommend and lead exhibition, technology, and capital improvement initiatives that advance the Library's mission and long-term strategic goals.
• Serve as an active member of the Library's management team, contributing to organizational planning, cross-functional decision-making, and institutional success.

Education & Experience

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Museum Studies, Public History, History, Cultural Heritage Management, Conservation, Digital Media, Experience Design, or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum five years of progressively responsible experience within a museum, cultural institution, science center, visitor attraction, or related environment.

• Minimum three years of leadership experience managing professional staff.
• Demonstrated success leading complex operational and cross-functional projects.
• Strong organizational, planning, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to balance operational priorities while maintaining exceptional standards of quality and participant experience.

Preferred

• Experience managing technology-rich exhibitions or immersive museum environments.
• Experience with audiovisual systems, media servers, interactive technologies, projection systems, and digital storytelling platforms.
• Knowledge of museum collections management and preventive conservation practices.
• Experience coordinating exhibit fabrication, specialty contractors, and technology integrators.
• Experience working within a high-volume cultural institution or visitor attraction.
• Familiarity with artificial intelligence applications, analytics platforms, and emerging technologies that enhance participant engagement.
• Experience utilizing operational data and participant insights to improve exhibit performance.

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