Georgia Historical Society

Georgia Historical Society

Primary and Secondary Education

Savannah, Georgia 1,009 followers

The premier independent statewide institution responsible for collecting, examining, and teaching Georgia history.

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Georgia Historical Society (GHS) is the premier independent statewide institution responsible for collecting, examining, and teaching Georgia history. GHS houses the oldest and most distinguished collection of materials related exclusively to Georgia history in the nation. Chartered by the Georgia General Assembly in 1839, the Georgia Historical Society is the oldest continuously operated historical society in the South. As an educational and research institution, GHS teaches Georgia history through a variety of educational programs, scholarly publications, and research services. It publishes the award-winning Georgia Historical Quarterly (Georgia’s journal of record since 1917), maintains a library and archives, manages the Historical Marker Program for the State of Georgia, produced the two-time Emmy Award-winning television and radio program Today in Georgia History (in partnership with Georgia Public Broadcasting), and organizes the annual K-12 education program Georgia History Festival. Headquartered in Savannah with an office in Atlanta, GHS has over 6,000 members and nearly 200 affiliates in 80 counties.

Website
http://www.georgiahistory.com
Industry
Primary and Secondary Education
Company size
11-50 employees
Headquarters
Savannah, Georgia
Type
Nonprofit
Founded
1839
Specialties
Research, Genealogy, Archives, Georgia History, History, and Teaching

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  • We are hiring! The Georgia Historical Society has an exciting opportunity for an individual with senior level public relations and communications experience to serve as a full-time Director of Public Relations and Communications for our Savannah office, located in the heart of the historic downtown area. The Director of Public Relations and Communications is responsible for developing and implementing a multi-faceted, strategic public relations, communications, and external relations plan to increase public awareness of the Georgia Historical Society and its events, programs, publications, and general activities. Strategies include media relations, advertising and promotion of events, and oversite of website and electronic and print publications. The successful candidate will demonstrate a record of accomplishment for institutional branding; superb planning and organizational skills; excellent written communications skills; and experience working with the press, including feature writers, news reporters, and social press; and be skilled in collaborating with designers, technical staff, and creative talent. This is a full-time benefited position based in Savannah, Georgia. Learn more about the position and how to apply at https://lnkd.in/enRTUKph.

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  • We are hiring! The Georgia Historical Society has an exciting opportunity for an individual with senior level public relations and communications experience to serve as a full-time Director of Public Relations and Communications for our Savannah office, located in the heart of the historic downtown area. The Director of Public Relations and Communications is responsible for developing and implementing a multi-faceted, strategic public relations, communications, and external relations plan to increase public awareness of the Georgia Historical Society and its events, programs, publications, and general activities. Strategies include media relations, advertising and promotion of events, and oversite of website and electronic and print publications. The successful candidate will demonstrate a record of accomplishment for institutional branding; superb planning and organizational skills; excellent written communications skills; and experience working with the press, including feature writers, news reporters, and social press; and be skilled in collaborating with designers, technical staff, and creative talent. The incumbent reports to the Chief Operating Officer and regularly supports the fundraising and constituency development efforts of the Society. This is a full-time benefited position based in Savannah, Georgia. Learn more about the position and how to apply at https://lnkd.in/enRTUKph.

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  • The Georgia Historical Society is actively recruiting for a Director of Community Partnerships & Special Programs to join our Team. The Georgia Historical Society (GHS) is the premier independent statewide institution responsible for collecting, examining, and teaching Georgia history. GHS houses the oldest and most distinguished collection of materials related exclusively to Georgia history in the nation. To learn more, go to https://lnkd.in/dAAcEN8E.

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  • The Georgia Historical Society is actively recruiting for a Librarian to join our Team! The Georgia Historical Society (GHS) has an exciting opportunity for an individual with library experience and the management of staff to serve as a fulltime Librarian for our Savannah office, located in the heart of the historic downtown area. GHS is the premier independent statewide institution responsible for collecting, examining, and teaching Georgia history. GHS houses the oldest and most distinguished collection of materials related exclusively to Georgia history in the nation, with over five million unique archival treasures. The Librarian is responsible for coordinating reference staffing, scheduling the day-to-day operations of reference services, providing in person and remote reference services, and performing copy cataloging and original cataloging of library and archival materials according to accepted national standards. This position works under the direction of the Manager of Archival and Reference Team. If interested, please visit our website at https://lnkd.in/dAAcEN8E

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    The Georgia Historical Society is actively recruiting for an Human Resources Manager to join our Team! The Georgia Historical Society (GHS) is the premier independent statewide institution responsible for collecting, examining, and teaching Georgia history. GHS houses the oldest and most distinguished collection of materials related exclusively to Georgia history in the nation. To learn more, go to www.georgiahistory.com. Summary: The Human Resources Manager (mid-career) will manage the daily functions related to Human Resource (HR) for the institution including screening, interviewing, recruiting, and onboarding employees; administering pay, benefits, and leave functions; and enforcing institutional policies and practices. The Human Resources Manager reports to the Director of Finance and Administration and is an exempt, full-time benefited position based in Savannah, Georgia.  For more details, please visit our website: https://lnkd.in/dAAcEN8E

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    GHS is seeking full and part-time Reference Assistants to join our team. The positions are based in Savannah in the beautiful and historic GHS Research Center. Duties include helping visitors with locating reference and other information, providing excellent customer service to patrons, and maintenance of reference resources. The position is 20-40 hours per week, depending on full or part-time preference. Occasional pre-scheduled Saturday hours may be required. Learn more at https://lnkd.in/dAAcEN8E.

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