Exhibitions Assistant

Job Summary: The Exhibitions Assistant will assist in all aspects of the Collections and Exhibitions department and will work with the Exhibitions Manager and Director, Collections & Exhibitions, Art & History Venues.

Schedule: 17-20 regular hours per week within the Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. work week, with some evening, weekend, and early morning hours as needed. Some flexibility in scheduling regular hours within the work week is possible. Must be able to commit to 17-20 hours per week.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Exhibitions

• Assist with installation of exhibitions under supervision of Exhibitions Manager, including movement, hanging, and installation of collections artworks and objects.
• Assist in all exhibition preparation and maintenance of the galleries including patching and painting walls, placement and adjustment of lighting, and building exhibition furniture.
• Work with Exhibitions Manager on any preparation needed for exhibition and permanent collection installations (matting, framing, label mounting, object mount making, etc.).
• Assist with exhibition fabrication and installation of vinyl wall graphics and panels, under supervision of Exhibitions Manager.
• Assist with production of graphic design elements for digital and print materials.
• Maintain Exhibitions inventories including supplies, frames, mounts, stanchions, and exhibition furniture.
• Take active part in ongoing re-housing and reorganization of storage at the Stark Museum of Art and The W.H. Stark House.
• Assist in creating and maintaining 360-degree virtual tours of the Stark Museum of Art and The W.H. Stark House using the Matterport platform.
• Other duties as assigned.

Collections and Registration

• Work with the Director of Collections & Exhibitions to catalogue objects and update their records in the collections management system (The Museum System).
• Perform archival numbering and tagging of objects at the Stark Museum of Art and The W.H. Stark House.
• Other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities: None

Interacts with: Reports to Exhibitions Manager and interacts with Director of Collections & Exhibitions, Art & History Venues, Registration Assistant, Collections Assistant, Curator, Stark Museum of Art, and others as needed.

Expectations:

• Support Foundation’s goals and values and further the Museum and House missions.
• Give and welcome feedback; contribute to building a positive team spirit
• Follow policies and procedures; maintain appropriate records, complete tasks correctly and on time.
• Maintain proficiency in all computer related programs to perform job duties.
• Follow safe work procedures, report potentially unsafe conditions, notify supervisor of damages, defects, or the need for repairs that could prevent deterioration of equipment or possible injury to employees or others.

Qualifications

Experience:

• Art handling
• Matting and framing, mount making
• Use of manual and power tools
• Adobe Photoshop and/or Illustrator
• Graphic Design for digital and print materials
• Knowledge of collections management systems or other relational databases preferred, such as The Museum System (TMS)

Education: Undergraduate degree from a college/university majoring in Fine Art, Art History, Graphic Design, Museum Studies, History, Anthropology, or related field.

Interpersonal Skills: Must be good at working in a team or individually. This position requires initiative, strong attention to detail, strong organizational skills, and a positive attitude.

Required Skills: Applicants must be detail oriented, enthusiastic, capable of doing repetitive tasks, with excellent computer skills.

Physical Demands: Most work is performed in a climate controlled environment. Ability to push, pull, lift, and carry 10-50 lbs. short distances. Ability to climb step stools and carry objects up stairs. Vision requirements needed are color vision and the ability to adjust focus. Ability to enter data into a computer, wear gloves and be able to perform delicate operations when dealing with fragile objects. Have good, clear communication skills both verbally and written and able to understand spoken communications. While performing the duties of this job, the exhibitions and collections assistant is required to reach with hands and arms, stoop, and see.

Work Environment: While performing the duties of this job, the employee will normally work in climate controlled environment. Noise levels are generally quiet.