Exhibit Designer - Museum jobs in Gulfport, MS

Job Summary 
The Museum Gallery Assistant serves the needs of the Museum Director and School of Performing and Visual Arts, primarily as gallery preparator, with responsibilities centering on show installation, labels, lighting, crating and uncrating of artworks, maintenance and preparation of hanging surfaces, exhibition bases and other materials, as well as oversight of student workers, and general gallery management during summer months. Position requires some evening and weekend hours on occasion. This is a part-time position expected to work approximately ten hours per week.

 Primary Duties and Responsibilities  

1. Adhere to university and school policies, procedures, and regulations, represents the museum in contact with the public.
2. Work with the Museum Director in exhibit planning, preparation, installation, events, lectures, and receptions; at times to include off campus venues.
   
3. Help coordinate with artists, galleries, and shippers for receipt, delivery and return of materials.
4. Supervise student workers and volunteers.  Work with student workers in maintaining gallery exhibition surfaces and spaces, lighting, display cases, and bases.  This includes, but is not limited to painting, sanding, spackling, ladder work. Works with student workers to prepare the gallery space and exhibition materials for hanging and display. Assist with crating and uncrating of exhibition materials, including, but not limited to, artworks, signage, and labels.
   
5. Assist the Museum Director with the day-to-day functions of the museum, including processing documentation, such as exhibition text panels and labels, acquisition records, loan forms, condition reports, artist proposals, museum lecture and event schedules. Maintain the museum mailing list. Order food for, and assists with set up and hosting of gallery receptions. Help oversee the conservation, organization, and storage of the Permanent Art Collection, including loan and display and record of Permanent Collection works on loan and on display in university campus buildings and office spaces.
6. Assumes management of Museum and student workers during the summer months or when Director is out, and reports to Art and Design Program Coordinator and School Director.
7. Performs other duties as assigned.