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At Amazement Square, our work is powered by creativity, curiosity, and care. We’re a team of educators, artists, builders, and play-champions who believe meaningful experiences start with passionate people.
If you’re inspired by hands-on learning, inclusive spaces, and making a difference for children and families, we’d love to explore what you could bring to our team.
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Director of Development
Exhibit Maintenance & Fabrication
Amazement Square, a nationally recognized hands-on children’s museum, seeks a strategic and experienced Director of Development to lead and grow the museum’s fundraising efforts. This senior leadership role is ideal for a goal-oriented, collaborative professional who is passionate about advancing Amazement Square’s mission and long-term impact.
Reporting to the President & CEO, the Director of Development works closely with the Board of Directors and senior leadership team to build donor engagement, cultivate relationships, and secure philanthropic support from individuals, corporations, foundations, and granting agencies. The Director also leads fundraising initiatives in support of the museum’s programs, exhibitions, and annual Gala.
Please email a cover letter, a detailed resume, and three professional references to ms@amazementsquare.org
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Key Responsibilities
Develop and implement strategic plans for the museum’s Development department.
Lead, supervise, and support development staff; manage the department’s annual operating budget.
Identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward major gift prospects, including individuals, corporations, foundations, and grantmakers.
Oversee tracking and reporting of gifts, pledges, solicitations, and campaign materials.
Prepare correspondence, reports, and meeting documentation related to development activities.
Collaborate with the VP & COO and Marketing Coordinator to plan and execute annual fundraising events, including the museum’s Gala.
Support board engagement and participation in fundraising activities.
Assist the President & CEO with strategic planning and communications that strengthen relationships with donors, board members, and community partners.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree.
At least 3 years of experience working with a donor database and managing financial reports, statistics, and information, preferably in a nonprofit environment.
Demonstrated organizational, leadership, and time-management skills.
Strong working knowledge of development and accounting processes.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel (PC environment).
Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills.
Proven ability to meet deadlines, manage details, and supervise staff.
Ability to write and speak persuasively about the museum and its work.
Preferred Qualifications
Graduate degree in the humanities, education, business, or a related field.
Experience working in a museum or nonprofit cultural organization.
Demonstrated success securing major gifts for a nonprofit or cultural institution.
Compensation & Benefits
Salary range: $70,000–$85,000, commensurate with experience. Amazement Square offers a generous benefits package, including health insurance, paid time off, and retirement benefits. Amazement Square is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Amazement Square is seeking a creative and talented individual to assist with exhibition maintenance and fabrication. The ideal candidate will have experience constructing 3-dimensional objects, familiarity with construction standards and tools, preferably a background in woodworking or metalwork, and familiarity with ordering materials, maintaining tool condition, internal inventory, shop organization, and shop safety. This position requires strong organizational skills and effective communication that foster collaboration with other team members, vendors, and valued partners in a manner consistent with the Museum's core values. BA in three-dimensional art, theater production, or a related field is required.
This is a FT position with comprehensive health, PTO, and retirement benefits with a starting hourly rate of $25 per hour. EOE
To apply, please email a letter of interest and a detailed resume, with professional references to ms@amazementsquare.org.
Museum Educator
Amazement Square is seeking child-oriented, dynamic, and creative individuals to join our team, working up to 28 hours a week. Responsibilities include exhibition and program interpretation, assistance with museum events and special activities, community outreach, birthday party facilitation, and more.
An ideal candidate will possess a true love of learning and excellent communication skills. A college degree or active pursuit of a degree is required.
Please send/email a resume with a cover letter and references to morgan@amazementsquare.org.
Internship Opportunities
Join Amazement Square as an intern and get hands-on, real-world experience in a fun, dynamic museum environment. High school and college students are invited to explore opportunities in development, events, sustainability, and more while building skills, making connections, and growing your community. High school internships are available to Juniors or Seniors only and interns must have their own reliable transportation. Amazement Square offers limited stipend internships which cannot be used for college credit nor to satisfy any community service hours requirements.
WonderCamp Intern
Amazement Square seeks interns to assist with our WonderCamp programs in the Summer of 2026. Amazement Square offers three level of camp programs: Explorer, Adventurer, and Junior. WonderCamp Explorer and Adventurer are full day programs for campers who have completed kindergarten-2nd grade and 3rd-5th grade. WonderCamp Junior is a half day program for ages 3-5.
Every week features a new theme and new campers. Themes include Mess Fest, Mighty Machines, STEM to Mars, Digital Designers, Robot Engineers, and Big Messy Art. WonderCamp encourages deep exploration of topics and emphasizes STEAM based activities. Interns will work closely with our camp counselors to help with facilitation of programming and program preparation. This is a great experience for students planning to work in education, museums, or non-profits!
Camps take place from June 1st-August 7th with no camp the week of July 4th. Counselor and Intern training will take place the week on May 26th – 29th. Candidates should be available for a minimum of half the camp weeks to be considered.
To apply, please send a cover letter indicating your interest and applicable experience, as well as a resume and two references to the Director of Experiential Learning at education@amazementsquare.org
Responsibilities include:
Building relationships with campers.
Managing camper behavior and implementing camp procedure.
Aiding counselors in material and food prep.
Aiding campers in interactive activities.
Working in a team environment.
Application Process
Amazement Square is currently accepting applications for 2026 internships. Apply here
All intern applications must include a cover letter, a resume, Amazement Square’s Internship Application form, and a letter of recommendation submitted to Morgan Kreutz at morgan@amazementsquare.org. No phone calls, please.
If you need accommodations during the application process, please contact Morgan Kreutz at morgan@amazementsquare.org.
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Why intern at Amazement Square?
Hands-On Experience: Work in a fast-paced, dynamic museum setting and gain exposure to the non-profit and education environments.
Skill Development: Build communication, organizational, and other job-readiness skills that prepare for you a career in teaching, cultural institutions, and other nonprofit organizations.
Networking Opportunities: Connect with museum professionals and community leaders in the nonprofit sector.
Program Structure
Mentored Project: Interns will complete a mentored capstone project
Professional Development: Interns will attend training sessions and meetings with museum staff leaders to gain a great understanding of the cultural and nonprofit sectors
Time Commitment: High school interns will be required to work at Amazement Square twice per week for a minimum of two hours per session. Students must arrive at the museum no later than 3:30 p.m. to have adequate time to complete their tasks. College interns will be required to work at Amazement Square two to three times per week for a predetermined number of hours as decided by the museum mentor and college faculty advisor.
Qualifications
Museum internships are open to high school juniors and seniors, and college students, with Sustainability and Accessibility open to college students only.
We are looking for candidates who:
Are passionate about cultivating an engaged community of lifelong learners by sparking imagination, creativity, and curiosity
Are interested in working in the non-profit, fabrication, or education sectors