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Under general supervision, assists in the development and publication of more complex end user training materials, including web sites, PDFs, videos and instructional guides. Participates in evaluation of key content needs. Conducts site structure evaluation to update and maintain organizational web sites. May coordinate and conduct classroom training and demonstrations.
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
Reporting to the Education Specialist for Gallery Education and under direct supervision, the Gallery Educator I teaches, researches, designs, implements, and facilitates education-based programs to inspire life-long learning. Additionally, the Gallery Educator I trains and mentors volunteers to teach in gallery programs at Getty. The successful candidate develops and maintains knowledge of the museum’s collections, art history, and pedagogy through research, discussion with educators, curators, conservators, and other colleagues.
Gallery educators are responsible for covering weekend and holiday rotations when the Museum is open to the public.
Reporting to the Marketing Project Manager, the Marketing Coordinator supports the Marketing Project Manager, Associate Director Brand Management and Marketing, and other members of Getty’s marketing team. This is a great opportunity to learn about the big picture and daily activities of a modern museum’s creative services and marketing team. Learn about campaign development, online advertising, marketing metrics, community outreach, and the fundamentals of marketing a major destination.
The Marketing Coordinator performs a variety of marketing tasks to support the work of the marketing and creative services team.
The Assistant Buyer supports the Merchandise Buying team (General Merchandise Manager, Inventory Planner, Trade Merchandise Buyer, and Jewelry Buyer) by placing replenishment orders based on inventory need and sales performance to ensure consistent and ideal stock levels for the Getty Center, Villa, and online stores.
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 sites, 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 Assistant Curator of Photographs to become a vital member of a team working with one of the foremost collections of photographs in the United States. The Assistant Curator will play an instrumental role in supporting the collection and its many audiences through acquisitions, exhibitions, original research, and innovative interpretation. The Department of Photographs is committed to developing programming that is engaging and meaningful to diverse audiences. The successful candidate will bring creative ideas and fresh perspectives to developing and interpreting the collection, key attributes for our ongoing work to increase diversity, equity, inclusion, and access, both through our internal work and our public-facing programs. Under moderate supervision, the Assistant Curator will help develop the collection particularly in the area of European nineteenth-century photography, with an emphasis on the early history of the medium in France and England, maintaining and managing it in collaboration with colleagues and under the direction of the Senior Curator.
The Assistant Curator will contribute to the ongoing work of cataloguing the collection for the museum website, including doing research, updating information, and writing descriptions of individual objects. The ideal candidate will be a highly motivated person with exceptional organizational skills and experience managing projects in an iterative, fast-paced environment. A natural consensus-builder, the candidate understands how to collaborate successfully in a team with other curators in the department, as well as with colleagues across the campus, including Conservation, Design, Exhibitions, Education, Interpretive Content, Communications, Imaging Services, Preparators, and Registrars.
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
Reporting to the Education Specialist for Getty Villa Education, the School Programs Coordinator implements the daily operations of the single-visit (field trip) school program at the Getty Villa. The successful candidate will act as the public face of the Getty to visiting schools, welcoming students, teachers and chaperones, organizing them quickly and efficiently, and providing information and guidance to assist them in their visit. The School Programs Coordinator works closely with the volunteer docents (16-18 per day) communicating with them about policy and school needs, and organizing them along with the schools for guided tours operating in a fast-paced environment, hosting up to 360 students daily, and spending a significant portion of each work day outside. Additionally, the Coordinator provides administrative support to both the School Communities and Docent Programs. This position is located at the Getty Villa.
The School Programs Coordinator is also accountable for scheduling and deploying the field trip workforce and ensures adequate staff coverage for assigned Getty functions and programs. Develops and documents scheduling procedures in conjunction with Docent Program staff. Compiles statistics and creates reports of various aspects of workforce deployment as requested. Manages complex projects and serves as lead of the unit in the absence of the supervisor. Serves as a resource for the scheduling group. Works on assignments that are varied and complex in nature. Uses Getty financial resources efficiently.
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The Getty Research Institute is dedicated to furthering knowledge and advancing awareness of the visual arts and their various histories through its expertise, ongoing collecting program, public programs, institutional partnerships, exhibitions, publications, digital services, and residential scholars’ programs.
The Getty Research Institute seeks an experienced project manager for cross-departmental projects related to special collections. Beginning with the multi-year project to preserve and make the acclaimed Johnson Publishing Company (JPC) Archive publicly accessible and the African American Art History Initiative, the Senior Project Manager will work in partnership with colleagues throughout the Getty Research Institute (GRI), other Getty programs, and external partners.The Project Manager’s primary areas of focus will be managing:
1) TheAfrican American Art History Initiative (AAAHI). Created in 2020, the African American Art History Initiative addresses this opportunity through a comprehensive acquisitions program, research, and programming program. The initiative goals are to make the GRI a center for preserving the legacy and archival documentation of postwar African American artists; to draw scholarly and public attention to the variant yet concurrent art histories pioneered by artists of African American and African diasporic descent, thereby redefining the canon for American and global art history; to create programs and a network of institutional partnerships that will energetically engage the public and external partners in the research and interpretation of African American visual culture and promote the dissemination of this collaborative work to a diversity of local and global audiences.
