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Administrative Assistant for Paintings Conservation 

Full-Time/Part-Time Full-Time  
Description

The Kimbell Art Museum seeks an organized individual to join the Conservation department. The candidate will provide general support to the Chief conservator and other professional members of staff.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Provide administrative support to the department, including:

  • Types and files correspondence and reports
  • Liaises with other Kimbell staff, as needed
  • Coordinates the shipment of artwork for conservation projects
  • Scans, creates digital mosaics of technical images (i.e. infrared reflectograms, X-radiographs, etc.), and adjusts these images results digitally for department review
  • Conducts regular environmental checks, including but not limited, to measuring light levels and monitoring hygrothermographs

Purchasing and Office

  • Manages inventory of material and coordinates purchasing of specific conservation and other supplies
  • Organizes and maintains all department files, including digital assets and hardcopy files

General Conservation Department Duties:

  • Serves as a point of contact for inquiries from the public regarding the department's activities
  • Schedules appointments, makes travel arrangements, and maintains calendar for conservation staff
  • Reshelve books in the Conservation library as needed
  • Other duties as assigned

REQUIREMENTS:

  • Undergraduate degree or 3+ years' experience in an office environment preferred
  • Excellent organizational and computer skills (MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Adobe Photoshop) are crucial
  • Strong written, interpersonal, and oral communication skills required
  • Basic knowledge of art and a foreign language (e.g. French, Italian, German, or Spanish) desirable
  • Enthusiasm for working in a museum
  • Must be trustworthy, honest, confidential, discreet, professional, detail oriented, team player, and have a positive attitude
  • Ability to bend, stretch, kneel, reach, climb stairs/stepladders as needed
  • Applicants must be able to pass a pre-employment criminal background and drug screening

The Kimbell Art Museum offers a good working environment with competitive compensation and a full package of employee benefits including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, paid vacation, personal, and sick time, and a 403(b) retirement plan with Museum contributions.

Employee Perks:

  • Four free tickets to every Kimbell exhibition
  • Free admission to other museums with staff ID
  • Free parking
  • Employee discount in the Café and Museum Shops
 
EOE Statement This company does not discriminate in the recruitment, hiring, and conditions of employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy), marital status, disability, age, veteran status, genetic information, and any other status as protected by applicable law. No question on this application is intended to secure information to be used in a discriminatory manner. Your completed application will be reviewed carefully; but its receipt does not imply that you will be employed. Employment consideration necessitates that you meet all minimum qualifications required for the position for which you are applying.  

This position is currently not accepting applications.

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