Exhibitions & Publications Project Manager

University of Michigan Museum of Art

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The University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) seeks a dynamic, highly motivated, and collaborative individual to join the Exhibitions & Publications department to provide essential support for special exhibitions, collections rotations, and Museum publications.

The Exhibitions & Publications Project Manager coordinates all aspects of the Museum’s special exhibitions, permanent collection installations, and contributes essential support to the Museum’s publications program. With supervision by the Director of Exhibitions & Publications, the successful candidate will manage a portfolio of projects working closely with the curators, registrars, and technicians to ensure the success of UMMA’s exhibitions and publications from earliest inception phase, through implementation to installation.

Responsible for the project management of assigned exhibitions, collections rotations, and publications working with the Museum’s curators, guest curators, editors, and select campus partners. Duties include: managing multiple projects at various stages of development; facilitating the review and response to external exhibition proposals; creating and maintaining exhibitions in UMMA’s cross-departmental exhibitions management database; drafting loan request letters; scheduling and attending project team meetings and drafting agendas in consultation with curators and Director of Exhibitions & Publications; assisting with budget creation and management for their assigned projects; creating letters of agreement with guest curators, editors, and other exhibition collaborators and managing the timely payment for external-contract partners; establishing and tracking exhibition-related text deadlines including submission, editing, and final production; securing image permissions for educational and promotional purposes and ensuring accuracy of image captions and credit lines; creating exhibition archives and coordinating final reporting to external project partners.

Requirements
  • Bachelor’s degree in art history, museum studies, or a related field and at least three to five years progressive experience in an art museum setting or an equivalent combination of training and experience.

  • Demonstrated project management skills required.

  • Ability to set priorities, work simultaneously on numerous projects with multiple staff, and to meet deadlines is essential.

  • Professional demeanor, excellent verbal and written communication skills, and attention to detail necessary.

  • Highly developed organizational skills.

  • Proficiency on a Macintosh platform and experience working within Google platform, Excel, Keynote, PowerPoint and database experience necessary.

  • Flexibility, adaptability, and the ability to work in a matrix environment required.

Desired Qualifications

  • Strong interpersonal skills and a desire to work in a team-based environment.

  • Ability to work well under time constraints and meet deadlines.

  • A high degree of initiative and resourcefulness.

  • Experience working in an academic environment. Some knowledge of the U–M policies, programs, and core values.

How to Apply

For full consideration please provide a resume, with cover letter, describing how your experience and qualifications relate to the position requirements. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.

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Posted on November 19