Category: Job Announcements (Page 352 of 1333)

Description

The Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody, Wyoming, seeks candidates for a Senior Registrar position. Under the direction of the Director of Museum Services, the Senior Registrar ensures the efficient and professional execution of the duties and functions of the Registration Department. Duties include: maintaining collections records including loan agreements, condition reports, accession records, location changes, insurance records, transaction files, and collection inventories, staying current with new technologies and methodologies and integrating them into the Center’s Registration activities, and assisting with the annual planning, budgeting, and reporting processes.

The Center offers an excellent benefit package and competitive wages. Interested candidates should send their cover letter, resume, references and salary history to: Buffalo Bill Center of the West Human Resource Department, by e-mail to chriss@centerofthewest.org. For a job description and additional information about the center refer to: http://centerofthewest.org/about-us/employment/.

For more information, please call Chris Searles, Human Resources Manager at 307-578-4089.

Requirements

Candidates for the position should have a minimum of a four year degree in museum studies or related field and three years employment experience in the field of registration.  A master’s degree with a focus on registration is preferred.  We are seeking an individual who has successfully led change who possesses qualities of teamwork, adaptability, good humor, and the ability to work cooperatively with other staff and to also work independently.

Additional requirements include:

• A minimum of three years of employment in registration.
• Experience with collections handling and storage and exhibit installation, de-installation, and shipping.
• Strong knowledge of data base software, (Argus experience preferred), used for registration.
• Strong software skills in Microsoft Office Suite. Must have the ability to put together basic spreadsheet analysis.
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Exceptional organization skills, project management skills and attention to detail.
• Be able to reach, bend, stoop and occasionally lift up to 50 pounds.

Description

The History Museum

Director of Advancement

Reporting to the Executive Director, the Director of Advancement is responsible for achieving contributed revenue goals through effective identification, cultivation and solicitation of individuals, corporations and foundations.  This position is a member of The History Museum’s senior leadership team and works comprehensively with team members to coordinate development initiatives as an essential component of program planning.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Develop, execute and manage annual and long-range development plans to meet specific fundraising goals, objectives and timelines.
• Develop key metrics and targets to monitor philanthropic activity.
• With the Executive Director, identify, cultivate, plan and participate in major donor cultivation and solicitation, involving trustees and senior staff as appropriate.
• Work closely with the Director of Marketing and Community Relations to secure corporate sponsorships for events, exhibits, programs and other opportunities.
• Serve as primary staff support for the Development Committee and the Annual Dinner Committee of the Board of Trustees.
• Oversee donor stewardship and recognition including gift acknowledgements, pledge payment reminders and appropriate outreach contact.
• Initiate and oversee donor cultivation events.
• Work proactively with department heads to identify grant funding needs, determine potential funding sources and develop grant applications.
• Manage and maintain the donor data base to ensure accurate, up-to-date information.
• Participate in the development of future strategic, operating and capital plans.
• With the Executive Director, support the Northern Indiana Historical Society Foundation Board of Trustees in matters of endowment development and planned giving solicitation.

Specific duties include, but are not limited to the following:

Annual Dinner

1. Provide support to the Executive Director and Annual Dinner Committee in the production of the event including expense budget oversight, event logistics, catering, invitation design/mailing, printed program design/production, solicitation of underwriting, coordination of table sales/seating and production of presentation award.
2. Manage/coordinate volunteers and staff to support the dinner event.
3. Work with Executive Director and Finance Manager to track income/expense and coordinate pledge payment reminders/acknowledgment correspondence.

Annual Fund Program

1. Coordinate annual fund campaign materials, oversee mailing and monitor results.
2. Develop additional annual fund solicitation opportunities via email and social media.
3. Produce donation acknowledgement/thank you letters in a timely fashion.

Exhibit/Program Underwriting/Sponsorships

1. Work directly with Curatorial and Marketing staff to identify potential underwriting opportunities in future exhibits and programs.
2. With Executive Director, identify potential underwriters for each opportunity.
3. Develop a compelling case statement/collateral materials appropriate for each prospect.
4. Determine best person/team to present opportunity.
5. Manage underwriting program once underwriting commitment is made, including benefits provided to the underwriter.
6. Cultivate new relationships with businesses and corporations.

