Exhibition Creative Manager

August 25, 2024

North Dakota Historical Society

Bismarck

FULL TIME

This is the opportunity of a lifetime for a highly skilled Exhibitions Creative Manager to serve as a leader in developing new large-scale exhibits for the State Historical Society of North Dakota including: an innovative North Dakota military gallery; a rethinking of the Pembina State Museum; and state-of-the-art updates to State Museum galleries.
Join a passionate team and promote North Dakota history. The Exhibitions Creative Manager, a newly created position within the Audience Engagement & Museum Department, oversees the effective concepting, design, writing, and execution of all exhibitions and installations at the State Museum and the Pembina State Museum. Reporting to the Audience Engagement & Museum Director, this manager also is responsible for theme development and first-draft writing of all agency exhibitions, in consultation with the Exhibitions Production Manager. This manager will develop a long-range exhibitions plan for the two museums with assistance from a cross-departmental team and the Exhibition Production Manager. With many new exhibit projects starting, this is a rare opportunity to make your creative mark.
Duties and Tasks

Serve as Exhibition Creative Manager for North Dakota's State Museum's and Pembina State Museum's permanent, temporary, and digital exhibitions and interpretive projects, working with the Exhibitions Production Manager, cross-departmental teams, and outside stakeholders to support the agency's mission. Also lead external outreach exhibitions projects.
Lead the development of a long-term exhibition plan for two state museums.
Develop all agency exhibition themes, write interpretive content, and collaborate with editors, marketing, and education teams for exhibition related publicity and education projects.
Oversee budgets, grant applications, and project timelines for exhibition completion, coordinating installations and artifact care at the agency's two state museums.
Facilitate communication between internal and external stakeholders, and supervise temporary exhibition staff as needed.

Minimum Qualifications

Requires a bachelor's degree in exhibition design, art, history, museum studies, or a closely related field and three years of professional experience in creating successful large exhibitions.
Demonstrated experience in managing projects from initiation to completion, including coordinating multiple complex projects under tight deadlines.
Proficiency in writing exhibit text, analyzing bids and contracts, and working with diverse project teams.
Skilled in the use of materials, tools, and methods for exhibition installation and maintenance.
Follows emerging trends in exhibition design and embraces creatively exploring new concepts.
Proficient in design software such as CAS, Canva, Photoshop, Illustrator, and Sketch-Up or the ability to quickly learn new software.
Knowledge of and adherence to ADA requirements in exhibition design.

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Application Procedures
All applications must be submitted via the Career site at www.nd.gov/careers. Paper submissions are not accepted. Application packages must be submitted online by 11:59 PM CST on the closing date listed on the posting.
Application packages must include a cover letter, resume, exhibition text samples created by the applicant, and three work-related references. Applicants will be scored on a 100-point candidate questionnaire to be considered for interviews; please provide detail in responses to the questionnaire. Applicants who experience difficulties during the application process should contact recruiter@nd.gov or 701.328.3290.
Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. The State Historical Society does not provide Sponsorships.
For more information or if you need accommodation or assistance in the application or selection process, contact Erica Houn at ehoun@nd.gov or 701.328.2327.
Equal Employment Opportunity
The State of North Dakota and this hiring agency do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), genetics, religion, age or disability in employment or the provisions of services and complies with the provisions of the North Dakota Human Rights Act.
As an employer, the State of North Dakota prohibits smoking in all places of state employment in accordance with N.D.C.C. Sect. 23-12-10.

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