At State Library Victoria, we believe that access to information and stories builds knowledge, strengthens community and inspires our future. Our recent redevelopment transformed our services and spaces, enhancing our role as a driver of Victoria’s education, innovation, tourism and creative industries. As the world enters a time of unprecedented change, this capacity to transform and adapt has never been more important as we support the community to navigate a fundamentally changed, post-COVID-19 world.
1. Calling all dedicated professional Exhibition Producers!
2. Come work in one of Victoria's foremost landmark cultural locations!
3. Ongoing full-time role, salary range between $83,333-$89,661
About the Library
State Library Victoria is Australia's oldest public library, and one of the first free public libraries in the world.
We believe in the power of knowledge to change lives. Free to access and open to all, the Library enriches the cultural, educational, social and economic lives of all Victorians.
State Library Victoria preserves and shares the stories of Victoria and the world, and is a major destination for stimulating cultural experiences, contemporary debates, and community-driven collecting. We encourage learning, exploration, imagination, and creativity, opening up possibilities for all Victorians.
About the Opportunity
The Exhibition Producer oversees and coordinates the development and delivery of a range of exhibition projects, including major and minor shows, touring shows, displays and changeovers. They may also support stand-alone commissions, programs, site-wide activations, infrastructure projects and online exhibition experiences.
Key to this role is working with other Library teams, and internal and external stakeholders to deliver and maintain exhibitions and exhibition activities within project timeframes and budgets.
The Exhibition Producer is the central point for keeping project contributors informed, and coordinating and triaging tasks across staff, teams and contractors involved in any given project, in line with schedule and budget.
The Exhibition Producer is accountable for the following measurable outcomes:
4. Coordinates the production and maintenance of high-quality exhibition projects within designated time frames and budgets, serving as the primary point of contact for the project.
5. Engages with teams across the Library and external partners, including curators, to ensure the successful delivery of exhibitions.
6. Coordinates the daily logistics associated with the delivery of exhibitions, including changeovers, touring and online exhibitions.
7. Supports the operations and maintenance of exhibition spaces; provides exhibition maintenance plans.
8. Contributes to the creation of schedules and timelines for projects, setting phase dates, milestones and deadlines.
9. Administers financial and contractual processes for the project including creating, tracking and maintaining budgets, procurement, invoicing, RFQs, acquittals and other as required.
10. Collates and develops project documentation including major phase gateway documentation and presentations including risk management and quality assurance processes.
11. Communicates relevant information regularly with teams across the branch and library to ensure seamless delivery.
12. Supports a process of continuous improvement by providing feedback through internal process reviews.
About You
The ideal candidate possesses solid professional knowledge of all facets of exhibition co-ordination. Comfortable with producing and managing clearly defined schedules, you take any unexpected challenges in your stride, as well as managing potential risks, timelines and emerging issues.
In addition, you will come to us with:
13. Tertiary qualifications in related field, or equivalent experience.
14. Demonstrated experience in exhibition production co-ordination, or similar within complex cultural organisations, such a museums, libraries etc.
15. Demonstrated experience in working with and creating clearly defined schedules in a similar setting, including managing emerging issues associated with coordination of conflicting timelines.
16. Demonstrated experience in project management of events and exhibitions, preferably in arts, library or similar setting in a multidisciplinary team.
17. Demonstrated experience in administering financial and contractual processes, such as creating, tracking and maintaining a budget.
State Library Victoria is a child-safe organisation. A valid Working with Children Check will be required before commencing.
How to apply
Please click the Apply button to submit your application via, attaching the following documents:
18. Resume
19. Cover letter (maximum 3 pages) summarising how you meet the in the Position Description and the About You section of the advertisement.
For more information on format and content of your application, please see on the page.
Enquiries
For a confidential discussion about the opportunity, please contact Angharad Wynne-Jones, Head of Audience Engagement at .
For assistance with the application process, or to discuss options for internal transfers, please contact the People team at .
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Reasonable Adjustments
We want all applicants to have an equal opportunity to demonstrate that they are the best person for the job. If you require an adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process, or the provision of a particular access service, please contact our People team on. If you are unable to make this deadline due to unforeseen personal circumstances, please get in contact to obtain a short extension to the deadline.
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