JasonO
06-08-2015, 08:25 AM
http://main.hercjobs.org/jobs/7213751/lead-preparator
Job Summary:
In conjunction with the Senior Manager of Exhibitions and Collections, and in coordination with the Senior Registrar and Curatorial team, the Lead Preparator is responsible for helping to translate installation ideas and content into exhibitions in museum's galleries spaces. Supports new commissioned works by contemporary artists and off-site projects. Assists with overseeing a team of qualified preparators, and providing appropriate training when needed; plays a vital role in ensuring the successful implementation of all museum exhibitions, including providing professional display and mounting solutions. Through pre-planning, attending meetings and providing communications, both written and visual, the Lead Preparator helps with the coordination of all incoming and outgoing exhibitions, including correspondence with lending and partner institutions.
Specific Responsibilities:
Working closely with the Senior Manager of Exhibitions and Collections, the Lead Preparator helps plan for exhibitions by visualizing ideas and designs into mature plans that can be evaluated by exhibition team members in advance of exhibition installations.
Supervises a team of preparators, monitoring workflow and scheduling assignments. Provides training as necessary to team members.
Assists with planning and supervising or directing the fabrication, installation, disassembly and storage of exhibits and collections, including the fabrication of display cases and furniture and temporary walls.
Helps coordinate the installation and deinstallation of exhibitions, collections and displays, providing input that helps to ensure the appropriate number and type of staff are available.
Tracks projects and analyzes installation problems, working to find viable display solutions.
Ensures works of art and their accessories are transported and installed in the museum in a safe and expeditious manner.
Installs and maintains all permanent galleries, special exhibit and temp exhibition spaces, and art storage areas.
In conjunction with the exhibits registrar and other staff, perform walkthroughs of exhibits on the floor and complete necessary upkeep.
Manage workshop inventory, including the purchase tools and equipment and maintain their proper storage and care.
In collaboration with the Senior Manager of Exhibitions and Collections and the curatorial team, the Lead Preparator works with artists to help realize their installations in the museum's galleries, as well as off-site exhibition installations.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree in Art, History or related field; OR appropriate combination of education and experience.
Five or more years' experience working in a museum environment.
Minimum Competencies: (Skills, knowledge, and abilities.)
Ability to properly handle and move delicate and valuable art and artifacts.
Ability to work from drawings and verbal instructions to build and install artifact mounts.
3Skill in working with a number of different kinds of materials including lumber, metal, fabrics, plastics, mechanical fasteners, and adhesives.
Excellent verbal and communication skills.
Ability to lift 50+ pounds.
Adaptability ' Works effectively in an environment in which the parameters may change daily; adjusts behavior to meet the needs of different people and situations.
Assertiveness/Independence ' Takes forceful stands on issues without being excessively abrasive; expresses own opinions even when adopting an unpopular position.
Coaching/Mentoring ' Trains people for current assignment and develops them for promotion; uses feedback and personal example to encourage higher performance.
Collaboration ' Facilitates open and effective communication, cooperation and teamwork within and outside of one's own team; respects the needs and contributions of others.
Communication ' Communicates effectively one-to-one, in small groups and in public speaking contexts; writes precise, well-organized emails, letters and proposals while using appropriate vocabulary and grammar.
Customer Focus ' Regularly monitors customer satisfaction; provides suggestions to improve quality and value to the customer.
Diversity ' Creates an environment of understanding and acceptance; solicits input from a wide variety of people and functions; challenges organizational policies and practices that may be exclusionary.
Efficiency/Dependability ' Effectively performs duties and responsibilities; displays attention to detail; supports organizational policies; anticipates demands/pressures of assignments and adjusts accordingly.
Ethics and Integrity ' Follows through on commitments; incorporates honesty, respect and fairness in daily actions; demands trustworthiness from others; demonstrates courage and objectivity.
Initiative ' Exhibits energy and desire to achieve; sets ambitious goals and acts decisively; takes action that no one has requested to improve or enhance job results and avoid problems.
Innovation/Creativity ' Explores alternatives to existing products and services; identifies opportunities to improve procedures and practices; shows imagination.
Judgment ' Demonstrates logic, rationality and objectivity; shows common sense; uses all available information to make educated decisions.
Management Change ' Seeks projects that initiate changes in the organization; informs team members of upcoming changes; creates clear time frames and involves those who will be affected by changes in the planning and implementation process.
Multi-Tasking ' Demonstrates ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously.
Negotiation ' Finds common ground to accommodate the conflicting needs and wants of different stakeholders.
Organization ' Plans, organizes and schedules in an efficient, productive manner; anticipates contingencies and pays attention to detail; targets projects or initiatives that require special attention and focuses on key tasks when faced with limited time and/or resources
Planning ' Devises and implements clearly defined strategies to achieve business objectives.
Problem Solving ' Formulates realistic plans and contingencies and establishes appropriate measurements of anticipated results.
As per Northwestern University policy, this position requires a criminal background check. Successful applicants will need to submit to a criminal background check prior to employment.
Northwestern University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer of all protected classes including veterans and individuals with disabilities.
