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Event Assistant (Temporary Part-Time)
Location: State Historical Society of Missouri, Columbia, MO
Summary of Position:
The Event Assistant will be responsible for helping the Event Manager in coordinating all aspects of client events hosted at our venue, from initial client communication to post-event evaluation. This position involves extensive interaction with clients, meticulous planning and execution, as well as marketing and administrative duties. The Event Assistant plays a pivotal role in ensuring exceptional guest experiences and maximizing revenue generation for the Center for Missouri Studies venue. This position has the option to be year-long.
Duties:
- Act as the on-site liaison between clients and the venue, fostering positive relationships through clear, timely, and professional communication.
- Respond promptly to client inquiries, addressing questions, concerns, and requests with attention to detail to ensure client satisfaction.
- Provide hands-on support during events, including coordination of vendors, and client assistance to ensure flawless event execution and guest satisfaction.
- Address any on-site challenges or last-minute adjustments promptly, utilizing problem-solving skills and resourcefulness to maintain event quality and minimize disruptions.
- Collaborate closely with staff to uphold cleanliness, organization, and safety standards throughout the event, ensuring a welcoming and secure environment for all attendees.
Qualifications: Ideal candidates for this position will be dependable, responsible, have the ability to communicate effectively, and work independently.
Hiring Range: $17.00 per hour
Schedule: This position is available starting in August 2025. The schedule for this job is flexible and includes occasional evenings and weekends.
QUESTIONS: Please submit a resume to events@shsmo.org. For any questions regarding this position, please send email to events@shsmo.org.
Business Operations Associate, Sr.
Location: State Historical Society of Missouri, Columbia, MO
Job ID: 55190
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage office activities including responding to email and telephone communications, directing information requests to appropriate departments, procuring supplies, equipment and services, and assisting in general daily business activities.
- Complete daily financial duties including entering transactions into accounting system, initiating payments, and preparing deposits. Conduct monthly reconciliation of all accounts and credit cards.
- Assist with time accounting and related human resources functions.
- Maintain office filing systems including tracking contracts, agreements, and official documents.
- Participate in SHSMO events and other activities to promote SHSMO.
- Liaison to the SHSMO Board of Trustees by maintaining communications, scheduling meetings, securing meeting spaces and catering services, and accurately recording meeting minutes.
- Assist Executive Director by coordinating activities and scheduling.
- Other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
- A Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience and at least 4 years of experience from which comparable knowledge and skills can be acquired is necessary.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Strong organizational and administrative skills are critical, including managing schedules, inventory management, communications, and coordination of activities and events.
- Candidate should have a high attention to detail, customer service skills, can maintain strict confidentiality, and support a strong teamwork ethic.
- Familiarity with QuickBooks Online.
- Working knowledge of University of Missouri procurement and accounting systems.
Hiring Range: $51,875-$65,000
Work Hours: Monday-Friday, and nights and weekends as needed.
Questions: For any questions regarding this position, please send email to shsmocenter@shsmo.org.
Archivist (Part-Time)
Location: Cape Girardeau
Job ID: 54823
Nature of Work: To process manuscript collections, conduct research room services, and promote manuscript materials.
Key Responsibilities:
- Accession, arrange, describe and otherwise process manuscript, photograph, audio-visual, oral histories, electronic records, and other research materials in accordance with standard and local principles and practices.
- Assist in the appraisal of records and items within the collection. Maintain an accurate and complete collection description and inventory. Prepare reports and statistics on work progress.
- Assist in the development of strategies for the preservation and reformatting of materials in the collection.
- Conduct basic preservation of materials such as cleaning and mending of damaged papers.
- Promote collections using social media platforms and SHSMO publications.
- Continue education through attending conferences, seminars, and professional meetings.
- Other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in history, or related field and has archival experience in collecting, processing, description, preservation, and digitization of collections. Successful candidate is expected to have a master’s degree in History or Library Science or an equivalent combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge and abilities can be acquired.
- Should have experience with Microsoft Office and Adobe.
- Excellent visual, communication, and public speaking skills.
- Ability to lift and carry 35 to 40-pound boxes is mandatory.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in History or Library Science or an equivalent combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge and abilities can be acquired.
- Demonstrates understanding of archival standards.
- Experience working with audio-visual materials.
- Should have experience with Microsoft Office and Adobe.
- Excellent visual, communication, and public speaking skills.
Archivist (Part-Time)
Location: Springfield, MO
Job ID: 54821
Nature of Work: To process manuscript collections, conduct research room services, and promote manuscript materials.
Key Responsibilities:
- Accession, arrange, describe and otherwise process manuscript, photograph, audio-visual, oral histories, electronic records, and other research materials in accordance with standard and local principles and practices.
- Assist in the appraisal of records and items within the collection. Maintain an accurate and complete collection description and inventory. Prepare reports and statistics on work progress.
- Assist in the development of strategies for the preservation and reformatting of materials in the collection.
- Conduct basic preservation of materials such as cleaning and mending of damaged papers.
- Promote collections using social media platforms and SHSMO publications.
- Continue education through attending conferences, seminars, and professional meetings.
- Other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in history, or related field and has archival experience in collecting, processing, description, preservation, and digitization of collections. Successful candidate is expected to have a master’s degree in History or Library Science or an equivalent combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge and abilities can be acquired.
- Should have experience with Microsoft Office and Adobe.
- Excellent visual, communication, and public speaking skills.
- Ability to lift and carry 35 to 40-pound boxes is mandatory.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in History or Library Science or an equivalent combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge and abilities can be acquired.
- Demonstrates understanding of archival standards.
- Experience working with audio-visual materials.
- Should have experience with Microsoft Office and Adobe.
- Excellent visual, communication, and public speaking skills.