Exhibits Project Lead — Garden Experiences

Desert Botanical Garden; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 51,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Desert Botanical Garden is seeking an Exhibits Coordinator to support planning, installation, maintenance, and removal of temporary art exhibitions, seasonal experiences, and signage. You will collaborate across creative, horticulture, operations, interpretation, and external partners to bring exhibit concepts to life.

From concept development through deinstallation, you will manage schedules, logistics, documentation, and budgets, supervise volunteers, and ensure safety and high-quality visitor

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in art, art history, museum studies, or related field preferred; or a minimum of two years’ related experience and/or training.
• Excellent writing, editing, verbal and interpersonal communication skills.
• Experience working in a museum, gallery, botanical garden, cultural institution, exhibition environment or similar setting.
• Experience with art handling, exhibit installation, maintenance, storage or related technical exhibition duties preferred.
• Working knowledge of safety standards, security considerations, environmental controls and legal or regulatory matters related to collections and exhibitions.
• Experience with project coordination, budget administration and vendor management.
• Ability to communicate effectively using technical construction, fabrication, exhibit and installation terminology.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage strict timelines and multiple projects simultaneously.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Adobe Creative Suite.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate exhibit projects from concept through installation, opening, maintenance, and deinstallation.
• Develop schedules, installation timelines, task lists, storage records and supply inventories.
• Coordinate project logistics and communication among internal departments, fabricators, artists, designers, vendors, contractors, and other project partners.
• Assist with sourcing materials, décor, furnishings, signage, lighting, props, and exhibit components.
• Facilitate sign requests for Garden events, programs and exhibits under the direction of Exhibits Design Specialist.
• Assist with exhibits budgets, purchase tracking, expense documentation and invoice submissions.
• Lead post-installation and post-project evaluations, including exhibit testing and assessment of completed exhibits.

Skills

Project management

Budget administration

Vendor management

Communication skills

MS Office & Adobe CS

Independent work

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in art, art history, museum studies, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

Desert Botanical Garden is seeking an Exhibits Coordinator to support planning, installation, maintenance, and removal of temporary art exhibitions, seasonal experiences, and signage. You will collaborate across creative, horticulture, operations, interpretation, and external partners to bring exhibit concepts to life.

From concept development through deinstallation, you will manage schedules, logistics, documentation, and budgets, supervise volunteers, and ensure safety and high-quality visitor