San Diego Air & Space Museum

Employment

Working at the Museum

Thank you for your interest in working at the San Diego Air & Space Museum. The Museum believes in the empowerment of its people and that it's the people of an organization that creates success. The Museum believes in fair treatment to all, values diversity and is a committed Equal Opportunity Employer. Our diverse and talented staff identifies and supports our mission.

We encourage you to review our posted jobs and apply for a specific opening. Applying for a position helps us understand your skills and interests and allows us to contact those whose qualifications appear to most closely match position requirements. We regret that due to the number of applications we receive, we cannot respond personally to all of the highly qualified applicants who contact us. If you do not hear back from us, please feel free to check our openings and submit additional applications for other positions.

Notice: It is the policy of The San Diego Air & Space Museum to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to race, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, physical or mental disabilities, marital status, veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected under federal, state, or local law.

Collections & Assets Coordinator

The Collections & Assets Coordinator works closely with the Museum collection team and is responsible for the overall care of aircraft and displays and the general maintenance of equipment at the Gillespie Field location. The coordinator also works closely with the site manager on daily operational needs to ensure the safety of staff, volunteers, and visitors.

CMS Integration Specialist, IMLS GRANT Project

The Integration Specialist will oversee Phase 3 of an IMLS project to implement a new integrated Collections Management System (CMS) across all Museum collections: curatorial, library, archives, and with the digital asset management system (DAMS). This high-level upgrade will meet the growing needs of our staff and collection records, save time and money by eliminating duplicate workflows, centralize the Museum’s registration process, and create a unified public portal to dramatically increase discoverability and access to our collection.

Guest Experience Representative

Guest Experience Representatives are responsible for providing excellent customer service to museum visitors by answering questions, selling museum admission tickets, Balboa Park Explorer Passes, museum memberships, operating flight simulators, staffing retail store, café, 3D/4D theater, and interpreting exhibits. Duties specific to this position include POS system and credit card terminal operation and daily register accounting and balancing.