Exhibition Designer: Craft Immersive Art Experiences

Socket.dev; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 62,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Union affiliation

Job summary

The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston seeks an Exhibition Designer to join its Design team, reporting to the Director of Design. You will lead design for world-class exhibitions and spatial displays, producing 2D and 3D drawings and coordinating with fabricators and vendors.

You will collaborate with curatorial, interpretation, conservation, media and other departments, ensuring ADA compliance and contributing to budgets and schedules for timely delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in a design-related field.
• Experience in exhibition design and related fields.
• Familiar with CAD-based design tools, preferably Vectorworks.
• Familiarity with ADA design requirements.

Responsibilities

• Design special exhibitions and gallery installations through all phases of a project, often under tight deadlines.
• Serve as the 3D design representative within the project team.
• Collaborate with curatorial, graphic design, interpretation, conservation, media, and other departments.
• Create detailed drawings; including schematics, layouts, finished designs, and construction drawings, in both 2D and 3D formats.
• Coordinate with fabricators, contractors, and vendors to help ensure designs are executed accurately and within scope.
• Track project budgets and resource needs, and provide regular progress updates to the Project Manager and Director of Design.
• Willing to travel to research spatial design solutions in other museums.

Skills

Creative design solutions

User-centered design

Team collaboration

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in a design-related field

Tools

Vectorworks

Job description

The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston seeks an Exhibition Designer to join its Design team, reporting to the Director of Design. You will lead design for world-class exhibitions and spatial displays, producing 2D and 3D drawings and coordinating with fabricators and vendors.

You will collaborate with curatorial, interpretation, conservation, media and other departments, ensuring ADA compliance and contributing to budgets and schedules for timely delivery.