Description:
Essential Job Duties (other duties as assigned):
- Directly supervise a core fabrication team, fostering an environment for team and individual achievement; as needed, provide oversight for broader group of individuals involved in exhibits.
- Working with the Curatorial, Collections, Museum Technology, A/V Operations, Finance and Facilities teams, facilitate exhibits build process and final execution of exhibits.
- Provide interdepartmental support and communication regarding exhibit development.
- Create and chart Exhibits budgets, working with Chief Collections + Exhibitions Officer.
- Collaborate on exhibit development calendar and timelines with the Exhibitions Project Manager.
- Serve as Exhibits creation project manager in the areas of fabrication and installation.
- Review fabrication needs for projects, including submitting and securing approvals on technical details for fabrication. Manage all these activities within the project schedule.
- Create documentation for all fabrication decisions, circulating materials to all members of the team in a timely manner.
- Working with the Senior Fabricator, develop drawing sets for fabrication of exhibit elements.
- Document existing casework and exhibit components to ensure long-term maintenance and replacement.
- Work with internal and contract designers to ensure efficient construction of all casework and exhibit components.
- The exhibit responsibilities described above also apply to design, build, and travel planning of exhibits for any traveling exhibits.
- Work directly in the shop and galleries with the Exhibits Team to fabricate, install and de-install exhibits, as needed.
- Facilitate other design and build projects at MoPOP.
- Responsible for conducting regular shop safety checks and provide ongoing safety/wellness needs of the team in collaboration with the People + Culture team.
- Responsible for procurement and ordering of supplies and materials for the Exhibits Department.
- Hire, contract, and manage the activities of subcontractors for work on site.
- Source, vet, and hire vendors for outsourced fabrication as needed.
MoPOP Community:
- Support our internal culture which inspires and empowers our staff to live our mission to its highest standards.
- Contribute to a consistent customer service standard across all departments.
- Work to ensure customer service is ingrained at the core of the team and is reflected outward to our guests and other staff.
- Commitment to participating in anti-racism work, learning about the ways institutional racism impacts the workplace, and supporting teammates in operationalizing DEIA strategies in the department.