Museum director Jobs in Glendale ca

The Pacific Asia Museum, founded in 1971 and accredited by the American Alliance of Museums in 2009, is committed to scholarship and has produced more than 50 exhibition catalogues. It has a collection of over 15,000 items from across Asia and the Pacific Islands, extending from Persia to the Pacific Islands and spans more than 500 years. In 2013, The University of Southern California acquired the museum to form USC Pacific Asia Museum. The museum’s connection to the university expands the community benefiting from the museum’s role as a vital resource for education, cultural heritage and scholarship; and broadens the audience interested in dialogues about art, history and culture.

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SCOPE OF POSITION :

The Director reports to the Executive Director of USC Museums, develops the museum’s vision, communicates its mission across communities and platforms, and is the principal administrative and fiscal officer of USC Pacific Asia Museum. The Director is the museum’s leading spokesperson to a broad constituency including students, faculty, donors, alumni, university leaders, trustees, volunteers, visitors, local, global arts and philanthropic communities and the global museum and academic communities. The Director leads the marketing, fundraising, research and educational initiatives, curatorial vision, acquisitions program and exhibition schedule, as well as facility planning and budgetary process.

RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Develop and implement strategic and budgetary plans to ensure the continuing integration of the museum into the broader university as an integral place for learning, and as a destination for the broader community.
• Manage museum resources including human, museum collection, capital, revenue and expenditures and the processes and controls necessary for implementation.
• Ensure alignment between the museum’s goals and the overarching goals of the University and leverage USC resources.
• Develop and implement plans to designate PAM as a globally recognized resource for the study of Asian and Pacific Islands’ art and culture.
• Lead the outreach to and create partnerships with traditional and contemporary Asian and Pacific Islands arts scholars, artists, museums, and other cultural organizations, collectors and benefactors.
• Develop a brand promise / identity and marketing plan to communicate the identity and promise of the museum to the university, community, and donors.
• Ensure curation of exhibits, shows, and acquisitions are consistent with the brand promise / identity.
• Drive marketing and communication. Personally, and inspirationally communicate and advocate on behalf of the USC Pacific Asia Museum across media platforms, cultural institutions, galleries and all other global sources of influence in the world of scholarship, art and culture.
• Attend and represent USC PAM at relevant conferences, exhibitions and events, or where requested by Advancement and / or University Marketing.
• Build and lead, in conjunction with USC’s University Advancement Office, a robust ongoing development / advancement and revenue program ensuring a capital reserve to fund programs, people and other resources.
• Oversee personnel and ensure a cohesive team and collaborative work environment. Promote individual initiative and provide mentorship.
• Establish relationships and collaborate with University senior administrative and academic leaders and colleagues.
• Encourage and recruit interdisciplinary faculty participation including potential co-curatorial roles and research programs.
• Collaborate with volunteers and other community leaders and be a resource for K-12 and other community programs.
• Oversee the curating of exhibitions. Develop criteria, plans and processes for new acquisitions.
• Develop and manage budgets. Oversee the allocation of expenditure and resources.
• Foster and promote the museum as a point of entry for exploration into Pacific and Asian art and culture.

CRITERIA :

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