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About the Role

The Urban Civil Rights Museum in Harlem seeks an enthusiastic, welcoming, professional, and mission-driven part-time Visitor Services Associate to serve as the first point of contact for all museum guests. This role supports admissions, guest engagement, ticketing operations, crowd flow, and museum hospitality, creating an engaging and memorable visitor journey.

Responsibilities

• Welcome and engage visitors warmly and professionally upon arrival.
• Provide accurate information regarding exhibitions, museum policies, memberships, tours, and public programs.
• Assist guests with wayfinding throughout the museum.
• Help create a safe, inclusive, and respectful environment for all visitors.
• Support school groups, tour groups, members, and special event guests.
• Answer visitor questions regarding the Harlem community, museum history, and exhibitions.
• Uphold the museum’s hospitality and customer service standards.
• Process admission, membership, and group transactions using Ticketure software.
• Scan timed-entry tickets and assist with visitor check-in procedures.
• Support membership purchases, donations, and guest inquiries.
• Accurately handle cash and credit card transactions.
• Assist with opening and closing procedures for admissions operations.
• Maintain accountability and accuracy in all financial transactions.
• Monitor visitor flow and gallery capacity.
• Communicate professionally with security, education, and operations teams.
• Assist during public programs, high-volume days, and special events.
• Report visitor concerns, incidents, or operational issues to managers promptly.
• Maintain cleanliness and organization of front-facing visitor areas.
• Support emergency procedures and museum safety protocols as needed.

Requirements

• Minimum 3 years of leadership experience in a visitor service focused capacity required (at a museum or cultural institution preferred).
• Prior museum, cultural institution, admissions, retail, hospitality, or tourism experience.
• Previous knowledge or experience using Ticketure ticketing software is preferred but not required.
• Knowledge of Harlem history and/or civil rights movements.
• Experience working with diverse audiences and international visitors.
• Bilingual applicants are strongly encouraged to apply.
• Availability to work weekends and holidays is required, in addition to working any combination of operating days Wednesday through Sunday.
• Must be able to lift to 15 pounds at times.
• Prolonged periods of walking and standing lead tours and facilitating workshops.
• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to stand, stoop, bend, sit, and climb for extended periods of time to move supplies, chairs, and tables, as well as set up programming spaces.

Skills

• Strong interest in civil rights history, African American history, museums, public history, or cultural institutions.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated customer service or hospitality experience.
• Professional, dependable, and punctual.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced public-facing environment.
• Ability to remain calm and professional under pressure.
• Computer proficient and comfortable learning ticketing systems.
• Ability to multi-task, prioritize, and execute multiple tasks during a shift.
• Comfortable speaking in large public settings.
• Math skills for cash handling purposes are required.

Location

• Harlem

Work Type

• Part-time
• Onsite

Experience Level

• 3 years of leadership experience

Education Level

• Associate’s degree (required)
• Bachelor’s degree (preferred)

About the Company

• The National Urban League (NUL) operates the Urban Civil Rights Museum in Harlem.
• The museum is dedicated to civil rights history, social justice, public engagement, and cultural institutions.

Equal Opportunity

• The National Urban League is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to complying with all federal, state, and local equal employment opportunity (“EEO”) laws.
• The National Urban League strictly prohibits discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of the individual's race, color, sex (including pregnancy), religion or creed, national origin, alienage, citizenship, age, sexual orientation, disability, gender identity or expression, sexual and reproductive health decisions or decision making (of employees or their dependents), familial status, marital status, partnership status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, military status, domestic violence victim status, arrest or pre-employment criminal conviction record, or any other characteristic protected by law.
• This policy applies to all National Urban League activities, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, compensation, assignment, training, promotion, discipline, and discharge.
• This policy also bans discriminatory harassment.
• Employment at the National Urban League is at-will.