Date Posted: 6/4/2015
Internal Number: 25620
Job Summary:
In conjunction with the Senior Manager of Exhibitions and Collections, and in coordination with the Senior Registrar and Curatorial team, the Lead Preparator is responsible for helping to translate installation ideas and content into exhibitions in museum's galleries spaces. Supports new commissioned works by contemporary artists and off-site projects. Assists with overseeing a team of qualified preparators, and providing appropriate training when needed; plays a vital role in ensuring the successful implementation of all museum exhibitions, including providing professional display and mounting solutions. Through pre-planning, attending meetings and providing communications, both written and visual, the Lead Preparator helps with the coordination of all incoming and outgoing exhibitions, including correspondence with lending and partner institutions.
Specific Responsibilities:
Working closely with the Senior Manager of Exhibitions and Collections, the Lead Preparator helps plan for exhibitions by visualizing ideas and designs into mature plans that can be evaluated by exhibition team members in advance of exhibition installations.
Supervises a team of preparators, monitoring workflow and scheduling assignments. Provides training as necessary to team members.
Assists with planning and supervising or directing the fabrication, installation, disassembly and storage of exhibits and collections, including the fabrication of display cases and furniture and temporary walls.
Helps coordinate the installation and deinstallation of exhibitions, collections and displays, providing input that helps to ensure the appropriate number and type of staff are available.
Tracks projects and analyzes installation problems, working to find viable display solutions.
Ensures works of art and their accessories are transported and installed in the museum in a safe and expeditious manner.
Installs and maintains all permanent galleries, special exhibit and temp exhibition spaces, and art storage areas.
In conjunction with the exhibits registrar and other staff, perform walkthroughs of exhibits on the floor and complete necessary upkeep.
Manage workshop inventory, including the purchase tools and equipment and maintain their proper storage and care.
In collaboration with the Senior Manager of Exhibitions and Collections and the curatorial team, the Lead Preparator works with artists to help realize their installations in the museum's galleries, as well as off-site exhibition installations.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree in Art, History or related field; OR appropriate combination of education and experience.
Five or more years' experience working in a museum environment.
Minimum Competencies: (Skills, knowledge, and abilities.)
Ability to properly handle and move delicate and valuable art and artifacts.
Ability to work from drawings and verbal instructions to build and install artifact mounts.
3Skill in working with a number of different kinds of materials including lumber, metal, fabrics, plastics, mechanical fasteners, and adhesives.
Excellent verbal and communication skills.
Ability to lift 50+ pounds.
Adaptability ' Works effectively in an environment in which the parameters may change daily; adjusts behavior to meet the needs of different people and situations.
Assertiveness/Independence ' Takes forceful stands on issues without being excessively abrasive; expresses own opinions even when adopting an unpopular position.
Coaching/Mentoring ' Trains people for current assignment and develops them for promotion; uses feedback and personal example to encourage higher performance.
Collaboration ' Facilitates open and effective communication, cooperation and teamwork within and outside of one's own team; respects the needs and contributions of others.
Communication ' Communicates effectively one-to-one, in small groups and in public speaking contexts; writes precise, well-organized emails, letters and proposals while using appropriate vocabulary and grammar.
Customer Focus ' Regularly monitors customer satisfaction; provides suggestions to improve quality and value to the customer.
Diversity ' Creates an environment of understanding and acceptance; solicits input from a wide variety of people and functions; challenges organizational policies and practices that may be exclusionary.
Efficiency/Dependability ' Effectively performs duties and responsibilities; displays attention to detail; supports organizational policies; anticipates demands/pressures of assignments and adjusts accordingly.
Ethics and Integrity ' Follows through on commitments; incorporates honesty, respect and fairness in daily actions; demands trustworthiness from others; demonstrates courage and objectivity.
Initiative ' Exhibits energy and desire to achieve; sets ambitious goals and acts decisively; takes action that no one has requested to improve or enhance job results and avoid problems.
Innovation/Creativity ' Explores alternatives to existing products and services; identifies opportunities to improve procedures and practices; shows imagination.
Judgment ' Demonstrates logic, rationality and objectivity; shows common sense; uses all available information to make educated decisions.
Management Change ' Seeks projects that initiate changes in the organization; informs team members of upcoming changes; creates clear time frames and involves those who will be affected by changes in the planning and implementation process.
Multi-Tasking ' Demonstrates ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously.
Negotiation ' Finds common ground to accommodate the conflicting needs and wants of different stakeholders.
Organization ' Plans, organizes and schedules in an efficient, productive manner; anticipates contingencies and pays attention to detail; targets projects or initiatives that require special attention and focuses on key tasks when faced with limited time and/or resources
Planning ' Devises and implements clearly defined strategies to achieve business objectives.
Problem Solving ' Formulates realistic plans and contingencies and establishes appropriate measurements of anticipated results.
As per Northwestern University policy, this position requires a criminal background check. Successful applicants will need to submit to a criminal background check prior to employment.
Northwestern University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer of all protected classes including veterans and individuals with disabilities.
Date Posted: 6/4/2015
Internal Number: 25620