Assistant Professor in Fashion, Dress, and Textiles of the Americas
Bard Graduate Center announces a faculty search for an Assistant Professor in Fashion, Dress, and Textiles of the Americas. This position has a preference for advanced junior candidates (1 completed project). Ph.D. is required and must be conferred by the start date. Candidates may specialize in any area of the Americas (North, Central, South), including borderlands and Atlantic or Pacific worlds, between the 18th and 21st centuries. Material knowledge of textiles, dress (inclusive of clothing, costume, and fashion), methods of construction and manufacture, and histories and methodologies in fashion studies is essential. Research about, with, or in collaboration with Indigenous, diasporic, migrant, and/or underrepresented communities is encouraged. Regardless of area of specialization in the Americas, the ability to teach and advise about textiles, fashion, and dress in wider global, theoretical, and methodological contexts is expected. Successful candidates will have some experience teaching and advising graduate students, and interest in pursuing public scholarship.

Bard Graduate Center is an advanced graduate research institute in New York City dedicated to the cultural histories of the material world. Our MA and PhD degree programs, Gallery exhibitions, research initiatives, scholarly publications and public programs promote interdisciplinary ways of thinking about decorative arts, design history, and material culture. Our students gravitate to careers in academia, the art world, museums, and publishing.

Compensation: The salary range is $85,000 - $105,000

Please send CV, cover letter, 3 letters of recommendation, and a writing sample no longer than 30 pages to [email protected] by October 1, 2026.

Work authorization in the United States required.

Bard College is an equal opportunity employer, and we welcome applications from those who contribute to our diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, mental, or physical disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, familial status, veteran status, or genetic information.

Bard is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for all individuals in employment practices, services, programs, and activities.

Editor
Bard Graduate Center (BGC) invites applications for the role of Editor. This position will center primarily on the planning, development, and production of exhibition-related materials, including but not limited to print catalogues, gallery interpretation, and digital content. It is a full-time, on-site role at our campus on West 86th Street in Manhattan.

Bard Graduate Center is a graduate research institute in New York City. Our MA and PhD degree programs, exhibitions, publications, research initiatives, and public programs explore new ways of thinking about decorative arts, design history, and material culture. BGC’s acclaimed publications include exhibition catalogues, books rooted in the academic program, and two journals (Source: Notes in the History of Art and West 86th: A Journal of Decorative Arts, Design History, and Material Culture). All prioritize rigorous scholarship while seeking to adhere to the field’s highest standards in production and design.

As a member of BGC’s Publications department, the Editor will report jointly to the Deputy Director & Chief Curator and Dean of Graduate Studies. Working closely with BGC’s Editorial Director and Director of Rights, Sales, Production, and Promotion, the Editor will help conceptualize and develop new projects, establish and coordinate budgets and schedules, oversee editing and production, and project manage BGC publications—ensuring that they are completed on-time and within budget. He or she will collaborate directly with internal curators and faculty as well contract and oversee external stakeholders, including volume editors, authors, copyeditors, proofreaders, indexers, designers, and vendors. While the position’s responsibilities will center on exhibitions-related content generated by the BGC Gallery, the Editor may also assist or supervise other institutional projects within the Publications department as appropriate and directed by his or her supervisors.

The successful candidate will demonstrate commitment to fostering meaningful engagement across the institution, such as engaging with work-study students or leading workshops in his or her expertise.

