1872 Exhibit Designer

JOB TITLE: Exhibit Designer LOCATION: History Center - 345 W Kellogg Blvd., St. Paul, MN 55102 COMPENSATION: $55,702.40 annual minimum STATUS & HOURS: Full-time, regular (approximately 2,080 annual hours) position. BENEFITS: Eligible to participate in State Employee Group Insurance Program and a retirement program with employer contribution. Generous vacation and sick time accruals with additional paid holidays. DESIGNATION: Bargaining Unit AFSCME Local 3173 POSTING DATE: February 8, 2024 DEADLINE DATE: Open Until Filled TO APPLY: Interested applicants must apply online at the Minnesota Historical Society s career center at www.mnhs.org/jobs and include a resume and cover letter by the application deadline date. DESCRIPTION: This position exists to create three-dimensional designs for engaging and interactive core, temporary, and traveling exhibits at the Minnesota History Center and at regional Sites located throughout the state. The Exhibit Designer provides creative and technical services, including design leadership, floorplans, sketches, elevations, case layouts, technical and construction drawings and specifications, and other documentation for MNHS exhibit design, production, installation and maintenance. This person is part of a core team that creates innovative, attractive, and accessible exhibits in support of the Minnesota Historical Society s mission of using the power of history to transform lives for a diverse audience. SUMMARY OF WORK: 1) Work independently and as part of exhibit development teams to develop design solutions that shape visitors experience for the Minnesota History Center, MNHS Sites, and MNHS traveling exhibits from initial concept phase through remediation; 2) Collaborate with exhibit developers on exhibit themes, outlines, and interpretive goals. Analyze and understand exhibit content, including key messages, and recommend methods, materials, and techniques for the presentation of objects and interpretation; 3) Translate ideas and interpretive concepts into floor plans, schematic diagrams, sketches, and/or 3D models to help the team visualize possibilities and options, and for use in fundraising and marketing efforts; 4) Prepare all specifications and documentation necessary to produce a project including detailed design drawings; and 5) Participate in maintaining the integrity of the exhibit concept and experience through design during the production process. Collaborate with project managers to ensure accurate transference and understanding of exhibit content. Monitor quality control of the fabrication process in collaboration with the Production Unit. Should you have questions with the application process, email humanresources@mnhs.org. At MNHS, we don t just accept difference we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on diversity for the benefit of our employees, our products and services, and our community. The Minnesota Historical Society believes that an inclusive culture among our team members is critical to our success as a historical society and museum, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. The Minnesota Historical Society is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and employer.