Responsibilities include:
- Maintain timelines and track deadlines and progress for upcoming projects at various stages of development (from those actively in-production to those in planning 2+ years out).
- Maintain up-to-date and accurate exhibition checklists.
- Draft, send, and collect loan paperwork and image requests.
- Prepare digital models of objects for use in developing exhibition design and layout.
- Traffic exhibition didactics including wall vinyl and object labels, from drafting to fabrication and installation.
- Traffic publication assets among writers, editors, designers, curators, and printers, handling materials including high-resolution images, essays, layouts, and proofs.
- Formalize guidelines for IPCNY house style with respect to captions and object information and ensure accuracy and adherence to these guidelines.
- Assist in scheduling installation crews.
- Proofread exhibition and publication materials.
- Assist with general curatorial administration, including trafficking proposals, contracts, and invoices; and recording project expenses.
- Schedule curatorial meetings, prepare agendas, materials, and minutes.
- Potential to assist with curatorial tasks that may include working with bibliographies, researching loans and objects, and preparing background materials on artists, as opportunities and time allow.
- Act as a friendly and knowledgeable point of contact for visitor inquiries about an exhibition’s objects on view, subject matter, and associated public programs.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s or associate’s degree, preferably in art history, studio art, arts administration, museum studies, or a related field
- Demonstrated interest in the arts, museums, galleries, or exhibitions
- One to two years of work experience in an art-related environment preferred
- Excellent communication skills, with a talent for connecting with a range of collaborators
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Tactical thinking and proactive problem-solving skills
- Familiarity with Google Suite, databases, project management software (Asana), Adobe Photoshop and InDesign
- Experience with Google SketchUp or AutoCAD not required, but a plus IPCNY’s staff currently works a hybrid remote and in-office schedule. In compliance with NYC orders, our employees must show proof they have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine; and will then have 45 days to show proof of their second dose (for Pfizer or Moderna vaccines).
Salary commensurate with experience and skills, range $42,000-45,000. Benefits include employer-paid health insurance, generous paid vacation, sick time, and an employer-administered, employee-paid 403(b).
Application deadline: 3/28/2022
To apply, please email a resume and cover letter with two references in a single PDF document, with the subject line “Exhibitions and Publications Coordinator” to jenn@ipcny.org. Apply by March 28, 2022.