Grant Development

1. Work directly with Executive Director and department heads to identify operating and special project needs which could qualify for grant funding.
2. Stay current with federal, state, local and foundation grant information and guidelines.
3. Investigate, review, evaluate and recommend grant opportunities in the context of institutional and programmatic needs, operating budget and desired capital projects.
4. Coordinate staff participation in grant development and serve as primary author.

Patron Donor Group

1. Work with Executive Director to implement a patron donor group program.
2. Develop comprehensive benefits package which could include Annual Dinner table, Annual Fund recognition and Sustainer Level membership.
3. Develop exclusive patron group appreciation and recognition events.
4. Maintain regular ongoing contact and interaction with the patron group members.
5. Work with the Marketing Department to coordinate other membership benefits and opportunities for patron group sustaining members.

Planned Giving

1. With Executive Director, develop and maintain a planned giving prospect database.
2. With Executive Director, promote planned giving program to prospective donors.
3. Ensure that planned giving brochure is up-to-date and in line with regulations.
4. Work with Marketing Department to promote planned giving program and to recognize significant gifts if appropriate.

General

1. Participate as a member of exhibits development team.
2. Maintain confidentiality of all development files and database records.
3. Coordinate development database with marketing and membership database.
4. Produce meeting minutes for the Development Committee and the NIHS Foundation.
5. Other duties as assigned by Executive Director.

Essential Qualifications

1. Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate field
2. Minimum five years demonstrated success in development and/or comparable professional experience in the arts, sales/marketing or higher education
3. Excellent written and verbal communications skills
4. Excellent interpersonal skills, particularly the ability to work effectively with a diverse group of individuals
5. Demonstrated ability to work independently with good judgment and attention to detail
6. Strong organizational and management skills
7. Basic office computer skills
8. Demonstrated ability to successfully manage complex projects
9. Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with management and colleagues
10. Professionalism, integrity and discretion

Desired Qualifications

1. Data base management experience
2. Training/expertise with Raisers’ Edge donor management software
3. Experience in the humanities, history and/or museums
4. Experience with capital and planned giving campaigns
5. Evidence of entrepreneurial approach to fundraising and development

To Apply

Please submit a letter of interest detailing how your experience and education qualify you for this position, along with your resume, to:

Randy W. Ray

Executive Director

The History Museum

808 West Washington Street

South Bend, IN  46601

Materials may be sent by email to:  director@historymuseumSB.org.

No phone calls please.

Description

The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (the de Young and Legion of Honor) are seeking a Head of Digital Platforms. Working with the Chief Information Officer and Assistant Director Web & Digital Production, the Head of Digital Platforms will establish a vision and implementation strategies for in-house software platforms and public digital engagement with the FAMSF collections and exhibitions. In this role the Head of Digital Platforms will guide the museum through implementation of several new systems. They will work with a variety of content managers, subject matter experts, and end users to determine requirements, draft specifications, and establish project plans that include data migration, maintenance, and feature enhancement roadmaps.

New systems for which this role will be responsible include:

• Expansion of a museum wide intranet.
• Digital Asset Management Systems.
• Museum/Collection Management Systems.

The Head of Digital Platforms additionally has the responsibility of lead software architect and lead developer for the design, development, and maintenance of current web-based applications that access museum data as well as all mobile and in-gallery digital engagement initiatives.

Current maintenance responsibilities include:

• Drupal Content Management System (CMS) for the primary FAMSF website.
• The online retail store.
• Web-based access to images of the museums’ collection.
• A globally-used database for art conservators.
• Development support for integrations with CRM systems (SalesForce).
• Working with Senior Database Administrator to build and maintain special-purpose databases and interfaces for a variety of business applications and their data, including financial (The Financial Edge), museum wide (SalesForce), ticketing (SiruisWare), online communities and collection management (4D).

