The Cincinnati Art Museum has an immediate opening for a part-time Line Cook/Back of House employee in the Terrace Café and museum kitchen. This position will be scheduled for 15-25 hours per week. Evening and weekend availability is required.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Line Cook/Back of House employee will assist the kitchen team in various capacities. Duties will consist of assisting the Chef, Line Cooks, Events & Hospitality Manager, Café Manager, and other kitchen team members with their daily tasks. A successful candidate will play a key role in contributing to our daily customer satisfaction goals.

The Line Cook/Back of House employee will prepare food for the café, cook in the café, cook for catered events, clean and sanitize all dishes, glassware, utensils, and pans; be responsible for maintaining the dish room and dish machine. Assist in cleaning other areas of the café as requested.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES

General responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Proper operation of dish machines to company and manufacturer specifications.
• Wash and restock all dishes, glassware, utensils, pots, and pans.
• Segregate and remove trash and garbage and place it in designated containers.
• Break down, clean, and sanitize the dish machine at the end of a shift in compliance with ServSafe and other safety standards.
• Transfer supplies and equipment between storage and work areas.
• Assist in event setup as needed.
• Set up and stocking stations with all necessary supplies.
• Answer, report, and follow the Chef or Line Cooks’ instructions.
• Clean up the food stations and take care of leftover food.
• Other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• High school graduate or equivalent vocational training certificate required. A flexible schedule and the ability to work evenings and weekends are required. 
• A degree in or working towards a degree in culinary arts, hospitality, or restaurant management from an accredited culinary school is highly desired. Previous work in food service is a plus.
• Maintain a positive and professional approach with coworkers and customers.
• Ability to speak and hear.
• Close and distance vision
• Frequently walking with some standing at times, possibly extended distances; ability to bend and climb stairs when necessary.
• Frequently lift/carry up to 25 lbs.
• Ability to reach with hands and arms in any direction and kneel and stoop repeatedly.

BENEFITS & COMP

• Hourly Pay Rate: $15.75
• Employee Assistance Program
• Family-level museum membership
• Discounts in museum gift shop and café
• Professional development opportunities

TO APPLY

Apply for Line Cook/Back of House – PT using the link below:

https://workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default/mdf/recruitment/recruitment.html?cid=347b7c9b-5aac-4d96-ab81-3b32a60f7052&ccId=19000101_000001&jobId=586309&lang=en_US&source=CC2

The Cincinnati Art Museum is an equal opportunity employer and is strongly committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment where a variety of backgrounds, cultures, orientations, ideas, and talents can flourish.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Cincinnati Art Museum currently has an immediate opening for a full-time Custodian. This position includes benefits and is scheduled for 40 hours per week and will require availability for some nights and weekends. 

The Custodian will provide overall cleaning and sanitation of the museum building and assist in other functions, such as furniture moving, item pick-up and delivery to and from the museum warehouse, fulfilling special work orders, and set up and tear down museum events. This position works under direct and indirect supervision with a focus on maintaining the museum resulting in a clean, healthy, and safe indoor and outdoor environment for visitors and staff.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Job responsibilities describe the general nature of work for employees in this position, but this is not intended as an exclusive or all-inclusive inventory of all job functions.

• Perform general custodial duties, including cleaning and sanitation of restrooms, galleries, office areas, café, auditoriums, entrance plazas, courtyard, dock, hallways, stairs, and outside areas when used. Empty, clean and maintain trash cans.
• Transport, set-up, and tear down of event furniture and accessories. Remove trash and clean up after all events.
• Maintain floors by proper cleaning, including but not limited to vacuuming, dust mopping, damp mopping, waxing, and buffing all hard surface floors.
• Handle appropriate supplies and products for various job duties.
• Handle labor intensive work orders, including but not limited to furniture moving, pickups and deliveries for CAM departments.
• Handle outside pickups and deliveries using museum vehicles or rented equipment.
• Other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• High school diploma and at least one year of experience in a related position, such as housekeeping, janitorial, or cleaning attendant, or combination of education and experience.
• Candidates must be able to efficiently manage their work hours and responsibilities, work well independently and as a team member, and effectively communicate with their supervisor and coworkers. 
• Attention to detail. Experience cleaning/maintaining/preserving a historical building a plus.
• To perform the job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Evening and weekend availability required.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Incumbent will be required to walk and move about the entire museum on foot, and work will include long periods of standing, and use of stairs as needed. Lifting and moving of items of moderate weight (at least 50 pounds) required.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Will generally be inside the museum location. May be required to perform certain aspects of assigned duties outside of museum location. May be subject to changes in work environment due to outside weather conditions.

