Author: Tegan Kehoe (Page 3 of 401)

Phoenix Art Museum seeks an experienced Chief Curator to manage and provide administrative leadership to its Curatorial Division.  The Chief Curator oversees the development and implementation of all curatorial projects, exhibitions, and art acquisitions. The position serves on the senior management team, reporting directly to the Museum Director, and works closely with the Board of Trustees and the Collections Committee.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Expand the audience for the Museum’s programs through collaboration with in-house departments as well as other organizations in the city to meet the interests and needs of Phoenix and the region’s diverse audiences.
• Oversee the management and growth of the Museum’s collections, conduct research on the collections, and recommend acquisitions and deaccessions.
• Serve as the Curator of Contemporary Art for the Museum.
• Work with the Director and the Director of Development to develop and cultivate relationships with donors and collectors; raise funds for exhibitions and acquisitions.
• Supervise the work of the Curatorial Division.

Phoenix Art Museum, opened in 1959, has grown to a vibrant, leading visual arts institution in the Southwest.  The founding of the Museum and its development reflect the constant commitment from the community and mirror the growth of Phoenix from a small desert town into the sixth largest city in the United States.  The Museum is the Southwest’s premier destination for world-class visual arts with 285,000 square feet in gallery, education, and presentation space designed by New York architects Tod Williams/Billie Tsien & Associates.  Phoenix Art Museum visitors are immersed in culture while viewing popular exhibitions that feature artists such as Leonardo da Vinci, Paul Cezanne, Andy Warhol, and Ansel Adams.

The Museum has a collection of more than 18,000 works of art, emphasizing Modern and Contemporary, American, European, Latin American, Asian, Western American Art, Photography, and Fashion Design.  Eleven organizations support the Museum through fundraising and volunteer efforts.  Last year, nearly 3,000 individuals volunteered an approximate 125,000 hours through various committees, support groups, education programs, events, and exhibitions.

As Arizona’s cultural hub for over 50 years, Phoenix Art Museum presents festivals, live performances, independent art films and educational programs for people of all ages that will both enlighten and entertain.  The Phoenix Art Museum operates with an annual budget of approximately $10 million (FY2015), and serves more than 250,000 visitors annually.

For further information about the museum and a more detailed job description, visit  www.phxart.org.

Candidates will possess:

• A Master’s degree in art history or related field, and a minimum of six years management-level museum experience and seven years applied curatorial experience, which includes supervisory experience, or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved ;
• Ability to provide effective vision and strategic direction to the Curatorial Division staff and supporters;
• Demonstrated experience managing substantial department, project and program budgets;
• A distinguished record of exhibitions, publications, lectures and other professional accomplishments;
• Knowledge of contemporary art trends and demonstrated expertise in that area;
• Strong leadership, interpersonal, planning and organizational skills;
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, as well as presentation skills;
• A high level of problem solving and diplomacy skills;
• The ability to work effectively with staff and with a wide variety of Museum supporters, visitors, members, and volunteers;

Additionally, the Chief Curator must be a passionate and energetic person with the ability to accomplish multiple projects concurrently.  S/he must be a team player and have the demonstrated interest and ability to share the Museum’s collection with diverse audiences and to build a positive image and lasting relationships for the Museum. S/he must be an innovative thinker and a great communicator with the ability to present the Museum and its collection to all internal and external constituencies, and must possess a reputation for the highest level of integrity and credibility.

The YouMedia Lead Mentor will report to and work with the YouMedia Director to support and maintain youth project groups and mentoring relationships.

Duties will include, but are not limited to:

Assist in daily operation of the YouMedia Center and Maker Space.

Work directly with students as a mentor.

Act as the resident expert in his;/her specialty.

Recruit Mentors.

Provide professional development and coaching to mentors.

Create and maintain mentor database.

Manage teen mentoring relationships.

Help coordinate teen roles.

Assist in the development of YouMedia program schedules and class offerings.

Work with District Communications Department.

For more details and to apply, please follow the link below.

The successful candidate must possess:

Bachelor’s Degree

Three years of experience in youth development, project or program management, or digital media or creative arts practice.

High degree of competency with digital media, including social media; competence with budget development and management; supervisory experience; excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.

APPLICATIONS MUST BE COMPLETED ONLINE:  http://tinyurl.com/bsxkblw

The Role:  Seeking a confident, enthusiastic relationship builder who can creatively expand upon existing contacts in the community and museum field.   The successful candidate will have interest and proven experience in working with the public and/or community partners to bring scholarship to broad audiences.

Responsibilities will include:

Supports the Museum’s exhibitions

• Conducts research and planning for major exhibits
• Reviews materials in other exhibits for historical accuracy
• Develops topics and interpretive themes and writes scripts for exhibits
• Prepares publications to accompany exhibits
• Orients staff to new exhibits, highlighting significant stories and objects
• Advises director of exhibits in hiring of outside curators for exhibits
• Assists outside curators in development of exhibits
• Hires and directs researchers
• Along with director of exhibits, recommends updating of permanent exhibit
• Coordinates review and comment by subject matter experts when appropriate
• Assists in education of interpreters/docents

Supports the Museum’s Public Programming

• Advises and assists in development and delivery of educational programs and community events

Supports the Museum’s Communications, Media and Community Relations Efforts

• Provides information for newsletters, website, and media releases
• Serves as a media resource
• Speaks to community groups and leads tours on-site and off-site

