About This Job
This is a full-time position located at the
State Museum in New Orleans, LA.
The Louisiana State Museum (LSM) is a complex of national landmarks housing thousands of artifacts and work reflecting Louisiana's legacy of historic events and cultural diversity.
This position is responsible for overseeing and assisting with the exhibitions at the state museum locations in New Orleans.
Minimum Qualifications
A bachelor’s degree in museum studies, a humanities field, historic preservation, or fine arts; OR
A bachelor’s degree in forestry, wildlife or natural resource management, botany, biology, or ecology.
Job Specification
The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.
Job Duties:
Job Duties and Other Information
- Lead exhibition designer and graphic designer.
- Consults with the appropriate museum staff and/or guest curators/historians/artists/scholars to create original concepts and design ideas for temporary and/or permanent exhibits using drawings, schematics, graphic design, etc. to produce visually compelling, informative, engaging, innovative, relevant and inclusive methods for visitors to discover and connect with history, art, culture, and corresponding LSM artifacts and exhibitions.
- Installs and de-installs museum exhibitions, resolving problems of design and installation; delivers and assists in the installation of exhibits at all nine museum locations.
- Supervises assistant graphics and exhibition WAE employees.
- Is familiar and adept at utilizing all appropriate museum policies, forms, etc. to effectively and efficiently accomplish tasks and goals.
- Helps maintain exhibits work areas by making sure department is clean and functional.
Position-Specific Details:
Appointment Type: This position is being filled as a probational appointment. Current permanent status state employees may be required to accept a probational appointment.
Work Schedule: This position is a full-time position that reports in-office at the State Museum located in New Orleans. Work on weekends, overtime, and travel may be required of this position.
Location: This is a full-time position located at the State Museum locations in New Orleans.
Career Progression: This position is in a Career Progression Group to a Curator 3. As part of a Career Progression Group, vacancies may be filled from this recruitment as a Curator 1, 2, or 3 based on the qualifications of the selected applicant. Please refer to the "Class Specifications" page by clicking
here, for specific information of salary ranges, minimum qualifications and job concepts for each level.
How To Apply:
No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.
To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply
” link and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.
- Information to support your eligibility for this job title must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumeswill notbe accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.
The Office of the Lieutenant Governor and the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism are participants in the E-Verify system for identification and employment eligibility purposes.
For Further Information About This Vacancy Contact:
Pacee Wallace
Department of Culture, Recreation, & Tourism
1051 N. 3rdStreet
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Phone: 225-342-8202
pwallace@crt.la.gov
Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity to
make a difference through public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.
As a State Employee, You Will Earn Competitive Pay, Choose From a Variety Of Benefits, And Have Access To a Great Professional Development Program:
Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/
Parental Leave – Up to six weeks paid parental leave
More information can be found at https://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx
Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:
- New Year's Day
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,
- Mardi Gras,
- Good Friday,
- Memorial Day,
- Independence Day,
- Labor Day,
- Veteran's Day,
- Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
- Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor
State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.
Retirement – State Of Louisiana Employees Are Eligible To Participate In Various Retirement Systems (based On The Type Of Appointment And Agency For Which An Employee Works). These Retirement Systems Provide Retirement Allowances And Other Benefits For State Officers And Employees And Their Beneficiaries. State Retirement Systems May Include (but Are Not Limited To):
- Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video to give you more detailed information about their system
- Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),
- Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others
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Provide the level of degree, major as given on your official transcript, school name, and date earned for each degree you have completed. Example: (Bachelor’s in biology at Louisiana State University May 2012) If you have not completed a degree enter N/A.
