Art Gallery Associate (Full Time Temporary)

South Texas College; McAllen, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 22,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

South Texas College seeks an Art Gallery Associate to transport and install artwork across libraries in the district and to draft marketing materials for exhibits and events.

The role supports events, coordinates with stakeholders, and helps manage the Gallery’s communications and virtual tours throughout the academic year.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in related field required.
• At least two (2) years of experience in art, art installation, and marketing preferred.
• Knowledge of computers and word processing.

Responsibilities

• Assists with the transportation and handling of artworks, including packing, unpacking, and ensuring no damage.
• Prepare gallery space, including measuring, leveling, and basic carpentry to fit and display artwork.
• Determine the best approach to secure art (painting, sculpture, mixed media) using tools to mount pieces safely.
• Drafts and edits press releases, gallery brochures, advertisements and fliers.
• Maintains the Library Events website event postings and press releases.
• Coordinates with custodial, facilities, and security personnel to maintain a clean, safe gallery environment.

Skills

Computers

Word Processing

Interpersonal Skills

Public Speaking

Documentation

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in related field

Job description

NACES Members Job Description

Department: Library Art Gallery

The Art Gallery Associate is responsible for transport and installation of artwork at libraries across the district as well as drafting and editing marketing for exhibits and events. The position also assists with events and communicates regularly with various stakeholders to support the activities of the Library Art Gallery.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities Essential Functions:

• Assists with the transportation and handling of artworks, which includes packing, unpacking, and ensuring that each artwork is transported without damage.
• Responsible for preparing the gallery space, which can involve measuring, leveling, and sometimes minor carpentry to ensure the artwork will fit and be displayed correctly.
• Determine the best approach to secure the art such as painting, sculpture and mixed media using a variety of tools and hardware to mount pieces safely, taking into consideration the weight, size, and fragility of the art.
• Drafts and edits press releases, gallery brochures, advertisements and fliers.
• Maintains the South Texas College Library Events website event postings and press releases.
• Coordinates with custodial, facilities, and security personnel to maintain a clean and safe gallery environment.
• Conducts recording for artist talks, edits videos with captions, and builds virtual tours.
• Catalogs, inventories and maintains gallery collections and assists with workshops and artist talks throughout academic school year.
• Maintains a working schedule of gallery exhibits and events.
• Maintains the gallery mailing list, guest book and other patron-related materials, databases and spreadsheets.
• Assists visiting artists in preparing biographical data and artist statements.
• Conducts online research as needed.
• Assists with local arrangements and preparations for art show and exhibit receptions, lectures, tours and associated events.
• Assists with documentation for artists and artwork donations.
• Assists staff with general clerical and office support tasks.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in related field required.
• At least two (2) years of experience in art, art installation, and marketing preferred.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of computers and word processing.
• Excellent oral, written and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to read and interpret related documents.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Checks, Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations Security Sensitive position: all applicants are subject to a criminal background check under South Texas College policy. In addition, subject to a federal background check.

Physical Requirements

Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force to move objects. Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling while walking, standing or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces. The amount of balancing exceeds that needed for ordinary locomotion and maintenance of body equilibrium. Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet. Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips. Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling. Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discrimination in sound. Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees. Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position. Occurs to a considerable degree and requires substantial use of upper extremities and back muscles. Ability to make rational decisions through sound logic and deductive processes. Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion. Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward or outward. Substantial movements (motions) of the wrist, hands, and/or fingers. Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word including the ability to convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately and concisely. Standing particularly for sustained periods of time. Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. Occurs to a considerable degree and requires full motion of the lower extremities and back muscles. Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word including those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly. Close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; and/or extensive reading, including color, depth perception, and field vision. Visual acuity to determine the accuracy, neatness, and thoroughness of the work assigned or to make general observations of facilities or structures. Have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: visual inspection involving small defects, small parts, operation of machines, using measurement devices; and/or assembly or fabrication parts at distances close to the eyes. Mobility to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.

The above job description is not intended as, nor should it be construed as, exhaustive of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.

Minimum Compensation

$19.00

Desired Start Date

September 14, 2026

Posting Close Date (No Close Date if Blank)

1 September 2026 11:59pm

Founded in 1993, South Texas College offers more than 127 degree & certificate options, including associate degrees in a variety of liberal art, social science, business, math, science, technology, advanced manufacturing, and allied health fields of study. Additionally, South Texas College is the only community college in the State of Texas to offer 5 baccalaureate degrees. South Texas College has a faculty and staff of more than 2,200 to serve the college’s five campuses, two higher education centers, and one virtual campus. Since 2000, the Dual Credit Programs has served 130,000 high school students at 70 high school partners, saving families over $340 million dollars in tuition.