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The Dayton Art Institute Asian collections are ranked among the top twenty in the country.  The Kettering Assistant or Associate Curator of Asian Art (title commensurate with qualification, education and experience) will be responsible for the care and maintenance of the Asian art collections and programming, including collections development, permanent collection and special exhibition installations, publications, and programming.

Duties include developing and overseeing the safekeeping of the Museum’s diverse historical Asian art collections, developing exhibitions and publications that enhance understanding of and appreciation for Asian art, cultivating donors, developing and monitoring project budgets, writing grants for ongoing and special projects, and interpreting Asian art to multiple audiences through diverse media. As a member of the curatorial team produces exhibition overviews, descriptions, and checklists; writes and produces catalogues and wall text; oversees installation.

Qualifications:

Titles will vary depending on qualification, education and experience.

• Assistant curator: Master’s degree (M.A.) in Asian art history or Asian Studies; one to three years of curatorial/museum experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience;
• Associate curator: Master’s degree (M.A.) in Asian art history or Asian Studies; three to five years progressive museum experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience; Ph.D. preferred.
• Applicants must have experience organizing exhibitions, writing catalogue essays, developing programs, and working with donors and trustees.  Excellent public speaking, strong English language skills, and proficiency in one Asian language required.
• Passionate about being a member of a team that is developing new art initiatives with a strong visitor-centered community dynamic;
• Excellent written, verbal communication and management skills.
• Attention to detail, ability to meet deadlines and work effectively both as part of a team and independently.
• Able to handle multiple projects and prioritize duties.
• Able to deal professionally and sensitively with a diverse audience.
• Adept at donor interaction and fundraising.
• Proficiency with MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook, MS PowerPoint, and The Museum System (TMS), as well as web content management.
• Comfortable with technology, including use of social media, mobile devices and other relevant media.
• Self-motivated and directed, outgoing, pleasant, diplomatic, energetic, creative, flexible and open to new ideas, highly organized, able to manage multiple projects and deadlines, and able to perform well in a changing work environment.
• Position requires the ability to work weekend and evening hours, as well as to prepare for and attend early morning meetings.  In general, meeting times and needs for coverage of non-traditional hours are known in advance.

For consideration, please submit a cover letter including salary requirements, curriculum vitae or resume, two (2) writing samples and four (4) references to The Dayton Art Institute, Attn: Monica Walker, Human Resources Director or email to mwalker@daytonart.org.

Submission deadline: Open until filled

Digital Media Manager

Job Number: 66420

Description
Digital Media Manager
Cantor Arts Center
Stanford University
100% FTE, 2-year, fixed term appointment

JOB PURPOSE:
The Cantor Arts Center is seeking a Digital Media Manager to develop an engaging web and social presence for the museum. Work with team to develop and implement new website and maintain website and social media platforms ongoing. Coordinate developers and designers to finalize and implement a new website and work closely with all departments to update web content for the museum and establish new procedures. Support cross-departmental and interdisciplinary digital projects across campus for special exhibitions and collections-related initiatives. Under direct supervision, coordinate the planning, maintenance, and accessibility of the Cantor Arts Center website content and related content. Ensure the layout, positioning, navigation, and look and feel of content is consistent across the organization. Mentor student interns to maintain social media presence and consistent messaging; identify new platforms and grow Cantor’s social media presence. Generate basic design standards and signage for stanchions and temporary graphics. Serve the staff as a digital resource for technological projects in-gallery (including iPad kiosk displays) and web projects to maintain consistent level of excellence and cohesive visual strategy for the museum.