Primary Responsibilities:
  • Plan and project-manage approximately 2–3 major exhibition catalogues of various sizes (ranging from small booklets to multivolume books with hundreds of illustrations) per year, successfully meeting schedule, budget, quality, and content requirements
  • Provide substantive editing (including manuscript preparation and content/structural review), copyediting, and proofreading for print, digital, and in-gallery texts; edit for readability, accuracy, and style, writing and rewriting as necessary
  • Coordinate with internal and external collaborators—including Publications team, institutional leadership, authors, volume editors, copyeditors, proofreaders, designers, production managers, photographers, printers, and other vendors—to ensure successful completion of complex projects
  • Establish project-specific guidelines and style sheets, upholding BGC’s standards for content, editing, design, and production quality
  • Develop and maintain schedules, adhering to firm deadlines
  • Solicit bids and prepare contracts for external partners
  • Ensure clear, regular communication with contributors and BGC leadership, defining objectives and deliverables, navigating roadblocks and mitigating risk
  • Schedule and/or attend project-specific meetings as necessary and participate meaningfully in broader conversations concerning the proper functioning of the department and strategies for improved workflow
  • Generate detailed budgets, manage expenses, and maintain accurate financial records
  • Collaborate with Publications colleagues and contributors to ensure that illustrations, credits, and related data are appropriately gathered and tracked, and that reproductions, permissions, and new photography are obtained and/or completed efficiently and cost-effectively
  • Check page proofs, bluelines, and jacket proofs for correctness and compliance with design, printing, and binding specifications in collaboration with internal and external colleagues as appropriate
Qualifications:
  • At least five years of editorial experience in the production of ambitious exhibition catalogues at a major museum or gallery
  • Robust copyediting, proofreading, and publications-specific project management experience
  • Demonstrated expertise related to professional standards and trends in the field of museum publishing, with deep knowledge of editorial concepts, best practices, and procedures, especially as applied to complex illustrated art books and gallery didactics
  • Familiarity with at least one foreign language and with processes for publishing scholarly text in translation
  • Capacity to identify and navigate copyright infringement issues and/or questions regarding AI-generated content
  • Experience with peer review
  • Ability to tactfully balance competing priorities, such as authorial objectives, budgetary considerations, scholarly value, and public appeal
  • Exceptional organizational and time-management skills
  • Ability to work effectively and systematically on several projects simultaneously, prioritizing tasks and managing conflicting deadlines
  • Attention to detail, editorial consistency, and unfailing accuracy in presenting scholarly information, spelling, and grammar
  • Fluency with Chicago Manual of Style
  • Proficiency with Adobe tools, Microsoft Office programs, and other electronic tools
  • Understanding of design, pre-press, and national and international processes for illustrated books and experience soliciting and interpreting manufacturing estimates and negotiating terms is preferred
  • MA in English, Art History, or related discipline required; MPhil or PhD preferred
We expect the successful candidate to be stronger in some qualifications listed above than others; we are committed to helping our future colleague expand their skills and hope to learn from their areas of strength.

Candidates must be legally authorized to work full-time in the United States for any employer. Bard Graduate Center will not petition, pay for, or take over an existing visa.

Salary and Benefits:

Compensation: $75,000 - $95,000.

This salary reflects the College’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the compensation for the position at the time of the job posting. Salary decisions are dependent on several factors including but not limited to market and organizational considerations, experience, and qualifications of a selected candidate as well as internal and external equity.

Benefits Overview:

We are pleased to offer our full-time employees an excellent benefit package which includes; multiple health insurance options; TIAA retirement plans; generous vacation, sick, and personal time; and more. To learn more about employee benefits and eligibility at Bard College, please visit https://www.bard.edu/humanresources/benefits/.

To Apply:

Send resume, cover letter, and contact information for three professional references to [email protected]. An edit test may be required.

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

Bard College is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome applications from those who contribute to our diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, mental, or physical disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, familial status, veteran status, or genetic information.

Bard is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for all individuals in employment practices, services, programs, and activities.
Senior Director of Marketing and Communications
Bard Graduate Center (BGC) invites applications for a Senior Director of Marketing and Communications. This is a full-time, on-site appointment, at our campus on West 86th Street in New York City.

Bard Graduate Center (BGC) is an advanced graduate research institute in New York City. Through its M.A. and Ph.D. programs, Gallery exhibitions, public programs, publications, research initiatives, and Study Collection, BGC advances the study of decorative arts, design history, and material culture and prepares the next generation of scholars, curators, educators, and museum professionals.

As BGC enters its next phase of growth, the institution seeks to strengthen its position as both a leading academic center and a compelling public cultural destination. The core focus of the Senior Director of Marketing and Communications is to connect BGC’s academic and public work under a clear institutional identity; expand awareness and engagement beyond existing audiences; increase graduate students’ engagement, Gallery attendance, and participation in programs; support earned and contributed revenue; and build scalable systems for reaching audiences locally, nationally, and internationally.


Position Summary:

The Senior Director of Communications and Marketing is BGC’s communications leader. Reporting to the Chief Advancement Officer, the Director develops and implements an integrated, institution-wide strategy for Gallery exhibitions, Academic Programs and recruitment, Public Humanities + Research, Publications, the Study Collection, and supports alumni engagement and development.

The Director is responsible for institutional positioning and brand consistency across BGC platforms, editorial direction, audience development, media relations, digital strategy, and creative production, as well as tracking and analyzing audience engagement. The role is strategic and hands-on: the Director sets priorities that align with broader institutional goals, writes and edits at a high level, leads staff and external partners, and ensures that campaigns are delivered effectively and on time.

During the first year, the Director will assess strategies, systems, audience data, digital platforms, vendor relationships, and institutional knowledge; preserve what is working; identify gaps and opportunities; and establish a measurable, multi-year communications and marketing plan.


