Credit and Collections Clerk jobs in Utica, NY

Requisition Number: 2023CW031Posting
Full Time/Part Time: Part Time
Division: Dean of the Faculty
Department: Longyear Museum of Anthropology

Department Statement:



Accountabilities:
Assist with collections moves including transporting University Museums (UM) collections between LMA and PAG, and to/from offsite storage.

Assist with loading and unloading trucks.

Assist with couriering UM collections including shipments between LMA and PAG, and to/from offsite storage, as required.

Assist with preparation, packing, and shipping of collections.

Assist with inspection and documentation of objects entering and leaving the museums, including but not limited to incoming/outgoing loan forms, insurance, and transit agreements.

Assist with barcoding museum collections and with tracking collections through barcodes.

Assist with maintaining accurate storage records.

Participate in inventory audits; helps identify works requiring conservation treatment.

Assist with coordination of subcontracted art handlers and transportation staff.

Assist with requests for access to collections from faculty and researchers, including pulling and transporting objects from storage to classrooms and exhibitions, as required.

Professional Experience/Qualifications
Must be comfortable with exposure to heights (ladders).
Must be actively licensed to drive in any of the United States or the District of Columbia, and such license must have been valid for a minimum of one (1) year.
Travel to the University Museums offsite storage facilities required.
Preferred Qualifications
Working knowledge of a wide range of packing materials & methods (slipcases, shadow boxes, crating, travel-framing, cavity packing) and ability to discern the most appropriate method per object.

Knowledge of and ability to execute safe handling, wrapping and packing of artworks for a variety of shipping methods.

Education

Other Information

Work Schedule:

Job Open Date:
05/01/2023

Job Close Date:

Open Until Filled
Yes

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