CORE DUTIES*:
• Assist in building the underlying web site platform(s) for new and migrating websites as needed.
• Work with developers and users to develop highly functional user interfaces for web-based applications.
• Work with all museum departments to maintain existing content and develop new content to promote programs and services.
• Ensure new pages are user friendly and link properly with existing pages and that people can navigate easily and be linked seamlessly with other relevant Stanford web pages.
• Coordinate and oversee the editorial and quality assurance process with content creators, such as writers and web designers.
• Optimize web content for end user performance. Work may include reformatting text, assuring hyperlink integrity, transferring and translating files, and posting of new material to the page involving HTML scripting. May maintain web site content and information flow.
• Find, diagnose, and fix content problems, including broken links, typographical errors, and formatting inconsistencies. Perform website administration, such as setting provisions and managing access and workflows.
• Compile, analyze, and report statistics regarding all relevant website matrix.
• Assist in the maintenance of security processes and procedures to ensure site security.
• Answer questions from site visitors, or redirect messages to the appropriate person(s).
• Assist with digital gallery installations as needed (iOS troubleshooting, coordinating with outside developers)
• Ensure consistent voice and activity on social media platforms, expand social media presence
• Mentor student interns for social media and digital initiatives as needed
• Design basic stanchion signage, develop templates for consistent stanchion signage throughout museum
• Assist staff with technical troubleshooting related to digital gallery displays (iOS) and web projects as needed
* – Other duties may also be assigned

Percentage breakdown of responsibilities
70% Web Administration
10% Social Media management and development
10% Design
5% Digital Resource
5% Other duties as assigned

Qualifications
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
Education & Experience:
Bachelor’s degree and three years of relevant experience or a combination of education and relevant experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Clear understanding of web standards and usability methods.
• Ability to present ideas in business-friendly and user-friendly language.
• Familiarity with web applications and server products, namely Drupal 7
• Solid understanding of web standards, usability methods, and accessibility considerations.
• Solid knowledge of web authoring, publishing tools, and integrating third-party web programs with Drupal 7
• Solid knowledge of Drupal 7, HTML, CSS, and related web site development technologies and software.
• Knowledge of multimedia and design.
• Proficiency with relational database technology, SQL, Access, and Filemaker Pro.
• Solid knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud and related design programs.
• Basic iOS troubleshooting ability for in-gallery tech displays
• Fluency with major social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr)

Certifications and Licenses:
None

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS*:
• Constantly perform desk-based computer tasks.
• Occasionally stand/walk, use a telephone.
• Frequently sitting, grasp lightly/fine manipulation.
• Rarely writing by hand, lift/carry/push/pull objects that weigh up to 10 pounds.
• Strong visual acuity.
* – Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodation to any employee with a disability who requires accommodation to perform the essential functions of his or her job.

WORK STANDARDS:
• Interpersonal Skills: Demonstrates the ability to work well with Stanford colleagues and clients and with external organizations.
• Promote Culture of Safety: Demonstrates commitment to personal responsibility and value for safety; communicates safety concerns; uses and promotes safe behaviors based on training and lessons learned.

Subject to and expected to comply with all applicable University policies and procedures, including but not limited to the personnel policies and other policies found in the University’s Administrative Guide, http://adminguide.stanford.edu.

Note: Not all unique aspects of the job are covered by this job description

Final offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of national criminal background check, national sex offender registry search and, where applicable, driving record.

Stanford is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Job: Information Technology Services
Location: School of Humanities and Sciences
Schedule: Full-time
Classification Level: H

To be considered for this position please visit our web site and apply on line at the following link: stanfordcareers.stanford.edu

Stanford University is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer and is committed to recruiting and hiring qualified women, minorities, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.jeid-c000429902265a01f1f8b6e2687d57f0

PI89925059

Project Archivist, Andy Warhol Photography Collection

Job Number: 66421

Description
Project Archivist, Andy Warhol Photography Collection
Cantor Arts Center
Stanford University
100% FTE; 3-year, fixed-term appointment

JOB PURPOSE:
The Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University is seeking a full-time archivist to lead the Warhol Photography Collection Project.

From 1976 until his death in 1987, Andy Warhol used his Minox 35EL camera to meticulously document his daily life. The Andy Warhol Photography Collection includes more than 3,500 photographic negatives and 3,600 contact sheets of multiple photographs. The Andy Warhol Photography Collection is a new addition to the Cantor’s existing collection of Warhol works and reaffirms the university’s preeminence in the study of the history of photography, from Eadweard Muybridge to Carleton Watkins to Andy Warhol to Robert Frank to Lee Friedlander.

The Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University is a vital and dynamic institution with a venerable history. Founded in 1891 with the university, the historic museum was expanded and renamed in 1999 for lead donors Iris and B. Gerald Cantor. The Cantor’s encyclopedic collection spans 5,000 years, includes more than 40,000 artworks and beckons visitors to travel around the world and through time: from Africa to the Americas to Asia, from classical to contemporary. With 24 galleries presenting selections from the collection and more than 20 special exhibitions each year, the Cantor serves Stanford’s academic community, draws art lovers from the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond, and attracts campus visitors from around the world. Free admission, free tours, lectures, family activities, plus changing exhibitions make the Cantor one of the most well-attended university art museums in the country and a great resource for teaching and research on campus.

CORE DUTIES*:
Under the direction of the Associate Director of Collections, Exhibitions, and Curatorial Affairs, the Andy Warhol Photography Collection Project Archivist is responsible for planning the long-term access to the collection for scholars, students and curators. The Archivist is also responsible for the organizing, processing, digitizing and archival storage of the collection. In addition, they will work with Cantor’s curatorial staff on the exhibition and publication of the collection.

Specific responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, the following

• Develop and carry out a collection processing plan
• Develop and carry out a collection digitization plan
• Establish project schedule
• Establish archival housing, preservation procedures and processing guidelines of both physical and digitized materials
• Cataloging of the collection to the item level
• Oversee creation of a website for online access to the collection on the item level
• Meet the collection access needs of classes and scholars and researchers during the course of the Project
• Collaborate with Cantor’s curatorial staff on exhibition and publication of the collection
• Manage and facilitate the operational efficiency of a small, specific collection or help support the management of a major, extensive collection with multiple changing exhibitions.
• Register, assign and maintain records of accession, catalog numbers, condition, and location of all objects in museum collection. Prepare acquisition reports for review of curatorial and administrative staff.
• Compose concise description of objects, and record descriptions on physical files and databases and in collection catalogs. Recommend changes in record keeping procedures to achieve maximum accessibility for efficient retrieval of collection objects.
• Oversee handling, packing, movement, insurance, transportation and inspection of all objects entering or leaving establishment, including traveling exhibits; determine that damage or deterioration to objects has not occurred.
• Arrange for insurance of objects on loan or special exhibition, or recommend insurance coverage on parts of or entire collection.
• Coordinate incoming traveling exhibitions and term loans. Monitor travel, process loan documents and arrange for crating, packing, shipping and insurance; monitor objects during exhibition.
• Coordinate light sensitive and gallery rotations. Partner with others to implement timeline, distribute checklists and gallery layouts. Generate and provide installation/de-installation checklists to preparators as scheduled.
• May serve as a courier accompanying valuable objects of art in transit as required; supervise loading and unloading of crates at airport, borrowing museum and other venues. May oversee installation of objects at borrowing museums.
• May prepare and manage special project budgets as required.
• May train and supervise the work of associate or assistant registrars, students, interns, and volunteers.
* – Other duties may also be assigned

Qualifications
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
Education & Experience:
• A four-year college B.A. degree in Art, Art History, or related field required. A Master’s degree in Library Studies (M.L.S.), with a concentration in archival studies or a Master’s degree in Museum Studies desired

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
• At least 5 years of experience working in archives or special collections including demonstrated work as lead processor for restricted or complex collections
• Experience of cataloging and managing archives to recognized standards
• Ability to complete projects on-time and on-budget
• Ability to work independently in a production-oriented environment
• Demonstrated experience using judgment and initiative
• Strong analytical, organizational and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
• Experience in working within collaborative projects with fixed deadlines
• Flexibility and adaptability; ability to think creatively
• Demonstrated experience with creation of blogs or websites
• Demonstrated knowledge of professional museum practices including registration methods, safe object handling and art preservation, packing and shipping, insurance, storage of art, security measures, and object numbering techniques.
• Knowledge of and demonstrated skill using collection management databases, FileMaker security measures, Microsoft Word and Excel; experience working with Museum electronic databases is strongly desired.
• Must have excellent interpersonal, organizational and communication skills.
• Ability and willingness to maintain high level of accuracy and attention to detail is essential, as is the ability to work well under pressure with a wide variety of museum professionals, vendors, students, docents, and other.

Certifications and Licenses:
None

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS*:
• Frequently perform desk based computer tasks, seated work and use light/ fine grasping.
• Occasionally stand, walk, and write by hand, lift, carry, push pull objects that weigh up to 40 pounds
* – Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodation to any employee with a disability who requires accommodation to perform the essential functions of his or her job.