2) The Johnson Publishing Collection Archive. The JPC Archive is regarded as one of the most significant and substantial collections documenting Black American culture in the 20th century, and features images from the iconic Ebony and Jet magazines, among many other JPC publications. In partnership with The Block Museum at Northwestern University and Chicago State University, the GRI, and NMAAHC, this project will provide introductory workshops on Photographic and Archival Conservation using the incredible wealth of material and of conservation issues found in the archive. Interfacing and liaising with intuitional partners in the development of collective, experiential learning programs/projects that provide contextual and comprehensive training in conservation and preservation practices are also included in the scope of activities for this position.
As Senior Project Manager, you will work closely with projects’ managers as well as the rest of the projects’ teams, including content experts and software developers, to help plan and execute these initiatives. You will coordinate activities and ensure smooth workflows; create and maintain project documentation, including project proposals, budgets and close out reports; monitor progress and schedules; foster user experience and user interface evaluation; and communicate with project stakeholders, management, and other relevant parties. You will have the opportunity to contribute significantly to these innovative projects as well as participate in scholarly convenings.
While the Senior Project Manager will initially focus on the JPC Archive and AAAHI projects, over time there will be opportunities to manage and contribute to other large and complex projects related to GRI special collections. In addition, as a limited-term full-time Senior Project Manager in this division, this person will also be asked to assist other GRI projects as needed, as well as contribute to the discovery and planning process for upcoming projects.
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's curatorial department of Paintings seeks a highly organized, responsible and flexible individual to provide administrative support as a Senior Staff Assistant to a dynamic team of four curators. The successful candidate will be proficient with Microsoft Office applications and data systems, have strong administrative, communication (both written and verbal) and interpersonal skills, exercise discretion in dealing with information about the collection, and be meticulous in their approach to daily business tasks.
Duties require largely independent execution, including: coordinating meetings, events, and domestic and international travel; composing and tracking a wide range of documents, including foreign language correspondence, and preparing reports; drafting, processing and monitoring contracts and payments for outside consultants. Undertakes editorial, research, and administrative projects and conducts data analysis. Regularly performs a variety of routine accounting, budget tracking and forecasting, expense reporting, data entry, filing, desktop computer support, mailing, and other clerical tasks. Anticipates departmental administrative needs and develops efficiencies to maximize workflow productivity. Handles complex written and phone inquiries and interacts with all levels of internal personnel and external colleagues and guests.
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's curatorial department of Sculpture and Decorative Arts seeks a highly organized, responsible and flexible individual to provide administrative support for the department. The successful candidate will be proficient with Microsoft Office applications and data systems, have strong administrative, communication (both written and verbal) and interpersonal skills, be meticulous in their approach to daily business tasks, and exercise discretion in dealing with information about the collection.
Duties require largely independent execution, including: coordinating meetings, events, and domestic and international travel; composing and tracking a wide range of documents, including foreign language correspondence, and preparing reports; drafting, processing and monitoring contracts and payments for outside consultants. Undertakes editorial, research, and administrative projects and conducts data analysis. Regularly performs a variety of routine accounting, budget tracking and forecasting, expense reporting, data entry, filing, desktop computer support, mailing, and other clerical tasks. Anticipates departmental administrative needs and develops efficiencies to minimize workflow disruptions. Handles complex written and phone inquiries and interacts with all levels of internal personnel and outside colleagues and guests.
The Getty Research Institute seeks a Library Annex Supervisor to oversee the circulation of a growing number of library books and serials (currently over 1,200,000) and other items and coordinate the work of the Circulation staff at the Getty Library off-site Annex facility in Valencia, California, 91355. The Annex Supervisor is the main site contact coordinating with other Getty Research Institute Library and Getty departments at the Annex. Reporting to the Manager of Circulation (GRI), the Library Annex Supervisor will also work in consultation with the Digital Collection Development Librarian for the Getty Research Portal, assists with the maintenance and coordination of spreadsheets, workflows, materials tracking, and delivery for ongoing book and serials digitization processes.
The Library Annex Supervisor also manages, establishes and maintains communication with a variety of Getty departments regarding Library Annex safety and security issues. The Library Annex Supervisor is a Getty-wide liaison, who disseminates information to other Getty departments regarding Library Annex building-related and security issues to ensure that issues are reported and resolved in a timely manner.
The Getty Research Institute is dedicated to furthering knowledge and advancing awareness of the visual arts and their various histories through its expertise, ongoing collecting program, public programs, institutional partnerships, exhibitions, publications, digital services, and residential scholars’ programs. Among the world’s premier art libraries, the Getty Library and its Special Collections include over 1.5 million volumes, rare materials, and digital resources, which serve a vast international community of scholars and the interested public. The Institute's activities and scholarly resources guide and sustain each other and collectively provide a unique environment for research, critical inquiry, and scholarly exchange.