Registrar for Exhibitions and Database Management
Company: Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
Location: Chicago
Posted on: May 28, 2023
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Job Description:
Thank you for your interest in employment opportunities at the
Museum of Contemporary Art. The MCA is an Equal Opportunity
Employer. Candidates may be contacted for interviews. However, due
to the high level of interest in positions, the MCA contacts only a
small percentage of applicants. Please submit your resume as either
a PDF or Word document.
We have an opening for a Registrar for Exhibitions and Database
Management to join the Collections and Exhibitions team at MCA
Chicago. Reporting to the Senior Registrar for Loans and
Exhibitions, the Registrar works closely with Registrars,
Preparators, Exhibition Project Manager, Director of Collections
and Exhibitions Management, and Curatorial staff to organize,
execute, and document in-house and touring exhibitions and works
directly with the Museum's donors, lenders, and borrowers to carry
out related logistics. The position is also responsible for the
management of the MCA's art collection database The Museum System
(TMS). To be successful in this role, you must:
---Manage assigned exhibitions including, but not limited to
correspondence and agreements with lenders and vendors to arrange,
document and meet requirements for packing, shipping, insurance,
conservation, and condition reports; courier arrangements; security
and billing related to assigned projects; attend associated
meetings.
---Manage TMS database to input, organize, track, and account for
all artworks in the collection, exhibitions, loans to the museum,
and related data.
---Manage staff training in TMS; draft workflow procedures and
timelines for data-entry and departmental responsibilities
pertaining to exhibitions in TMS.
---Develop new TMS Crystal Reports and maintain standards for
existing TMS Crystal Reports.
---Manage the logistics for MCA exhibition tours, when applicable,
including compiling and updating a shared cost tour budget,
checklists, venue information and traveling with the exhibition
when the tour is determined; assist Director of Collections and
Exhibitions with tour management as needed; invoice venues for fees
and shared costs.
---Work closely with Preparators to successfully install and
deinstall exhibitions; hire, schedule, and oversee contract
registrars and/or conservators when needed during exhibition
turnovers.
---Create and closely monitor budgets for each assigned exhibition
including collecting estimates, tracking actuals, flagging
potential overages, and offering solutions to stay within budget
while maintaining best practices.
---Serve as international and domestic courier for MCA collection
works and MCA exhibitions as assigned.
Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
$53,140 - $69,080 a year
This is a full-time position, with a regular schedule of Monday -
Friday 9a-5p that will occasionally include evening and weekend
availability as required to fulfill responsibilities and for
related museum activities. Ability to operate computers, printers,
and telephones and general mobility throughout all museum
properties required.
Interested? APPLY NOW https://mcachicago.org/About/Employment
P.S. The MCA provides a generous benefits package that includes:
health, dental, and vision insurance; paid vacation and personal
days; free life, AD&D, short term and long term disability
insurance; retirement plans; discounted parking; pre-tax
transportation programs; visiting the MCA's galleries; curator led
staff tours of MCA exhibitions; discounts at the MCA Store and MCA
restaurant Marisol; discounts for MCA Stage and other programs;
plus a wide variety of discounts at many cultural institutions in
the Chicagoland area.
As part of our commitment to providing a healthy and safe place for
our employees and visitors, the MCA is requiring employees to
provide proof that they are vaccinated against COVID-19 within the
first week of employment. If a vaccination is not possible, a
request for a medical or religious exemption can be made with Human
Resources.
The MCA is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V. In addition, we
aspire to make the MCA community and our environment - staff,
audiences, artists, programs, and exhibitions - reflective of the
diversity of the city of Chicago and to capture the spirit of
access, inclusion, and equity in all we do. We strongly encourage
and welcome applicants from our BIPOC, disabled, and LGBTQIA
communities as they must be centered in the work we do. If you have
any difficulty using our online system and you need an
accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at:
jobs@mcachicago.org.
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