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Director of Collections and Exhibitions

The Orange County Museum of Art (OCMA), located on the Segerstrom Center for the Arts campus in Costa Mesa, California, seeks an experienced, highly motivated professional for the position of Director of Collections and Exhibitions to supervise the documentation of the Museum’s physical and intellectual collections, archives and library holdings.

This position will oversee the Museum’s collections, artwork on loan to the Museum from other institutions and private collectors shown through in-house temporary exhibitions, permanent collection exhibitions, and outside travelling exhibitions.

The Director of Collections and Exhibitions also has primary responsibility for overseeing the research, content development and the Museum’s collection management procedures, including registration, conservation, environment and risk management.

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Director of Learning and Engagement

The Orange County Museum of Art (OCMA), located on the Segerstrom Center for the Arts campus in Costa Mesa, California, seeks a collaborative Director of Learning and Engagement to develop an innovative vision and lead all programmatic activity both internal and external to engage diverse audiences, increase public involvement, and expand the Museum’s role in the community.

This position requires a self-motivated, experienced and enthusiastic professional grounded in serving diverse communities, learners of all ages, a network of artists, creatives, and educators, and a deep understanding of and commitment to visual art-making practices.

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Associate Registrar

The Orange County Museum of Art (OCMA), located on the Segerstrom Center for the Arts campus in Costa Mesa, California, seeks a highly effective and proficient Associate Registrar with the breadth of experience and expertise to manage assigned registration activities for the fullest range of modern and contemporary artwork types and exhibition complexities, and to provide collection, exhibition, and loan support to the Curatorial and Collections Departments.

OCMA manages a collection of over 4,500 objects, a robust exhibition schedule, and an active loan program.  Reporting to the Director of Collections and Exhibitions, the successful candidate will work closely with OCMA Curators, Installation Director and Preparators to provide overall support on all collection and exhibition projects.

The Associate Registrar will have a central role in advancing registration methods, policies, and procedures for the Museum’s exhibitions program in ways that are aligned with the Museum’s strategic priorities and the goals of the Curatorial and Collections Departments, and will be responsible for successfully planning, managing, and documenting registration activities for assigned projects related to the Museum’s exhibitions program, including temporary and touring exhibitions.

The position provides an opportunity to establish leadership skills in advancing the Museum’s dynamic exhibitions and collections programs, operate as a lead registrar on assigned projects,  work collaboratively with colleagues in Curatorial, Facilities, Operations, Security, Visitor Experience, and other Museum departments in realizing collections stewardship, exhibitions and artwork research, and represent the Museum’s interests to artists, studios, fabricators, estates, donors, vendors, galleries, other museums, and other art communities.

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Museum Janitor

The Orange County Museum of Art, located on the Segerstrom Center for the Arts campus in Costa Mesa, California, seeks an experienced and detail oriented individual to join its team as Museum Janitor.

The Museum Janitor will perform the critical task of maintaining an exceptionally high quality of cleanliness of the Museum building and a strict adherence to safety.

The ideal candidate must have a strong work ethic, and for safety, performance, and productivity, must have the ability to read, write, speak and understand English and follow verbal and written instruction, and have a commitment to keeping a clean and well-maintained environment for Museum visitors and staff.

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Manager of Public Engagement and Community Programs

The Manager of Public Engagement and Community Programs will develop and execute public and community programs in response to the Museum’s collections, exhibitions on view, and core programmatic tenets. With a focus on community gatherings and interdisciplinary activities, OCMA’s programs are designed to foster creativity, strengthen family and community bonds, and support mental health and wellness. The Manager of Public Engagement and Community Programs is an active position, one that thrives on engagement with the public and works at the intersection of art and audiences. Programs managed and run by the position include, but are not limited to, monthly family programming, teen focused events, art-making activities, film series, large-scale music and DJ performances, among others.

The successful candidate will maintain an awareness of local, national, and global contemporary art and cultural trends, and have a passion and interest in cultivating and sustaining relationships with individuals, cultural organizations, community agencies, and academic institutions in and across Orange County. The position is responsible for the execution of a balanced programming calendar, ensuring that people of all ages and abilities can form their own interpretations and connections to art by telling stories, asking questions, actively making and participating in the artistic process, and offering and listening to multiple perspectives.

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Graphic & Web Designer

The Orange County Museum of Art (OCMA), located on the Segerstrom Center for the Arts campus in Costa Mesa, California, seeks a highly effective, experienced Graphic and Web Designer. Housed within the Curatorial Department the Graphic and Web Designer works with the Museum’s brand and identity, exhibitions, marketing campaigns, membership, public programs, education and learning initiatives, as well as all other communications across the museum.

This position will be responsible for designing a variety of digital and analog communications from concept to completion, including email campaigns, web-based and print advertising, design for social media platforms and video titles, institutional signage, posters, exhibition graphics, brochures, print invitations and mailers, publications, and environmental graphics.

To be successful in this role, you must have design and production experience for an art museum, art gallery, artist-centered studio, or art publication studio.

In addition, you must be able to conceptualize design solutions that prioritize user experience, clear visual communication, contemporary design aesthetics, and the brand identity of the Museum, drawing on deep knowledge of typography, composition, design systems, and other core principles of design, and must have a strong understanding of the technical aspects of designing dynamic assets and a personal interest in exploring opportunities for engagement in digital experiences and communications within a Museum environment.

The idea candidate will have experience maintaining and updating websites, employing knowledge of current developments and trends in digital design to create integrated and dynamic design solutions that advance the Museum’s online practice, will work closely with the CEO and Director, Director of Learning & Engagement, Chief Curator, and other OCMA team members, to advise on current best practices in digital design.

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