Assistant Curator: Screen Culture Exhibitions

Everi Pty; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 69,000 - 94,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Complimentary tickets

Shop & cafe discounts

Wellbeing programs

Learning & development

Job summary

ACMI in Melbourne seeks an Assistant Curator to join the Programming team, assisting with exhibition and touring content while liaising with diverse stakeholders. The role is full-time, reporting to the Head Curator, and sits within a dynamic environment at Federation Square.

The successful candidate will bring deep knowledge of moving image history, strong research and writing skills, and experience in exhibition curation, with a flexible mix of onsite and work-from-home days where appropriate.

Qualifications

• Thorough knowledge of moving image history and practice across cinema, video games, television, animation, video art and digital culture.
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills with demonstrated ability to liaise with a wide range of stakeholders and achieve outcomes, plus strong project coordination.
• Experience in exhibition curation and familiarity with various moving image technologies, content formats and presentation systems.
• Excellent research, writing and proofreading skills with meticulous attention to detail.
• Highly organised with ability to collate information into accessible, efficient systems.

Responsibilities

• Assist in developing content for ACMI's exhibitions and touring programme.
• Coordinate proposals for evaluation, exhibition delivery and artist liaison.
• Support research and writing for exhibition labels, guides and public programs.

Skills

Stakeholder liaison

Project coordination

Exhibition curation

Research and writing

Attention to detail

Job description

ACMI in Melbourne seeks an Assistant Curator to join the Programming team, assisting with exhibition and touring content while liaising with diverse stakeholders. The role is full-time, reporting to the Head Curator, and sits within a dynamic environment at Federation Square.

The successful candidate will bring deep knowledge of moving image history, strong research and writing skills, and experience in exhibition curation, with a flexible mix of onsite and work-from-home days where appropriate.