Auto req ID: 40319BR
Business Title: Museum Installer Specialist
School/Unit: Harvard Art Museums
Sub-Unit: ————
Location: USA – MA – Cambridge
Job Function: Museum
Time Status: Full-time
Schedule: 35 hours per week. Schedule is somewhat flexible. A four or five day workweek is possible, with a fixed start time of 8am.
Department: Collections Management
Salary Grade: 054
Union: 55 – Hvd Union Cler & Tech Workers
Duties & Responsibilities
Job Summary:
Reporting to the Exhibition Production Manager, prepares, handles and moves artwork for exhibition, packing, and storage and installs exhibitions in-house and throughout the campus. Works as part of a team in Collections Management, as well as, closely with photographers, conservators, curators, and other Harvard Art Museums’ staff.

Duties & Responsibilities:
• Install exhibitions of 2-d and 3-d artworks in-house and throughout campus.
• Prepare, handle and move artwork for exhibition, storage and transport, reframing, glazing, building storage and handling mounts.
• Prepare galleries with touch-up painting, fabricate and paint pedestals and cases and other gallery fixtures.
• Install labels.
• Act as point person for gallery lighting issues. Install and maintain gallery lighting to museums’ standards. Install fixtures in ceilings. Maintain lighting storage.
• Secure and alarm artwork.
• Maintain galleries, dusting exposed art and pedestals, cleaning Plexiglas and glass casework.
• Pack and unpack works of art for loans, exhibitions, campus installations, and for transit between museums’ sites.
• Operate trucks to transport supplies and materials, including crates and casework.
• Collaborate with Exhibit Production Manager on the handling of oversize and complex artworks, including mounting systems, rigging, movement, and storage methods.
• Research and recommend lifting, rigging, and installation equipment.
• Act as Shop Safety Supervisor by training new staff on tools and equipment, monitoring supplies, and overseeing daily maintenance of the shop.
• Maintain art storage; re-integrate art back to storage, track locations changes in database and other computer programs. Document notes in database for art handling, packing and storage notes as needed.
• Work closely with photographers, conservators, curators, registrars, and collections management staff in storage and exhibition related duties.
• Work with contractors in storage and exhibition spaces.
• Research and order supplies and equipment.
• Participate in the development of museum standards, safety and preservation of the collections.
• Perform related duties as required.

Basic Qualifications: Minimum of 5 years of art museum exhibition installation and art handling experience, including moving oversize art objects. Gallery lighting experience.

Additional Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Art History, Studio Art, Museum Studies, or related field preferred. Experience handling, installing, and mounting a variety of 2- and 3-dimensional art objects; knowledge of installation materials and techniques, gallery preparation, and fine art packing; shop experience.
Ability to problem solve, work independently and be capable of excellence in a high performance, team orientated culture. Conscientious, self-motivated, resourceful, flexible and punctual. Ability to communicate effectively, remain organized and carry out instructions precisely under pressure.
Strong computer skills including familiarity with museum database programs (TMS) and Microsoft Office Suite; ability to learn new computer applications. Knowledge of Photoshop and CAD programs helpful.

Additional Information: Physical requirements include walking, standing, stooping, pushing, and pulling; must be able to reach and work above the shoulders, climb ladders, use personnel lift, kneel, twist, and squat. Must be able to lift heavy objects (up to 50 lbs.).
Typical shop equipment used includes: table saw or power miter saw, band saw, drill press, air compressor.
Must have a Massachusetts driver’s license and be able to acquire a DOT medical card.
Schedule is somewhat flexible. A four or five day workweek is possible, with a fixed start time of 8am.

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