Senior Program Developer

at  Exploratorium

SUMMARY

Program Developers are the primary staff responsible for creating and executing a wide variety of programs for Exploratorium visitors. Program development at the Exploratorium emphasizes iterative prototyping and incorporates input from program leadership and project team members, as well as visitor feedback. Program Developers research, cultivate, and steward collaborative relationships between the Exploratorium and content providers who may be community members, artists, scientists, and museum staff, and work confidently and collaboratively with a wide range of stakeholders including Marketing and Institutional Advancement departments. Program Developers are individuals with strong creative, organizational, and interpersonal experience and interest in working with Exploratorium staff, the public, and community groups.
The Senior Program Developer independently creates and produces high-quality program experiences while maintaining oversight of administration and communication.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Curiosity, creative and inventiveness.
• Bachelor level degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience
• Minimum 3 years of experience planning, developing, and/or presenting programs in a museum, classroom, or informal education environment, including:
• generating program ideas
• planning and implementing programs
• facilitating learning experiences for adults, children, and/or families
• Demonstrated understanding of Exploratorium pedagogy
• Proven ability to work effectively on teams and with colleagues, and outside content providers (artists, scientists, etc.)
• Demonstrated capacity to produce in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
• Excellent spoken and written communication skills
• Excellent attention to detail and follow through
• Proven ability to be flexible and maintain positivity on challenging projects
• Demonstrated problem solving ability
• Cross-cultural fluency and ability to work with diverse people (bilingual/bicultural a plus)

Idea Generation and Execution:

• In collaboration with program teams, external content providers, internal experts, and collaborators, generates, prototypes, and produces wide ranging, high-quality program activities under the direction of program leadership; shepherds program activities from conceptualization through implementation, including setting timelines and meeting deadlines, defining audiences, contacting, coordinating and contracting with content providers, determining technical needs and safety requirements, staging events, communicating needs across the institution and aligning budgets.
• Supports content providers before and during programs to insure success with museum audiences and compliance with museum standards of safety and quality.
• Gathers and interprets feedback to support iteration; evaluates the effectiveness of a wide range of experiences in a variety of program formats.
• Identifies content providers who can interpret museum related concepts and content for the public through experience-based activities. Evaluates activities in terms of how they support and inform program priorities.