Typical Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Advises management on the capabilities and limitations of current systems and recommends improvements.
2. Provides high level strategic vision and planning around the digital platforms used by the museum for collection management and digital experiences.
3. Present vision, research, analysis and planning around digital platforms and engagements with the museums to management and board members.
4. Maintaining existing software. Analysis, research, and repair of program logic and systems problems. Development and implementation solutions. Resolution of technical problems with end users in the implementation, maintenance, and modification of complex application programs.
5. Management of additional personnel and contractors for the design, development and testing of digital projects.
6. Plan, analyze, design, and implement a variety of new systems, establishing internal and external controls. Develop procedures for access and retrieval of information. Ensure program designs meet user requirements. Ensure adherence to design/program standards.
7. Manage the hosting environment for the Content Management System.
8. Maintain test and development environments. Orchestrate migration of approved software to production environments.
9. Writes, modifies, and/or runs programs to provide reports and to extract information from museum databases.
10. Provide APIs to museum data and systems for use by external developers and vendors in developing of applications.
11. Analyze and respond to service requests; determining the most cost effective approach and the appropriate staff time required to achieve needed modifications. Recommend appropriate solutions to meet user needs and project requirements.
12. Assist users and other analysts in diagnosing complex program failures. Develop recovery and backup procedures. Detect, identify, and correct software deficiencies.
13. Prepare project plans, time and cost estimates of new projects, and enhancement or changes to existing systems/applications. Coordinate integration into existing systems and procedures.
14. Coordinate and/or attend project team meetings, user meetings as needed.
15. Prepare user and technical manuals and instructions. Instructs users on new capabilities.
16. Research and evaluate new technologies, software, and hardware products. Consults with vendors regarding product functions and features. Recommends software and hardware purchases.

FAMSF offers a competitive salary and generous benefits package.

Application Deadline: Open until filled

The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco are the city’s largest public arts institutions and comprise the de Young and the Legion of Honor museums. The de Young, designed by Herzog & de Meuron and located in Golden Gate Park, showcases American art from the 17th through the 21st centuries, international contemporary art, textiles and costumes, and art from the Americas, the Pacific, and Africa. The Legion of Honor displays a collection of over 4,000 years of ancient and European art including Auguste Rodin’s The Thinker and houses the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts in a Beaux-Arts style building overlooking Lincoln Park and the Golden Gate Bridge.

COFAM is the Corporation of Fine Arts Museums and is the privately funded non-profit corporation which supports the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, a department of the City and County of San Francisco.

COFAM is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination in all phases of employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws.

Requirements

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or a related field.

Work Experience: 5 years of experience in applications programming, with at least 2 years as a senior level programmer, or directly related experience.

Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to work collaboratively in a complex, dynamic environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strategic long range planning around technology choices, feature road maps and project and project management.
• Interest in fine arts and/or museum management.
• Experience in software design, development, and testing.
• Experience with modular architecting software systems.
• Ability to design and execute complex software projects to meet the diverse needs of a various user groups.
• Familiarity or expertise with the current suite of technologies in use at the FAMSF, including Drupal, Java, RDBMS and SQL.
• Expertise with HTML/CSS and current front end web development technologies.
• Affinity for Open Source programming projects.
• Knowledge of Java, Python, Django, Android, iOS development

Description

The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay invites applications for the position of Curator of Art and Instructor of Arts Management. The selected candidate will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of exhibitions at the Lawton Gallery (preparatory, curatorial, informational, maintenance, operational, supervisory, outreach/social media, marketing, and financial), maintenance of the permanent collection, and teaching and administration duties within the Arts Management program. The Curator will be responsible for 6-8 exhibits per year, including faculty and student shows, and will be expected to mount a creative variety of other exhibits which demonstrate a broad spectrum of arts and cultural interests appropriate to a University setting.

