Position Overview: Reporting to the Director of Design, the Exhibition Designer is a key team member providing design-based solutions for world-class exhibition projects and spatial display enhancements at varying scales. These exhibition projects will focus primarily on art-based interpretive and experiential outcomes. Experience in all phases of the exhibition design process is preferred with a concentration on architectural based results.
This position is a one-year term.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS AND CHARACTERISTICS

• Bachelor’s degree or higher required in design related field such as architecture, industrial design, interior design or fine art.
• Proven capabilities to develop creative, innovative, and aesthetically sophisticated solutions to complex design problems.
• Must be process driven, demonstrate strong visual design skills, possess a careful attention to detail, appreciate art in all its many forms and have a solid understanding of user-centered design principles.
• Must be creative, innovative designer with excellent verbal/written communication and presentation skills
• Experience in CAD-based design solutions, preferably with Vectorworks and mixed physical-digital environmental design.
• Experience and familiarity with implementing ADA related design practices and requirements
• Background in exhibition, architecture, theatrical design, or industrial design.
• Must be adept at being part of a highly collaborative team, maintaining tight timeframes, and working constructively with a wide array of stakeholders
• A commitment to support the Museum’s values of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access (IDEA)

• Design special exhibitions and gallery installations through all phases of a project, and under tight deadlines
• On assigned projects, act as a 3D design representative within the project team
• Work closely with and integrate (but not limited to) the contributions of curatorial, graphic design, interpretation, conservation and media.
• Create detailed drawings that include schematics, layouts, finished designs, and construction drawings in both 2D and 3D formats
• Provide regular updates to Project Manager and Design Director on projects progress, including resource request