GENERAL STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES:
As the Associate Registrar, your primary responsibility will be to organize the packing, shipping, customs documentation, and fine arts insurance for The Met's Costume Institute special exhibitions, long term loans, and acquisitions including gifts and purchases. You will coordinate with lenders, shippers and in-house museum staff to ensure artwork is properly tracked, documented and accounted for. You will act as liaison between lenders, donors, shippers, art handlers and receiving staff, and will be available to receive and release shipments after standard operating hours to meet international and domestic shipping requirements.
Some domestic & international travel may be required. Some work on weekends and early mornings or evenings may be required based on shipping schedules.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES:
Report directly to the Senior Associate Registrar for Exhibitions
Supervise and coordinate the transfer of artwork to/from the museum including transportation, couriers, security, insurance, unpacking, storage, and related documentation
Prepare budgets for the packing, shipping and insurance of loans to special exhibitions
Collaborate with Costume Institute Curatorial and Conservation staff to coordinate and oversee the unpacking/packing, installation schedules and courier arrangements
Review and negotiate loan agreements, liaising with Counsel's Office as necessary
Coordinate projects with Storeroom One personnel and museum packers
Archive all records and files for assigned special exhibition loans and acquisitions
Candidate must complete Security Threat Assessment application
Other duties as assigned
REQUIREMENTS & QUALIFICATIONS:
BA degree or museum studies program
5 years related registrar experience at a major art museum
Knowledge of costume history and the contemporary fashion industry
You are detail-oriented and a successful multi-tasker. You possess excellent interpersonal skills and consistently meet deadlines.
Previous museum registrar experience with costume and textiles preferred
Working knowledge of art law (i.e. Immunity from Seizure, CITES, customs restrictions, antiquities legislation)
Collections Management database experience in TMS
Organizational, written and verbal skills
Strong interpersonal skills
Detailed-oriented and the ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
Computer proficient - MS Office Suite and Adobe Acrobat
COMPENSATION RANGE:
Pay Range: $80,000.00 - $85,000.00 / Annually
The advertised pay scale reflects the good faith minimum and maximum salary range for this role. The advertised pay scale is not a promise of a particular wage for any specific employee. The specific compensation offered to a candidate may be dependent on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, the candidate's experience, education, special licensing or qualifications, and other factors.
