Museum Preparator/Designer

Salary Information

Compensation plans are based on a multi-step progression system. The pay range reflects the entry level and maximum salary potential in the assigned pay grade. \r\n**A starting salary may be negotiated and will be commensurate with education, training and experience in alignment with pay administration policies and Montgomery Personnel Board Rules & Regulations** \r\n

Nature of Work

The\r\nfundamental reason this classification exists is to manage the care, safety,\r\nand maintenance of the art and environments in the interior and exterior of the\r\nMontgomery Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA) in the Blount Cultural Park. �Responsibilities for artworks on Museum grounds\r\ninclude caring for exterior art, including the Caddell Sculpture Garden and the\r\nTerrace and Till Fountain, which includes the care of the bronze sculpture;\r\nscheduling and coordinating installations and de-installations; maintaining\r\nsculpture lighting; grounds-keeping for all surrounding areas; and maintaining landscaping\r\nelements and the pool. �Responsibilities\r\nfor artworks on Museum interiors include moving art in and out of storage,\r\npreparing art for exhibition by matting, framing, and other techniques,\r\nscheduling installations and de-installations of exhibitions, preparing art for\r\nsafe shipment, designing and fabricating exhibition furniture and other customized\r\nsystems, and installing, designing, and fabricating specific graphics and\r\nvirtual exhibition designs.� This\r\nposition maintains inventories of equipment and materials, schedules services\r\nfor recurring annual interior and external care, and budgets for necessary\r\ntreatments and care of sculpture and grounds. �This\r\nposition is supervised by the Senior Curator of Art.\r\n

Minimum Qualifications

\r\nBachelor’s\r\ndegree in Museum Studies, Fine Arts (Visual Arts), Studio Art, Art History, Graphic\r\nDesign, Architecture, or a closely related field, and five (5) years of\r\nexperience in the handling, maintenance, and care of art or artifacts, to\r\ninclude fine carpentry work, matting, and framing, and the use of graphic design\r\nsoftware and Computer-Assisted Design (CAD) programs in the creation of\r\nexhibition graphics, layouts, or related design elements.\r\nNOTE: Qualifying education, training, and experience that provide\r\nthe requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job will be\r\nconsidered.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Special Requirements

Must possess a valid Alabama\r\ndriver’s license as needed to pick up parts from local vendors and transport\r\nworks of art.� May work overtime,\r\nweekends, and holidays. May require out-of-town and out-of-State overnight\r\ncourier travel.\r\n

Kind of Examination

Applications are being accepted to fill one (1) vacancy and any vacancies that may occur during the life of the register. The current vacancy is with the�Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts.� Applicants will be screened and qualified based on the education and experience on the application.�If more than five (5) qualified applications are received,��the application will be used to rank applicants on the register. Tied scores will not be broken (in accordance with Personnel Rules and Regulations, Rule VII, Section 3). If there are five or less qualified applicants, they will be considered equally qualified and placed on the register in alphabetical order.\r\n\r\n\r\nComplete an online application by visiting�Montgomery Personnel Board's Online Employment Center. Paper applications are no longer accepted. Completed applications will be accepted online until 5:00 p.m. on the closing date. If there is no closing date, the announcement may be closed at any time without prior notice.\r\n**To apply for this position, please click the following link**\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNew Personnel Online Employment Center\r\n

Additional Information

BENEFITS: Employees are offered a competitive benefits package which includes health, dental, and life insurance, paid annual and sick leave, paid holidays, and a retirement program.\r\nDRUG TEST:�Employment may be conditional upon the potential employee passing a pre-employment drug test. (The drug test may require the submission of a sample of hair, finger nails, and/or urine that will verify illegal drug use).\r\nBACKGROUND CHECK:�Employment may be conditional upon the potential employee passing a background check. (Candidates will be asked to provide consent prior to the administration of background checks.)\r\nEQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY: Discrimination against any person in recruitment, examination, appointment, training, promotion, retention, discipline, or any other aspect of personnel administration because of political or religious opinions or affiliations or because of race, national origin, or any other non merit factors is prohibited. Discrimination on the basis of age, sex, or physical disability is prohibited except where specific age, sex, or physical requirements constitute a bona fide occupational qualification necessary to proper and efficient administration.\r\nREQUEST FOR ACCOMMODATION: Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, it is the responsibility of the applicant with a disability to request accommodation which he/she requires in order to participate in the application or examination process. The Personnel Department reserves the right to require documentation of the need for accommodation under the ADA. In order to request accommodation in the application or testing process, contact the Personnel Director at (334) 625-2675.\r\nI9: Prior to your employment, you will be required to provide to your employer documentation of your identity and employment eligibility in order to comply with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.\r\nUPDATE OF CONTACT INFORMATION: It is your responsibility to update your contact information (address, phone, email) so that we can contact you about jobs.� Please�visit the Update Contact Information page to log in and update to your contact information at any time.\r\n