Exhibitions Development Assistant

Our Mission: Since the 1893 World Columbian Exposition, our organization has aimed to connect people to the natural environment and human history.

We are seeking a highly motivated and organized Exhibitions Development Assistant to join our team for our Africa/Egypt project. The Exhibitions Development Assistant will support various phases of exhibition development, providing essential administrative and project-based assistance. This is a full-time, 3-year term position, reporting to the Art Museum Exhibitions Development Director, with an anticipated start date in August 2024.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Coordinate and schedule internal meetings for museum staff, ensuring detailed notes are taken during team discussions.
• Participate in brainstorming and ideation meetings.
• Arrange and manage travel logistics for team members.
• Provide support in the Request for Proposals (RFP) process for selecting major partners and vendors.
• Coordinate communications with other departments and divisions throughout the museum
• .Manage digital assets using platforms such as Grav,NetX, Filer 1, Dropbox, Google Sites, and Google Drive
• .Maintain division records, including computer inventories, conference participation, tours and presentations, and travel
• .Archive Exhibits Development documents for completed projects.
• Assist in the object-selection process, including photography and note-taking.
• Enter object data into the exhibition’s EMu object database.
• Conduct online photo research and arrange for permissions and payments.
• Assemble visual reference materials for use in illustrations, replications, interactives, media pieces, dioramas, and immersive environments.
• Participate in brainstorming and ideation meetings.
• Annotate and organize video footage.
• Transcribe audio recordings from interviews.
• Collect visitor studies data to inform visitor-experience goals.
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in the liberal arts, fine arts, or sciences
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Experience working in a professional, commercial, academic, or institutional setting
• College coursework or a minor in African or African-American history, arts, or culture
• Familiarity with and interest in the contemporary cultures of African, African diaspora, or Chicago-area African-American communities
  
  

This position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to significant exhibition projects within a dynamic and creative environment. If you meet the qualifications and are eager to bring your skills to our Africa/Egypt project, we encourage you to apply.

Important Note: In order to protect the health and safety of our employees, guests and their families, the Field Museum is requiring all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Requests for exemptions from the vaccine will not be considered as given the nature of this position, we are unable to provide an accommodation for anyone who has not been vaccinated.

The Field Museum is an equal opportunity workplace and employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, Veteran status, or any other protected class. We strive to create a working environment that is free of all forms of discrimination and one that promotes human dignity and mutual respect among all staff. We believe every member of our organization enriches our diversity by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world, to identify challenges, and to discover, design, and deliver solutions.

The Field Museum strives to ensure that our career website and recruiting process are accessible to all. If you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access our online application, or if you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to accessibility@fieldmuseum.org.