Curator of Culture and Community Relations

91599BR

Campus: Tempe

Community Outreach Specialist

Job Description

The Arizona State University Art Museum in the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts is seeking a Curator of Culture &Community Relations.   Reporting to the director, the Curator of Culture &Community Relations holds the museum staff, programs, operations, and mission accountable to the communities it serves. Centering underrepresented and marginalized voices, the Curator of Culture &Community Relations leads the Museum in its efforts to learn, adapt and practice what it means to be a truly equitable museum that deploys the power of artistic expression to contribute to peoples’ wellbeing.

Job Family

Community Relations

Department Name

University Art Museum

Full-Time/Part-Time

Full-Time

Grant Funded Position

This is not a grant funded position and is not contingent on future grant funding.

Salary Range

Depends on experience

Essential Duties

• Lead ASU Art Museum’s Communities of Practice roles comprising community activists, scholars, students and elders to advise on exhibition development, acquisitions, programming, strategic planning and museum equity & diversity policies
• Forge partnerships within ASU and in the Greater Phoenix Valley to give greater context and meaning to the exhibitions and permanent collections we co-produce
• Develop and maintain knowledge of regional needs, relevant statistics and demographic information for all staff to learn and integrate into their work
• Build & lead a comprehensive and innovative internal equity, diversity and inclusion training and education program and hold staff accountable to EDI practices 
• Establish “right” relationships with constituents to better placekeep/placemake a civic cultural organization that contributes to the social fabric of the Southwestern region
• Oversee and manage department of Co-Creation and Learning 
• Contribute to development of fundraising proposals and funding applications
• Oversee evaluation of EDI projects to measure impact and inform future strategy
• Work closely with the team to ensure diverse access needs are highlighted and addressed directly throughout programs/workshops
• Leads strategic, innovative initiatives that institutionalize diversity, inclusion and equity throughout all aspects of organization operations.
• Coordinate deadlines, prioritizing work demands and assigning/monitoring work performed (based on assignments)
• Other job related duties as assigned

Note:

• This job description is intended to be generic in nature. It is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. The essential duties, functions and responsibilities may vary based on the specific tasks assigned to the position.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in a field appropriate to the area of assignment AND three years related administrative experience; OR, any equivalent combination of experience and/or education from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.

Desired Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Art, Museum Studies, Community Organizing or related experience 
• Minimum 3 years management experience
• Progressive and successful leadership experience with a focus on diversity and inclusion.
• Advanced knowledge of museum culture, DEI and cultural competencies strategies
• Experience working with community groups and non-traditional arts audiences and events management
• Excellent interpretive, writing, presentation/public speaking, and communication skills
• Experience managing projects, gathering data, analyzing findings and applying logic and reason
• Must have excellent work habits, including a willingness to work the hours necessary to get the job done
• Superior interpersonal skills with the ability to build trusting relationships with staff, visitors, volunteers, donors, professional colleagues, and other members of the community
• Ability to manage a budget
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite, Excel, Google Suite, Basecamp and related software
• Regular activities require ability to quickly change priorities which may include and/or are subject to resolution of conflicts

Working Environment

• Work pressure, disturbances of work flow, and/or irregularities in work schedule are frequent and require significant adaptation.
• The performance rapidly evolves requiring continual upgrading of skills.
• Duties are performed in both the field and in an environmentally controlled museum setting subject to extended periods of sitting, standing and walking, frequent physical demands include stooping, bending, reaching, lifting up to 25 pounds and pushing objects of varying weights, exposure to dust and other airborne materials, regularly required to access artwork, media and other physical items from shelves.
• Regular use of standard office equipment including, but not limited to computer workstation/laptop (keyboard, monitor, mouse), printer, fax, calculator, copier, telephone and associated computer/technology peripherals.
• May be required to travel to off-campus sites for meetings & events requiring the use of a motorized vehicle.
• Some evening and weekend services are expected.
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Department Statement

The Herberger Institute comprises the School of Art; School of Arts, Media and Engineering; The Sidney Poitier New American Film School; School of Music, Dance and Theatre; The Design School; and the ASU Art Museum. With 130 degree and certificate options, and programs ranked top 20 in art, design, music, theatre, digital culture, film, dance and more, plus a top university art museum, a leading immersive media facility, and national and international partnerships, the Herberger Institute is a powerhouse of art, culture and design. 

Our mission is to position designers, artists, scholars and educators at the center of public life and prepare them to use their creative capacities to advance culture, build community and imaginatively address today’s most pressing challenges.

The vision of the Herberger Institute is to advance the New American University by embedding designers, artists and arts-based inquiry at its core and throughout the communities it serves locally, nationally and internationally. With 7,000+ students, mare than 700 faculty members, and 130 program options, the Herberger Institute is committed to redefining the 21st-century design and arts school.

As part of Arizona State University, the most innovative university in the nation, the Herberger Institute seeks to drive and scale new ways for arts and design to have impact in our world. We invite you to join our work.

Values:
•             Creativity as a core 21st-century competency
•             Design and the arts as critical resources for transforming our society
•             Innovation, enterprise and entrepreneurship
•             Interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary collaboration and research
•             Social embeddedness
•             Projecting all voices
•             Excellence
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