(Name-mce) ListServ Wing Luke Asian Museum Seattle WA

[Villanueva Anselmo]

August 2, 2006

 

Job Opening:  Exhibit Coordinator at the Wing Luke Asian Museum

 

The Wing Luke Asian Museum seeks an individual to coordinate the
development, design and

installation of exhibitions created alongside Asian Pacific American
communities in the Pacific

Northwest. 

 

The Exhibit Coordinator oversees development of exhibit content,
research including oral

history interviews, interview transcription and editing, text writing,
editing and layout, and design and

installation of exhibits; coordinates communications and outreach with
exhibits community advisory

committees and other exhibit participants; trains volunteer participants
to conduct and transcribe oral history

interviews and participate in other exhibit-related activities;
coordinates artifact and photo gathering with

community participants; is responsible for daily exhibits operations;
and coordinates a museum teen program.

This position reports to and works closely with the Senior Exhibits
Planner, is a member of the program

department team, collaborates closely with other staff members, and
supervises exhibit interns and a teen

program intern.

 

The successful candidate will demonstrate organization and
administrative skills; will have strong skills in

networking and collaborating with staff exhibit team members, community
partners and volunteers of diverse

ages and backgrounds; will be a good communicator; will maintain a high
level of professional responsibility,

integrity and dependability. The Exhibit Coordinator must be able to
work with minimal supervision, as well

as part of a team, and possess both flexibility and a sense of humor in
a high-pressure environment.

 

The daily duties of this position will include outreach to and
communication with community members;

research and oral history gathering; meeting preparation and follow-up;
as well as exhibit content

development and coordination. This individual must prioritize skillfully
to manage a heavy workload for the

Museum's current and upcoming exhibitions. The successful candidate will
be one who appreciates the

mission/program of the Wing Luke Asian Museum, who enjoys rapid change,
and is a quick learner. Due to

the Museum's upcoming major expansion, this position has high growth
potential. Experience with Asian

Pacific American community activities or with community-based nonprofit
organizations is a plus.

 

This is a full-time 40 hours per week position. Benefits include
medical, dental, life/disability insurance, paid

vacation and sick leave. Salary DOE. The organizational environment
consists of hard-working, friendly, fun-loving

staff and community volunteers committed to a thriving community-based
organization. The position is

available immediately. Resumes will be accepted until the position is
filled. 

 

Send cover letter and resume to:

Cassie Chinn, Program Director

Wing Luke Asian Museum

407 - 7th Ave. S.

Seattle, WA 98104

(206) 623-5124 ext.131

(206) 623-4559 (fax)

cchinn at wingluke.org
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The Wing Luke Asian Museum is an Asian Pacific American (APA)
community-based museum with a unique emphasis on the

community development process. It is dedicated to engaging the APA
communities and the public in exploring issues related to the

culture, art and history of Asian Pacific Americans. It is a museum of
regional and national significance, and is a Smithsonian

Institution affiliate. The Museum is committed to contributing to the
economic development of its neighborhood, Seattle's

Chinatown/International District. In 2003 WLAM purchased a historic
building in the district that was built by Asian American

pioneers in the early 1900's. We have presently raised over $17M towards
our $23M capital campaign goal to transform this building

into the new expanded home for WLAM. Construction began in Spring 2006,
and the expanded museum will open in Spring 2008.

 

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Joann Natalia Aquino
Public Relations Manager
Wing Luke Asian Museum
407-7th Avenue South
Seattle, WA 98104
phone: 206.623.5124 ext. 106   |   fax: 206.652.4963
www.wingluke.org <http://www.wingluke.org/> 
e-mail: jaquino at wingluke.org
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