This is the opportunity of a lifetime for a highly skilled Exhibitions Creative Manager to serve as a leader in developing new large-scale exhibits for the State Historical Society of North Dakota including: an innovative North Dakota military gallery; a rethinking of the Pembina State Museum; and state-of-the-art updates to State Museum galleries. 

Join a passionate team and promote North Dakota history. The Exhibitions Creative Manager, a newly created position within the Audience Engagement & Museum Department, oversees the effective concepting, design, writing, and execution of all exhibitions and installations at the State Museum and the Pembina State Museum. Reporting to the Audience Engagement & Museum Director, this manager also is responsible for theme development and first-draft writing of all agency exhibitions, in consultation with the Exhibitions Production Manager. This manager will develop a long-range exhibitions plan for the two museums with assistance from a cross-departmental team and the Exhibition Production Manager. With many new exhibit projects starting, this is a rare opportunity to make your creative mark.

Duties and Tasks

• Serve as Exhibition Creative Manager for North Dakota’s State Museum’s and Pembina State Museum’s permanent, temporary, and digital exhibitions and interpretive projects, working with the Exhibitions Production Manager, cross-departmental teams, and outside stakeholders to support the agency’s mission. Also lead external outreach exhibitions projects. 
• Lead the development of a long-term exhibition plan for two state museums.
• Develop all agency exhibition themes, write interpretive content, and collaborate with editors, marketing, and education teams for exhibition related publicity and education projects.
• Oversee budgets, grant applications, and project timelines for exhibition completion, coordinating installations and artifact care at the agency's two state museums.
• Facilitate communication between internal and external stakeholders, and supervise temporary exhibition staff as needed.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor’s degree in exhibition design, art, history, museum studies, or a closely related field and three years of professional experience in creating successful large exhibitions.
• Demonstrated experience in managing projects from initiation to completion, including coordinating multiple complex projects under tight deadlines.
• Proficiency in writing exhibit text, analyzing bids and contracts, and working with diverse project teams.
• Skilled in the use of materials, tools, and methods for exhibition installation and maintenance.
• Follows emerging trends in exhibition design and embraces creatively exploring new concepts.
• Proficient in design software such as CAS, Canva, Photoshop, Illustrator, and Sketch-Up or the ability to quickly learn new software.
• Knowledge of and adherence to ADA requirements in exhibition design. 

Salary Range: From 4288.00 To 5800.00 Monthly

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