Careers

Our Exhibitions and Collections department seeks a summer intern to assist with management of our world-class collection. The Collections Intern will work closely with the Collections Manager and Collections Specialist to improve physical and intellectual access to the Museum’s permanent and loaned collections. This internship will focus on cataloging and digitizing a recently acquired collection of vintage spy-themed movie posters and comic books. The internship will provide experience working with fragile and oversize paper material, conducting research on posters and comic books, and making decisions about how to organize and display the material.

The International Spy Museum (SPY) is searching for qualified new recruits to join their Guest Services Team. Top recruits demonstrate the ability to elevate the guests’ Museum journey by providing attentive and engaging customer service while performing key Museum exhibit functions. Operatives hold a significant responsibility to enrich the guest experience by providing a welcoming and creative atmosphere that fosters the joy of learning.

Our Sales and Private Events department seeks on-site event managers to join our front of house staff. Directly reporting to the Special Events Manager, Event Captains are responsible for managing events on-site. Additionally, event captains are responsible for reporting any necessary equipment damage, maintenance, or misuse to ensure functionality for upcoming events.

The Historian serves as an official spokesperson and representative of the Museum and provides content expertise for Museum programs, the general public, and the media. This position supports all staff by providing content information and research on topics and speakers for programs and education. The Historian recommends experts in the intelligence community to work on various Museum initiatives. The position serves as an educator for school, university, and other public audiences and supports curriculum development. The Historian is an official representative of the Museum to the media through interviews, writing op eds, providing research, etc. Key to success of the position is building and expanding the Museum’s local, national, and international presence, profile and reputation with scholars and professionals in the intelligence community. This individual publishes regularly on issues that are of importance to the Museum and the intelligence community.

The Retail Buying Intern will support the buying team in product development, inventory management, and trend analysis while gaining exposure to the full product lifecycle. This contracted position works closely with the Retail Buyers to analyze assortments and learn administrative and operational functions supporting the retail business.

The Retail Sales Associate provides the customer with an exceptional retail experience through proactive, positive engagement, product knowledge, customer service and selling skills. Maintains the sales floor and displays, stocking, and store cleanliness.

If you enjoy learning about espionage, every wondered what it was like to spy on others and get a thrill from educating guests, then this is the job for you! The Double Agent aids in curating guest experiences based on individual guest needs and provides a memorable and exciting experience at all times. They are also responsible for ensuring the overall physical safety and security of all visitors and staff, artifacts, exhibits, and private property of the International Spy Museum.

The Event Security Officer will ensure the overall physical safety and security for all guests and staff, artifacts, exhibits, and private property of the International Spy Museum. The ideal candidate will be responsible for maintaining the order of private events by conducting access control, assisting with and de-escalating disturbances and providing a memorable and exciting guest experience. They will also act as a flex officer and have the ability to pick up open shifts and create their own schedule outside of the required Friday, Saturday and Sunday shift days.

The International Spy Museum (SPY) is looking for top recruits to work in our Security Department. This is not your usual security job! While we take the safety of our guests, staff, and collection seriously, we also want our security team to have fun at work. If you want to engage with guests, be part of an amazing team, cover a variety of posts throughout the Museum, and have a chance for a bonus up to $1k, then this is the job for you!

This is not your usual security job! While we take the safety of our guests, staff, and collection seriously, we also want our security team to have fun at work. If you want to engage with guests, cover a variety of posts throughout the Museum, and be a part of an amazing team, then this is the job for you! If you have what it takes, sneak below for details.