The Morton Arboretum


Who We Are
The Morton Arboretum is a magnificent outdoor museum with a mission to collect and study trees, shrubs, and other plants from around the world, to display them across naturally beautiful landscape for people to study and enjoy, and to learn how to grow them in ways that enhance our environment. Our goal is to encourage the planting and conservation of trees and other plants for a greener, healthier, and more beautiful world. The Arboretum ranks among the leading arboreta of the world in size, age, quality of specimens, and programs and initiatives to plant and protect trees.
About our Staff
Employees of The Morton Arboretum are tree champions—protecting and preserving them. They are passionate about trees and nature, and support the Arboretum's mission in a variety of departments including research, collections, education, development, administration, horticulture, marketing, retail operations, and visitor services.
To attract and retain the best staff, The Morton Arboretum offers a generous, comprehensive benefits package as part of overall compensation. In addition to a robust benefits package, the opportunity to work alongside a group of dedicated professionals whose passion is the planting and conservation of trees and other plants for a greener, healthier, and more beautiful world may be the best benefit of all.
Employee Core Values
The Morton Arboretum's mission is focused on trees, people, communities and the environment. Employees with diverse skills and backgrounds unite as one workforce to make impacts through science and conservation, education, plant collections and research. These core values guide employee conduct as we pursue the Arboretum's mission together.
Be Inclusive * Take Ownership * Work Together * Keep Learning * Make the Arboretum Exceptional
Our Commitment to Diversity
The Morton Arboretum is a champion of diversity, supporting a culture of inclusion that attracts, inspires, and engages people to achieve success. The Arboretum is committed to hire and develop employees based on job-related qualifications irrespective of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, or veteran status. To increase diversity in professions related to the public garden realm, we encourage applications from underrepresented minorities, persons with disabilities, and veterans.
The Morton Arboretum is dedicated to complying with our obligations as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All applicants are guaranteed equal consideration for employment.
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Lisle, Illinois
The Morton Arboretum is a world-renowned nonprofit dedicated to protecting and growing trees locally and globally. We are seeking an experienced associate to join our team to increase philanthropic support through major giving. The ideal ca...
11h
Job Type | Full Time |

Lisle, Illinois
Ready to drive impactful change in the world of employee benefits? Join our dynamic People and Culture team as a Benefits Manager. In this role, you'll be the champion of health, retirement, and leave benefit programs for over 350 employees...
11h
Job Type | Full Time |

Lisle, Illinois
The Morton Arboretum is seeking a strategic, innovative Social Media Specialist to join our award-winning Marketing and Guest Experience team. The successful candidate will have 5+ years of professional social media experience, with a prove...
11h
Job Type | Full Time |

Lisle, Illinois
The Morton Arboretum is a globally recognized nonprofit organization committed to creating a greener, healthier, and more beautiful world where people and trees thrive together. We are seeking an experienced individual to join our team and ...
11h
Job Type | Full Time |

Lisle, Illinois
The Morton Arboretum is a world-renowned nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting and growing trees locally and globally. We are seeking a stock associate to join our team to provide a high level of accuracy and efficiency in the proc...
22h
Job Type | Part Time |

Lisle, Illinois
The Morton Arboretum is a world-renowned nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting and growing trees locally and globally. We are seeking a natural resources aide to join our team to perform a variety of duties relating to the maintena...
3d
Job Type | Part Time |

Lisle, Illinois
Are you passionate about fostering a positive workplace culture and have a knack for effective communication? The Arboretum is seeking a dynamic Communications Intern to join our People and Culture team. In this role, you'll blend creativit...
4d
Job Type | Intern |

Lisle, Illinois
The Morton Arboretum is a world-renowned nonprofit organization and botanical garden located just outside of Chicago in Lisle, Illinois, that is dedicated to protecting, growing, and appreciating trees. We are seeking a talented coordinator...
5d
Job Type | Full Time |

Lisle, Illinois
The Director of Marketing will lead strategies to elevate The Morton Arboretum's brand and mission awareness. The top priorities for the role are engaging new audiences and cultivating relationships with existing audiences to support revenu...
8d
Job Type | Full Time |

Grounds Crew Aide- Living Collections
Lisle, Illinois
The Morton Arboretum is a world-renowned nonprofit dedicated to protecting and growing trees locally and globally. We are seeking a grounds crew aide to support the Collections Horticulture crew. Grounds Crew Aides at The Morton Arboretum h...
9d
Job Type | Full Time |