Exhibitions Manager

National Museum of Wildlife Art; Florida; On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

National Museum of Wildlife Art seeks an experienced Exhibition Production professional to lead complex projects from planning through installation and deinstallation, including outdoor public art initiatives.

You will translate curatorial concepts into executable designs, manage budgets and schedules, coordinate with curators, artists, registrars, vendors, and contractors, and ensure artwork care and safe presentation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field and substantial museum exhibition experience.
• Minimum 5 years in museum exhibitions, exhibition design, or related field.
• At least 2 years independently leading exhibition design/production projects with budgets, schedules, and vendors.
• Experience translating curatorial concepts into technically sound installations.
• Experience handling and installing fine art; knowledge of museum standards.
• Proficiency with SketchUp and Adobe Creative Suite; AutoCAD preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead exhibition production from planning through installation and deinstallation, including outdoor projects.
• Develop layouts, spatial plans, artwork placement, graphics, signage, and presentation elements.
• Manage multiple budgets, schedules, procurement needs, milestones, vendors, and deliverables.
• Coordinate with curators, artists, registrars on checklists, installation requirements, and documentation.
• Coordinate contractors, fabricators, art handlers, installers, vendors, and travel as needed.
• Maintain knowledge of gallery infrastructure, lighting, environmental systems, accessibility, and technical considerations.
• Oversee graphics, didactics, signage, photography, and video documentation.
• Ensure exhibitions comply with museum standards for care, handling, display, and security.
• Maintain project archives and support traveling exhibitions and events.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Organization

Time management

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Art/Art History/Museum Studies/Exhibition Design

Tools

SketchUp

Adobe Creative Suite

Adobe Illustrator

AutoCAD

Job description

What You’ll Do

Lead exhibition production from initial planning and design through installation, completion, and deinstallation, including temporary outdoor public art projects.

Develop exhibition layouts, spatial plans, artwork placement, graphics, signage, and other presentation elements that translate curatorial and artistic concepts into executable designs.

• Manage multiple exhibition budgets, schedules, procurement needs, milestones, vendors, and deliverables simultaneously.
• Partner closely with curators, artists, and registrars to coordinate exhibition checklists, artwork and installation requirements, layouts, documentation, and available gallery resources.

• Coordinate contractors, fabricators, art handlers, installers, vendors, artist travel, and other exhibition production logistics.
• Maintain a strong working knowledge of gallery infrastructure, including structural grids, power, lighting, environmental systems, accessibility, and other technical considerations.

• Oversee exhibition-related graphics, didactics, signage, photography, video documentation, and other public-facing materials.
• Ensure exhibitions are executed in accordance with applicable museum standards and best practices for the care, handling, display, environmental conditions, and security of artwork.

• Maintain comprehensive exhibition budgets, schedules, layouts, installation instructions, technical documentation, vendor information, and project archives.
• Support traveling exhibitions, exhibition openings, receptions, programs, special events, and other Museum activities as needed.

What We’re Looking For- The ideal candidate is a highly organized exhibition professional who combines strong project management and technical production experience with an eye for exhibition design and spatial planning. They are comfortable managing multiple projects at once, collaborating with a wide range of internal and external partners, and remaining hands‑on throughout the exhibition process.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Art, Art History, Museum Studies, Exhibition Design, or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of progressively responsible experience in museum exhibitions, exhibition design, exhibition production, or a related field.
• At least 2 years of experience independently leading exhibition design and/or production projects, including responsibility for budgets, schedules, vendors, contractors, and cross‑departmental coordination.
• Demonstrated experience developing exhibition layouts and design concepts and translating curatorial concepts into technically sound installations.
• Experience handling and installing fine art.
• Working knowledge of museum exhibition standards, art handling, environmental requirements, lighting, gallery infrastructure, and installation practices.
• Proficiency with SketchUp and Adobe Creative Suite, particularly Adobe Illustrator; experience with AutoCAD or comparable programs preferred.
• Experience developing layouts, elevations, installation drawings, specifications, and other technical documentation.
• Strong project management, communication, organizational, problem‑solving, and time‑management skills.
• Experience with public art installations, museum collections management systems, and/or fluency in Haitian Creole or Spanish is preferred.