Maine Maritime Museum is an independent, nonprofit institution dedicated to connecting people to the past, present, and future of Maine’s waterways and their global reach. Since this history includes different backgrounds, perspectives, and voices—and because our museum welcomes visitors from around the world—our institution is firmly committed to diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion. If you believe museums play a vital role revealing the past, informing the present, and shaping the future, we invite you to join our team. You will join us on the beautiful banks of the Kennebec River, on a twenty-acre campus where collaboration and creativity are encouraged.

Position Summary

The Collections Manager enacts the mission and goals of Maine Maritime Museum by caring for and providing access to collections and supporting initiatives that enhance engagement with its holdings. Reporting to the Curator of Collections, this role manages and preserves wide-ranging collections in adherence to established collection stewardship standards.

Specific Duties

• Maintains records of all permanent collections including paper documents, image documentation, and database records in all formats

• Manages collections development, including identification of potential acquisitions and coordinating deaccessioning and disposal

• Responsible for processing incoming collections, including documentation, proper cataloging, and location assignments

• Designs and manages targeted collections projects in line with departmental strategic objectives

• Implements preservation procedures through appropriate handling, storage and access management, environmental data review, and arrangement for direct care of collections

• Oversees physical control of collections through appropriate storage, inventory, and movement tracking

• Coordinates the documentation and transport of incoming and outgoing loans

• Facilitates use of collections in exhibits and interpretive programming through research and collections surveys

• Provides collections and library access to researchers, scholars, students, and other groups

• Processes reference and reproduction requests

• Supervises volunteers and interns

• Opportunity to support curatorial outreach through content development for museum programs and publications

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in history, art history, American studies, or a related field.

• Advanced degree preferred

• 3-5 years of related museum experience

• Working knowledge of maritime and/or New England history

• Experience managing, cataloging, and handling diverse collections, including archival materials

• Familiarity with PastPerfect or other collections management software

• Demonstrated project management experience

• Excellent oral and written communication and organizational skills

• Ability to lift items weighing up to 50 pounds

Terms & How to Apply

The Collections Manager is a full-time, salaried, exempt position with full benefits in Bath, Maine. Salary is $50,000–$57,000 per year. Please submit a cover letter and resume to:

hr@maritimeme.org.

This position is subject to sex offender and criminal background checks. Maine Maritime Museum is an equal opportunity employer and does not tolerate discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, age, protected genetic information, status as a parent, marital status, political affiliation, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.