Humanities Washington Director of Marketing

What does it mean to be human? These days, few questions feel more urgent and few organizations are better at helping people explore them together.

For more than 50 years, Humanities Washington has gathered neighbors around big ideas. In small-town libraries and museum galleries, people come to hear scholars and storytellers speak on everything from Washington history to artificial intelligence, and then stay to talk it through. Families read and discuss books together, master artists pass cultural traditions on to apprentices, and our State Poet Laureate brings poetry to communities across the state.

Last year, more than 33,000 people joined us in 118 communities from Bellingham to Walla Walla. Now with a new strategic plan beginning in 2027, a larger Seattle office, and a curious, collaborative team that loves this work, we’re reimagining how Washingtonians find and connect with the humanities. We’re looking for a storyteller to help write what comes next.

As the first Director of Marketing & Advancement for Humanities Washington, you’ll shape how Humanities Washington tells its story and who hears it, from brand and storytelling to video, podcasts, and new audiences. You’ll also lead our revenue team. You’ll supervise our Fundraising Manager and hire a new Business Development & Partnerships Manager, so that marketing, fundraising, and earned revenue tell one story worth funding.

You don’t need to be a career fundraiser, but you know how great communications grows support. This is a rare chance to help a beloved institution reintroduce itself to the state.

If you love big questions and bold plans, consider this your invitation.

Humanities Washington opens minds and bridges divides by creating spaces where people across the state can explore different perspectives. Founded in 1973 as Washington’s affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, Humanities Washington is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit that brings scholars, storytellers, tradition bearers, and communities together to reflect on our shared past, present, and future.

Our work centers on the idea that the humanities help us understand one another. We envision a state where all people seek a deeper understanding of others, themselves, and the human experience, in order to discern and promote the common good. If you’ve read a book, talked through an idea with a friend, attended a talk, or paused to wrestle with a big question, you’ve taken part in the humanities.

They give us context, connection, and sometimes even comfort. As polarization grows and AI raises new questions about what makes us human, people are looking for places to gather in person and think through those questions with their neighbors. That is what we create.

• Critical thinking:
  We encourage personal reflection, open-mindedness, lifelong learning, and truth-seeking.

• Stewardship:
  We uphold public trust through impactful and transparent use of resources.

• Belonging:
  We want people of all ages, means, and cultures to feel welcome and valued in our organization and programs.

• Connection:
  We promote healthy dialogue between people with differing perspectives to build and strengthen community relationships.

• Respect:
  We believe people are equal in dignity and strive to create welcoming spaces that promote the productive exchange of ideas.

Humanities Washington partners with libraries, museums, schools, tribes, and cultural organizations to bring the humanities to communities of every size.

Our programs include:

• Speakers Bureau:
  Scholars, cultural experts, and storytellers give public talks on everything from Washington history to philosophy to artificial intelligence.

• Public Humanities Fellows:
  The first…