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The Getty Research Institute (GRI) seeks a Budget Coordinator to monitor budgets and expenditures and perform associated duties for a variety of departments within the Collections & Discovery division, including the Chief Librarian’s Office, Research Services & Collections, Special Collections Management, Conservation & Preservation, Institutional Archives, and Associate Director, Collections & Discovery. Working closely with senior department managers, the GRI’s Senior Budget Analyst and other members of the GRI Administration Department, the Budget Coordinator ensures that all aspects of the various department budgets and other duties are handled in accordance with established Getty Trust protocols and procedures. As this position works closely with a variety of supervisors and other staff on critical tasks with many deadlines and associated pressures, the successful candidate will enjoy interacting diplomatically with others and exude a calm, self-assured, and professional manner.
Getty Publications is seeking a full-time Senior Staff Assistant to support the Rights and Sales staff. Duties include scheduling meetings and taking minutes; updating documents, running and distributing reports; preparing and distributing sales materials and other digital assets; and regularly performing routine accounting support, such as paying invoices, reconciling credit card statements, creating expense reports, entering requisitions, and purchase orders. Reporting to the Associate Publisher, successful candidates will be detail-oriented, highly organized, communicative, collaborative, and enthusiastic about book publishing.
Getty Publications produces award-winning books that result from or complement the work of the J. Paul Getty Museum, the Getty Conservation Institute, the Getty Research Institute, and the Getty Foundation. The approximately 35 books published each year cover the fields of art, photography, archaeology, architecture, conservation, and the humanities for both the general public and specialists. Ranging from exhibition and collection catalogues to scholarly monographs and edited collections, to trade and children’s books, most titles are published in print, but an increasing number are published digitally as well.
Getty Publications offers a collegial and collaborative work environment where work-life balance is prioritized. We support a hybrid work schedule with some days at our Getty Center offices and some telework days. Staff members can participate in Getty-sponsored community service and serve on committees related to diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion, sustainability, and on mentorship and community building.
NOTE: Los Angeles residency required. This position is NOT fully remote and consists of a hybrid in-office and work-from-home schedule.
The Employment Attorney serves the legal needs of Getty by completing legal assignments of a difficult and occasionally controversial nature, including reviewing and drafting contracts, providing legal advice, reviewing proposed and existing legislation, reviewing and approving public statements, and guarding against legal risks involving the institution.
As a member of the Getty Foundation’s leadership team and reporting to the Director of the Foundation, the Associate Director will be responsible for overseeing and enhancing, as needed, an effective local, national, and international grantmaking strategy for the organization. The successful candidate will be someone experienced in philanthropy who fosters teamwork, cultivates a culture of service, and can align policies and organizational systems to accomplish the programmatic mission of the Foundation.
The Foundation is working to expand into additional areas of interest, including sustainability and the arts, expanded partnerships, and new approaches to grantmaking. In partnership with the Director, the Associate Director will develop and deliver a strategy for this new era of grantmaking and provide leadership and guidance to the program staff. The Associate Director will also be responsible for establishing evaluation and learning processes to assess the impact of the Getty Foundation’s grant initiatives and will contribute to Getty-wide strategic priorities, working with staff across the institution. To be successful, the Associate Director must be flexible and change-oriented, building on the Foundation’s past while embracing its future, and capable of conveying a compelling vision for new initiatives and directions that is fully embraced by staff, grantees, and other constituents.
**Getty has engaged Koya/Diversified Search Group for this search. Interested individuals should present their materials to Koya by visiting this link: Koya | Diversified Search Group - Associate Director, Getty Foundation. Only candidates who express interest in this manner will be considered as part of this search.**
We are in search of candidates to provide security and safety of our art collection, property, visitors, and staff. Getty has two remarkable campuses, in Los Angeles and in Malibu, with breathtaking views, art, and architecture.
Our Security Officers observe, detect, report and respond to threats and/or hazards including, but not limited to, property damage, vandalism, fires, emergency incidents and medical emergencies. As a Security Officer, you may be expected to patrol on foot, drive Getty vehicles, stand post in galleries or exterior site posts, perform traffic control duties, or other security responsibilities as needed. You are also expected to provide excellent customer service and maintain a professional appearance and manner.
Join our team in Security Operations! We have Part-Time positions available.
We can offer you:
- $24.93 per hour
- Extensive training program to prepare you for your new role and future career in the field (CPR Training, Fire Extinguisher training are included).
