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TITLE: Facility Rentals Manager

DEPARTMENT: Facility Rentals

SUPERVISOR: Director of Institutional Advancement

EMPLOYMENT STATUS: Full-time/Non-Exempt

HIRING RANGE: 64,800 to 65,800. Salary will be commensurate with experience and other qualifications. Benefits package includes health, dental, life insurance, 403B, and vacation package.

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:

The Crocker Art Museum is dedicated to promoting an awareness of and enthusiasm for human experience through art. We measure our success by our ability to enrich the intellectual and cultural life of the communities we serve. This position helps fulfill this by maximizing revenue through the effective sales, management, and coordination of all facility rentals.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Research, develop, and maintain facility rental policies, procedures, and fee structures that are competitive within the market and maximize revenue for the Museum’s operations.
• Develop and implement sales strategies to secure new facility rentals.
• Provide professional, courteous, and timely communications to develop and maintain positive relationships with existing and potential clients.
• Negotiate, review, and execute all client and vendor contracts and agreements. Ensure all Museum policies and procedures are adhered to by both clients and vendors.
• Provide oversight for each facility rental and act as the primary point of contact on behalf of the Museum with clients and vendors, pre- to post-event.
• Prepare event timelines, including details on all vendors, equipment delivery and pick up schedules, and emergency contact information.
• Provide direction to caterers, other vendors, and event staff from set up to break down.
• Coordinate with Museum security, café, and operations staff to ensure facilities and equipment are well-maintained and ready for use.
• Update the Museum’s Master Calendar to keep all staff informed of current event schedules and to ensure there are no conflicting events or dates.
• Serve as a resource for other Crocker staff on catering, rentals, and other event logistics and help support Museum events.
• Recruit, train, and manage Facility Rental staff and volunteers.
• Prepare and maintain necessary event documentation and reports.
• Responsible for the Museum’s alcohol inventory
• Other duties as assigned.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience with facilities rentals, event planning, and/or catering sales.
• Knowledge of event management and facility use operations including catering, space planning, space rental, and event planning.
• Experience managing staff including hiring, training, performance management, and coaching.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with donors, members, volunteers, vendors, etc.
• Intellectual curiosity and problem-solving ability.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in teams and across departments.
• Proven ability to handle confidential information with discretion and diplomacy.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Excellent organizational and project management skills that reflect ability to prioritize and coordinate multiple simultaneous projects.
• Ability to understand and employ financial skills, e.g., budgeting, cost analysis, forecasting, etc.
• Punctual and adheres to scheduled hours.
• Must be available evenings and weekends.
• Current CA Driver’s License and proof of auto insurance.
• Ability to monitor own work to ensure quality and accuracy.

INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Support the Museum’s mission, vision, values, strategic plan and institutional DEAI initiatives
• Commit to a positive organizational culture based on mutual respect, cooperation, and openness to other’s perspectives.

FISCAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manages the Facility Rental expense and revenue budgets and works closely with other staff to adhere to special event and program budgets.
• Adhere to PCI standards when processing customer payment transactions.
• Utilize Crocker Resources wisely.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand and walk; sit for long periods of time; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 lbs.

WORK SCHEDULE:

On-site, 40 hours/week; hours are generally 8:30AM to 5:00PM but may be off shifted to accommodate evening and weekend rentals.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Crocker Art Museum strives to comply with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and is an equal opportunity employer. The Museum makes employment decisions on the basis of merit and business need in order to have the best available person for each job. The Museum has a “zero-tolerance” policy prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, religious creed, gender, genetic characteristics, religion, marital status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, or any other made unlawful by federal, state or local laws. Any such discrimination is prohibited.

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TITLE: Ruth Rippon Curator of Ceramics

DEPARTMENT: Curatorial

SUPERVISOR: Curatorial

EMPLOYMENT STATUS: Full-time/Exempt

HIRING RANGE: $78,000-$100,000. Salary will be commensurate with experience and other qualifications. Benefits package includes health, dental, life insurance, 403B, and vacation package.