BENEFITS & COMP

• Hourly Pay Rate: $17.10
• Medical, dental, vision life insurance, 401k retirement planning with company match
• Robust paid time off (PTO) and 9 paid holidays 
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Dependent care leave benefit
• Employee Assistance Program
• Family-level museum membership
• Discounts in museum gift shop and café 
• Professional development opportunities

TO APPLY

Apply for the Custodian position using the link below:

https://workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default/mdf/recruitment/recruitment.html?cid=347b7c9b-5aac-4d96-ab81-3b32a60f7052&ccId=19000101_000001&jobId=590792&lang=en_US&source=CC2

Position open until filled. No phone calls please.

The Cincinnati Art Museum is an equal opportunity employer and is strongly committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment where a variety of backgrounds, cultures, orientations, ideas, and talents can flourish.

POSITION SUMMARY

Visitor Services Assistants greet visitors and tour groups, sell tickets, memberships and coffee, answers telephones, balances daily deposits, and stays current on museum events. This role is responsible for ensuring visitors are alerted to all the tools needed for a successful visit. The VSA is also responsible for keeping CAM goals and priorities in mind when welcoming visitors to the museum.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES

Working under the direction of the Visitor Services Coordinator (VSC), duties include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Demonstrate an ability to engage with all guests from a wide range of backgrounds, providing the highest quality customer service. 
• Ensure each visitor or group feels welcomed and receives a cheerful and warm greeting by Visitor Services immediately upon entering CAM.
• Ensure the lobbies and coatrooms are clean and orderly.
• Answer a wide variety of visitors’ questions in person and over the phone. Responsible for balancing receiving visitors at the desk and over the phone.
• Demonstrate an ability to deal with customer feedback with grace and professionalism.  Assist in de-escalating visitor matters.
• Play an active role in reaching CAM strategic goals through promotion of all art engagement opportunities and encouraging return visits.
• Play an active role in reaching CAM financial goals through promotion of the coffee bar, café, paid programming, membership, exhibition tickets, etc.
• Ensure back-of-house activities are operated with excellence and attention to detail with team goals in mind. 
• Ensure integrity of daily balancing and handling of all payments, as well as maintaining the confidentiality of all sensitive information. Conducting member sales and renewals with special attention to correct data entry.
• Support the VSC with onboarding, training, and skill development of new team members.
• Manage assigned projects in timely manner with attention to detail while prioritizing the visitor experience. Assist other departments with projects as needed.
• Other duties as assigned. 

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• High school diploma or equivalent education required. 
• Excellent customer service and communication skills are a must.
• Candidate must be dependable and work well with the public.
• Ability to read, examine, and interpret general business documents, effectively communicate with visitors in person and on phone calls, and present information and respond to questions from visitors. 
• Good computer and writing skills necessary.

BENEFITS & COMP

• Hourly Pay Rate: $14.25 with a commission incentive of $2.50 per membership sold
• Employee Assistance Program
• Family-level museum membership
• Discounts in museum gift shop and café
• Professional development opportunities

TO APPLY

Apply for Visitor Services Assistant – PT using the link below:

https://workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default/mdf/recruitment/recruitment.html?cid=347b7c9b-5aac-4d96-ab81-3b32a60f7052&ccId=19000101_000001&jobId=591268&lang=en_US&source=CC2

Position open until filled. No phone calls please.

