Lead Preparator

Schedule: Variable – Approximately 5 hours/week, and up to 40 hours/week during installation periods

Status: On-call, contractor

Reporting Structure: Reports to Artistic Director

Compensation: $29/hour

Applications due: November 1, 2022

Position Description: Southern Exposure’s Lead Preparator is the technical coordinator for projects and exhibitions. They provide technical assistance in support of all of Southern Exposure’s programs. 

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with SoEx Artistic and Co-Director to plan and manage technical needs and schedules for all exhibitions and projects, communicating details regarding schedules, plans, needs, conflicts, changes, etc
• Oversee the installation and de-installation of exhibitions and projects and the operation of AV equipment for events and rentals
• Hire, schedule and supervise preparators and contractors for carpentry, fabrication, AV operation, and installation/de-installation of projects
• Maintain inventory of equipment, manage equipment storage area, keep storage areas organized, clean, and stocked
• Responds to emails and information requests from staff, artists, and curators
  Inventories equipment and supplies, orders materials as needed for projects

Qualifications:

• Experience working as a preparator in a museum or gallery
• Good communication skills and experience working collaboratively
• Enthusiasm for Southern Exposure’s mission and for contemporary art
• Ability to work independently, take initiative, and follow through
• Patience, flexibility
• Punctuality, reliability
• Basic proficiency in email, office and online tools
• Familiarity with AV equipment, ability to operate basic video equipment highly desirable
• Carpentry and/or AV skills highly desirable
• Respect for diverse backgrounds and voices and a commitment to inclusion, accessibility, and equity
   

Physical Requirements:  

Performing this job requires the use of tools or controls, sitting, communicating, standing, climbing ladders, balancing, stooping or kneeling. While performing the duties of this job, the contractor regularly works on-site at the organization. 

How to apply: Interested candidates should send an email to programs@soex.org with the subject line: Lead Preparator: your name. Please attach a cover letter and resume.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Southern Exposure is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and maintains a policy of non-discrimination with respect to employees and applicants for employment. We value a strong, diverse team. Black and Indigenous individuals, trans- and gender-nonconforming folks, queer people, People of Color, and individuals with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. 

Southern Exposure (SoEx) is an artist-centered nonprofit organization that is committed to supporting visual artists. Through our extensive and innovative programming, SoEx strives to experiment, collaborate and further educate while providing an extraordinary resource center and forum for Bay Area and national artists and youth in our Mission District space and off-site, in the public realm.