Program Coordinator & Assistant Museum Curator

Job Description

Tuskegee Airmen National Historical Museum

Position Summary

The Program Coordinator & Assistant Museum Curator is a hybrid role that supports the Museum's Director of Program Innovation 80% & the Museum curator 20%. This position assists with structure, document, and support of education programs and exhibitions, collections care, and public storytelling. The role plays a key part in ensuring that exhibitions and programs are well-organized, repeatable, and clearly communicated through the museum's voice and mission.

Job Description:

Program Coordinator & Assistant Museum Curator

Salary:

Duties:

• Support summer enrichment programs, Flight Academy, and other education initiatives through scheduling, logistics, and materials preparation
• Assist with organizing and documenting program workflows, timelines, and materials to support repeatability and growth
• Help develop program tools such as checklists, templates, and training guides for instructors, interns, and volunteers
• Support onboarding and coordination of program staff and volunteers
• Assist in aligning exhibitions with education and program goals to strengthen learning outcomes

Note:

This role supports program operations and documentation. Program strategy, curriculum design, and instruction remain under the direction of program leadership.

• Research and develop temporary, traveling, and permanent exhibits that align with the museum's vision, subject matter, and donor requests
• Make updates to traveling exhibit boards
• Work with museum curator, director, and other related staff on installation, deinstallation, and travel of exhibits
• Work with museum curator to pack, unpack, and crate objects and artwork
• Maintain the appearance of galleries and exhibition spaces
• Plan out both temporary and permanent exhibit spaces on our properties
• Strategize best storage solutions at the Fort Wayne Location
• Act as liaison between the Tuskegee Airmen National Historical Museum and the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History curatorial and exhibit departments
• Manage social media by posting museum updates, student progress, and historical/curatorial trivia
• Develop virtual exhibit and museum content for official website

• Coordinate and/or create weekly museum and program-related content for social media platforms
• Capture and share behind-the-scenes exhibition work, programs in action, Flight Academy activities, and museum highlights
• Assist with or direct the creation of flyers, promotional materials, and digital announcements
• Ensure all public-facing content reflects the museum's mission, history, and interpretive lens
• Support website updates, virtual content, and digital storytelling initiatives

• Master's degree preferred in museum studies or a related field preferred
• Experience in exhibition preparation, gallery operations, or curatorial support
• Background in museum education, public programming, or youth engagement
• Strong organizational, writing, and interpretive communication skills
• Experience creating or coordinating promotional or social media content in an institutional setting
• Ability to work collaboratively across departments and manage multiple projects

• Systems-oriented and detail-focused
• Comfortable documenting processes and improving workflows
• Strong visual and narrative storytelling skills
• Adaptable and collaborative team member
• Passion for education, community engagement, and museum work

Tuskegee Airmen National Museum is a unique museum in that it introduces and teaches youth in aviation and aerospace science while at the same time chronicles the history of the Tuskegee Airmen.