Teen & Family Museum Education Fellow Seattle Art Museum
Listed on 2026-08-23
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Education / Teaching
Youth Development
Summary
The Teen & Family Museum Education Fellow supports SAM programs for children, caregivers, and teens while receiving training and mentorship and taking on increasing responsibility. This fellowship is designed for emerging museum educators who have completed a bachelor’s degree or developed comparable experience through employment, internships, artistic practice, teaching, youth programs, community work, or another relevant pathway. A degree in a specific field and prior museum employment are not required.
This paid fellowship advances racial equity and diversity at SAM and across the museum field. We encourage applicants from communities historically underrepresented in museums and cultural institutions.
Key DetailsCompensation: $24.91–27.53/hour
Term: October 6, 2026–June 30, 2027
Schedule: 13 hours/week
(11:59 PM PT)
EligibilityRequired Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and relevant experience.
- At least 1 year of experience working with children, families, and/or teens in an arts, educational, museum, youth development, or community setting
- Experience planning or facilitating a workshop, tour, art activity, youth program, community event, or comparable learning experience
- Ability to manage multi-step assignments, prioritize tasks, and meet deadlines
- Strong written and oral communication skills and the ability to represent SAM with professionalism, sound judgment, tact, and integrity
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively, seek support, receive feedback, and revise work
- Basic proficiency with Microsoft Office, Google Drive, email, and general computer use
- Availability for weekly Thursday afternoon/evening TAG meetings, selected Saturday programs, and identified major-program dates
Preferred Qualifications
- Study or experience in fine arts, art history, cultural studies, education, museum studies, youth development, community engagement, or another humanities field
- Experience working with both family and teen audiences
- Experience with gallery teaching, object-based learning, or hands-on art facilitation
- Experience with program evaluation, reflective documentation, or coordination with teaching artists, volunteers, community partners, or peer leaders
- Multilingual or cross-cultural communication experience
SAM is the leading visual arts institution in the Pacific Northwest and has been a champion of Seattle’s cultural landscape since 1933. Across three locations—the Seattle Art Museum in downtown Seattle, the Seattle Asian Art Museum in Volunteer Park, and the Olympic Sculpture Park on the Seattle waterfront—SAM celebrates the region’s position as a crossroads where east meets west, urban meets natural, and local meets global.
Our collections, exhibitions, and programs feature art from around the world and build bridges between cultures and centuries.
Tagged as:
Education, Public Programs, Visitor Engagement
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