Job Opportunity: Curator III – Museum Affairs Program Manager

Annual Salary Range:  $104,728- $127,374

Link to Apply:  Curator III Museum Affairs Program Manager (SFO) (164121)

The SFO Museum is looking for a Museum Affairs Program Manager to help drive a wide range of projects from exhibition scheduling and public art maintenance to public engagement and special Airport-related initiatives. With over 15 exhibition rotations each year, this role works closely with teams across the Museum and Airport, as well as community partners, to keep our programs running smoothly and our collections thriving.

If you’re organized, collaborative, and passionate about museum work, this could be the perfect fit!  Apply today!

Essential functions and duties include:

• Develop and maintain all exhibition timelines using project management software; communicate timelines, schedules, milestones, dependencies, and deadlines to staff; meet regularly with Assistant Director, Exhibitions, and Director and Chief Curator to manage the advance three-year exhibition calendar; coordinate monthly exhibition planning meetings.
• Supervise the Associate Curator of Public Engagement, including reviewing and editing social media contents; supporting the various public programming initiatives, conducting research on collections and exhibitions; facilitating opportunities for enhancing educational activities.
• Collaborate alongside key staff members to determine how Airport special project objectives interact with the Museum’s goals; serve as a key point of contact across Museum teams and external stakeholders; develop schedules, track progress, budgets, and deadlines, and communicate regularly with stakeholders pertaining to the Museum’s involvement in Airport special projects.
• Coordinate regularly with the Museum Public Art staff to review schedules, budgets, meeting agendas, tracking documents, and other materials; participate in regular meetings with San Francisco Arts Commission regarding ongoing maintenance of public art.
• Meet regularly with the Museum’s Collection team to ensure that all aspects and communication of the various projects are thoroughly communicated and documented in concurrence with the exhibition calendar.
• Partner with Museum administrative staff to prepare contracts, documents, and Commission packages; liaise as-needed with Deputy City Attorneys.
• Perform other job-related duties consistent with the 3544 Curator III classification.

Minimum Qualifications:

1.      Education: Possession of a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in the fine arts, art history, decorative arts, design, history, library science, museum studies, natural history, science, technology, or other closely related disciplines;

AND

2.      Experience: Five (5) years of museum experience.

Desirable Qualifications:

1.      Experience in managing complex exhibition or program schedules and coordinating multidisciplinary teams.

2.      Experience in using project management software and museum-specific databases, such as Smartsheet, Claris FileMaker, and Microsoft Office Suite.

3.      Ability to navigate complex civic or municipal environments, including coordinating across multiple agencies and external stakeholders.

4.      Experience in developing and monitoring program budgets, processing invoices, and managing external funding sources.

5.      Knowledge of effective verbal and written communication practices and the ability to manage a high-volume workload with a calm, detail-oriented approach.