Exhibits Manager

The Associated: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Long Term Disability

Flexible Spending Plan

Complimentary JCC membership

Three weeks vacation

6 days sick time

Job summary

The Jewish Museum of Maryland seeks an Exhibits Manager to support an expanding exhibition program following capital updates and gallery expansions completed in 2025. Reporting to the Deputy Director, the role collaborates across departments to manage project timelines, budgets, and vendor contracts, while guiding graphic development and asset procurement.

This full‑time position requires strong writing, museum experience, and flexibility for occasional evenings and weekends; background checks

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred; otherwise 3+ years in a similar role.
• Expertise in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop) preferred.
• Strong writing and communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Knowledge of Jewish communal sector is a plus.
• Experience in cultural heritage is a plus.
• Occasional lifting up to 25 lbs may be required.
• Requires extensive sitting, standing, and walking.
• Must be willing to complete background checks as required by contracts.
• Occasional Sunday and evening hours may be required.

Responsibilities

• Project‑manage development for gallery‑based projects, including teams, schedules, budgets, and briefs.
• Manage RFP and MOU processes for curators, designers, multi‑media professionals, and vendors.
• Support installation and maintenance of galleries and run of shows.
• Provide support for internal and external exhibit curators.
• Guide development, production, and installation of exhibit graphics.
• Lead asset procurement for images, film, and audio.
• Assist in loan processes with institutions and private lenders.
• Manage project budgets, track expenses, and report on finances.
• Oversee survey instruments and evaluation modalities for exhibit projects.
• Supervise the Exhibits Coordinator.

Skills

Strong writing and communication

Knowledge of Jewish communal sector

Experience in cultural heritage

Ability to work occasional Sunday/even

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop)

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Exhibits Manager

The Jewish Museum of Maryland (JMM) seeks an Exhibits Manager to support the organization as it continues to build a robust exhibition schedule following capital updates and expansion of gallery spaces completed in 2025. The Exhibits Manager, reporting to the Deputy Director, will work cross‑departmentally to support JMM exhibition development and execution.

Responsibilities

• Project‑manage development for gallery‑based projects, including team development, schedules, meeting coordination, budgets, articulating project goals and strategy briefs, and general administrative tasks.
• Manage RFP and MOU processes for relevant contracts, including curators, designers, multi‑media professionals, contractors, consultants, and vendors.
• Support the installation and maintenance of JMM galleries, taking an active role in gallery preparations between exhibits and maintenance throughout the run of staged shows.
• Provide support for internal and external exhibit curators.
• Guide the development, production, and installation of exhibit graphic elements.
• Lead the asset procurement process including image, film, and audio.
• Assist in loan processes, working with both institutions and private individuals.
• Manage project‑specific budgets, track expenses, and provide budgetary reporting.
• Oversee the development and implementation of survey instruments and other evaluation modalities for exhibit‑based projects.
• Supervise the Exhibits Coordinator.

What you will possess to be successful

You will exemplify our team’s core value of continuous learning. You will partner with team members to develop agreed expectations about the work we need to accomplish to support and fulfill our mission and how the team will accomplish it. You will take an entrepreneurial and creative approach to developing new, innovative ideas that will evolve the organization and push the boundaries of the field. You will care and attend to the relational dynamics of work processes while caring for the quality of the product.

Qualifications and skills

• Bachelor's degree preferred; alternatively, 3+ years of experience in a similar role.
• Expertise in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop) preferred.
• Strong writing and communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Knowledge of Jewish communal sector is a plus.
• Experience in cultural heritage is a plus.
• May require occasional lifting up to 25 lbs.
• Requires extensive sitting, standing, and walking.
• Must be willing to complete background checks as required by current or future contracts.
• Occasional Sunday and evening hours are required for this position.

Note on qualifications: No one candidate will be perfect for this job. The skills and experience needed to be successful in this job exist on a spectrum. Frequently cited statistics show that candidates with disabilities, BIPOC candidates, women, and members of marginalized and/or systematically excluded groups apply to jobs only if they meet 100% of the qualifications. The Jewish Museum of Maryland is eager to leave that statistic in the past.

Benefits

• Annual salary for this position is $50,000 - $55,000.
• Full‑time staff work 30 hours per week, within standard operating hours. Schedules are determined between each staff member and their manager.
• Occasional evening or weekend shifts may be required to support museum operations and events.
• Comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance, life insurance, Long Term Disability (LTD), Flexible Spending Plan, and a complimentary membership to the Jewish Community Center.
• Three weeks vacation and 6 days of sick time per year.
• JMM staff are unionized within Teamsters Local 355. This is a bargaining unit position.
• Jewish holidays and major public holidays are observed as listed in the original description.
• All applicants will be notified of their status after the final candidate has accepted the offer.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The Jewish Museum of Maryland is an equal opportunity employer that values a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture. The JMM is dedicated to advancing racial and social justice and holds a deep sense of care and commitment to the communities within which we live and work. Accordingly, all terms and conditions of employment will be carried out without regard to race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, nationality, marital status, age, or disability. The Jewish Museum of Maryland will not tolerate acts deemed to constitute discrimination or harassment based on gender, sexual orientation, race, creed, color, religion, national origin, marital status, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.

This job ad is not intended to be all‑inclusive, but to describe the general nature and level of work to be performed.