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Art
Curator/Registrar
With
more than 1,000 lawyers in 13 offices worldwide, O’Melveny & Myers LLP
helps industry leaders across a broad array of sectors manage the complex
challenges of succeeding in the global economy. We are a values-driven law
firm, guided by the principles of excellence, leadership, and citizenship. Our
commitment to these values is reflected in our dedication to improving access
to justice through pro bono work and championing initiatives that increase the
diversity of the legal profession. Located in the heart of downtown
Duties include on-going, continual
research for affordable, quality art appropriate for OMM offices, both domestic
and international, obtained by visiting dealers, galleries, publishers and
artist studios to assemble collections of work; providing artist biographical
and exhibition provenance, press releases and explanatory information pertaining
to media and technique; preparing detailed presentations and meeting with
designers and architects to discuss art, furniture, plant placement and
lighting of existing space and expansions; offering art tours, discussing the
collection’s history, media techniques and processes, and discourse of specific
pieces for OMM personnel, institutions and private organizations; maintaining
the integrity of the collection by monitoring condition of art and frames to
provide periodic cleaning, conservation and upgrading of mounts and frames, and
scheduling of appropriate repairs; preparing and maintaining a comprehensive
budget and finance report for the collection, detailing all related expenses
and activities, with projections for future needs and developing budgets and
formulas for calculations related to costs and quantity of artwork needed per
square foot of office space; working closely with frame designers to assure
that attention is paid to every detail in complying with archival framing
specifications for each piece of artwork; coordinating insurance, transport,
storage and installations with local art handler firms; organizing documents
for customs, duty and Value Added Tax for international shipping, insurance,
transport and hiring of foreign art handlers; maintaining detailed records of
activities and reports to the Art Committee by memoranda and conference calls
every two months; other duties as needed.
Requirements
include experience in evaluating art quality, printing techniques and medium
with a developed eye for design and installation placement, as well as
experience in maintaining a collection, requisite records and cataloguing,
including registration techniques, labeling and use of a digital camera.
Must be knowledgeable with computers (posting art for viewing; cataloguing;
preparing financial reports). Must have superior communication skills,
both written and verbal, and strong organizational and interpersonal skills
with an ability to organize and direct crews of installers and art
handlers. The ability to exhibit initiative and follow through on
projects, negotiate discounts with dealers and publishers before acquisitions
are made and travel, both domestically and internationally, is required.
Must possess a Bachelor of Arts’ and/or graduate degree in Art History, with
classes in Museum Studies and Gallery Design or equivalent experience by
working in a gallery or museum environment, maintaining and managing a large
collection of fine art.
We
offer an excellent salary and benefits package. For consideration, please
submit your resume in MS Word form to [log in to unmask];
Fax: 213-430-7857;