Associate Registrar, Exhibitions at San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

Job Title: Associate Registrar, Exhibitions

Job Status: full-time

Location: San Francisco, CA

Salary:  $32.18 – $38.62 (Hourly Wage)

Description

The Associate Registrar, Exhibitions has a central role in advancing registration methods, policies, and procedures for the museum’s exhibitions program, in ways that are aligned with the museum’s strategic priorities and the goals of the Registration department and the Collections, Exhibitions and Design (CED) division. They are responsible for successfully planning, managing, and documenting registration activities for assigned projects related to the museum’s exhibitions program, including temporary and touring exhibitions. The Associate Registrar, Exhibitions has the breadth of experience and expertise to manage assigned registration activities for the fullest range of modern and contemporary artwork types and exhibition complexities.
 
The position is an opportunity to establish leadership skills in advancing the museum’s dynamic exhibitions and collections programs.
Reporting to the Director of Registration, the Associate Registrar, Exhibitions is the lead registrar on assigned projects and works collaboratively with colleagues in CED, Curatorial, Facilities, Operations, Security, Visitor Experience, and other museum departments in realizing integrated collections stewardship, collaborative exhibitions and collections research, and engaging and inspiring public programming. The Associate Registrar, Exhibitions works with and represents the museum’s interests to members of the arts communities, such as artists, studios, fabricators, estates, donors, vendors, galleries, and other museums.

 

Requirements

Qualifications & Skills

    • Bachelor’s Degree in Art History, Museum Studies, or closely related field. 
    • Minimum 4 years’ extensive registration experience in an art museum or similar institution, with collections and exhibitions experience required. 
    • Experience and expertise in current and innovative registration methods and practices, relevant to modern and contemporary art and knowledge of museum legal and ethical issues.  
    • Must have significant experience with exhibition assembly, touring, and dispersal, as well as packing, crating, and shipping artworks at the local, national, and international levels. 
    • Expertise with collections management systems and experience with digital asset management systems.  
    • Strong critical thinking skills. 
    • Ability to assess and make independent decisions about competing priorities. 
    • Ability to manage multiple projects while establishing and meeting deadlines. 
    • Excellent organizational skills and proficiency in project management software, such as Asana. 
    • Strong initiative and follow-through skills, and an ability to operate under pressure of time and multiple demands 
    • Ability to work independently, as well as in partnership with colleagues. 
    • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with museum colleagues, volunteers, and interns, and effectively represent the museum to outside professionals, lenders, donors, and members of the artistic community. 
    • Creative and flexible problem-solving skills. 
    • Sound judgment and strong professional presence.  
    • Working knowledge of twentieth century art history. 
    • Familiarity with basic conservation concepts, procedures, and terms. 
    • Proficiency with Microsoft applications (Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.).  
    • Ability and willingness to maintain a high level of accuracy and attention to detail. 
    • Ability to communicate effectively in person, in video conferencing, on the telephone, and in writing to artists, galleries, donors, borrowers, trustees, colleagues, and the public is essential. 
    • Ability to work effectively on a wide variety of projects concurrently, with concern for the tasks assigned and the goals of the Registration Department. 
    • Successful candidates will have a strong commitment to access and sustainability, will collaborate well, and will demonstrate timeliness and effectiveness in a complex environment.    
    • Demonstrated commitment to principles of diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility, and sustainability in the arts sector. 

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