This position includes the following responsibilities:

• Act as Curator of Art, including management of UWGB’s permanent collection and all exhibits in the Lawton Gallery.
• Plan, develop, install and monitor all exhibits in the Lawton Gallery each year, including faculty show(s), senior show(s) and juried shows.
• Provide care for UW-Green Bay’s permanent collection, including placing art works around campus as appropriate.
• Promote Lawton Gallery shows to University community and community at large.
• Supervise student gallery workers.
• As appropriate, write grants or otherwise raise funds for special exhibits.
• Teach one course each semester in Gallery and Museum Practices for the Arts Management Minor Emphasis in Gallery and Museum Practices, which includes basics of collection maintenance, curation, design and installation of exhibits.
• Coordinate advising and internship placement for Arts Management Majors and Minors.
• Act as faculty advisor to students enrolled in Gallery and Museum Practices Minor Emphasis as well as additional students as assigned by Chair of Arts Management.
• Place Arts Management majors and minors in community or on-campus internships and act as faculty supervisor for internships.
• Supervise Gallery and Museum Practices students who intern within the Lawton Gallery.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master of Arts degree in art history, museum studies, curatorial studies, or related field; or M.F.A. degree in studio art or related field
• Previous curatorial or related museum/gallery experience
• Expertise in contemporary art
• Experience supervising staff and/or students
• The ability to teach University level courses where academic writing is required

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of a broad spectrum of types of museums, such as history, science, or specialty museums
• College level teaching experience in museum studies or arts management
• Scholarly or creative record in an art, arts management or related area
• Record of successful funding procurement and grant activity
• Arts management (marketing, fundraising, program management) experience
• Experience working directly with college students on advising, project coordination or internship placement

The successful candidate will have strong oral, written, interpersonal, and organizational skills, the ability to communicate with a diverse student and staff population, demonstrated communication and public relations skills, a commitment to interdisciplinary education, and the willingness to be part of a collaborative team. The University welcomes applicants who are dedicated to enriching the quality of life for students and the community by embracing the educational value of diversity, promoting environmental sustainability, encouraging engaged citizenship, and serving as an intellectual, cultural and economic resource.

Description

Auction Director – Santa Fe Art Auction

The Santa Fe Art Auction, the Southwest’s largest auction of Classic Western Art, is seeking an Auction Director to manage its yearly auction. The Auction Director is responsible for acquiring, cataloguing and preparing consigned property for sale.  Responsibilities include the production of appraisals and proposals, knowledge of domestic client relationship management, knowledge of relevant markets for the art category, and negotiating and selling skills.

Duties Include:

• Auction development
• Management of the  Auction Coordinator
• Research property including authenticity, bibliography, provenance and exhibition history
• Catalogue property for public and private sales and write and prepare catalogue essays
• Review incoming photo inquires to determine sale potential
• Work with all client categories (collectors, dealers, corporations, institutions) in the area of business-getting and selling
• Participate in catalogue production and layout process
• Prepare condition reports of consigned property prior to the auction
• Participate in telephone bidding with clients during auction
• View and visit competitors auctions and track overall results
• Director of marketing and advertising for the auction

Requirements

Skills and Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience in applicable Art History or Decorative Arts category; MA preferred
• Knowledge of E-mail, Spreadsheet, Word Processing and Presentation software (Microsoft Office preferred)
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including superior written and spoken communication
• Superior client service skills
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task and prioritize
• Strong follow-up skills with attention to detail
• Ability to work within a team environment and must be self-directed
• Knowledge of limits and when to seek assistance
• Auction experience required

Working Conditions:

• Work is performed in an office setting, gallery setting and off-site in various client settings (private, corporate and institution.)

Physical Requirements:

• Required to handle, inspect and/or take photographs of works of art for appraisal and consignment
• Required to create written or recorded descriptions of inspected items
• Required to attend events, exhibitions, art fairs locally, and domestically
• Required to meet with clients on-site and off-site

Some travel required (local and domestic.) This role is an exciting position for a team-oriented and highly polished professional who enjoys a multi-faceted role. The successful candidate will be able to elevate company standards, build strong client relationships and meet time sensitive auction project deadlines through strong communication, interpersonal & computer skills.

Plese send resume and cover letter. No phone calls, please.