Zukerman Departmental Assistant, Department of Drawings and Prints in New York, New York at The Morgan Library & Museum

The Morgan Library & Museum’s Department of Drawings and Prints seeks a part-time (2 days per week, onsite) assistant to support the work of the curators and the activities of the department and of the Drawing Institute. Responsibilities will include:

• Overseeing visits to the Drawing Study Center
• Coordinating movement of collection items
• Updating exhibition and collection databases (TMS & Voyager)
• Obtaining image permissions for publications
• Assisting with the programs of the Drawing Institute
• Assisting with needs of Drawing Institute Fellows
• Overseeing the Drawing Institute social media account
• Organizing digital and physical mailings, responding to public inquiries
• Performing directed collection research and maintaining curatorial files
• Occasional managing and booking of program-related travel and budgets
• Routine administrative duties

The position reports to the Head of the Department of Drawings and Prints but works in conjunction with the department’s Frank Strasser Administrator and Collections Manager; collaboration with other departments including collection and exhibition management, conservation, development, education, public programs, and events is required.

Qualifications

• M.A. in Art History or Museum Studies preferred
• Familiarity with the field of European Art and/or old master drawings
• Experience in handling rare materials an advantage
• Excellent organizational, writing, and communication skills
• Ability to work independently and on several projects at once
• Basic computer skills (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint) essential; familiarity
• with InDesign, Photoshop, and museum database programs (including TMS)
• preferred.
• Ability to work for extended periods at a computer workstation, lift moderately heavy boxes, move items to and from shelves, climb step ladder, wheel carts with collection items through the facility, and tolerance for moderate levels of dust and odor generated during normal collections management activities and movement of objects

Compensation

Paid at an hourly rate of $23.88 dollars per hour.

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The Morgan Library & Museum receives many applications and inquiries for employment. Unfortunately, we are not able to respond to all of them. Due to the high volume of applicants, we can contact only those candidates whose skills and background best fit our needs

EEO Statement

The Morgan is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to complying with all federal, state, and local equal employment opportunity laws. The Morgan provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military or veteran status, domestic violence victim status or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state, and/or local laws.

The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the employer.