Collections Assistant, Wende Museum, Culver City, CA

Posted July 11, 2020

Description:

The Collections Assistant position offers critical support to advance the museum’s mission and growth.

Duties Include:
● Supports all practical aspects of collections management
● Works in the database to catalog objects, track loans and exhibitions, create condition reports,
and assist with acquisition processing
● Manages collections space, including moving, tracking, labeling, and storing boxes
● Retrieves and prepares artwork, artifacts, and archival materials for digitization
● Assists with training and supervising Collections Interns
● Supports exhibition research, preparation, and install/de-install
● Facilitates use of the collection across departments, including social media and group tour
requests
● Acts as first point of contact for researchers, including coordinating research requests and visits
● Scans collection items following institutional standards
● Supports with acquisition, curatorial, programming, and other research and special projects
● Assists with administrative office tasks, including maintaining inventory of supplies

This is a part-time position, 24 hours per week, flexible scheduling Monday – Friday, with occasional evenings and weekends. Pay is $19 per hour.

How to Apply:

The original job posting with the description can be found here. To apply submit resume and brief cover letter to Christine Rank at [email protected].

Apply by: July 17, 2020.