Work for Artist Boat
Career Opportunities
Join the Artist Boat Team
Escape to the beautiful views and scenic landscape of the Coastal Heritage Preserve and Galveston Bay. Employment at Artist Boat offers many amenities, such as access to trails, the birding tower, our new treehouse, and even the swimming pool. Don’t just sit in a boring break room at lunch. Take a walk, get a breath of fresh air and enjoy the wildlife of the prairie.
Artist Boat provides excellent career opportunities with competitive non-profit salaries and hourly wages for entry level degreed professionals pursuing careers in nature interpretation, environmental education, habitat restoration and conservation, and non-profit management. Benefits include health care, IRA, leave accrual, and long term and short term disability. To apply for any positions listed the application must be submitted by mail; must have three letters of professional reference; must submit a copy of transcripts; samples of work products are encouraged (art work, writing samples, etc.). Only completed packages will be reviewed for positions.
To apply, please email complete application package to executive.assistant@artistboat.org. The package should include cover letter, resume, college transcripts (if degreed), and three contacts or letters for professional references / recommendations.
Position(s) are available for immediate hire. Complete application packages will be reviewed in full and interviews based on meeting the qualifications described in job descriptions.
Packages may also be sent by postal service to Artist Boat at 13330 Settegast Road, Galveston, TX 77554.
Current Job Openings
Habitat and Stewardship Program Manager
Essential Function: The Habitat and Stewardship Program Manager (HSPM) is a mid-level position and is primarily responsible for habitat management, restoration, and monitoring; maintaining and installing boundary signage and fencing, education and access amenities; recruiting and managing volunteers (Sea Citizen leaders and groups); planning and evaluating stewardship based learning programs for youth or adults; working with a Technical Advisory Council and executive staff to plan and implement goals; and managing workforce crews or seasonal technicians for the purposes of enhancing Artist Boat’s growing Coastal Heritage Preserve ( The Preserve is an 898 acre preserve with a potential growth to 1,400 acres) for flora and fauna and people. The HSPM will be responsible for fostering partnerships with a variety of entities to develop and implement habitat management, various monitoring tactics, and education/public access plans at the Coastal Heritage Preserve.
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Development Coordinator
Essential Function:The primary function of this position will be to plan and execute fundraising events, annual appeals, land acquisition campaigns, and donor stewardship management that results in increased donor recruitment and retention. This position reports to the executive director and will focus on collaborative efforts to increase donor recruitment, retention, and increased giving from donors with assistance from the board of directors, staff members, and volunteer committees. The position will be responsible for donor database management and donor stewardship cycles that meets the best practices in philanthropy. Together with the Executive Director this position is responsible for managing a portfolio currently of $400,000 to $650,000 in donations from individuals, fundraising events, appeals, and foundation grants. A primary goal will be to remove the Executive Director from day-to-day management of donor stewardship and acting as the primary development officer.
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