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Golden, Colorado, United States
Onsite
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What We Offer
The City and County of Denver offers competitive pay commensurate with education and experience. New hires are typically brought into the organization between $86,000 - $98,000/year based on experience and education. We also offer generous benefits for full-time employees which include but are not limited to:
Location and Schedule
The Buffalo Bill Memorial Museum is located at 987 ½ Lookout Mountain Road, Golden, CO. This is an onsite position with a typical Monday–Friday work schedule. The position will require evening, weekend, and/or holiday hours to support events, special engagements, or operational needs.
About Our Job
Denver Mountain Parks is seeking a motivated, collaborative, and forward-thinking leader to serve as Museum Director for the Buffalo Bill Museum and Grave in Lookout Mountain Park.
The Buffalo Bill Museum and Grave is the only museum fully owned and operated by the City and County of Denver. Located within the Denver Mountain Parks system, the museum offers a unique opportunity to combine cultural resource stewardship, outdoor recreation, and visitor engagement.
Located atop Lookout Mountain, the site includes the gravesite of William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody and his wife, the historic Pahaska building featuring Native-focused food and retail concessions, scenic overlooks, a historic picnic shelter, a hiking trail, and the Buffalo Bill Museum. The museum includes a significant collection of three-dimensional objects and archival materials, along with exhibit galleries, offices, a research library, and curatorial space.
The museum welcomes approximately 80,000 visitors annually, while Lookout Mountain Park attracts more than 500,000 visitors each year. The Park and museum are a dynamic destination and one of the Denver area’s most well-known cultural sites. Visitors include a mix of local, national, and international patrons.
This is an exciting time to join the organization. The museum has a small but dedicated and talented staff that has built a strong foundation for future success. The next director will have the opportunity to lead the museum through a period of strategic growth, including long-term planning, capital improvements, growing community engagement, and expanded interpretation. While Buffalo Bill remains central to the museum's identity, the museum is evolving its interpretation to explore a broader and more inclusive narrative that provides visitors with a richer understanding of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West and associated stories.
Success in this role requires a leader who thinks beyond the walls of the museum. The Museum Director will be a member of the Denver Mountain Parks leadership team and will work closely with park rangers, the on-site concessionaire, city leadership, community organizations, elected officials, and Tribal partners to strengthen the museum's role as both a cultural institution and a destination within the park system.
Responsibilities of this key leadership role include (but are not limited to) the following:
What You’ll Bring
Our ideal candidate has some or all of the following experience, skills, and characteristics:
Required Minimum Qualifications
To be considered for this position, you must include the following on your job application (upload the attachment(s) to the Resume/CV section on the My Experience tab):
Job Profile
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Position Type
UnlimitedPosition Salary Range
$74,276.00 - $122,555.00Target Pay
$86,000 - $98,000/year based on experience and educationAgency
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