Senior Associate Registrar, Exhibitions

Senior Associate Registrar, Exhibitions (Regular, Full-Time)

Registration & Collections

Reporting to the Head Registrar, the Senior Associate Registrar, Exhibitions supervises the exhibition registrar team and oversees all exhibition-related registration activities. Organizes and manages several large, complicated exhibitions as part of LACMA’s in-house and internationally traveling exhibitions program.

Responsibilities:

• Supervises a team of exhibition registrars and administrators

• Mentors and trains junior registrars, provides guidance to senior registrars

• Manages the overall exhibition registrar schedule and project assignments

• Liaises with internal stakeholders for exhibition planning 

• Reviews and negotiates loan agreements with lenders, including insurance, and communicates conservation, installation, and security requirements to staff

• Coordinates with all lenders and collaborating institutions the crating, shipping, and courier arrangements

• Plans and manages the installation and de-installation schedules for each exhibition

• Assembles and maintains condition reports; takes packing notes; creates installation instructions for traveling exhibitions

• Produces crating, shipping, condition reporting, and courier sections for Indemnity applications, as well as oversees all those arrangements for indemnified exhibitions at LACMA and subsequent venues

• Travels with exhibitions as a courier and oversees installation/de-installations of LACMA-organized exhibitions at other venues

• Performs other duties or special projects as assigned

• Maintains regular and reliable attendance 

Benefits: 

• The expected annual salary for this Los Angeles, CA based position is $85,000-$92,000, subject to change, and the position is eligible for LACMA’s comprehensive benefits package.

• LACMA is committed to providing its employees with valuable and competitive benefits as a core part of a strong overall employee experience.

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Art History, Museum Studies, or a related field 

• Minimum of 7 years of experience in museum registration, preferably exhibition-related

• Demonstrated knowledge of standard museum practices and procedures 

• Database knowledge is required (TMS experience preferred), as well as proficiency in Microsoft Office programs and Google applications.