Manager of Historical Interpretation

Colonial Williamsburg Foundation • Williamsburg, VA

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About The Position

The Manager of Historical Interpretation serves as the principal liaison to other Colonial Williamsburg departments in the care and custody of historic sites and venues in the Historic Area and maintains the interpretive site plans and training materials specific to each site and venue. This role is vital in developing and managing the interpretive plan and training of sites it manages as well as tracking the budget for the team along with others.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in History, Public History, or Museum Studies or a program equivalent.
• 2 or more years of professional experience in managing, leading, and training interpretative teams.
• 5 or more years of experience in interpretation, museum exhibitions, or relevant experience related to the role.
• Experience with creative public program development/assessment and insight into procedures and protocol structure.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in History, Public History, or Museum Studies with experience in program development, execution, and content training.
• 5 or more years of professional experience in managing, leading, and training interpretative teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop interpretive plans, training materials, and operational directions for 3-4 sites or venues.
• Develops and maintains initial, refresher, and advanced training for sites and venues for DHI staff and other CWF staff as needed.
• Collaborates with colleagues on interpretive planning and training teams to equip interpretive staff with knowledge and guidance to interpret at sites and venues under their management.
• Provides day-to-day work direction to supervisors, lead interpreters, and interpreters, focused on maintaining a steady workflow of tours and programs.
• Resolves operational challenges.
• Collaborates with the Program Design and Historic Research teams in the ideation, creation, development, production, and assessment of tours and programs.
• Ensures appropriate processes and approvals are obtained for prop requests, use of Historic Area venues, and maintenance needs.
• Responsible for monitoring the 18th century appearance of the Historic Area and the quality of interpretive programs presented there.
• Serves as a Daily Program Manager (DPM) alongside the other members of the DHI leadership team (supervisors and lead interpreters).
• All managers are responsible for coaching and developing their teams, completing any disciplinary actions for their teams, and any other administrative functions as needed for their team.
• Monitor and enforce compliance with all safety policies and procedures.
• All other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Industry: Educational Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree