Exhibition Designer

Position Overview:Reporting to the Director of Design the Exhibition Designer is a key member of the Design team providing design-based solutions for world-class exhibition projects and spatial display enhancements at varying scales. These projects focus primarily on art-based interpretive and experiential outcomes. Experience across all phases of the exhibition design process is preferred with particular strength in architecturally driven design solutions.

Essential Functions:

• Design special exhibitions and gallery installations through all phases of a project often under tight deadlines
• Serve as the 3D design representative within the project team on assigned project
• Work closely with and integrate the contributions of curatorial graphic design interpretation conservation media and other departments as needed
• Create detailed drawings; including schematics layouts finished designs and construction drawings in both 2D and 3D formats
• Coordinate with fabricators contractors and vendors to help ensure designs are executed accurately and within scope
• Track project budgets and resource needs and provide regular progress updates to the Project Manager and Director of Design

Secondary Functions:

• Demonstrates familiarity with and a strong interest in art history
• Willing to travel to research spatial design solutions in other museums and related architectural spaces

Qualification Requirements and Characteristics

Education & Experience

• Bachelors degree or higher in a design-related field such as architecture industrial design interior design or fine art required
• Background in exhibition design architecture theatrical design or industrial design
• Experience with CAD-based design tools preferably Vectorworks and with mixed physical-digital environmental design
• Familiarity with ADA-related design practices and requirement

Skills & Competencies

• Proven ability to develop creative innovative and aesthetically sophisticated solutions to complex design problems
• Process-driven with strong visual design skills careful attention to detail an appreciation for art in its many forms and a solid understanding of user-centered design principles
• Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills
• Skilled at collaborating within a fast-paced team environment managing tight timeframes and working constructively with a wide range of stakeholders
• Commitment to supporting the Museums values of Inclusion Diversity Equity and Access (IDEA)

Salary and Schedule:

Salary: $62000 - $68000

Full-Time 35 hours per week

This position is affiliated with the United Auto Workers Union.

The MFA is an equal opportunity employer. The community and audience we serve is diverse and we wish to foster that diversity in our workplace. Toward that end the MFA does not discriminate against individuals in hiring employment or promotion on the basis of race religion color sex/gender gender identity and gender expression age marital status national origin sexual orientation citizenship handicap or disability veteran or military status political belief pregnancy genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law.

The Museum reserves the right to change job descriptions. While this job description is intended to include essential duties it is conceivable that job duties may change before the job description is officially revised.