Senior Director of Education and Community Engagement

The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum has an opening for a full-time, exempt Senior Director of Education and Community Engagement position in the Education Department. Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum educators share a passion for country music, popular culture, creative arts, and lifelong learning, and take a collaborative, team approach to developing and implementing dynamic educational offerings which adapt and share the content of one of America’s most visited history museums that welcomes over 1.2 million guests annually. Representing the Education Department as member of the Museum’s Senior Staff, which is composed of staff at the Senior Director level and above who guide the institution’s strategic direction and collaborate on its implementation and evaluation.Leading, in coordination with the EVP, External Affairs, the Museum’s Education Council, which is composed of members of the Museum’s Board of Officers and Trustees, as well as diverse community leaders in the music, education, and nonprofit spaces who support the Museum’s educational mission. Sample projects include: All for the Hall educational partnerships, which include the management of relationships with public schools in Dallas, Los Angeles, Nashville, and New York City that enable the Museum to provide Words & Music programming in conjunction with All for the Hall fundraising events in these communities.Refreshing content in the Taylor Swift Education Center, developing an annual curatorial theme that connects the displayed artifacts with art works created by students and the community. Master’s degree in education, museum studies, fine arts, music, or related field.Proven experience developing the vision, strategy, and implementation for museum education programs.Passion for and knowledge of country music and awareness of popular music in general, including contemporary music across genres, and ability to conduct independent research in areas relevant to the Museum’s collection.