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Miami Childrens Museum

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As of Sep 10, 2026, the average hourly pay for visitor experience museum manager in the United States is $16.87, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $13.70 and $15.87 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What does a visitor experience museum manager do?

A Visitor Experience Museum Manager is responsible for overseeing all aspects of a museum visitor's experience, ensuring guests have a positive, engaging, and educational visit. They manage front-of-house staff, develop visitor services, address guest feedback, and coordinate events or programs that enhance engagement. Additionally, they often collaborate with other departments to improve exhibits, accessibility, and overall customer satisfaction, making the museum welcoming and memorable for all guests.

How does a visitor experience museum manager typically collaborate with other museum departments to enhance the guest experience?

A Visitor Experience Museum Manager works closely with departments such as education, exhibitions, marketing, and security to ensure a seamless and engaging experience for visitors. This collaboration often involves coordinating special programs, providing staff training, gathering visitor feedback, and addressing any operational issues that may affect guests. Regular meetings and cross-departmental projects help align goals and ensure that the museum's offerings are accessible, informative, and enjoyable. Building strong relationships across teams is essential to creating a welcoming and memorable environment for all visitors.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a visitor experience museum manager, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Visitor Experience Museum Manager, you need expertise in museum operations, visitor engagement, and a background in museum studies or a related field. Familiarity with visitor management systems, ticketing software, and customer feedback tools is typically required. Exceptional interpersonal skills, leadership, and problem-solving ability help create welcoming environments and manage diverse teams. These competencies ensure memorable visitor experiences, smooth daily operations, and the museum's reputation for excellence.

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PT Visitor Experience & Rentals Associate-Rotating Shifts Daytime & Evening Hours

San Antonio, TX • On-site

McNay Art Museum
Museums and Historical Sites • 1 - 10 employees
Learn more about McNay Art Museumexternal

$16.45/hr

Part-time

Posted 15 days ago

Job description

VISITOR EXPERIENCE amp; RENTALS ASSOCIATE-ROTATING SHIFTS DAYTIME amp; EVENING HOURS
PART-TIME HOURLY RATE OF PAY $16.45
Profile Summary
The Visitor Experience and Rentals Associate is a part-time, shift-based role reporting directly to the Visitor Experience and Rentals Supervisor (VERS) and to the Development Officer, Visitor Experience and Rentals. This position serves as the primary face of the museum, delivering exemplary customer service to visitors, members, and event/rental clients. The role balances front-desk admissions and membership promotion with comprehensive, hands-on event rental support. The ideal candidate maintains an enthusiastic attitude, exercises sound judgment, and works a flexible schedule—including evenings, and weekends—to ensure operations run smoothly and safely.
Essential Job Functions
Reporting to the Visitor Experience and Rentals Supervisor (VERS), the position will be responsible for the following:
Visitor Experience
Customer Service:
  • Acts as a visitor experience representative for the museum, offering exemplary customer service to all visitors, guests, members and rental clients.
  • Maintains an enthusiastic and responsive attitude, engaging with guests in an informed and professional manner.
Feedback Tracking:
  • Monitors customer satisfaction levels by consistently asking questions and listening to visitor feedback, questions, and concerns.
  • Shares findings with the supervisor.
Promotions and Pricing:
  • Remains informed of all aspects of admission, allowable admission discounts / discount categories, and related pricing.
  • Stays current on special exhibition and museum store promotions to accurately inform visitors at the front desk.
Membership Sales:
  • Stays abreast of various membership levels and benefits to better inform visitors.
  • Through engaging conversations with visiting guests, identifies and secures membership upsell opportunities.
Photography Policies:
  • Remains current with indoor / outdoor photography rules, referring all indoor photography inquiries to VERS for scheduling / pre-payment.
  • Processes onsite payments for outdoor photography sessions and issues receipts / proof of purchase for security.
Financial Accountability:
  • Opens and closes cash registers, including counting money and separating charge slips or coupons.
  • Reconciles cash drawers at the end of each day or shift.
Communications:
  • Responsible for answering the general museum information phone line in a courteous and professional manner.
  • Assists callers by either answering their questions or directing their inquiries to the appropriate department.
Rentals
Client and Vendor Coordination:
  • Acts as a liaison between client, vendors, and museum support staff during museum rentals and provides outstanding customer service experience to the client.
  • Remains present for duration of museum rentals to fully facilitate event load-in / load-out policies and procedures and ensure that all vendors / clients are adhering to the terms outlined in their contract.
Operations and Protocol Compliance:
  • Coordinates with internal staff to ensure rental spaces are clean and sanitized prior to and following event load-in.
  • Coordinates with the head of contracted catering service to guarantee all museum protocols for waste disposal are followed throughout the entirety of the event.
Site Visits and Site Preparation:
  • Facilitates onsite visits / tours with rental prospects, as needed.
  • Accompanies VERS on final walk-throughs for scheduled rental events to make client introduction, as well as review day / night of event details and checklist.
Supervisor Reporting and Briefings:
  • Meets weekly with VERS to discuss recently completed rental events, providing detailed report of event outcomes (i.e., encountered challenges; client feedback; etc.) prior to meeting to help facilitate discussion.
  • Meets as needed with VERS to discuss upcoming rental events.
  • Attends and adds input to any internal pre-event briefings with Security and Facilities to ensure all event staff are well-informed.
General
Museum Representation:
  • Represents the McNay by upholding professional practices and effective communication with all visitors, rental clients, vendors, and museum staff.
Issue Resolution:
  • Demonstrates sound judgment, respectfully and promptly addressing negative feedback.
  • Escalates extreme instances to direct supervisor, department head, and/or security in a timely manner.
Professional Development:
  • Attends quarterly VERA trainings, as well as more frequent briefings as required, to stay well-informed about all procedures, protocols, and promotions.
Operational Flexibility:
  • Performs other duties as required.
Work Schedule
  • ·This is a part-time, rotating shift position covering Wednesday through Sunday each week.
  • ·This position requires availability for both day and night shifts (as late as midnight at times depending on rental event)
  • ·shifts may rotate or be assigned based on business needs
  • ·Weekends are required for both day and night shifts (as late as midnight at times depending on rental event)
  • ·Candidates must be flexible with scheduling and able to work varying hours
  • ·Must have dependable transportation and valid driver's license
Required Skills
  • Maintains a positive attitude and strong work ethic
  • Demonstrates outstanding customer service skills
  • Takes direction and adheres to supervision
  • Possesses cash handling experience with strong math skills
  • Able to multitask while also paying attention to detail
  • Maintains professional appearance and demeanor at all times
Preferred Skills
  • Demonstrated ability to interact with a diverse group of staff, volunteers, and members of the general public
  • Ability to function in a team-oriented environment, working both independently and collaboratively as required
  • Willingness to learn applicable systems and apply skills gained as needed
Education
  • High school diploma or equivalent
Work Experience
  • Minimum 2 years in customer service
  • 12 months of experience in event planning and execution preferred

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