Communications Assistant (Part-Time) - Mining & Rollo Jamison Museums

Are you proficient with digital tools, graphic design, and wordsmithing, and enthusiastic about sharing the character of the Driftless Area with people from around the world? The Mining & Rollo Jamison Museums | City of Platteville is now recruiting a part-time (up to 20 hrs/week) Communications Assistant to assist the leadership team with creation of social media, marketing, and fundraising communications.

The Mining & Rollo Jamison Museums is a department of the City of Platteville as well as a mission-driven membership and entrepreneurial organization. Located at the eastern end of the Main Street business district in Platteville, the Museum campus includes scenic greenspace, pollinator gardens, a real underground mine from the pre-Civil War Lead Rush, a railroad amusement ride pulled by a 1931 mine locomotive, and picturesque interpretive structures listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Museum celebrates Wisconsin’s know-how and can-do spirit as expressed in the mining region where Wisconsin and its Badger State identity was born. Since its founding in 1965, the Museum has welcomed hundreds of thousands of visitors, a third of them school children. The Museum is Platteville’s leading tourist attraction and the largest in the tri-state area (Wisconsin, Illinois, and Iowa) interpreting the mineral heritage of the famous Upper Mississippi Valley district. 

This part-time position offers a flexible year-round schedule, potential for paid leave (vacation, personal & sick), a fun work environment, and a reciprocal agreement with dozens of regional attractions offering free or deeply discounted admission for museum employees and guests. Must be able to demonstrate writing and design proficiency, successfully complete guide training, and pass a City-mandated background check. Starting wage is $11-13 per hour, based on experience.

To apply, please submit a current resume, cover letter, and City of Platteville application form (downloadable below) to Museum Director Erik Flesch at museumdirector@platteville.org or mail to The Mining & Rollo Jamison Museums, PO Box 780, Platteville, WI 53818.