Insomniac - Art Curator
About The Position
Insomniac Events is seeking an Art Curator to find and commission artists for sculptures, creative environments, and other installations, and to collaborate with the experience team to enhance festivals and concerts in alignment with each event’s brand. The role works with the Director of Curation, Art Ops teams, producers, promoters, production, finance, legal, and artists to develop concepts and carry them through review, budgeting, planning, installation, and documentation. The Art Curator develops event-specific creative direction and proposals, maintains art decks and project records, and helps translate concepts into feasible builds. The position supports artist communications, contracting, technical and safety discussions, schedules, budgets, and on-site installation coordination. The role requires frequent travel to events, including evening and weekend work as needed, and work in loud, busy environments and potentially extreme temperatures.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in the festival industry.
- Experience managing multiple vendors and quantity staff.
- Must be motivated and have an “Everything is possible” attitude.
- Must be an active problem solver with a sense of urgency for projects large and small.
- Applicants for U.S. employment must possess work authorization that does not require visa sponsorship by Insomniac.
- Must be able to tolerate loud noise levels and busy environments.
- Must be willing to frequently travel to events and work evening and weekend hours as required to meet deadlines.
- May need to work on-site in drastic temperature climates.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, or a related field is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with the Director of Curation to develop creative direction for each show that reflects Insomniac’s brand identity and the event’s specific art direction.
- Curate and propose artwork, installations, and experiences that align with approved art direction.
- Initiate conversations with selected artists to explore feasibility, align on vision, and develop initial concepts before handing executional information to Art Ops Managers.
- Manage allocated budgets and identify ways to maximize impact without compromising Insomniac’s art policy integrity.
- Maintain curation timelines and communicate and meet deadlines.
- Develop and maintain detailed art decks for each event, and save them in the art ops Google Drive.
- Present art decks to internal producers and promoters for review, feedback, and approval.
- Coordinate with production and finance teams to ensure installation builds meet production and financial constraints.
- Help translate conceptual art into builds by sourcing materials, identifying lighting needs, and exploring fabrication solutions.
- Collaborate with Art Ops Managers to ensure artwork is engineered, fabricated, and installed according to safety protocols and site limitations.
- Support artists with Insomniac safety and building expectations, including initiating technical, engineering, and safety discussions.
- Work with Art Ops Managers and Art Ops Leads to conceptualize and execute installations and custom art areas built by the Insomniac Art Ops team.
- Participate in budget development and scope planning for Art Ops-led builds.
- Assist with build schedules and help manage on-site installation timelines and workforce coordination.
- Be present on-site during festival builds and ensure curated and in-house installations meet Insomniac’s quality and safety standards.
- Troubleshoot challenges with the Art Ops team and balance creative ideas with logistical solutions.
- Check in regularly with the Director of Curation to ensure project alignment and report progress.
- Document artist conversations and maintain clear records of scope, deliverables, and budget agreements.
- Serve as a communication point between creative and production teams during early project development.
- Notify appropriate team members promptly about risks, delays, or budget issues.
- Use Google Suites, Asana, and other approved tools to track projects, share visual assets, and update progress.
- Maintain organized archival folders of approved art decks, artist proposals, renderings, and final documentation in the art ops master Google Drive.
- Initiate contracting with the legal team once an artist is confirmed and work with the artist on show-specific engineering and invoice tracking in collaboration with the Art Ops Manager and Finance teams.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
