OAKLAND MUSEUM OF CALIFORNIA (OMCA) MISSION

We inspire understanding and empathy with stories and experiences of California’s art, history, and natural environment to build more equitable and connected communities.

OAKLAND MUSEUM OF CALIFORNIA (OMCA) VISION

We envision a just and vibrant future where our communities value and honor one another and the world around us.

POSITION SUMMARY 

The Senior Curator of History conducts and manages the acquisition, documentation, research, and development of OMCA history collections and content across diverse delivery platforms, including multidisciplinary exhibitions, public programs, publications, and online activities. The Senior Curator serves as facilitator, engaging multiple communities in dynamic conversations and explorations of content, including the highest quality research on history reflecting the diversity and complexities of the California experience.

POSITION SUMMARY 

The Event Sales Coordinator supports the Event Services Manager in the administration of external events within the Oakland Museum of California. The Event Coordinator responds to member customer inquiries on the phone, in person, and via email.

POSITION SUMMARY 

The Director, Facilities & Safety is responsible for the effective management and maintenance of the Museum’s buildings and building systems, including the Conservation Lab and Collections Research Center, and internal and external Museum event production functions. The position creates a safe and secure physical environment for Museum staff, volunteers, visitors and collections. The position also collaborates in the successful implementation of the Museum’s wide variety of programs, events, and exhibits, and ensures that the physical environment reflects the Museum’s mission, vision, and visitor-centered philosophy of being a museum, garden, and gathering place for the community. The position facilitates capital improvements and major facilities projects, including construction, renovations, and upgrades. The position is the main point of contact for the City of Oakland’s Public Works department for major repairs and capital improvements.

This position leads a five-person team that directly manages the Museum’s buildings, gardens and living collections, overall safety, and external and internal events operations functions. The Museum’s buildings are primarily owned by the City of Oakland and its main campus location is a historic concrete structure in the brutalist architectural style, completed in 1969.

POSITION SUMMARY 

The Developer of Learning, Experience and Programming is responsible for the development and implementation of school and teacher programs that support OMCA’s brand as a museum, garden and gathering place and advance its social impact of building trust, understanding, and connection between people and communities. The position develops a range of offerings in collaboration with OMCA staff, volunteers, and community partners that connect K-12 school audiences to the Museum’s exhibitions, core galleries, and collections. The position works in partnership with a unit of Program Managers and Program Developers who work cross-functionally and support a cohesive slate of programming, learning, and experience activities.