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About the Role
The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation (RRF) is seeking a highly organized, detail-oriented Senior Registrar to coordinate and oversee all aspects of art movement, installation, shipping, documentation, and compliance for the Foundation’s collection. This role involves managing local and international logistics, ensuring record accuracy, overseeing loans and insurance, and supporting programming. The position requires extensive collaboration with internal teams and external partners, strong project management skills, and clear communication abilities in a fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities
- Schedules and manages art movement on- and off-site, maintaining a shared art movement schedule.
- Plans and oversees art installations and viewings, including collection exhibition rotations.
- Plans and coordinates local, domestic, and international art shipments.
- Develops, manages, and maintains project budgets, including estimates and invoices.
- Manages internal and external art movement tracking and associated receipts.
- Reviews facility reports and insurance policies, and generates loan and consignment agreements.
- Reviews foreign indemnity and immunity laws for outgoing loans and consignments.
- Serves as the primary contact for insurance-related matters, including certificates, claims, and audits.
- Acts as the point of contact for RRF’s insurance company.
- Reviews insurance policies to ensure compliance for loaned artworks.
- Collaborates with leadership on the annual collection audit and oversees the process.
- Makes and reviews detailed condition reports for loans and consignments.
- Manages foundation courier travel and travels as a courier nationally and internationally.
- Provides courier training for curatorial and collections management staff.
- Supports the development of inventory and access schedules for programming needs.
- Assists in developing the department’s annual budget and supports expense tracking.
- Coordinates art photography documentation as requested or aligned with priorities.
- Attends cross-functional and departmental meetings, providing updates.
- Routinely inspects storage areas for environmental conditions and risk management.
- Implements the emergency response plan for RRF’s warehouse.
- Determines the whereabouts of RRF artworks with unknown locations.
- Conducts a full print inventory and determines photo documentation needs.
Requirements
- Seven or more years of registration experience in a museum or gallery.
- Supervisory experience required.
- B.A., M.A., or M.F.A. in art, art history, museum studies or related discipline.
- Experience using collection management database systems, FileMaker Pro highly preferred.
- Valid New York State driver’s license required.
- Demonstrated knowledge of collection care best practices for art handling, installation, storage, and condition reporting.
- Demonstrated project management experience, ideally with cross-functional teams.
- Strong organization skills required.
- Exceptional written and oral communication skills.
- Strong computer skills: MacOS, MS Office, Adobe CS, Google Sheets/Calendars.
- Ability to sit, stand, speak, and hear for extended periods.
- Ability to use a computer and office equipment.
- Ability to travel nationally and internationally.
- Ability to lift up to 40lbs. and safely maneuver complex objects.
- Ability to climb stairs and ladders.
Skills
- Art movement coordination
- Art installation planning
- Art shipment coordination
- Budget management
- Database management
- Loan and consignment agreement generation
- Insurance policy review
- Condition reporting
- Courier management
- Inventory management
- Project management
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Written communication
- Oral communication
- MacOS
- MS Office
- Adobe CS
- Google Sheets
- Google Calendars
Location
- Westchester County, NY
- Lower Manhattan
- Mount Vernon, NY
Work Type
- In-person
- Fully in-person
Experience Level
- Senior
- Seven or more years of experience
- Supervisory experience
Education Level
- B.A.
- M.A.
- M.F.A.
About the Company
- The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation (RRF) builds on the legacy of artist Robert Rauschenberg.
- The Foundation emphasizes Rauschenberg's belief that artists can drive social change.
- Rauschenberg sought to act in the “gap” between art and life, valuing chance and collaboration across disciplines.
- The Foundation celebrates new and even untested ways of thinking.
Equal Opportunity
- The Foundation is committed to fostering an equitable and inclusive work environment where everyone can thrive.
- As an equal opportunity employer, we value diversity in all its forms and actively seek to attract a wide range of talented individuals.
- We strongly encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, particularly those from communities historically underrepresented in arts organizations.