Exhibit Designer at Denver Museum of Nature & Science
Job Title: Exhibit Designer
Job Status: Full-time
Location: Denver, CO
Salary: $55,000 – $62,000
**Close Date: 7/9/23**
Job Description:
Be part of a creative team of content developers, graphic designers, print production artists, fabricators, and designers to maximize memorable moments in the guest experience. With accessibility, aesthetic appeal, durability, traffic flow, and safety in mind you will help create a space where guests make memories, and want to visit the museum to be inspired and curious.
These 3D designs will enhance and contribute to all audience experiences of the museum’s permanent and temporary exhibitions, as well as environmental public spaces onsite and offsite. This position collaboratively creates or develops exhibitions and/or projects with both internal and external stakeholders.
This position requires a creative mindset with heart – and a candidate that will work in a collaborative, fun, dynamic, work environment where ideas are generated from the community for the audience.
This position will be responsible for leading and organizing projects with teams.
Work Schedule: Onsite 5 days a week for 3 months, with opportunity for 1 day remote per week after successful onboarding.
Supervises: 0
Essential Duties:
Produces, leads, and coordinates 3-D exhibit design
- Produces accurate and complete floorplans, elevations, and detail design documents for all phases of design development from conceptual through final design with visitor experience and diversity, equity, access, and inclusion at the forefront.
- Provides accurate timelines and budget estimates to support planning.
- Oversees fabrication, finishing, and placement of exhibit components to ensure conformity to plans, including guest values, and museum standards. In addition, research and purchase supplies and materials for use in exhibitions.
Project and production management
- Selects, hires, and manages the work of external vendors and contract labor.
- Coordinates, communicates, and facilitates internal and external design and fabrication processes within the department and throughout the museum.
Builds, installs, and maintains temporary and permanent exhibits, and exhibit components
- Installs and maintains permanent and temporary exhibits, which may include artifact handling.
- Assists or works independently in the fabrication and maintenance of exhibits and exhibit products.
Portfolio: Shown experience with producing and working with CAD files. Examples of projects and work completed.
Minimum qualifications/Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in exhibit, industrial, or architectural design or demonstrated equivalent experience required.
- 3 years’ experience in developing, designing, and documenting exhibits or equivalent required.
- Intermediate proficiency with CAD, Adobe Suite, 3D Modeling Software, and web enabled applications required.
Ideal candidate will have:
- Understands the importance of Diversity Equity Accessibility Inclusion and uses that knowledge to make informed design decisions.
- Works with colleagues in a collaborative way.
- Thrives in an environment with multiple projects and priorities.
- Has experience working with a CNC Machine.
- Self-motivated and embraces change.
Working Conditions:
- Office: Moderate noise (open business office with computers, printers, traffic, conversations, laughter, meetings); work in fabrication shop, exhibit galleries and public spaces.
- Equipment: Computer, presses, laminators, printers, and other production equipment, general office equipment, fabrication/installation tools and materials, ladders, high lift.
- Machinery use: High lift, scissor lift, forklift, ladders, power tools, moving and installation equipment.
- Lifting requirements: Moves items weighing up to 50 pounds in workshop, galleries, and public spaces.
Core values:
- We love science.
- We are curious, creative and playful.
- We cultivate relationships with each other, diverse communities, the environment and for our future.
- We think critically and act with empathy.
Perks and Benefits of working at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science include:
A comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision coverage. 100% paid life insurance and long-term disability insurance. Paid time-off for vacation, sickness and holidays. 403(b) Retirement Plan with immediate eligibility to contribute and, after one year of employment, an employer contribution and match. An RTD Eco pass and a free Family+ membership to the Denver Museum of Nature & Science.
The full range of perks and benefits can be found HERE.
Application Instructions:
Please submit your resume and portfolio link and/or PDF by Sunday, July 9, 2023. Resumes will not be accepted after this time.
Applications will only be accepted electronically via the Museum’s website www.dmns.org.
Due to the high volume of people who apply, we are not able to respond to specific inquiries regarding your application status.
The Museum is committed to the goal of building a culturally diverse staff to serve the needs of our visitors. We encourage individuals of all backgrounds to apply.
Inclusivity Statement:
Science helps us understand that diversity in our natural world creates strength and nurtures life. We strive to be a diverse and collaborative team –a team of people from different backgrounds, identities and experiences who are open to being inspired, challenged and changed by one another. At all levels of our organization, in every policy, action and decision, we seek to create a workplace that lives our Museum values and to foster opportunity and mutual respect. We realize that we are on a continual journey toward building community, understanding, and belonging. These aspirations are critical to bringing our mission to life.