THE OPPORTUNITY

Iternational in scope and diverse in the cultural traditions, the Crocker Art Museum’s ceramic International in scope and diverse in the cultural traditions, the Crocker Art Museum’s ceramic holdings have been enriched by individual gifts and entire collections, which have collectively elevated the Museum into one of the foremost centers for the study and appreciation of the art of clay. The collection started with a 1928 gift of Asian art, mostly Korean ceramics, from Jennie Crocker Fassett, a daughter of the Museum’s founders. The collection has since expanded to include more than 5,000 examples from the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia, spanning from prehistoric times to the present day. Collection strengths include an extensive collection of 18th-century Meissen porcelain, American Indian pottery from matriarchs to contemporaries, and 20th- and 21st-century studio vessels and sculpture. Ceramic pieces are showcased in dedicated galleries and within the context of the Museum’s galleries broadly

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:

The Ruth Rippon Curator of Ceramics will be a team-oriented professional able to work collaboratively in a dynamic, forward-thinking institution. The Curator should have a broad knowledge of the history of art with a specialized knowledge of—and experience with—the art of clay. The Curator will be able to educate and inspire others about ceramics, be able to work with donors to enhance and grow the collection and be able to further position the Museum as a leader in the art of clay through outreach, exhibitions, and publications.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:

Specific duties include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Curate, manage, and refine the Museum’s extensive ceramics collection.
• Recommend Museum acquisitions and deaccessions.
• Monitor collections; make conservation recommendations.
• Assist visiting professionals and others seeking information regarding the collections.
• Work with other professionals and museums involved in exhibitions and museum research.
• Evaluate loan requests.
• Recommend appropriate exhibitions; plan and organize exhibitions and programs; oversee the installation of exhibitions.
• Present lectures to professional groups and the general public.
• Actively represent the Museum in the broader community and at professional meetings and before the media.
• Write essays for exhibition catalogues, museum publications, professional journals, magazines, and press releases.
• Write grant proposals.
• Cultivate collectors to encourage loans and gifts.
• Promote a spirit of collaboration and partnership across the Museum, while serving as a skillful ambassador locally, nationally, and internationally on its behalf.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand and walk; sit for long periods of time; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 lbs.

SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:

Experience:

• Three or more years of professional experience in the curatorial department of a museum with demonstrated experience working with ceramic collections and ceramics collectors. Equivalent experience teaching college-level curatorial or art-history courses and working with ceramics collections may be considered.

Education:

• A M.A. (Ph.D. preferred) from an accredited college or university with a major in art, art history, design, or museum studies is desired. Evidence of original research and publication in the field of ceramics (preferably contemporary) and/or craft; proven record in attracting significant development support and funding; and proven knowledge of profession museum practices required.

Ability to:

• Write clearly, concisely, and compellingly through correspondence, labels, and essays for publication.
• Identify, classify, evaluate, and interpret works of art.
• Establish and maintain relationships with a wide variety of individuals and donors.
• Work simultaneously on multiple projects and manage time effectively.
• Represent the Museum before professional and community groups.
• Prepare and manage budgets.
• Work effectively and collaboratively in a team-oriented environment.
• Travel when required.

Knowledge of:

• Western European and American art history and/or studio craft and decorative arts from the 15th century to the present.
• Modern and contemporary American art.
• Research and connoisseurship practices.
• Collections management systems.
• Principles of identifying, classifying, evaluating, handling, and interpreting works of art.
• Principles of planning, organizing, and installing art exhibitions.

MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Supervise and train volunteers, interns, and staff as assigned.

INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Support the Museum’s mission, vision, values, strategic plan and institutional DEAI initiatives.
• Commit to a positive organizational culture based on mutual respect, cooperation, and openness to other’s perspectives.

FISCAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Prepare and monitor an assigned portion of the curatorial budget.
• Use all Museum’s resources wisely and endeavor to minimize expenses and maximize revenue.

TO APPLY: Please send cover letter and resume to: camajobs@crockerart.org

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