WORKING CONDITIONS:
• May work extended or non-standard hours, weekends and holidays based on business needs.
• Occasional local and overnight travel may be required.
• May work in areas with exposure to dust, paint, chemicals and other toxins.

WORK STANDARDS:
• Interpersonal Skills: Demonstrates the ability to work well with Stanford colleagues and clients and with external organizations.
• Promote Culture of Safety: Demonstrates commitment to personal responsibility and value for safety; communicates safety concerns; uses and promotes safe behaviors based on training and lessons learned.
• Subject to and expected to comply with all applicable University policies and procedures, including but not limited to the personnel policies and other policies found in the University’s Administrative Guide, http://adminguide.stanford.edu.

Final offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of national criminal background check, national sex offender registry search and, where applicable, driving record.

Stanford is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Job: Museum
Location: School of Humanities and Sciences
Schedule: Full-time
Classification Level: F

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PI89925078

The Milwaukee Public Museum (MPM) is a comprehensive natural history and cultural museum located in Wisconsin’s largest city (MSA pop. 1.7 million), and the most-attended museum in the State with diverse annual visitation of more than 500,000. MPM holds a collection of some 4.5 million objects, has 150,000 square feet of galleries on four floors, and is one of the oldest natural history museums in the nation as well as home to the first natural history diorama in the world, created in 1890.

MPM is currently in an exciting period of transformation and is seeking candidates and nominations for the newly-created position of Vice President of Audience and Community Engagement. This senior leadership position oversees a newly-created division within MPM charged with engaging audiences through a coherent alignment of vision, voice, and experience. This work is done in support of MPM’s overall goals of building audience engagement and community connections, expanding the diversity of the community MPM serves, and increasing both philanthropic support and earned income. The VP and her/his team will be the primary advocates for the visitor across MPM, ensuring the museum is consistently prioritizing visitor experience at all levels.

The VP of Audience and Community Engagement will lead staff (~22 FT and several dozen PT) across multiple departments, including Education and Public Programs, Guest Relations, Marketing and Communications,  Membership, the six-story high Daniel M. Soref National Geographic Dome Theater and Planetarium, the Museum Store, and Functions/Events. The position will also lead MPM’s volunteer and intern programs (housed within Education), group visits (housed with Guest Relations), and will be one of the leaders of a cross-organizational team that will be formed to set strategy for MPM’s social media and website.

Building from  the expertise of his/her staff, the VP of A+CE will lead the creation of a welcoming, compelling, visitor-centric museum experience that is intentional and integrated from first contact to post-visit, including:

a)         how MPM markets and positions itself in the community and marketplace overall, as well as within specific segments of the community;

b)         the ways MPM works with community groups and schools of all scales, onsite and off, to provide innovative educational programs and meaningful visits;

c)         how the museum creates and presents compelling social media and online experiences that align with our mission and goals;

d)         the design of the interactions physical visitors to MPM have with our staff and operations;

e)         the creation of a robust slate of programs—from populist to scholarly—to  leverage museum exhibits for existing audiences, and to help draw new and more diverse audiences;

f)          how the museum stewards relationships with audiences, walking them up the ladder from visitors to membership, support, and advocacy for MPM in their own communities.

A primary part of the role is the leadership of a talented Education staff, via a newly-created reporting position of Director of Education and Programs, in delivering nationally-innovative programs and content aligned with the needs of visitors, the public, schools and State curricula.

All of these efforts must be aligned effectively in order to present a coherent institutional vision and MPM “brand” to the public, and these responsibilities are inseparable from the charge of the A+CE division to deepen the museum’s service to and connection with diverse communities—in age, socio-economic status, race, culture, and interests—across the region and state.

Our strategic goal is to establish MPM as a recognized leader in audience engagement and community partnership and to create an intentional program of audience engagement that will prove a replicable model for museums nationwide.

Skills and Abilities

The successful candidate will be a sophisticated leader with a deep and abiding interest in how museums interact with audiences and sustain and serve communities.  She/he must be a creative thinker interested in helping advance MPM’s own organizational thinking and culture toward a broad, innovative vision of public engagement. The role requires the ability to synthesize widely disparate organizational efforts under a rubric that places the visitor as the key driver of MPM’s public efforts, while also respecting and supporting the various components of MPM’s critical non-public activities in collections, curatorial, research and museology.

