Curatorial Exhibitions & Publications Manager

UCI; Irvine (CA); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

UC Irvine Langson Orange County Museum of Art seeks a detail-oriented Exhibitions and Publications Manager to oversee coordination and execution of exhibitions and publications programs. Reporting to the Senior Director of Collections and Exhibitions Management, this role manages schedules, budgets, agreements, and deliverables across projects with multiple stakeholders.

You will work closely with curatorial, registration, design, education, communications, and external partners, leveraging

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating museum exhibitions or publications.
• Strong spreadsheet and project-tracking skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with diverse partners.
• Discretion and confidentiality in handling sensitive information.
• Demonstrates thorough records and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage complex projects with multiple stakeholders.
• Knowledge of policy analysis techniques.
• Bachelor's degree in art history, museum studies, arts administration or related field.
• Experience in exhibitions coordination, arts administration or publishing coordination.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate exhibitions and publications programs across multiple initiatives.
• Maintain schedules, monitor budgets, and track deliverables end-to-end.
• Collaborate with curatorial, design, education, communications and external partners.
• Drive projects to completion independently while meeting deadlines.

Skills

Exhibitions coordination

Publications production

Communication skills

Discretion & confidentiality

Organizational skills

Data analysis

Multi-tasking & deadlines

Policy analysis techniques

Education

Bachelor's degree in art history, museum studies, arts administration or related area

Tools

Asana

Basecamp

Smartsheet

Job description

UC Irvine Langson Orange County Museum of Art seeks a detail-oriented Exhibitions and Publications Manager to oversee coordination and execution of exhibitions and publications programs. Reporting to the Senior Director of Collections and Exhibitions Management, this role manages schedules, budgets, agreements, and deliverables across projects with multiple stakeholders.

You will work closely with curatorial, registration, design, education, communications, and external partners, leveraging