Job Description

and Mission:Seasonal 25-32 hrs/wk. Visitor Services Specialists set the tone for an exceptional visitor experience by welcoming guests at the points of entry and efficiently processing them with courtesy and professionalism. Members of the Visitor Services team keep current with up-to-date information, prepare guests enthusiastically for their on-site visit and persuasively communicate the benefits and value of Museum Membership. Visitor Services Specialists make the “customer centered” concept a daily reality in all interactions, decisions and exchanges with museum guests.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

Warmly greet all visitors by creating a welcoming and friendly environment where guests receive prompt, efficient and pleasant service in person, on the phone and via email.
Maintain a positive and professional image, reflecting pride in the position and enthusiasm for the institution.
Anticipate and respond to visitor needs by providing accurate and helpful information about the Museum and its offerings.?
Make it easy for visitors to have a positive and pleasantly memorable experience at Mystic Seaport.
Follow all department policies and procedures including those for cash handling, safety and security.?
Operate the point of sale system with integrity and honesty while safeguarding museum assets and protecting guest information.?
Develop thorough, accurate and up to date knowledge base about Mystic Seaport, its exhibits, programs, offerings and services.
Promote and communicate the benefits of Membership and processes membership applications including upgrades.
Actively participate in a culture of continuous improvement seeking and suggesting ways to better respond to visitor needs.?
Solicit and collect visitor feedback including suggestions, compliments and complaints and report findings with to supervisory staff.
Assist with collection of digital surveys, (2 hour training provided)in the COVES system during shifts as scheduled during regular working hours.
Using best judgment, respond to visitor situations calling upon supervisory staff as needed.
Continuously expand personal knowledge about the Museum, its services and offerings through active participation in training, staying abreast of news in Museum publications, asking questions of staff and supervisors and observing on-grounds activities.
Contribute positively and enthusiastically as part of a team and alert supervisory staff to potential problems and possibilities.
Maintains regular and consistent attendance and punctuality.

Requirements

Qualifications & Special Requirements

High energy, enthusiastic, customer-centered intelligence is essential. Must possess superior interpersonal and communication skills as well as the ability to maintain a calm exterior presence during periods of high volume, high stress or unusual events.?
Proven ability to work comfortably and efficiently with computers and registers, including the ability to accurately and responsibly work with cash and change.
Requires weekends (including blackout dates for high volume special events), holidays and some evenings as well as willingness to leave early if not needed.
Must be able to stand long periods of time and endure extreme weather conditions (hot, cold, rainy days).

About Mystic Seaport Museum

Mystic Seaport Museum is the nation’s largest maritime museum. Founded in 1929 to gather and preserve the rapidly disappearing artifacts of America’s seafaring past, the Museum has grown to become a national center for research and education with the mission to inspire an enduring connection to the American maritime experience.

The Museum’s grounds cover 19 acres on the Mystic River in Mystic, CT and include a recreated 19th century coastal village, a working shipyard, exhibit halls, and state-of-the-art artifact storage facilities. The Museum is home to more than 500 historic watercraft, including four National Historic Landmark vessels, most notably the 1841 whaleship Charles W. Morgan, America’s oldest commercial ship still in existence.

With a full-time staff of 150 that swells to 350 during the summer season, the Museum hosts over 250,000 visitors annually. Mystic Seaport employs a diverse staff of scholars, librarians, historic interpreters, educators, scientists, musicians, and skilled artisans.

A stroll through the historic village transports visitors back to the mid-1800s where they can experience firsthand from staff historians, storytellers, musicians, and craftspeople just what life was like to earn one's living from the sea. In the Henry B. du Pont Preservation Shipyard, they can watch shipwrights keeping the skills and techniques of traditional shipbuilding alive as they restore and maintain the Museum’s watercraft collection.

The Museum’s 41,000 sq. ft. Collections Research Center (CRC) offers access to more than 2 million artifacts and is also home to the G.W. Blunt White Library, a 75,000-volume research library where scholars from around the world come to study America’s maritime history.

For more than 80 years, visitors, students, and scholars have turned to Mystic Seaport to preserve and interpret America’s maritime experience. The Museum’s commitment to that mission is as strong as ever.

Industry

Arts & Entertainment

Company Size

201-500 employees

Headquarters

Mystic, Connecticut

Year Founded

1929

Website

mysticseaport.org

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