Culture Setting

• Engage in a positive culture of mutual accountability both within the Preparation Team and with staff across the organization.

• Communicate widely and effectively to ensure all possible stakeholders are included in decision making, and to establish clear expectations. Collaborate with project/production teams. Provide and receive status updates, and thoroughly and effectively convey information to staff and fellow teammates.

• Maintain and share knowledge of safe practices and reinforce a culture of mutual accountability for safety.

Media Installation and Maintenance

• Install, maintain, and de-install media-based artwork and interpretive media in the Museum’s core galleries and temporary exhibitions.

• Work closely with designers and exhibition project teams, as well as outside contractors and vendors, on strategies for displaying media, providing technical and operational input as needed.

• Work with artists to attain specifications for artworks and ensure their proper installation.

• Manage the flow of new equipment purchases, and catalog and maintain spare inventory and consumables.

• Participate in museum infrastructure and management of back of house spaces.

• Partner with Information Technology team to assure technical compliance with existing and emerging systems.

• Partner with Information Technology and Registration to archive media-based artwork and interpretive media.

• Work with Preparators to design and build fixtures and plan installation to allow for ease of operations.

• Provide technical expertise, consultation and support for users in the use of A/V equipment and software and in development of multimedia and A/V presentations in galleries.

• Knowledge of and adherence to personal and workplace safety procedures.

Project Management

• Work with Preparator Supervisors and Project Managers to develop media budgets for core gallery and temporary exhibition projects; manage payment of invoices for materials purchased.

• Coordinate and train Visitor Services staff in the operation of gallery media.

• Oversee the condition and storage of media hardware and supervise repairs or service contracts for equipment and interactive media in the core galleries.

• Lead a team in planning and execution of media installations during periods of peak production as needed.

• Ability to display and encourage visitor and internal customer service, take and share responsibility and treat others with respect.

• 2-3 years related experience.

• English language proficiency in both spoken and written form.

• Knowledge of signal flow for audio and video installations.

• Familiarity with a wide variety of equipment for exhibition needs, including but not limited to: video projectors and monitors; touchscreens and other electronic components for interactive media installations; large multi-component sound systems; networked media controllers (such as BrightSign).

• Knowledge of current technologies and capacity to research developing technologies appropriate for a Museum setting.

• Familiarity with construction standards for media equipment mounts and enclosures.

• Competency with Mac OS, Linux and Microsoft Windows, and software such as FileMaker, Adobe Creative Suite, VLC Media Player, Quicktime.

• Familiarity with a variety of media production, programming, and editing software such as Adobe. Premiere and Media Encoder, Max MSP, and QLab is a plus.

• Ability to adapt content for appropriate and available media platforms.

• Familiarity with file and codec formats for video (.mov/.mp4) and audio (.mp3/.wav)

• Ability to read and draw schematic plans.

• Effectively discern color differences in video presentations for editing purposes, and distinguish sounds in audio presentations for editing purposes.

• Ability to problem-solve, suggest alternatives and value-engineer given assignments.

• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to work independently and as a flexible, collaborative, and supportive team member