Other Duties

• Advises and assists in evaluation of exhibits and programs
• Along with directors of exhibits and programming, provides staff support to Exhibits and Programming Committee and Collections Committee
• Participates with Board, executive director and management team on formulation and implementation of strategic priorities
• Assists the Development officer in creating funding pitches and writing grant requests
• Recommends acceptance or refusal of objects for inclusion in collections
• Prepares interpretive texts for multimedia scripts and merchandised products in museum store

Requirements:

• Doctoral degree in history or closely related field
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills
• Understanding and passion for the Museum’s mission
• Familiarity with oral history, material culture, and community story-sharing
• Experience in doing history with community partners for public audiences
• Proficient with Microsoft Office suite and ability to self-support administratively

Personal Qualifications:

• Excellent interpersonal, public speaking, written communication and presentation skills
• High level of professionalism, collegiality, self-motivation, and organization
• Highly collaborative and comfortable with co-creating exhibits and programs

Come join a team of dedicated staff at an exceptional time in Smithsonian history, as the Institution implements a new comprehensive strategic plan; expands the programming, educational, and scholarly activity of its museums and research centers; and undertakes its very first Institution-wide fundraising campaign. The Smithsonian is building a model fundraising infrastructure, one that will meet the growing needs of this unique organization and offer excellent professional opportunities. There is no better time to join this amazing Institution.

The Smithsonian Institution’s Office of Advancement seeks a qualified candidate to serve as Assistant Director, Foundation Relations. The Office of Advancement oversees and guides the fundraising efforts of the entire Smithsonian and is home to the central development organization for the Institution. In addition to raising significant support for a variety of Smithsonian initiatives, the Office of Advancement provides support services to advancement offices across the Institution. The office engages with staff throughout the Smithsonian in accomplishing their goals.

With the Director of Foundation Relations, the Assistant Director will oversee foundation fundraising across the Smithsonian. This position manages a portfolio of national, regional and local foundations, and actively works with colleagues to design actionable strategies and to cultivate, solicit, and steward these relationships. This position will work with gift officers and program staff within museums, research centers and outreach programs to aid in the foundation cultivation and solicitation process and create and execute unique stewardship opportunities for foundation donors. This position also will research and communicate philanthropic trends and best practices across the institution and design and facilitate educational opportunities for development staff.

A successful candidate is required to have three-to-five years of fundraising experience, ideally experience in cultivating and stewarding foundation donors. They must also possess strong verbal and written communication skills, the ability to build and maintain strong working relationships both internally and externally at all levels, and a mature and professional demeanor.

The Smithsonian Institution is a unique complex of 19 museums and galleries, the National Zoological Park, and nine research centers. The Smithsonian is a national and world treasure and is dedicated to its founding mission, “the increase and diffusion of knowledge.” Its exhibitions, programs, collections, and outreach touch the lives of millions of Americans every year, as well as many who visit us from abroad.

The Smithsonian Institution offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive package of benefits. This is not a Federal Position, but has similar requirements and benefits. Interested candidates should submit their resumes and a cover letter to oastaffing@si.edu by June 5, 2015.

The Smithsonian Institution is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. Candidates of all backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

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Responsible for the day-to-day administration of the Museum’s customer database which centrally houses customer interactions with the Museum’s members, donors, trustees, volunteers, and numerous other types of customers.    The database is the basis for all customer communications.

This position works closely with Museum staff to ensure that applications meet their process and reporting needs and will work with other departments and technical staff to support furthering integrated solutions where appropriate.

The Museum will provide software-specific training to the right candidate and will depend on the candidate to maintain ongoing knowledge of technology developments with the database, applying enhancements where and when appropriate.

Responsibilities:

• Assists in evaluating and understanding customer data needs and linkages across departments, and assists in implementing technical solutions in support of those requirements.
• Acts as project lead and plays an active role in new and ongoing initiatives.
• Performs daily administration of the customer database; managing user setups, profiles, and custom data fields and record types.
• Partners with Lead Application Developer in IT to conduct complex data imports, exports, and/or global changes to maintain data.
• Responsible for de-duping and maintenance procedures to ensure quality and accuracy of customer data.
• Acts as liaison with staff to create “best practices” in data maintenance and reporting processes.
• Generates postal and e-mail lists for the organization and trains key users to be self-sufficient in departmental postal/electronic communication needs.
• Develops training plans, materials, and documentation for users and keeps materials up-to-date.
• Trains new and existing users on how to use applications.
• Responds to end-user support requests, analyzes and resolves application usage issues and provides training as appropriate.
• Proactively determines if other departments and users could benefit from migrating business processes to centralized customer database and makes appropriate recommendations.

• Communicates regularly on departmental objectives.
• Responsible for documenting, implementing and reviewing procedures to maintain the integrity of customer information.
• Ensures continuous improvement to system activities.
• Oversees data entry and data integration processes.

  Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 3 years proven experience working with customer relationship management systems; some experience with salesforce.com is helpful, but not required.
• Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.
• Experience managing projects, multiple priorities, and prioritizing workload.
• Logical, process-oriented thinker, and ability to manage confidential data.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work independently and accurately.
• Experience working in a cross-functional team environment; ability to work effectively with software vendors and employees.
• Enjoy helping others; ability to walk colleagues through unfamiliar software.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.