What are the responsibilities and job description for the AY Flaten Art Museum Curatorial Assistant III position at St. Olaf College?
Job Title: Curatorial Assistant
Classification: Student Employee (non-exempt)
Name and Address of Employer: St. Olaf College, 1520 St. Olaf Ave, Northfield, MN 55057
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Department Name: Flaten Art Museum
Unit Number (5 digits): 11784
Length of Position: See Employment Authorization
Contact Person/Supervisor: Jane Becker Nelson
Pay Rate (Check One) Standard Hourly Rate X Supervisory/Special Skills Hourly Rate
Works closely with Flaten Art Museum (FAM) Director and Curator to support exhibition planning, communications and outreach, and website content management.
Transferable Skills:
- Teamwork
- Written and oral communication skills
- Writing for exhibitions
- Problem-solving
- Creativity
- Attention to detail
- Produces dynamic visual and written web content that advance FAM’s mission and vision, and maintains and manages web content using WordPress
- Assists the Director with day-to-day tasks of recordkeeping, filing, calendaring and correspondence
- Records visitor attendance, class visits, and maintains FAM mailing list
- Supports special event set-up and staffing, and attends FAM functions
- Provides assistance with marketing and outreach
- Assists with curricular collaborations to enhance exhibition and collection engagement
- Detail oriented, self-motivated, initiates tasks without being asked
- Strong writing skills
- Experience with Excel, Word, Photoshop, WordPress
This job description is for general information purposes. It is not intended to list all duties and responsibilities of the position. This job description is subject to change at any time by St. Olaf College, with or without prior notice.