She/he must be an effective manager of staff and resources, comfortable with both process and ambiguity.  The successful candidate will be exceptionally articulate, an effective negotiator and consensus builder, empathetic to community challenges and needs, engaged with innovative models of informal education, decisive, financially savvy, and comfortable engaging individually with a wide variety of constituents—from those unfamiliar with museums altogether to community leaders, foundations, and sophisticated Board members and donors. She/he must be comfortable developing, prototyping and scaling new programs and efforts and effectively evaluating and articulating the risks of and returns on these efforts.

Nominations and applications are welcome. MPM offers a highly competitive salary, generous benefits, relocation assistance, and the opportunity to be part of a team shaping an innovative and exciting institution for a community in which MPM is a beloved icon. MPM is an equal opportunity employer and is very actively seeking to broaden the diversity of its leadership and workforce. MPM is an EOE employer.

Milwaukee is a growing community located on a beautiful stretch of Lake Michigan lined with miles of beaches and parks, and has one of the lowest costs of living of the 100 largest American cities. Milwaukee supports a major Zoo often cited as a national model, opera and ballet companies, active locavore and foodie scenes, multiple active theater troupes and entertainment venues, and professional sports. Located 80 miles north of Chicago, the city is at a particularly exciting tipping point in thinking about how to advance as a city and region. Per the 2013 census Milwaukee County is approximately 53% white, 27% African American, 14% Hispanic or Latino, 4% Asian and 1% Native American.

VIZCAYA VISITOR SERVICES MANAGER

Description: Vizcaya Museum and Gardens in Miami, Florida, seeks its first Visitor Services Manager. Vizcaya is a National Historic Landmark that is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums. In conjunction with the estate’s approaching Centennial, efforts are underway to transform visitor experience through expansion into the historic Vizcaya Village and to enhance the institution’s role as a vital community asset.

The Visitor Services Manager position requires a resourceful and experienced customer service professional who can provide a welcoming environment and excellent experience for all of Vizcaya’s visitors from arrival to departure.

The Visitor Services Manager oversees Ticket Booth and future welcome center operations, supervising Concession Attendants and Vizcaya’s point of sale system. Makes recommendations regarding hiring, discipline and promotion of subordinates; prepares staff’s work schedule; authorizes leave and overtime; conducts front line staff meetings; evaluates employee performance; ensures staff are properly trained and attired. Develops employee morale by empowering front line staff, while maintaining a visible leadership presence. Responds immediately to visitor complaints and concerns. Assists and fills in at the Ticket Booth as needed.

Manages collection and processing of daily receipts, daily accounting, posting and reconciliation in compliance with Vizcaya’s established financial policies and procedures. Serves as Vizcaya’s liaison with the provider of the museum’s point of sale system; analyzes, identifies and monitors sales trends; creates reports from point of sale software. Manages inventory of admission tickets, guidebooks and audio tour equipment.

Co-chairs the Visitor Services Task Force and advises other staff on operational issues and opportunities to improve visitor experience and amenities, including planned integration of the Vizcaya Village. Anticipates visitor needs and resources, provides direction and support for visitor services programs and policies, and ensures high levels of integrity and professionalism. Develops recommendations for increasing sales and participation in membership and other programs.

Outdoor, evening, weekend and holiday work required.

Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Hospitality, Management, Marketing or related field.  A minimum of two (2) years of experience in customer service/visitor services preferably in museums, attractions, or tourism guest relations environments is required.  Experience in cash handling and management and working with complex ticketing systems is highly desired.

Preferences: Fluency in both English and Spanish; two (2) plus years in a supervisory role, experience in developing and delivering customer service training programs and working with volunteers; knowledge of membership programs; and conflict-resolution and problem-solving skills.

How to Apply: Visit http://www.miamidade.gov/humanresources/jobs.asp and apply for Job Opening #33387 no later than May 20, 2015.

Hiring decisions are contingent upon the results of a physical examination, including alcohol/drug screening and background check. Equal Opportunity Employer/M/F/D/Veterans Preference.