The Getty Research Institute (GRI) seeks a motivated and knowledgeable Archivist with Spanish and Portuguese language skills for a three-year limited-term project to process three modern and contemporary Latin American collections: the Videobrasil records, the Gertrudis de Moses photographs, and the Grete Stern photographs of indigenous peoples of the Argentine Gran Chaco. The Videobrasil records (approximately 6 pallets) document 20 editions of the program’s International Electronic Art Festival (1983-2023), which features digital art, installations, and performances by artists from the Geopolitical South–Africa, Latin America, Asia, Eastern Europe, Oceania, and the Middle East. The collection materials are primarily in...

The Research Projects & Academic Outreach Department (RP&AO) at the Getty Research Institute is seeking 10-hour-per-week research assistant who will contribute to the Samella Lewis research project by facilitating research and publication. The ideal candidate will be a graduate student with experience in art history, African American/Black studies, or visual culture, with excellent written and verbal communication skills, project management experience, facility with research- and office-related technologies, and diverse research experience.

The Research Projects & Academic Outreach Department (RP&AO) at the Getty Research Institure (GRI) is looking for a technologically-savvy and academically-oriented individual to serve as a research assistant, working broadly across all functional areas of the department. RP&AO oversees and manages the GRI’s research agenda, including a suite of multi-year collaborative research projects. The department also oversees a collection of programs that grow and sustain our relationships with academic institutions, and generate new materials in support of research and teaching. The research assistant will work with us on both research projects and academic outreach in terms of researching content, as well as planning, execution, and follow-up on our...

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. 

Are you interested in helping to design web apps that showcase some of the best art in the world? Getty Digital is looking for a User Experience Designer to join our team.   Someone in this role will partner with software engineers and colleagues across our Getty programs to design the look and feel of digital initiatives, as well as improve existing products. You will research, design, test, and help implement experiences that share Getty's resources with both visitors and researchers.   This work includes the Getty.edu website, museum collections, research archives, and other web-based applications. Our ideal candidate loves brainstorming, solving...

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 photographs to the...

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.