Job Number: 201808283381 Full/Part Time: Full Time Schedule: Other Salary: Commensurate with Experience
Position Information:
UCR ARTS opened to the public in 2010, bringing together the California Museum of Photography and the Barbara and Art Culver Center of the Arts. Located three miles from UCR's main campus, Reporting to the Executive Director at UCR ARTS, and working collaboratively with all UCR ARTS curators, exhibition design team, registrar, and the Director of Education & Academic Relations, the Exhibition Manager will provide key logistical support for all exhibitions developed at both the California Museum of Photography and the Culver Center of the Arts. The Exhibition Manager will work closely with the curatorial team on the development and execution of exhibitions and related projects including the coordination of in-house and traveling exhibitions, supporting the development of exhibition-related publications such as brochures and catalogues, and drafting and coordinating exhibition contracts & agreements and tour proposal materials. The Exhibition Manager will represent UCR ARTS to the outside community, in particular with artists, galleries, and museums. Anticipated starting salary for this position is $65,000.
Education:
Education Requirements Bachelor's degree in related area and/or equivalent experience/training. Required
Ability to work independently or as part of a team on research, exhibitions, and publications. Ability to delegate laterally combined with willingness to work in a "hands on" manner and as part of a team. Ability to prioritize and adjust heavy workload, manage a variety of tasks, and meet various deadlines with changing priorities, frequent interruptions, and conflicting deadlines. Required
Knowledge of high caliber art museum operations, standards, and procedures. Working knowledge of the art market, galleries, and museums. Required
Proven skills and abiliites in producing exhibitions and related activities that are highly organized, efficient, and professional. Required
Experience managing image rights. Preferred
Demonstrated ability to create effective relationships between museums, arts organizations and the community. Ability to influence and collaborate internally and externally at all organizational levels. Preferred
Prior museum experience working with photography Preferred
Experience in collections management best practices. Preferred
Experience in editing and publishing exhibition catalogues and materials. Preferred
Experience with managing exhibition project timelines and budgets Preferred
Proven supervisory and leadership skills; a solutions-oriented, diplomatic problem solver and true team player. Preferred
Minimum Requirements:
Knowledge of the principles of conservation, security, and environmental controls, ADA requirements for public buildings, and awareness of visitor needs. Knowledge of museum exhibition design field and current trends. Knowledge of exhibition production and related construction work. Working knowledge of University and collective bargaining policies, practices, rules, regulations, including safety rules and regulations. Supervisory and leadership abilities. Excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to write correspondence, reports, and publishable materials. Strong editorial skills The successful candidate is a savvy communicator that builds relationships across a broad and diverse spectrum. They will need to be able to manage tight schedules and varied personalities. They will regularly communicate with artists, museum and gallery professionals, UCR ARTS staff, community members, faculty, and campus constituents and are expected to do so in a way that promotes the success of the exhibition and the goals of the organization. Knowledge of museum loan agreements & contracts.
Preferred Qualifications:
Ability to discreetly and tactully recognize and address sensitive or confidential information.
Thorough knowledge of contemporary art with emphasis on photography.
Additional Information:
In the Heart of Inland Southern California, UC Riverside is located on nearly 1,200 acres near Box Springs Mountain in Southern California; the park-like campus provides convenient access to the vibrant and growing Inland region. The campus is a living laboratory for the exploration of issues critical to growing communities' air, water, energy, transportation, politics, the arts, history, and culture. UCR gives every student, faculty and staff member the resources to explore, engage, imagine and excel.
UC Riverside is recognized as one of the most ethnically diverse research universities in the country boasting several key rankings of which we are extremely proud.
UC Riverside was included in the (August 2018) edition of The Princeton Review's "The Best 382 Colleges."
Shanghai Jiao Tong University (August 2017) Academic Ranking of World Universities ranked UC Riverside among the top 151 institutions. This survey bills itself as "the most trustworthy precursor of global rankings of the world's top 500 universities."
In 2016, UCR was recognized for graduation rate success by the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities (APLU) for achieving near parity across racial-ethnic, socio-economic, and gender boundaries.
UCR ranks among the Top 15 Public Research Universities in the nation, as identified by the 2017 Washington Monthly.
In 2017, two separate reports from the Education Trust celebrated UCR as a national leader for African American and Latino student success. UCR was one of just three schools to be named top-performing institutions in both reports and the only California campus recognized among 18 top-performing colleges and universities in the nation for high black student graduation rates.
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer with a strong institutional commitment to the achievement of excellence and diversity among its faculty and staff. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
