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erika.katayama
02-04-2015, 10:51 AM
JOB DESCRIPTION: TRAVELING EXHIBITIONS MANAGER

Responsibitilies
Reporting to the Curator, the Traveling Exhibitions Manager is responsible for the management of the Museum’s traveling exhibition program including supervising, promoting, and scheduling traveling exhibitions, as well as marketing, design, fabrication, packing, and shipping. This position leads the delivery of consistently high quality traveling exhibitions at domestic and international venues, while building and maintaining strong relationships with exhibition hosts.

Specific Duties


Coordinate and schedule existing traveling exhibitions, including loan agreements, invoices, and arranging shipping between host venues

Promote and market existing and planned traveling exhibitions

Prepare registration packets for each new traveling exhibition

With the Curator, prepare budgets for each traveling exhibition

Prepare a schedule for each exhibition and inform Curator when artifact selection, image selection, and text are due

Monitor and supervise the schedule, ensuring that the exhibition is shipped to all venues on time

Supervise and coordinate the exhibition design, including a layout guide, graphic signature, text panels, object labels, presentation strategy, and audio/visual delivery systems

Order fabrication supplies as necessary: mat board, frames, Plexiglas, etc.

Work with the Collections Manager to determine what mounting systems are needed and purchase or work with facilities staff to produce custom mounts

Supervise and coordinate all contractors: framers, printers, graphic artists, packers, etc.

Design crates and supervise their construction

Supervise and coordinate all packing of objects and exhibit materials, including the creation of detailed packing instructions


Qualifications


Masters Degree in Museum Studies or related field



Broad knowledge of museum standards and practices

Broad knowledge of exhibition design and fabrication

Ability to work with limited supervision, under the pressure of deadlines, to plan projects independently and bring them to fruition on a timely basis

Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse environment

Ability to develop and manage budgets



About the Museum
The mission of the Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center is to preserve, display, and interpret the art of Charles M. Schulz. The Museum carries out this mission through exhibitions and programming that:


Illustrate the scope of Charles M. Schulz’s multi-faceted career,

Communicate the stories, inspirations, and influences of Charles M. Schulz,

Celebrate the life of Charles M. Schulz and the Peanuts characters, and

Build an understanding of cartoonists and cartoon art.


Benefits and Compensation
This is a regular full time position including benefits, and requiring 40 hours per week.