- Our generous transportation program also includes Metro/Bus reimbursements.
- Getty-provided Security uniforms with free on-site cleaning services
- Paid time off includes vacation, sick, personal and holiday pay
- Staff discounts at our Cafe, Coffee Carts, Museum Store
... and so much more!
Getty is seeking to recruit an outstanding leader and investor to oversee an investment portfolio totaling $8.5 billion and an investment team of 14 professionals. Reporting to the President and CEO, the Vice President/Chief Investment Officer (CIO), along with being committed to and passionate about Getty and its mission, should be an innovative, forward thinking leader and proven investor with a history of developing and managing a successful investment team in a collaborative style. The successful candidate should recognize and be excited about the opportunity to lead and continue to build an innovative and differentiated investment portfolio, while contributing to the growth and mission of Getty.
The CIO will have overall responsibility for implementing the investment objectives and policies as established by Getty’s Board of Trustees’ Investment Committee in conjunction with the CIO. They will be responsible for the overall management of Getty’s investment portfolio, Investment Committee relations and investment office personnel.
Getty has engaged David Barrett Partners for this search. Interested, qualified persons should send their materials directly to mamcguire@davidbarrettpartners.com. Only individuals who express interest in this way will be considered as part of this search.
Assists in maintaining HVAC equipment, refrigeration equipment, specialty HVAC vaults, ice machines and kitchen equipment.
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 arts, drawings to 1900, and photography to the present day (including non-European works). The Museum mounts approximately 25 temporary exhibitions a year across its two sites; maintains an annual permanent gallery improvement program; and offers wide-ranging and ambitious programming for its visitors.
The Opportunity
The J. Paul Getty Museum seeks a Spanish-Language Editor in the Interpretive Content Department to support the Museum’s bilingual initiative of presenting all exhibition and collection didactive materials bilingually. Reporting to the Senior Editor, this position will serve as the chief editorial authority for Museum interpretive content and promotional materials in Spanish.
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 arts, drawings to 1900, and photography to the present day (including non-European works). The Museum mounts approximately 25 temporary exhibitions a year across its two sites; maintains an annual permanent gallery improvement program and offers wide-ranging and ambitious programming for its visitors.
The Opportunity
The Education Department of the J. Paul Getty Museum seeks an Education Specialist for Digital and Virtual Learning Experiences to oversee Getty Education’s approach to digital and virtual learning content, implement innovative technology solutions, and improve diverse audience and user engagement across the education department’s digital project portfolio. As a member of the Education and Public Programs Department, the Education Specialist for Digital and Virtual Learning Experiences will have broad knowledge of museum education best practices, teaching, pedagogy and content development in online environments, and commitment to diversity, equity, access, and inclusion principles for audience engagement. Under minimal direction, the Education Specialist for Digital and Virtual Learning Experiences supervises associated program staff and reports to the Head of Education. The successful candidate is responsible for steering the adoption and expansion of the department’s Virtual Art Exploration program, cultivating partnerships, strategically aligning with content providers for the digital programs, and devising and designing modules, programs, and online K12 teacher professional development. Additionally, the Education Specialist for Digital and Virtual Learning Experiences will oversee ambitious projects to ensure the Education and Public Programs department is fulfilling its “digital first” remit with key initiatives. The successful candidate will be a Subject Matter Expert on e-learning instructional and informational design, appropriate content treatment and media, and effective online delivery strategies and platforms. This is an exciting opportunity to join a new division within Getty Museum Education focused on creating and spreading extraordinary and equitable access to art through digital learning environments that can reach teacher and student audiences around the globe.
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 arts, drawings to 1900, and photography to the present day (including non-European works). The Museum mounts approximately 25 temporary exhibitions a year across its two sites; maintains an annual permanent gallery improvement program and offers wide-ranging and ambitious programming for its visitors.
The Opportunity
The J. Paul Getty Museum seeks an Associate Interpretation Specialist in the Interpretive Content Department. Reporting to the Interpretation Specialist, this position is responsible for: representing audience needs and DEAI goals related to exhibitions and permanent installations; reviewing exhibition proposals and didactic texts; contributing to exhibition content briefs and outlines; advising regarding content, hierarchy, and structure of in-gallery interpretive materials and strategies; and developing in-gallery didactic materials and interactive spaces for specific audiences as required. The Associate Interpretation Specialist is part of a team of museum staff that produces exhibitions, installations, and displays to meet audience, content, and curatorial goals.