City and County of San Francisco
Museum Registrar (3556) - Fine Arts Museums
City and County of San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States, 94199
Company Description
This is a Position-Based Test conducted in accordance with CSC Rule 111A.
Specific information regarding this recruitment process are listed below:
Application Opening:
November 4, 2024
Application Deadline:
November 24, 2024
Compensation Range as of 7/1/2024:
$79,430 - $96,616
Recruitment ID:
PBT-3566-0149377
Certification Rule:
Rule of Three
Department Overview:
The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco are the city's largest public arts institutions and are comprised of the de Young and the Legion of Honor museums. The de Young showcases American art from the 17th through the 21st centuries, international contemporary art, textiles and costumes, and art from the Americas, the Pacific, and Africa. The Legion of Honor displays a collection of over 4,000 years of ancient and European art. The staff and various support groups work together to ensure the optimal utilization, display, preservation, and enrichment of this magnificent collection. The Fine Arts Museums believe that each employee contributes directly to the Museums' growth and success, and upholds the Museums' mission to make art accessible to the large and diverse Bay Area audience.
We Value Equal Employment Opportunity!
The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco connect art, people and ideas. Echoing the inclusive values of our region, we warmly welcome people of all backgrounds, connecting them to each other and to a world of art and ideas through programming that sparks curiosity and dialogue.
Job Description
Under direction, performs a wide variety of professional registration duties in support of the museum's collections management and exhibition programs.
Essential Duties:
The essential duties and responsibilities of the position include but are not limited to:
Receives, inspects, accessions, documents, labels and catalogs objects acquired for collections and/or exhibitions; makes notes and/or comments on condition reports; oversees deaccession procedures in compliance with collection management policies.Oversees the movement, exhibition, storage, and disposition of art objects in order to guarantee security of the collections, including coordination with conservators, preparators, designers, curators and photographers.Facilitates care and security of collections of art and artifacts on site; coordinates with conservators regarding the conditions necessary to store objects in a seismically safe, temperate place; controls art storage area; oversees object movement, internal and external; conducts periodic inventories of collection areas; maintains storage records and shelf lists.Arranges for insurance on permanent collection, outgoing or incoming loans, including executing applications for federal indemnification of international exhibitions, maintaining insurance coverage and computing premiums when due, and processing liability and damage claims.Prepares agreements and arrangements for outgoing and incoming loans, special exhibitions or permanent installation of objects, including contractual arrangements, loan agreement forms, exhibition contracts, condition reports, facility reports, supplying photographs, cataloging information, and other documents related to collections management.Makes shipping arrangements for incoming and outgoing objects; inspects objects and checks condition reports, making notes as needed; coordinates the packing, crating and couriering of objects; establishes the date and method of shipping items. Works collaboratively with museum staff including curators, conservators, preparators, and packers, as well as representatives of other museums and outside art handling personnel such as airline personnel and cargo handlers in coordinating, scheduling, and monitoring the safe and legal movement of objects.Researches and provides accurate information to museum administrators, staff and board members, representatives of other museums and the general public regarding loans, special collections, catalog information, packing, shipping, and insurance; promotes compliance with federal, state, and local laws relating to art collections management.Serves as a courier accompanying valuable objects of art in transit as required. Accompanies art to offsite storage or airport cargo facility, oversees containerization and security; coordinates with customs broker; travels with art; supervises loading and unloading of crates at airport, borrowing museum and other venues. May oversee installation of objects at borrowing museums.May prepare and manage special project budgets as required.May train and supervise the work of subordinate personnel such as associate or assistant registrars, interns, and volunteers when required.May check exhibitions to ensure environmental standards and security.Perform related duties as required.Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
Possession of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university in art, art history, museum studies, arts administration or a closely related field and four years of verifiable museum registration experience; ORPossession of a master's degree from an accredited college or university in art, art history, museum studies, arts administration or a closely related postgraduate program and two years of verifiable museum registration experience. ANDComputer literacy in word processing, database management and a computerized registration system.Applicants must meet the minimum qualification requirement by the final filing date unless otherwise noted.
Selection Procedure:
After application submission, candidates deemed qualified must complete all subsequent steps to advance in this selection process, which includes the following:
Supplemental Questionnaire (Weight 100%):
Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications will be sent a Supplemental Questionnaire via email at the closing of the filing period. A passing score must be achieved on the Supplemental Questionnaire Evaluation in order to continue in the selection process. Applicants will be given a deadline to return the Supplemental Questionnaire. Those who do not respond by the established deadline will not be eligible to continue in the examination process and will not be added to the eligibility list resulting from this process.
How To Apply:
Applications for City and County of San Francisco jobs are
only
accepted through an online process. Visit Careers at City and County of San Francisco and begin the application process.
Select the “I’m Interested” button and follow instructions on the screen.
