Curatorial Assistant

Philbrook Museum of Art Inc•Tulsa, OK

1d•$42,000

About The Position

Philbrook Museum of Art seeks applicants for a full-time Curatorial Assistant. Reporting to the Director of Learning and Interpretation, the Curatorial Assistant works closely with the curatorial team and others to support exhibitions and installations, collection development, interpretive projects, publications, and select public programs. A key role for the department, the curatorial assistant excels at writing, editing, and researching, and is an organized self-starter who can toggle between independent and team-based work. They are comfortable working across several short and long-term projects in various capacities, including providing curatorial support, performing highly detailed administrative and logistic tasks, and communicating relevant information to collaborating departments across the museum and beyond.

Requirements

The ideal candidate is action-oriented, attentive to detail, resourceful, communicative, and brings a focused skill set and professional demeanor to their work each day. Philbrook is a highly creative and collaborative workplace very much driven by our local and regional audience.
Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) required; master’s degree preferred in art history or a related field. Extensive knowledge of art and related professional experience may be substituted.
A passion for visual art, museums, and engaging the public to provide dynamic and meaningful experiences
A minimum of two years working in a museum art-related capacity
Clear and succinct writing and presentation skills, suited towards a general audience of everyday museum goers rather than content specialists
Highly proficient in basic software applications such as the Microsoft Office suite, Adobe suite, project management tools, and collection databases such as TMS (The Museum System)
Excellent project management and organizational skills
Ability to work on teams with a range of museum staff, professional colleagues, and museum supporters
Excellent interpersonal communication skills
Critical thinker who is comfortable with giving and receiving feedback, and who proactively works to identify problems and enact solutions
Ability to meet and manage deadlines

Responsibilities

Assist the curatorial team with research and content development for the ongoing exhibition program, including large temporary exhibitions and smaller, focused installations and interpretive projects related to the permanent collection. This may include research tasks, preparing and maintaining checklists, as well as drafting and/or reviewing label copy and other texts
Curate projects as assigned
Provide administrative support including scheduling meetings, review and process invoices, track budgets throughout the year, update exhibition database records, maintain departmental files and contact lists, program logistics, and manage correspondence on behalf of the department
Attend exhibition project meetings and provide exhibition-related information and material to Development, Communications, Education, Guest Experience, and other departments, as directed
Prepare PowerPoint presentations and other materials for both internal and external meetings.
Lead or support special tours and programs as needed
Work across museum departments and with key partners, fostering communication and collaboration to meet the museum’s mission. Respond to public inquiries.
Conduct research on collection objects and potential acquisitions, and enter data in the collections database (TMS)
Coordinate and attend events and programs that originate from the curatorial team
Field and track art donation and purchase offers