Core Responsibilities:

Strategy, Leadership, and Institutional Positioning
  • Lead annual and multi-year communications and marketing strategy aligned with BGC’s mission, academic priorities, exhibition and program calendar, enrollment goals, audience-growth objectives, and revenue needs.
  • Create an integrated communications timeline and plan that establishes priorities across departments, anticipates major campaigns, and allocates staff and financial resources effectively.
  • Define existing and target audiences, campaign objectives, key performance indicators, and reporting practices; use results and data to guide investment and improve institutional decision-making.
  • Advise the Director, Deputy Director, Chief Advancement Officer, senior leadership, faculty, and curators on messaging, public positioning, executive communications, and reputation management.
  • Develop and maintain rapid-response communications protocols, including approval pathways, stakeholder communications, message templates, and oversight of media response efforts.
Integrated Marketing, Audience Development, and Revenue
  • Develop and execute coordinated campaigns for exhibitions, graduate recruitment, public programs, publications, fellowships, prizes, alumni initiatives, fundraising, and institutional announcements across paid, shared, and owned channels.
  • Lead year-round recruitment marketing for BGC’s M.A. and Ph.D. programs in close partnership with Academic Programs, from awareness and open-house conversion through application deadlines and admitted-student engagement.
  • Build strategies to increase attendance, participation, publication sales, philanthropic engagement, and repeat visitation to BGC Gallery; identify partnerships and cross-promotional opportunities that extend BGC’s reach.
  • Partner with Advancement on Giving Day, annual appeals, the Iris Awards, patron programs, donor communications, sponsorship visibility, and other engagement and revenue-generating initiatives.
Brand, Editorial, Creative, and Media Relations
  • Set and maintain BGC’s institutional voice, messaging framework, editorial standards, and style guidelines, translating complex scholarship into clear, compelling, and audience-appropriate communications.
  • Write, edit, and oversee leadership messages, press materials, web and campaign copy, newsletters, invitations, talking points, and other high-level institutional communications.
  • Direct the content and production calendar for BGC’s website, email program, social media channels, advertising, print collateral, environmental graphics, photography, and video.
  • Oversee the production of all marketing materials in partnership with BGC’s consulting art director, ensuring quality and consistency across print, digital, exhibition, event, and visitor-facing applications.
  • Serve as BGC’s lead partner to the PR consultant team, setting media priorities and coordinating press strategy, releases, previews, photography, interviews, press kits, media training, press previews, and responses to emerging opportunities.
Digital Strategy, Audience Data, and Infrastructure
  • Lead strategy and editorial oversight for the BGC website, content-management system, email marketing, social media, digital advertising, online listings, ticketing communications, and emerging platforms.
  • Establish a roadmap for improving and ultimately modernizing BGC’s website and digital infrastructure, including usability, accessibility, search, tagging, SEO, AI-driven discoverability, analytics, and content governance.
  • Strengthen audience segmentation, list hygiene, data preservation, deliverability, and measurement across Mailchimp, ticketing, web analytics, social platforms, and related systems.
Team, Budget, Vendors, and Visitor Experience
  • Lead and develop communications and visitor services staff, student workers, freelancers, and project contributors; establish clear roles, workflows, priorities, and standards.
  • Manage the communications and marketing budget and key external relationships, including the consulting art director, PR firm, web developer, photographers, videographers, digital specialists, printers, and production vendors.
  • Provide strategic oversight of the visitor journey, from discovery and ticket purchase through arrival, wayfinding, onsite experience, and post-visit engagement with management of Visitor Services team and in partnership with, Exhibitions, Public Programs, Facilities, and Security.
  • Implement strategies for tracking and analyzing visitors and audience engagement over time.
  • Represent Communications and Marketing in institutional planning and at major public events; undertake occasional evening and weekend work as required.

Desired Qualifications:
  • At least seven years of experience in communications, marketing, public relations, audience development, enrollment marketing, or a related field, including supervisory and budget-management experience.
  • Demonstrated success creating integrated strategies that have measurably increased awareness, engagement, attendance, enrollment, or revenue.
  • Exceptional writing and editing skills, with the ability to communicate scholarly, artistic, and institutional ideas clearly to multiple audiences.
  • Substantial experience with brand strategy, media relations, digital marketing, websites and content-management systems, email, social media, paid campaigns, analytics, SEO, and audience segmentation.
  • Proven ability to manage staff, agencies, consultants, vendors, complex production schedules, and multiple concurrent priorities in a lean organization.
  • Sound judgment, diplomacy, intellectual curiosity, and the ability to build trust across academic, curatorial, administrative, visitor-facing, and Advancement teams.
  • Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree or substantial experience in museums, arts and culture, higher education, design, art history, or the humanities strongly preferred.
Candidates must be legally authorized to work full-time in the United States for any employer. Bard Graduate Center will not petition, pay for, or take over an existing visa.

