Examples of Essential Functions

The essential functions typically performed by the Assistant Curator include the following:

 

• Assists curatorial staff on collection management, exhibit and educational program development.
• Assists in the development of graphic materials to market collections work, exhibits and public programs.
• Coordinates in-house exhibition research for upcoming exhibits and permanent collections.
• Assists with researching and developing grant applications and other funding opportunities.
• Assists with division budgets and expense tracking, correspondence, reports, arranges studio visits, and general office responsibilities.
• Represents the Museum at events, meetings, and gatherings of the City and general public.
• Coordinates the activities of volunteers, staff, contract artists, and program participants.
• Collaborates with other City departments and assists in communication efforts between the Museum and artists, volunteers, participants, and other community organizations.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

When assigned to Education, functions performed include:

• Coordinates development of K-12 educator materials, including outreach brochures, lesson plans, and sample activities.
• Assists in managing the activities and planning of education programs in history, gardens, visual, and/or media arts, including research, design, staffing, and assessment.              
• Teaches and/or coordinates tours and workshops for K-12 students and adults in history, gardens, visual, performing, and/or media arts.
• Manages logistics for tour scheduling, tracks and communicates incoming tours requests, and develops quarterly tour request forms.
• Assists with development of a strategic community engagement plan to increase visitorship to the Museum, especially school and community groups.

• Manages, orders, and tracks inventory for art supplies.

  Qualification Guidelines

  Education

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in U.S. or California History, Museum Studies, Art, History, Anthropology or closely related field.
   

  Experience

• Two years of museum experience, including either collections management, exhibition development, public education programs, volunteer programs, and/or museum education.
   

  Desirable

• Prior teaching or facilitation experience in a K-12, college, special education, and/or adult classroom setting.
• Bilingual proficiency in Spanish.

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