Senior Associate Registrar, Exhibitions

Museum Associates•Los Angeles, CA

6d•$85,000 - $92,000•Onsite

About The Position

Reporting to the Head Registrar, the Senior Associate Registrar, Exhibitions supervises the exhibition registrar team and oversees all exhibition-related registration activities. Organizes and manages several large, complicated exhibitions as part of LACMA’s in-house and internationally traveling exhibitions program.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Art History, Museum Studies, or a related field
Minimum of 7 years of experience in museum registration, preferably exhibition-related
Demonstrated knowledge of standard museum practices and procedures
Database knowledge is required (TMS experience preferred), as well as proficiency in Microsoft Office programs and Google applications.

Responsibilities

Supervises a team of exhibition registrars and administrators
Mentors and trains junior registrars, provides guidance to senior registrars
Manages the overall exhibition registrar schedule and project assignments
Liaises with internal stakeholders for exhibition planning
Reviews and negotiates loan agreements with lenders, including insurance, and communicates conservation, installation, and security requirements to staff
Coordinates with all lenders and collaborating institutions the crating, shipping, and courier arrangements
Plans and manages the installation and de-installation schedules for each exhibition
Assembles and maintains condition reports; takes packing notes; creates installation instructions for traveling exhibitions
Produces crating, shipping, condition reporting, and courier sections for Indemnity applications, as well as oversees all those arrangements for indemnified exhibitions at LACMA and subsequent venues
Travels with exhibitions as a courier and oversees installation/de-installations of LACMA-organized exhibitions at other venues
Performs other duties or special projects as assigned
Maintains regular and reliable attendance