Exhibition Production Designer

170 Whitney Avenue, New Haven, Connecticut

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The Exhibition Production Designer will be responsible for conceptualizing, drafting, and refining 3D designs for spatial layout of exhibitions and displays at the Peabody Museum. This position reports to the Head of Visual Design and works closely with the exhibitions team, curators, and other stakeholders to creatively translate key concepts, goals, and collection materials into an engaging visitor experience that can be produced within budget, timeline, and collection care parameters.

The Exhibition Production Designer will be responsible for tracking project tasks and deliverables throughout the exhibition development process. This position may manage or instruct students.

• High proficiency with AutoCAD, Fusion, Sketch Up, and/or other 3D design and modeling software. Experience with Adobe Creative Suite.
• Proven ability to communicate clearly and incorporate feedback from multiple stakeholders in collaborative design development processes.
• Comfort working on multiple projects lity to track detailed project status and deliverables through design development, fabrication, and installation.
• Proven ability to understand and apply conservation, lighting, and construction design principles and best practices. Demonstrated dedication to keeping abreast of industry trends, tools, and best practices.
• Three years exhibition, architecture, theater, industrial design, or related experience. Demonstrated experience with fabrication processes and materials.

• Familiarity with natural history and human culture collections and display principles. Familiarity with print production methods. Student instruction and supervision.

• Confers with administrative, curatorial, and exhibit staff members to determine theme, content, interpretative or informational purpose, and planned location of exhibit. Discusses budget, promotion, and time limitations, and develops production schedule for fabrication and installation of exhibit components.
• Prepares preliminary drawings of proposed exhibit, including detailed construction, layout, and special effect diagrams and material specifications, for final drawing rendition by other personnel, basing design and specifications on knowledge of artistic and technical concepts, principles, and techniques.
• Submits plan for approval, and adapts plan as needed to serve intended purpose or to conform to budget or fabrication restrictions.
• As part of an in-house exhibition team, works closely with curators, guest curators and other museum/gallery staff to determine methods and materials, develop cost estimates, and organize and track work flow. Works with Graphic Designer to determine the graphic look and feel of the exhibit.
• Oversees preparation of artwork and construction of exhibit components to ensure intended interpretation of concepts and conformance to structural and material specifications.
• Arranges for acquisition of specimens or graphics or building of exhibit structures by outside contractors as needed to complete exhibit.
• Inspects installed exhibit for conformance to specifications and satisfactory operation of special effects components.
• Oversees placement of collection objects or informational materials in exhibit framework.
• May perform other duties as assigned.

Bachelor’s degree in a related field and three years of related experience.

09/25/2026

Professional

NON

Administration & Operations

Supervisor;
Senior Associate (23)

$65,000.00 - $

Full time

Staff

On-site

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