Exhibitions Project Manager

ArtsHub Australia Pty; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 55.000 - 70.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Wellcome Collection is seeking an Exhibitions Project Manager to lead the delivery of complex and experimental exhibitions, projects and installations within the Production, Planning & Design team. You will collaborate with curators, registrars, artists and designers from concept through delivery to ensure high-quality, accessible and environmentally sustainable outcomes.

Reporting to the Exhibition Project Management & Design Lead, the role focuses on managing resources, budgets and timelines

Qualifikationen

• Significant experience managing the planning, production and installation of large-scale temporary exhibitions in a museum, gallery or comparable cultural environment.
• Proven ability to manage complex projects, including budgets, schedules, resources, risks and competing priorities.
• Experience of working with artists to realise commissioned artworks.
• Experience of design commissioning; managing exhibition designers, contractors, fabricators and technical suppliers to make accessible and environmentally accessible exhibitions.
• Understanding of the conservation and care requirements of working with museum objects and artworks.

Aufgaben

• Build strong relationships, and work in an open and collaborative way with multiple project consultants, contractors and stakeholders.
• Work with artists and curators to develop new commissions.
• Commission exhibition design and fabrication, steering projects to be environmentally responsible, accessible and fit for purpose.
• Contribute to a diverse and inclusive culture across the organisation, collaborating across departments.

Jobbeschreibung

Job Summary

We are looking for an Exhibitions Project Manager to join our team. You will join Wellcome Collection’s Production, Planning & Design in the Curatorial & Public Programmes department. You will be managed by the Exhibition Project Management & Design Lead.

Job Description

In this role, you will manage the delivery of complex and experimental exhibitions, projects, commissioned artworks and installations. You will ensure that design, production and installation of objects and interpretation are of a high standard, accessible and environmentally sustainable.

You will work collaboratively with curators, registrars, artists, designers and colleagues across Wellcome Collection to develop engaging exhibition experiences. From concept through to delivery, you will evaluate project needs, manage resources and identify the expertise required to achieve project objectives.

Job Requirements

Minimum Criteria:

Significant experience managing the planning, production and installation of large-scale temporary exhibitions in a museum, gallery or comparable cultural environment.

Proven ability to manage complex projects, including budgets, schedules, resources, risks and competing priorities.

Experience of working with artists to realise commissioned artworks.

Experience of design commissioning; managing exhibition designers, contractors, fabricators and technical suppliers to make accessible and environmentally accessible exhibitions.

Understanding of the conservation and care requirements of working with museum objects and artworks.

Job Responsibilities

We are looking for someone who can:

• Build strong relationships, and work in an open and collaborative way with multiple project consultants, contractors and stakeholders
• Work with artists and curators to develop new commissions
• Commission exhibition design and fabrication, steering projects to be environmentally responsible, accessible and fit for purpose
• Contribute to a diverse and inclusive culture across the organisation, collaborating across departments.