Registrar

Amistad Research Center•New Orleans, LA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Amistad Research Center (ARC) is seeking to hire a full-time Registrar to maintain the records of the fine art collection, document the movement of the collection, and collaborate with staff to ensure exhibition documentation meets established standards. The Registrar is a full-time term position with benefits. The Registrar will report to Executive Director, Kathe Hambrick. About ARC ARC is committed to collecting, preserving and providing open access to original materials that reference the social and cultural importance of America's ethnic and racial history, the African diaspora, human relations and civil rights. ARC is an independent community-based archive housed on the campus of Tulane University, located at 6823 St. Charles Avenue in the Audubon neighborhood of New Orleans’ Uptown district.

Requirements

Ability to prepare and maintain computer records in TMS
Knowledge of best practices in shipping and handling of artwork and museum’s registration methods
Ability to secure outside contractors (conservators) to conduct specialized work; ability to manage complex tasks with attention to detail and deadlines
Ability to manage several concurrent projects in different developmental stages
Ability to maintain correspondence with artists
Flexibility of schedule to accommodate intense work periods
Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing

Nice To Haves

3–5 years of art collections management experience preferred OR 3–5 years of comparable work-related experience

Responsibilities

Manage documentation and files of all works of art, including the permanent collection, loans and temporary exhibitions
Maintain short-term and long-term collections care
Coordinate shipment of artworks via fine art shipping and crating vendors.
Maintain inventory of Amistad’s art cage and the African art collection on the 3rd floor.
Capture all activity of art works in TMS (content management system)
Work with outside contractors doing specialized work on the collection
Generate reports regarding collection care, maintenance and shipments
Create condition reports of incoming and outgoing artwork
Work collaboratively with all ARC staff
Support ARC’s grant reporting activities
Assist with writing education material and promote public engagement with visual arts in the collection
Perform other related duties as assigned