We expect the successful candidate to be stronger in some qualifications listed above than others; we are committed to helping our future colleagues expand their skills, and hope to learn from their areas of strength.


Salary and Benefits:
Compensation: $130,000-$140,000

This salary reflects the College’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the compensation for the position at the time of the job posting. Salary decisions are dependent on several factors including but not limited to market and organizational considerations, experience, and qualifications of a selected candidate as well as internal and external equity.


Benefits Overview:
We are pleased to offer our full-time employees an excellent benefit package which includes; multiple health insurance options; TIAA retirement plans; generous vacation, sick, and personal time; and more. To learn more about employee benefits and eligibility at Bard College, please visit https://www.bard.edu/humanresources/benefits/.


To Apply:
Please submit a cover letter, resume, and at least three relevant writing, campaign, or portfolio samples to [email protected]

Review of applications will begin 7/27/2026 and continue until the position is filled.

Bard College is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome applications from those who contribute to our diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, mental, or physical disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, familial status, veteran status, or genetic information.

Bard is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for all individuals in employment practices, services, programs, and activities.

Visitor Services Associate
Bard Graduate Center (BGC), a NYC-based graduate research institute in the decorative arts, design history, and material culture, seeks two part-time Visitor Services Associates to join a small and dynamic front-of-house team for the BGC Gallery. Reporting to the Visitor Services Manager, this is an onsite, part-time, seasonal, and non-benefits-eligible position. The Visitor Services Associate will work approximately 22 hours per week of the upcoming exhibition Sept. 18–January 3, 2027. The regular schedule will include both Saturdays and Sundays.

Bard Graduate Center (BGC) is a graduate research institute in New York City. Its gallery exhibitions, MA and PhD degree programs, research initiatives, and public programs explore new ways of thinking about decorative arts, design history, and material culture. All staff at BGC are a welcome part of a supportive, intimate, and lively academic community.

Responsibilities
  • Directly interact with the public, providing exceptional customer service and sharing general gallery information, policies, and procedures
  • Open and close the gallery each day; coordinate with gallery staff and others to troubleshoot digital interactives and other enhancements
  • Process sales of exhibition and event tickets, publications, and other merchandise by credit card and cash
  • Troubleshoot sales platform (Square) as needed
  • Check guests in for exhibitions and public events
  • Check gallery voicemail and field phone calls
  • Share information about institutional programming, membership benefits, and events, tours, and gallery hours
  • Assist with publication and merchandise inventory and restocking
  • Restock promotional materials and maintain an organized workspace
  • Assist visitors with registration for public events
  • Create a warm and welcoming environment for all visitors
  • Provide day-of guidance to student workers as needed.
  • Communicate front desk needs with multiple departments, including Exhibitions, Development, Digital Humanities and Exhibitions, Facilities, Finance, Marketing, Public Humanities + Research, and Security
  • Track and report sales and attendance to other departments as needed
  • Develop familiarity with BGC’s accessibility accommodations and coordinate with other departments to implement improvements as needed
  • Other duties as assigned
Required Qualifications
  • Weekend availability
  • Consistently reliable and team-oriented
  • Previous experience in museum visitor services, theater front-of-house, or similar customer service setting
  • Experience with cash handling and credit card processing
  • Excellent organizational and communication skills
  • Proficiency with MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
  • Comfort learning ticketing, point-of-sale, scheduling, and communication platforms, including SimpleTix and Square.
  • Confidence interacting with the public and staff in a positive, enthusiastic manner
Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience in customer service jobs, internships, or volunteer opportunities
  • An interest in the arts or art history
  • Experience implementing equitable practices for accessibility and racial justice
We expect the successful candidate to be stronger in some qualifications listed above than others; we are committed to helping our future colleague expand their skills and hope to learn from their areas of strength.

Compensation
  • $25/hour, approximately 22 hours per week.

This hourly rate reflects the College’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the compensation for the position at the time of the job posting. Compensation decisions are dependent on several factors including but not limited to market and organizational considerations, experience, and qualifications of a selected candidate as well as internal and external equity.

Candidates must be legally authorized to work full-time in the United States for any employer. Bard Graduate Center will not petition, pay for, or take over an existing visa.

To Apply

Send resume, cover letter, and contact information for three professional references as a single PDF or Word document to [email protected] with the subject line Visitor Services Associate. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

Bard College is an equal opportunity employer, and we welcome applications from those who contribute to our diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, mental, or physical disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, familial status, veteran status, or genetic information.

Bard is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for all individuals in employment practices, services, programs, and activities.