Period of Time: Through December 31, 2024 with potential to extend.

Pay Rate: $25.00 per hour.

Schedule: Part-time, 20 hours per week. This position is on-site.

Overview:

The successful candidate will join the Education Department as a crucial member of
the Planetarium staff, working under the Senior Manager, Planetarium and Science
Programs. The Planetarium Technician will be responsible for keeping the planetarium
up and running, ready to present a full schedule of programming—almost a thousand
shows a year, 6–7 days a week, in addition to live music, theater, and special events.

Central responsibilities include: maintaining the networked computers of the
planetarium’s simulation and projection backbone; programming new functions
into the planetarium software; downloading media and data from online repositories
and coding them into the planetarium system; physical upkeep of rack-mount units,
console controls, and projectors.

A Planetarium Technician with appropriate experience may be involved in the design,
construction, and maintenance of interactives and demonstration items used with
the public, and with school group visits.

The Planetarium Technician will occasionally be called upon to present a pre-recorded
planetarium program for the public or for school groups, on weekdays or weekends.

Qualified Planetarium Technician candidates will learn how to present live programs.

Technical Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Multimedia Production, Computer Networking and

• LAN administration experience, including set up, maintenance, and

• Experience with execution of online security best-practices
• Programming experience in Windows environment
• Familiarity with physical components of computer systems and ability

control consoles, etc.

Interpersonal Qualifications:

• Ability to work closely and collaboratively with other staff, and communicate

• Commitment to being an articulate and respectful representative of the museum;

• Strong interest in astronomy and astronomy education
• English fluency
• Experience in classroom or informal science education

Supplementary Qualifications:

• Familiarity with 3D software such as Blender, Maya, Rhino 3D, Adobe

• 2D or 3D animation, data visualization, or game design experience
• Video post-production or editing experience
• Conversational Spanish a plus

Benefits:

• Discount in the Museum Gift Shop
• Hudson River Museum ID card, which provides free access to many museums
• Standard worker’s compensation, short-term disability, and unemployment

Permanent Paid Sick Leave law providing 1 hour of PSL per 30 hours worked
for part-time employees.

Application Instructions

Send a cover letter and resume to employment@hrm.org. Include “Planetarium
Technician” in the subject line. Please note: Submissions without a cover letter will
not be considered.

About the Hudson River Museum

The Hudson River Museum is a preeminent cultural institution in Westchester County and
the New York metropolitan area. Situated on the banks of the Hudson River in Yonkers,
New York, the HRM’s mission is to engage, inspire, and connect diverse communities
through the power of the arts, sciences, and history.

The Museum offers engaging experiences for nearly every age and interest, with an
ever-growing collection of American art; dynamic exhibitions that range from notable
nineteenth-century paintings to contemporary art installations; Glenview, an 1877
house on the National Register of Historic Places; a state-of-the-art Planetarium; and
an outdoor Amphitheater. Accredited by the American Association of Museums (AAM),
the Museum is dedicated to collecting, preserving, exhibiting, and interpreting these
multidisciplinary offerings, which are complemented by an array of public programs
that encourage creative expression, collaboration, and artistic and scientific discovery.

The HRM provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants
for employment without regard to age, creed, actual or perceived race, color, sex,
sexual orientation, self-identified or perceived sex, gender expression, gender identity,
the status of being transgender, national origin, ethnicity, alienage, citizenship status,
family status, lawful seizure of income, marital status, disability, military status, veteran
status, domestic violence victim status, criminal or arrest record, or predisposing genetic
characteristics. Equal employment opportunity applies to all terms and conditions
of employment, including hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall,
transfer, leave of absence, compensation, and training.