Careers
Position: Museum Shop Assistant Manager
Reports to: Museum Shop Manager
Date posted: January 13, 2026
The Knoxville Museum of Art, East Tennessee’s premier visual arts organization, is seeking a part-time Museum Shop Assistant Manager (20–24 hours per week).
Position Summary:
The Museum Shop Assistant Manager is responsible for supporting the Museum Shop Manager in all aspects of daily operations, including sales, inventory management, merchandising, staff supervision, customer service, and ensuring the shop keeps a high standard of presentation and contributes to the overall financial success of the retail space.
- Leads by example, offering excellent customer service, trains and educates part-time associates and volunteers
- Responsible for monthly consignment inventory
- Merchandise and replenish sales floor daily, including cleanliness of shop floors, glass shelves, and all surfaces.
- Maintain back room storage
- Create purchase orders, receive shipments, and place merchandise on sales floor according to plan
- Works with staff promoting web presence and social media
- Communicates stock levels and initiates reorders
- Proper packing and shipping of Art and books with FedEx, UPS, and USPS
Flexible schedule, including some nights for special events and occasional weekends; must be available to work the day after Thanksgiving.
Some Art history is a plus.
To apply send resume and cover letter to vwyrick@knoxart.org.
No phone calls please. The Knoxville Museum of Art is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
Position: Design & Communications Coordinator
Reports to: Executive Director
Date posted: December 3, 2025
The Knoxville Museum of Art, East Tennessee’s premier visual arts organization, is seeking to fill the position of Design & Communications Coordinator.
Position Summary:
The Design & Communications Coordinator at the Knoxville Museum of Art is responsible for developing and executing the Museum’s communications materials. This includes designing and disseminating the museum’s advertising, public relations, digital content, and social media, as well as overseeing event promotions, press materials, and vendor relationships. The role also involves managing the museum’s website, cultivating media contacts, and ensuring cohesive communication across all platforms.
The Design & Communications Coordinator is responsible for the following:
- Animating a cohesive communications strategy for the KMA, including overseeing its budget.
- Generating and disseminating dynamic, accurate, and timely information about upcoming exhibitions, events, and other museum programs
- Overseeing design, functionality, and maintenance of KMA website, and regularly updating information on the museum website
- Design and placement of paid advertisements
- Design, production, and distribution of postcards, flyers, banners, newsletters, and mailers.
- Compiling information for, designing, editing, and distributing of Canvas newsletter
- Creating, monitoring, and maintaining social media communication for the museum including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Pinterest
- Producing and monitoring digital advertising on various channels including Google and Facebook
- Preparing news releases, press kits, and other promotional material.
- Cultivating contacts with local, regional, and national media
- Maintaining news distribution and promotion mailing lists
- Maintaining up-to-date museum information in local, regional, and national art and travel directories
- Attending and photographing KMA exhibition openings & events
- Creating Museum Shop images and coordinating Shop advertising
- Developing and maintaining relationships with vendors such as designers, printers, mail houses, etc.
- Serves as staff liaison with the Marketing Committee of the KMA Board of Trustees
- Participates in local and regional cultural, tourism, and professional organizations as appropriate
The successful candidate will have 3-5 years of professional experience in design, communications, promotion, and marketing; proficiency with social media platforms; excellent communication skills; and a collaborative style and adaptable approach.
Experience with web page design, WordPress, Constant Contact, and AP would be preferable.
Salary will be commensurate with experience. Attractive benefit package includes group health, retirement matching and PTO.
To apply send resume and cover letter to clloyd@knoxart.org by January 15, 2026.
No phone calls please. The Knoxville Museum of Art is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.