Some basic responsibilities/duties will be:

• Contribute information for the design of exhibitions, creating renderings and other designs as needed

• Contribute exhibition implementation onsite, including calling meetings as needed, directing activities on the floor, and assisting with the budget estimations

• Responsible for preparing exhibition space for installation

• Installs and strikes permanent and changing exhibitions

• Mats and frames all artwork in the permanent collection according to archival standards for methods, materials, and proper presentation

• Monitors the museum gallery environment to assure temperature and relative humidity adhere to museum standards

• Interacts with HVAC professionals to maintain air handling system

• Establishes and maintains correct lighting in the galleries, following museum guidelines for exposure of objects to amount of foot candles and type of lamp

• Monitors and maintains the appearance of exhibition spaces

• Performs minor conservation treatments

• Prepares art objects and crates for shipment and storage

• Fabricates mounts and exhibition components

• Provides preparation information to public as requested

• Provides technical lectures and demonstrations as requested

• Oversees photo documentation of exhibitions in the galleries

• Oversees and coordinates off-site storage for exhibition components

• Working with registrar, coordinates off-site storage for crates, climate control, and security of additional storage spaces for the collection

Unit Specific Education/Experience/Skills

• Knowledge equivalent to that which normally would be acquired through completion of a four-year college degree program in studio art and/or museum studies program

• Five years of experience working as a preparator in a museum, gallery or foundation

• Planning and project management skills, including time and budget estimations

• Excellent organizational ability, ability to lead work teams

• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written

• A solutions-oriented, creative problem solver and team player

• Ability to work with multiple, overlapping deadlines, identify priorities, organize work teams to ensure project deadlines are met

Desired Qualifications

• Ability to create and read shop drawings

• Experience with fine carpentry, metal, and plastic fabrication techniques

• Knowledge of advanced AV installation

• Knowledge of design/rendering software and advanced printers

• Knowledge of AR/VR planning tools

• Ability to learn and adhere to accounting procedures for supply procurement

• Demonstrated fine attention to detail and refined execution of work

• Understanding of, and conversant in, topics surrounding the future of museums