The Cincinnati Art Museum is an equal opportunity employer and is strongly committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment where a variety of backgrounds, cultures, orientations, ideas, and talents can flourish.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Cincinnati Art Museum has immediate openings for part-time Event Catering Servers in the Facility Rental Department. Event catering shifts will vary depending on museum events. Evening and weekend availability is required.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Working under the direction of the Event Captain, and overall, to the Hospitality Manager, duties include, but are not limited to the following:  

• Read and review event documents for equipment set up (tables, chairs, bars, etc.).
• Set up and break down tables, chairs, bars, and other event equipment.
• Serve food and beverages to guests.
• Clean and prepare the dining areas.
• Greet and make all guests feel welcome at the museum.
• Respond to guest inquiries and requests in a timely fashion.
• Knowledge of room setup, food safety standards, and food presentation setup.
• Maintain cleanliness and safety standards.
• Uphold standards of service through different catering events offered.
• Perform other catering duties as assigned.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Previous experience in customer service, food service, or other related fields.
• Ability to build rapport with guests. 
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment. 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Candidate must be dependable, organized, able to meet the physical demands of position, and maintain a professional demeanor.  
• Must have evening and weekend availability. 

BENEFITS & COMP

• Hourly Pay Rate: $17.50
• Employee Assistance Program
• Family-level museum membership
• Discounts in museum gift shop and café
• Professional development opportunities

TO APPLY 

Apply for Event Catering Server using the link below:  

https://workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default/mdf/recruitment/recruitment.html?cid=347b7c9b-5aac-4d96-ab81-3b32a60f7052&ccId=19000101_000001&jobId=592095&lang=en_US&source=CC2

Position open until filled. No phone calls please. 

The Cincinnati Art Museum is an equal opportunity employer and is strongly committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment where a variety of backgrounds, cultures, orientations, ideas, and talents can flourish. 

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Curator of Fashion and Textiles will have overall responsibility for the stewardship and development of the museum’s extensive holdings of fashion and textiles.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Demonstrates curatorial responsibility for all art objects within the scope of the fashion arts department and works in cooperation with other curators where departmental responsibilities for art objects overlap, for example with prints, photographs, or contemporary art or where an artist is ascribed dual nationalities.

- Cares for research, documents, exhibits, preserves (in consultation with the Conservation Department), and publishes works of art in the permanent collection, including those in storage or on display.

- Responsible for the generation of special exhibitions, whether from concept or by assignment, organized by the Cincinnati Art Museum or by another institution. Exhibitions involve organizing, researching, writing, supervising and/or coordinating details such as lectures, catalogues, brochures, labels, installation, photography, gallery tours, publicity, fundraising, presentations on the exhibition topic, selection and negotiation of loans, hosting lenders and artists, and preparation of and adherence to budgets. Museum procedures must be followed, and all activities must be coordinated with all relevant existing divisions such as Visitor Services, Philanthropy, Marketing and Communications, and Learning and Interpretation.

- Lectures and writes on works of art in the Cincinnati Art Museum’s permanent collection(s) for scholarly meetings and/or publications, or general and particularized programs within the Cincinnati Art Museum, for books, newspapers, and general publications, all within the limits of curatorial specialties and based on or related to the permanent collections of the Cincinnati Art Museum. Where necessary, all writing (e.g., grant writing, journal writing, brochure texts) are coordinated with the proper division, such as Learning and Interpretation, Philanthropy, or Marketing and Communications.

- Seeks and recommends new acquisitions of gifts or purchases within the curatorial specialties or the permanent collections, including scholarly research and background material to justify consideration of a given art object or objects and prepares acquisition worksheets.

- Furnishes consultation and advice on art matters to other museums, public and private collectors, at no time suggesting financial appraisals. Attends conferences and lectures, and visits museums and dealers in U.S. and abroad. Acts as courier in U.S. and abroad in coordination with the Registration department.

- Installs and labels works of art in the permanent collections in concert with the divisions of Learning and Interpretation, Registration, and Design/Installation.

- Responsible for division, maintaining and adhering to all related budgets, including those related to permanent installations, special exhibitions, the department, and special projects.

- Where applicable, departmental staff will supervise, including volunteers and interns. Represents the museum at social and civic events. Serves on various committees or panels, and attends meetings demanded by the position.

