Manager of Exhibitions - MOA65027333

State of North Carolina•Wake County, NC

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Museum of Art is seeking a well-rounded Manager of Exhibitions! This position reports to the Director of Exhibitions. The Manager of Exhibitions assists with the planning and implementation of temporary exhibitions, permanent collection projects, outdoor installations, and other special projects. Included in this role is the organization and running of core team meetings and other exhibition implementation meetings, serving as a contact for the dissemination of information to both internal and external colleagues, and providing administrative support to the Director of Exhibitions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from appropriately accredited institution and One year of experience related to the area of assignment; or An equivalent combination of training and experience.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated experience working in exhibition planning, curatorial, or collections management in a museum or gallery setting.
Demonstrated knowledge of a collections database such as TMS (The Museum System).
Demonstrated experience managing multiple projects.

Responsibilities

Working closely with the Director of Exhibitions to help plan for temporary exhibitions, permanent collection projects, and outdoor installations in the Museum Park. This includes creating and monitoring production schedules, developing budgets, tracking expenses, developing and maintaining checklists for projects, maintaining files on exhibitions, and providing administrative support for assigned projects.
Coordinating the solicitation of potential venues for the Museum’s touring exhibitions. Helping to identify prospective traveling exhibitions to present at the Museum and responding to exhibition solicitations from other institutions.
Monitoring signed contract agreements and processing payment requests as required.
Making travel arrangements and agendas/itineraries for artists and other third parties as needed.
Utilizing available databases and computer programs (including TMS and Monday.com) to manage exhibitions and related projects for information sharing and archival retrieval. Work includes managing collection rotation label deadlines and tracking curatorial text submissions.
Scheduling and leading exhibition planning meetings, preparing agendas, and taking and circulating meeting minutes.
Maintaining approved marketing image lists with complete captions, source, and credit line information in collaboration with the Rights and Reproductions manager and editors.