Art Installation Assistant

Tate Liverpool; West Kirby; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Tate Liverpool is seeking a colleague to support curators in delivering exhibitions and displays. You will help assess priorities, schedule installation work, and contribute to research and development of exhibition planning.

You will work across multiple projects, coordinating specialists within project teams and supporting the Art Handling Manager in budgeting and procurement processes. This is a dynamic, collaborative role in a major gallery project portfolio.

Job description

You will bring strong organisational and clear communication skills to a team whose main responsibility is to support Curators in delivering our programme of exhibitions and displays at Tate Liverpool. You will be able to assess priorities and provide input into installation planning.

You will be skilled at organising yourself and others in an inclusive environment and have a practical understanding of museum or gallery operations. You will have some experience of budget management and procurement procedures. With flexibility and resilience, you'll be able to work collaboratively with colleagues, demonstrating effective teamwork in a complex project-based environment.

Tate Liverpool is the UK's most popular museum of modern and contemporary art outside London. As the home of the national collection in the North, it is a gallery of international standing, in a historic location, in an iconic world city.

The gallery is currently undergoing an ambitious transformation that will reimagine its spaces to meet the scale and ambition of today's most exciting artists. Described as "Britain's most important cultural project", the gallery will reopen in 2027, making this an exciting moment to join our team.

Working on multiple projects at a time, you will support the Art Handling Manager in the scheduling of installation work and supporting in research and development of exhibition planning, and coordinating the activity of specialists within the project teams.