- Responsible for docent training, public lectures, gallery talks and press education for selected projects in coordination with the divisions of Philanthropy, Learning and Interpretation and Marketing and Communications.

- Supports the fundraising and public relations efforts of the Cincinnati Art Museum, in coordination with the divisions of Philanthropy and Marketing and Communications.

- Serves as a liaison between the Cincinnati Art Museum and departmental visiting committees and other groups with special interest in or support of the department, including the museum-affiliated Friends of Fashion and Textiles.

REQUIREMENTS:

M.A. in Art History (Ph.D. preferred) with at least five years’ relevant professional experience in the field. Curatorial rank will be commensurate with experience. 

The Curator of Fashion and Textiles must demonstrate a proven ability to work collaboratively with others to achieve institutional objectives. 

Must possess a broad familiarity with fashion and textiles, from the late middle ages to the early twentieth century, with a specialty focus within these parameters; a demonstrated knowledge of museum practices; excellent written and oral communication skills; good working knowledge of database, word processing, and other relevant computer programs; and a commitment to both scholarship and working with diverse public constituencies; ability to present information effectively and respond to questions from museum staff, donors, members of the museum, and the general public.

TO APPLY:

Apply for Curator of Fashion Arts & Textiles using the link below: 

https://workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default/mdf/recruitment/recruitment.html?cid=347b7c9b-5aac-4d96-ab81-3b32a60f7052&ccId=19000101_000001&jobId=592131&lang=en_US&source=CC2

Position open until filled. No phone calls, please. 

The Cincinnati Art Museum is an equal opportunity employer and is strongly committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment where a variety of backgrounds, cultures, orientations, ideas, and talents can flourish.

INTERNSHIP POSITION SUMMARY

The Cincinnati Art Museum has an opening for a part-time Special Events & Hospitality Intern. The intern will assist with the planning and execution of weddings, corporate, social, internal museum events, and daily café operations. Responsibilities will include but are not limited to preparing event forms, developing floor plans, assisting with the design of corporate packages, supporting the Special Event Coordinators and Event Captain the day of events, and supporting the hospitality department in daily functions. The candidate must have evening and weekend availability.

The Special Events & Hospitality Intern will see firsthand how private, internal, and philanthropic events come together. This paid internship will be in the spring of 2026 for 12 weeks from April through June and scheduled 15-20 hours per week.

ESSENTIAL INTERNSHIP FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Working under the overall direction of the Events & Hospitality Manager and the Special Events Coordinator(s), duties include, but are not limited to the following: 

• Aid with the planning, implementation, and follow-up related to events held throughout the year
• Support event preparation, production, execution, management, and post-event cleanup
• Coordinate with various vendors for events
• Manage RSVP lists for CAM events, welcoming and registering guests at internal & external CAM events
• Assist with general administrative needs as they arise
• Work with the Chef for new menu items and event menus
• Research local venue market and trends
• Other duties as assigned

INTERNSHIP REQUIREMENTS

• Upper-level undergraduate student or new graduate with a degree in events planning, hospitality, or in a related program or field of study. 
• Previous experience in planning and managing event logistics, budgets, and strategy preferred. 
• Must be a team player with strong communication skills and ability to collaborate with various and diverse groups of people.
• Candidate must be willing to work a flexible schedule. Evening and weekend availability is required. 
• Strong ability to multi-task while quickly adapting to a fast-paced environment. 
• Knowledge and proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, especially Microsoft Excel
• Experience in hospitality and previous experience working with hospitality software and/or point-of-sale (POS) systems a plus.

Pay rate: $12.00 - $15.00 per hour

TO APPLY

Apply for Special Events & Hospitality Intern Spring 2026 using the link below:

https://workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default/mdf/recruitment/recruitment.html?cid=347b7c9b-5aac-4d96-ab81-3b32a60f7052&ccId=19000101_000001&jobId=592093&lang=en_US&source=CC2

Position open until filled. No phone calls please.

The Cincinnati Art Museum is an equal opportunity employer and is strongly committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment where a variety of backgrounds, cultures, orientations, ideas, and talents can flourish.