The Getty Research Institute seeks a Project Manager to provide day‑to‑day leadership for a three‑year initiative to survey and assess our Special Collections holdings. Reporting to the Chief Curator, the Project Manager will coordinate the work of GRI curators and curatorial staff as they review collections—including unprocessed materials—to produce a comprehensive survey that documents current conservation and processing needs and informs future acquisition priorities. The project manager will develop and oversee data‑gathering schedules and workflows, ensure consistency in data collection and tracking across curators and curatorial assistants, and collaborate closely with Special Collections managers to confirm that the information gathered supports...

Under the general supervision of the Security Operations Manager, the Security Technician will join a team of technical staff who are responsible for the timely installation and maintenance of a variety of state-of-the-art security systems and related components across Getty locations in Los Angeles. We are looking for an individual with knowledge and experience in maintaining one or more of the following technical areas: closed circuit television (CCTV), radio communication systems, access intrusion systems, access programming, and commercial locksmithing, to serve as a technician in the field. This role will be exposed to all areas of technical support and may perform routine duties in relation to any...

Getty seeks applications from detail-oriented individuals to fill a three-year, limited-term position as an Archivist I, joining the Getty Research Institute's (GRI) long-running project of processing the Frank Gehry Papers. Documenting the developmental stage of the Pritzker Prize-winning architect's career, the archive includes drawings, project records, models, correspondence, photographic material, and ephemera relating to over 280 projects designed between 1954 and 1988.   Located at the Getty Center in Los Angeles, the GRI is committed to advancing knowledge and understanding of the visual arts and their histories. Serving an international community of scholars, the...

The Getty Conservation Institute (GCI) works internationally to advance conservation practice in cultural heritage —objects, collections, buildings, sites, and heritage science—through field projects, scientific research, education and training, and the development and dissemination of new knowledge and information. In all its endeavors, the Institute creates and delivers knowledge that contributes to conservation of the world’s cultural heritage.  Its work is driven by the values of excellence, innovation, leadership, collaboration, and service.  

Working with the General Counsel and focusing on employment issues, this position provides a broad range of legal services to the institution, with emphasis on Human Resource activities. 

Prepares budgets based upon actual performance, previous budget figures, estimated revenues, estimated expense reports/Pos and other factors. Reviews revenues/expenditures for conformance with policies and budgetary limitations. Provides guidance or interprets budget/operational policies and procedures. Audits various revenue and expense accounts and maintains records of actual operating figures.

Getty Research Institute (GRI) invites applications for an Authorities & Entity Management Metadata Specialist (Metadata Specialist III) to join our newly established Digital Stewardship and Metadata Optimization team. Based at the Getty Center in Los Angeles, the GRI is committed to advancing knowledge and understanding of the visual arts and their histories. Serving an international community of scholars, the Research Library is one of the world’s largest art and architecture libraries, with holdings exceeding 1.5 million volumes. Our Special Collections encompass rare books and journals, photographs, prints and drawings from the 15th century to the present, architectural plans and models, art multiples, film, audio and video recordings, born-digital...

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 Investment Department seeks a highly organized, proactive, and flexible candidate to provide operational and administrative assistance to the team. Reporting to the Director of Investment Operations, the Investment Operations Assistant manages day-to-day operational and administrative tasks to include scheduling meetings, expense reports, travel, and managing communications with internal colleagues, business contacts, and vendors.   Getty has engaged Boyden for this search. If you would like to be considered for this opportunity, please send your resume to Sean Myers at smyers@boyden.com. He will review...

The Getty Research Institute seeks to appoint an Associate Curator to develop, administer, and present its collection of prints and drawings, which span the Renaissance to the contemporary era. The ideal candidate will be a specialist in Early Modern art history, and possess the capability and willingness to work across the breadth of the collection and with diverse graphic media. Under minimal supervision, develops, administers, and presents the GRI’s special collections of prints and drawings by acquisitions and donations, maintaining and managing them in collaboration with colleagues.