Content Curator - Kirtland, OH

The Church History Department seeks a Content Curator to help preserve, develop, and share the sacred history of the Restoration through the Church's historic sites. This position is responsible for researching, developing, and managing historical content that supports exhibits, historic spaces, tours, training, publications, digital products, and other visitor-facing experiences.

The Content Curator serves as the primary historical content expert and advocate for historical accuracy, clear themes, compelling narratives, and meaningful interpretation across site projects and programs. Working closely with site leadership and cross-functional teams, this individual helps ensure that the stories shared at historic sites are engaging, source-based, consistent, and aligned with departmental and divisional objectives.

This role focuses on historical content and narrative development. It is not an education-focused position. Rather than creating curriculum or overseeing educational programming, the Content Curator helps determine what stories are told, how they are framed, and how historical content is communicated across historic site experiences. 

• Develop historical content, themes, key messages, and narrative frameworks for Ohio Historic Sites.
• Prepare white papers, historical briefs, position papers, and research reports on topics related to Church history and historic sites in Ohio.
• Research and interpret primary and secondary historical sources to support content development.
• Ensure historical accuracy, consistency, and thematic alignment across exhibits, tours, publications, outreach efforts, training materials, and digital content.
• Serve as the historical content expert for site leadership, colleagues, missionaries, local leaders, other partners.
• Guide the historical narrative for exhibits, restored historic spaces, landscapes, and interpretive experiences.
• Review and provide recommendations on interpretive text, scripts, presentations, exhibit content, and visitor-facing materials.
• Advocate for clear messaging, strong narrative structure, and meaningful connections to the history of the Restoration.
• Manage content throughout the lifecycle of projects, from concept development through implementation and revision.
• Collaborate with the Ohio Historic Sites team including the site manager, education curator, preservationist, registrar, product manager, site leaders and missionaries to ensure alignment and consistency.  
• Participate in a collaborative manner on exhibit and project teams that include the historic site team, facilities management team and partners in Publishing Services, Special Projects, and with other external contractors.  
• Support historical content training for employees, volunteers, and missionaries serving at historic sites.
• Identify opportunities to enhance and improve the quality, relevance, and effectiveness of historical storytelling across the sites and in collaboration with educators.  
• Build productive relationships with internal partners and external scholars, consultants, and contractors as needed. 

Required:

• Master's degree in History, Public History, Museum Studies, Religious Studies, Historic Preservation, or a related field.
• 7 years experience  
• Demonstrated experience conducting historical research and developing public-facing historical content.
• Excellent writing, editing, and verbal communication skills.
• Strong understanding of historical interpretation and narrative development.
• Ability to synthesize complex research into clear, engaging, and accessible content.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects and priorities.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
• Knowledge of Church history and Restoration-era historical sources.

Preferred:

• Experience working with historic sites, museums, exhibits, or public history organizations.
• Experience leading content development projects from concept through implementation.
• Views historical content as a tool to help visitors form meaningful connections with sacred places and events.