Position Summary: The Curatorial Assistant provides administrative support to the curatorial department and to the Deputy Director, Collections & Curatorial Strategies. This individual is responsible for organizing and maintaining internal and external correspondence related to collections, answering basic research questions, interacting with visiting scholars, donors, and consultants., The curatorial assistant participates in the research and interpretation of the Museum’s global art collections and assists and supports exhibition development and implementation. This is a full-time position reporting directly to the Deputy Director of Collections & Curatorial.

Salary: $50,000 annually; includes a comprehensive organization-sponsored benefits package including medical plan, dental plan, vision, life insurance, Pension, 401K retirement, and generous paid time off.

Schedule: Hybrid - 3 days a week onsite / 2 remote

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provides administrative support for the Curatorial Department
• Provides support to Deputy Director, Collections & Curatorial Strategies
• Handles incoming and outgoing correspondence and interoffice and external mail for the Department.
• Coordinates all incoming offered gifts for curatorial review and related correspondence.
• Assists curators with exhibitions and collections-related projects, including long-term plans for collection rotations, creating, and updating checklists and production schedules, and collaborating on interpretive materials.
• Working with curators and collections management, coordinates and hosts visiting scholars and curators and other study visits
• Conducts research related to the Museum’s main collecting areas: African, American, Asian, and Decorative Arts
• Serves as liaison with prospective donors to the collection and with consultants as needed.
• Schedules curatorial departmental meetings and other project meetings
• Handles photocopying and scanning of collections-related materials.
• Working with the Deputy Director, Collections & Curatorial Strategies, prepares and manages Curatorial Department budget.
• Working with the Deputy Director, coordinates Acquisitions & Collections Committee meetings and related materials
• Supports and may contribute to digital programming content.
• Contributes to updating Collections Management System (TMS) and uses TMS to support collection research requested by the public and other departments.
• Serves as point person for special exhibitions and other collection related projects.
• Assists with NMOA’s social media program, researching, drafting, and editing exhibitions and collections-related content for social media posts.
• Researching and writing catalog essays about artworks for exhibition catalogs, including correspondence, photographs, audio recordings, and other documentation

Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities):

• B.A. degree preferably in Art History, Museum Studies, or an equivalent combination of education and related experience is desired.
• Some experience in a museum, gallery, or visual arts setting preferred; experience working with objects or archives a plus.
• Familiarity with basic museum systems and practices.
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and written skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail and ability to manage multiple projects.
• Must be punctual, dependable, and have excellent communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint is required.

Physical Demands/Accommodations:

• Ability to alternate between sitting and standing

The Newark Museum of Art is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In addition, we aspire to make the Museum and our environment - staff, audiences, artists, programs, and exhibitions - reflective of the diversity of the city of Newark and to capture the spirit of access, inclusion, and equity in all we do. We strongly encourage and welcome applicants from our BIPOC, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ communities as they must be centered in the work we do.

TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION, PLEASE SUBMIT A COPY OF YOUR RESUME AND A COVER LETTER WHEN APPLYING.

About The Newark Museum of Art:

We acknowledge the traditional homelands of the Lenape, also known as the Delaware, upon which The Newark Museum of Art resides

Founded in 1909, The Newark Museum of Art (NMOA) is the largest museum in New Jersey and ranks twelfth nationally in collection size, with more than 130,000 artworks and significant holdings of science and natural history. The NMOA is committed to the values of Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion by responding to the evolving needs and interests of diverse audiences through participation, visitor experiences, and community engagement.

From the ancient world to contemporary art, the Museum boasts a renowned collection of exceptional quality and depth, spanning concentrations in the Arts of Global Africa; Arts of Global Asia, featuring a Tibetan Buddhist altar; Arts of the Americas; American Art, with a particular strength in Native American art; Decorative Arts; Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean; and Science.

With a focus on welcoming everyone with inclusive experiences that spark curiosity and foster community, the NMOA offers groundbreaking exhibitions, engaging programming, a research library with 60,000 volumes, paid internships, and impactful local and global partnerships. A four-acre campus includes the Ballantine House (1885), a National Historic Landmark; the Ward Carriage House (1860); the Old Stone School House (1784); the Alice Ransom Dreyfuss Memorial Garden; and Horizon Plaza. Under the leadership of Director and CEO Linda C. Harrison, the NMOA has launched an era of transformation to create an engaged citizenry by reimagining the role of the art museum in the 21st century.?

Due to the potential high volume of submissions, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.