Thank you for your interest in career opportunities at the Cincinnati Art Museum. The museum continually seeks to hire friendly, dynamic, and talented individuals from racially and culturally diverse backgrounds to join our team. We greatly value expertise and skills gained at the museum and encourage professional development and career growth.
Due to the high volume of responses to our employment listings, we regret that we cannot contact every job applicant. If a strong potential match is found, the Human Resources Department will contact you to request further information or schedule an interview.
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:
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
BENEFITS & COMP
TO APPLY
Apply for Line Cook/Back of House – PT using the link below:
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.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
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
TO APPLY
Apply for the Custodian position using the link below:
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:
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
BENEFITS & COMP
TO APPLY
Apply for Event Catering Server using the link below:
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.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
TO APPLY
Apply for Curator of Fashion Arts and Textiles using the link below:
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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 an opening for a part-time Terrace Café Servers in the Museum’s café. The Terrace Café is open Tuesday through Sunday 11am-3pm, with extended hours on Thursday until 7:30pm.
The Café Server provides exceptional experiences to our guests. Café Server responsibilities include ensuring our tables are clean and tidy when guests arrive, presenting menus, and serving food and beverages. Café Servers are expected to assist guests in a timely fashion and with a positive attitude.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES
Reporting to the Café Manager, duties include, but are not limited to:
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
BENEFITS & COMP
TO APPLY
Apply for Terrace Cafe Server using the link below:
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
Summer Camp Instructors work closely as a team of four, along with an intern and part-time high school volunteers, to create and facilitate a fun and educational art summer camp. Instructors write art education lesson plans, co-teach, and consistently engage children in a camp based on creativity, exploration, and experimentation. The instructors lead interactive activities in the museum galleries and facilitate art-making activities in the art studio for children ages 6-12. At a 1 to 9 ratio, camp instructors also oversee day-to-day camp operations including communication with parents, supervising before-care and/or after-care, facilitating student check-in and check-out, and preparing, cleaning, and organizing supplies.
Date of assignment: Summer 2026, 10 weeks, from Tuesday, May 26 through Monday, August 10. The week of Monday, July 6 – Friday, July 10 is a break between camp sessions for camp staff. This position is scheduled for 35 hours per week and must be able to work between 8:15 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday for eight weeks of camp, in addition to two weeks of training. Training and planning days are Tuesday, May 26 through Friday, June 5.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Reporting to the Assistant Director of Public Programs, the Summer Camp Instructors have these primary responsibilities:
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Pay rate: $15.25 to $17.50 an hour
TO APPLY
Apply for Summer Camp Instructor using the link below:
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:
INTERNSHIP REQUIREMENTS
Pay rate: $12.00 - $15.00 per hour
TO APPLY
Apply for Special Events & Hospitality Intern Spring 2026 using the link below:
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 Horticulture/Garden Intern for the summer of 2026. The museum is seeking an intern to assist the Horticulturalist in the continued effort to improve garden spaces, increase plant diversity and maintain an outdoor environment that the community and museum visitors can continue to enjoy. This is a 12-week paid internship that runs from May to August 2026, hours will vary but one weekend day will be required to maintain the grounds on the weekends.
While working in a public garden setting, the Horticulture/Garden Intern will gain knowledge and experience in daily grounds maintenance, operation of various landscape tools and equipment and learn basic principles of garden design, installation and maintenance.
ESSENTIAL INTERNSHIP FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Reporting to and working alongside the Horticulturalist, duties include but are not limited to the following:
INTERNSHIP REQUIREMENTS
Pay rate: $12.00 - $15.00 per hour
TO APPLY
Apply for the Horticulture/Garden Internship – PT Summer 2026 using the link below:
Position open until it is 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 Philanthropy Communication and Administration Intern in the Philanthropy department. The internship will be in the summer of 2026 for 12 weeks from May to July and scheduled 20-25 hours per week. This internship offers a student the ability to learn about fundraising, member/donor communication, and CRM administration in a non-profit environment.
The intern will do research and analysis on current communication strategies to our members/donors and those of other museums and non-profits to recommend improvements in communication strategies. These communications include the museum’s webpages, email, social media campaigns, letters, etc. The intern will utilize the museum’s customer relationship management (CRM) database, Altru, and other software, such as WordFly and Social Good. The intern will also have the opportunity to work with and learn from the museum’s Philanthropy department on fundraising, donor engagement, grant writing, and more.
ESSENTIAL INTERNSHIP FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Working under the overall direction of the Membership & Annual Giving Manager, duties include but are not limited to the following:
INTERNSHIP REQUIREMENTS
Pay rate: $12.00 - $15.00 per hour
TO APPLY
Apply for the Philanthropy Communication and Administration Internship using the link below:
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 an opening for a part time Summer Camp Intern for the summer of 2026. The Summer Camp Intern works closely with the Summer Camp Instructors and part-time high school volunteers to facilitate a fun and educational art summer camp.
The Summer Camp Intern will work with the Learning and Interpretation Division, particularly the summer camp and interpretive programming teams, to help facilitate a fun and educational art camp for ages 6-12. This person will work with the summer camp team of instructors to ensure that the daily camp runs smoothly. The intern will coordinate, assign, and organize the corps of teen volunteers who will assist students in the camp.
Date of assignment: Summer 2025, 12 weeks between May 18 through August 10 with a break during the week of July 6-10th. The intern will work Monday-Friday 8:30am-1:30pm (25 hours per week).
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Reporting directly to the Assistant Director of Public Programs, the Summer Camp Intern will have these primary responsibilities:
INTERNSHIP REQUIREMENTS
Pay Rate: $12.00 - $15.00 an hour
TO APPLY
Apply for the Summer Camp Internship using the link below:
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.
Educational credit may be available for internships, check with school(s) for requirements.
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. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status or other category protected under applicable law.
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