Exhibition Design Assistant
Exhibition Design Assistant
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Job Description
The Museum of Modern Art is currently accepting applications for an Exhibition Design Assistant in its Exhibition Design and Production (ED&P) Department. Reporting to the Department Manager for ED&P the Exhibition Design Assistant provides support to the Departments Exhibition Designers in producing the Museums exhibition program and provides administrative support to the Frame Shop.
Additional responsibilities include:
- Assists Exhibition Designers with model making and drafting plans elevations and fabrication documents.
- Maintains workflow and production spreadsheets.
- Assists Exhibition Designers with light tasks related to project management including setting up meetings and contacting vendors.
- Assists with tracking exhibition project expenses issuing production schedules and maintaining exhibition records.
- Assists the Department Manager with framing estimates.
- Maintains physical models ensuring that model-making supplies are organized and replenished and the materials library.
- Administers the production schedule for Learning and Engagement programs.
- Works collaboratively and efficiently with key internal departments including curatorial Registrar Conservation Exhibition Planning and Administration Graphic Design A/V Security and Visitor Engagement as well as outside contractors.
- Performs any other duties reasonably related to the functions described above.
Requirements:
- Bachelors degree in art or a design-related field and three years of relevant administrative support experience in an exhibition design architecture set design or industrial design environment or equivalent.
- Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to efficiently manage several projects simultaneously at various phases.
- Ability to form and maintain successful working relationships with museum staff designers and artists.
- Proficiency in AutoCAD Photoshop Microsoft Office (Word Excel Outlook PowerPoint) and other standard office procedures and equipment. Knowledge of a 3-D rendering program is a plus.
- Knowledge of 20th- and 21st-century art preferred.
Salary: The salary for this position is $61560 (gross) per annum
Application instructions: To apply please visit MoMA Jobs. Applicants should submit a resume and a statement of interest. Applications without cover letters will not be considered.
Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement: Equal Employment Opportunity has been and will continue to be a fundamental principle at the Museum where employment is based upon personal capabilities and qualifications without discrimination because of race color religion sex age national origin disability pregnancy genetic information military or veteran status sexual orientation gender gender identity or expression marital and civil partnership/union status alienage or citizenship status creed genetic predisposition or carrier status unemployment status familial status domestic violence sexual violence or stalking victim status caregiver status arrest or conviction record to the extent required by applicable law credit history or any other protected category as established by applicable law including the New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL).
This is a unionized position at MoMA with covered employees represented by Local 2110 UAW AFL-CIO.
Employment Type
Full-Time
