Getty seeks an Executive Assistant to fill a three-year limited term position. The Executive Assistant will support Getty’s Vice President of Institutional Program Planning. The Executive Assistant will provide high-level administrative support and will be highly organized, personable, proactive, and flexible, able to provide a variety of administrative duties and management skills for the office. The successful candidate will have exceptional communication skills (written and verbal), excellent ability to interact with staff, internal and external colleagues and guests, and an ability to multi-task. Please note: relocation is not offered for this role.  

Responsible for providing administrative support or project coordination for a department, program or project team or Sr. Manager.

Our Mission   The J. Paul Getty Museum seeks to inspire curiosity about, and enjoyment and understanding of, the visual arts by collecting, conserving, exhibiting, and interpreting works of art of outstanding quality and historical importance and is one of four programs of the J. Paul Getty Trust.  The Museum operates two facilities, the Getty Villa in Malibu, which exhibits its collection of Greek and Roman antiquities, and the Getty Center in Brentwood, which displays its...

The Office of the Interim/Deputy Director of the Getty Research Institute (GRI) is seeking an individual with strong administrative experience and institutional writing skills to serve as the Research Assistant to the Interim/Deputy Director. Under direct supervision of the Director, the Research Assistant will assist in the generation of both internal reports and external presentations. Working broadly across all functional areas of the GRI, this individual will be facilitating research and/or assisting with programs, publications, communications, exhibitions, and the scholars’ program.

The Getty Research Institute (GRI) seeks a Library Assistant II for a twelve-month, limited-term position. Located at the Getty Center in Los Angeles, the Getty Research Institute is dedicated to furthering knowledge and advancing understanding of the visual arts and their histories. Serving an international community of scholars, the Research Library is one of the largest art and architecture libraries in the world, with holdings of more than one and one-half million volumes. Special Collections include rare books and journals; rare photographs, prints, and drawings dating from the 15th century to the present; architectural drawings and models; art multiples, film, audio, and video recordings; digital content; and extensive archives and manuscript...

The Conservation & Preservation Department and the Curatorial Department at the Getty Research Institute (GRI) seek a highly organized, personable, proactive, and flexible candidate to provide administrative support to the departments and associated staff. The successful candidate will have exceptional organization and communication skills; excellent ability to interact with all levels of staff, internal and external colleagues, and guests; and an ability to exercise discretion with matters relating to human resources, budgets, and collections.   This position will assist the Head of Preservation & Conservation and provide support for conservators in the department. The position will also support...

Getty seeks a forward-thinking Metadata Specialist to join the Getty Research Institute’s (GRI) Digital Stewardship and Metadata Optimization team within Special Collections. This full-time, limited term position (July 2026 until June 2029) will support a major initiative to migrate archival content into a centralized digital asset management system and data management platform. This work will help to consolidate systems and enable advanced technologies such as IIIF and Linked Open Data to enhance discovery and access. The migration will lay the foundation for streamlined operations across the organization, improving consistency, standardizing practices, and opening new opportunities to generate and enrich metadata for archival collections at scale. The...

Reporting to Getty’s Controller, the Tax Manager is responsible for overseeing all tax-related matters for the organization, ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local tax regulations applicable to a complex non-profit entity. While managing a team of two, this role oversees tax filings, provisions, audits, and multi‑state compliance while supporting the tax implications of a large endowment with significant private equity investments. The Tax Manager also provides advisory support across Getty.   This position operates in a professional environment and works closely with finance leadership and institutional partners to support the organization’s mission through sound tax governance....

The Executive Assistant serves as a key partner and strategic coordinator to the Vice President of Communications & Community Engagement, providing high-level administrative, operational, and project support—while playing an essential role in advancing department-wide and One Getty strategic communications priorities. In addition to ensuring the seamless functioning of the VP’s office, this position helps drive cross-departmental planning processes; strengthens alignment across communications workstreams; and supports the development, tracking, and execution of strategic communications initiatives. The role requires strong organizational acumen, excellent judgment, a strategic mindset, and the ability to anticipate needs and streamline...

Our Mission   The J. Paul Getty Museum seeks to inspire curiosity about, and enjoyment and understanding of, the visual arts by collecting, conserving, exhibiting, and interpreting works of art of outstanding quality and historical importance, and is one of four programs of the J. Paul Getty Trust.  The Museum operates two facilities, the Getty Villa in Malibu, which exhibits its collection of Greek and Roman antiquities, and the Getty Center in Brentwood, which displays its collections of European art: Medieval and Renaissance illuminated manuscripts, paintings, sculpture, decorative...