The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply.#J-18808-Ljbffr
This is a Position-Based Test conducted in accordance with CSC Rule 111A.
Specific information regarding this recruitment process are listed below:
Application Opening:
November 4, 2024
Application Deadline:
November 24, 2024
Compensation Range as of 7/1/2024:
$79,430 - $96,616
Recruitment ID:
PBT-3566-0149377
Certification Rule:
Rule of Three
Department Overview:
The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco are the city's largest public arts institutions and are comprised of the de Young and the Legion of Honor museums. The de Young showcases American art from the 17th through the 21st centuries, international contemporary art, textiles and costumes, and art from the Americas, the Pacific, and Africa. The Legion of Honor displays a collection of over 4,000 years of ancient and European art. The staff and various support groups work together to ensure the optimal utilization, display, preservation, and enrichment of this magnificent collection. The Fine Arts Museums believe that each employee contributes directly to the Museums' growth and success, and upholds the Museums' mission to make art accessible to the large and diverse Bay Area audience.
We Value Equal Employment Opportunity!
The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco connect art, people and ideas. Echoing the inclusive values of our region, we warmly welcome people of all backgrounds, connecting them to each other and to a world of art and ideas through programming that sparks curiosity and dialogue.
Job Description
Under direction, performs a wide variety of professional registration duties in support of the museum's collections management and exhibition programs.
Essential Duties:
The essential duties and responsibilities of the position include but are not limited to:
Receives, inspects, accessions, documents, labels and catalogs objects acquired for collections and/or exhibitions; makes notes and/or comments on condition reports; oversees deaccession procedures in compliance with collection management policies.Oversees the movement, exhibition, storage, and disposition of art objects in order to guarantee security of the collections, including coordination with conservators, preparators, designers, curators and photographers.Facilitates care and security of collections of art and artifacts on site; coordinates with conservators regarding the conditions necessary to store objects in a seismically safe, temperate place; controls art storage area; oversees object movement, internal and external; conducts periodic inventories of collection areas; maintains storage records and shelf lists.Arranges for insurance on permanent collection, outgoing or incoming loans, including executing applications for federal indemnification of international exhibitions, maintaining insurance coverage and computing premiums when due, and processing liability and damage claims.Prepares agreements and arrangements for outgoing and incoming loans, special exhibitions or permanent installation of objects, including contractual arrangements, loan agreement forms, exhibition contracts, condition reports, facility reports, supplying photographs, cataloging information, and other documents related to collections management.Makes shipping arrangements for incoming and outgoing objects; inspects objects and checks condition reports, making notes as needed; coordinates the packing, crating and couriering of objects; establishes the date and method of shipping items. Works collaboratively with museum staff including curators, conservators, preparators, and packers, as well as representatives of other museums and outside art handling personnel such as airline personnel and cargo handlers in coordinating, scheduling, and monitoring the safe and legal movement of objects.Researches and provides accurate information to museum administrators, staff and board members, representatives of other museums and the general public regarding loans, special collections, catalog information, packing, shipping, and insurance; promotes compliance with federal, state, and local laws relating to art collections management.Serves as a courier accompanying valuable objects of art in transit as required. Accompanies art to offsite storage or airport cargo facility, oversees containerization and security; coordinates with customs broker; travels with art; supervises loading and unloading of crates at airport, borrowing museum and other venues. May oversee installation of objects at borrowing museums.May prepare and manage special project budgets as required.May train and supervise the work of subordinate personnel such as associate or assistant registrars, interns, and volunteers when required.May check exhibitions to ensure environmental standards and security.Perform related duties as required.Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
Possession of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university in art, art history, museum studies, arts administration or a closely related field and four years of verifiable museum registration experience; ORPossession of a master's degree from an accredited college or university in art, art history, museum studies, arts administration or a closely related postgraduate program and two years of verifiable museum registration experience. ANDComputer literacy in word processing, database management and a computerized registration system.Applicants must meet the minimum qualification requirement by the final filing date unless otherwise noted.
Selection Procedure:
After application submission, candidates deemed qualified must complete all subsequent steps to advance in this selection process, which includes the following:
Supplemental Questionnaire (Weight 100%):
Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications will be sent a Supplemental Questionnaire via email at the closing of the filing period. A passing score must be achieved on the Supplemental Questionnaire Evaluation in order to continue in the selection process. Applicants will be given a deadline to return the Supplemental Questionnaire. Those who do not respond by the established deadline will not be eligible to continue in the examination process and will not be added to the eligibility list resulting from this process.
How To Apply:
Applications for City and County of San Francisco jobs are
only
accepted through an online process. Visit Careers at City and County of San Francisco and begin the application process.
Select the “I’m Interested” button and follow instructions on the screen.
The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply.#J-18808-Ljbffr