Curatorial Assistant

5 days ago

Doha, Baladīyat ad Dawḩah, Qatar Northwestern University Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Curatorial Assistant to support the development and execution of exhibitions, publications, and programs at Northwestern University's Media Majlis Museum.

Key Responsibilities
  • Exhibition Development: Assist in conducting curatorial research, collaborating with artists, collectors, lenders, and partner institutions, creating and editing interpretive materials, and contributing to the overall planning and production of museum outputs.
  • Project Management: Supervise the project lifecycle of exhibitions by developing timelines, tracking budgets, coordinating logistics, preparing necessary agreements and forms, serving as the primary point of contact for curatorial inquiries, maintaining master calendars and databases, and assisting with collections-related policies, plans, procedures, and accreditation matters.
  • Public Programs: Coordinate public programs, host visiting artists and professionals, organize Content Advisory Groups, collaborate with the Audiences and Outreach team on educational content, partner with the Registrar on collections management, represent the Media Majlis Museum at events and meetings, and assist with various reports and institutional needs.
  • Communication: Create exhibition-related texts and summaries for use by departments such as Marketing and for gallery websites and publications.
  • Calendar Management: Maintain and update the three-year exhibitions calendar, including all deadlines and tracking all resources and materials associated with each exhibition.
Requirements
  • Education: Bachelor's degree in journalism, communications, media, museum studies, curatorial studies, or similar.
  • Experience: Two years of experience with exhibitions (museum, gallery, archive, etc.).
  • Skills: Highly organized, with exceptional teamwork and time management skills, and high familiarity and comfort with new technology.
  • Language: Fluent in English, including museum terminology and practice experience.
  • Travel: Ability to travel.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Education: Master's degree in museum studies, curatorial studies, digital curation, journalism, communications, or media.
  • Experience: Four-plus years of museum or similar experience.
  • Skills: Experience in object handling, storage, and digitization practices.
  • Language: Fluently bilingual (Arabic and English).
  • Research: Experience with curatorial research methodology.

Compensation: The target hiring range for this position will be between $56,782 to $70,978 per year. Offered salary will be determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.

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