What are the responsibilities and job description for the Preparator position at MIT?
Posting Description
PREPARATOR, The List Visual Arts Center, supports the care and exhibition of MIT’s 4,000 artworks within its three collections and supports gallery exhibitions; Maintains and updates a daily calendar of work orders; determines and ensures the safety of artworks to be installed; coordinates with faculty and staff borrowers, and the and Registrar & Manager, Collections; manages inventory and anticipate supplies needed for all Campus Collection related storage, packing, transport, and care of artworks; assists in exhibition maintenance; builds (light carpentry and fabrication); assist in maintaining back-of-house areas, servicing of equipment, material inventory, and ordering supplies; assist in the fabrication/demolition of walls and temporary gallery infrastructures.
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Job Requirements
RERQUIRED: High School Diploma or equivalent and a minimum of 4 years relevant experience in art handling and installation; an art or fabrication background; given the high level of communication required in handling art loans, interacting with faculty and staff on campus, and across multiple projects, a professional, proactive, and collaborative outlook is essential; excellent oral and written communication skills; flexibility; attention to details; self-motivation; Fluency with Microsoft 360 required. PREFERED: BA/BS in studio art or related field; digital imaging, photography, collection databases, A/V experience. Job #24731-5
While based in the offices of the MITList Visual Arts Center, this role’s activities extend across the MIT campus.
