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SFMOMA — San Francisco - hybrid wfh and work in office
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Salary : $74,469 - $90,125 a year
Created : May 14, 2024
Description
Reporting to the Director of Archives and Art Resources, the Collections Information Manager manages all aspects of the Museum’s collections management system (CMS) so that the system is cohesively integrated into activities and workflows aligned with the museum’s strategic priorities and goals of the Archives and Art Resources (AAR) department and Collections, Exhibitions and Design (CED) division. The Collections Information Manager oversees the day-to-day administration, maintenance, and use of the collections management system and its integrations with related systems such as our Digital Asset Management System. They train, support, and supervise the collections information team. The Collections Information Manager has primary responsibility for configuration and field structure of the museum’s instance of the software and works collaboratively with stakeholders to identify unmet needs and manage implementation of system improvements.
In partnership with internal stakeholders, the manager develops and supports sustainable practices to ensure the CMS is the centralized system of record for data related to the museum’s collections and related museum programs, in ways that reflect extensive, in-depth knowledge and understanding of advanced information management, preservation, and access principles and best practices in museums. Working collaboratively with colleagues across CED, Curatorial, Information Technology, Marketing Communications, Education and Community Engagement, and Visitor Experience, the Collections Information Manager is key in realizing museum-wide use, continued development, and stewardship of the CMS and its contents for collections stewardship, collections access, collections documentation, and dynamic public programming.
Responsibilities & Duties
- Encourages and contributes to an inclusive, rewarding, and inspiring workplace, where innovation, discovery, and constant learning cultivate a deep sense of belonging and shared responsibility within the collections information team and larger AAR team.
- Builds and fosters a culture of safety, inclusivity, and equity, and supports the personal and professional growth of individuals.
- Works in a healthy and flexible management style that understands and adjusts to staff needs and supports strategic pursuits and sustainable workloads.
- Nurtures collaboration and partnership across teams with fluid communication and respect for diverse expertise that are essential to an art museum.
- Supports effective and efficient communication and workflows, prioritizes activities, and ensures that the collections information team has the resources they need to do their jobs.
- Models empathy and understanding, communicates clearly, and can explain the benefits of changing practices and behaviors to meet the needs of colleagues, teams, and projects.
- Demonstrates a commitment to the museum’s strategic focus of making programming that engages visitors and inspires individuals to return and recommend the museum to their family and friends.
- Works collaboratively with managers and colleagues across the museum to ensure that the department’s operations around collections information management align with internal and external needs and expectations.
- Represents the museum through conference presentations, guest lecturing, committee work, mentoring, and publications.
- Owns sustainable policies, procedures, and workflows for contributing, accessing, and using information via the CMS, in ways that reflect extensive, in-depth knowledge and understanding of information management and data architecture principles and best practices.
- Oversees workflows related to delivering data to internal and external downstream applications like websites, apps, and digital repositories.
- Contributes leadership and creativity in developing and supporting projects that use data related to artworks, artists, and museum programs such as accessions, deaccessions, exhibitions, loans, and archives.
- Participates in long range planning as it relates to the creation, management, and use of information, documentation, and digital assets.
- Works with Director of AAR and administrators of integrated applications to help continue growth of products and services related to data.
Qualifications & Skills
How to apply
Apply at : SFMOMA Job Application
Contact : Adrienne Storey - astorey@sfmoma.org
Job posting open date : 4 / 24 / 24
Tentative start date : August 2024
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Salary : $74,469 - $90,125
