Manager, Exhibit Production

How You’ll Contribute

The Campus and Experiences division creates and supports inspirational experiences for live audiences and delivers excellent service and operations at National Geographic Society facilities. The division is responsible for our Base Camp headquarters, including all aspects of the Museum of Exploration. This division also produces and generates revenue through National Geographic Live, Speakers Bureau and National Geographic’s Traveling Exhibitions programs.

The Operations team provides an outstanding experience to everyone who comes to our headquarters, including visitors, donors, and staff. We are focused on planning for and operations of visitor experiences and campus-wide operations. The team is responsible for providing services that all staff rely on, including cleaning, mail and packages, office space management, building engineering, interactive technology, and sustainability.

The Exhibit Production Manager reports to the Director, Experiences Production and Fabrication and manages the Fabrication Specialists, logistics, construction, installation and maintenance of exhibitions. This position works directly with NG, carpenters, painters, and engineers, to manage the build and construction of museum and traveling exhibits. The role supports the Exhibit Creative Team for the planning, development, and fabrication of new exhibits at the Museum of Exploration.

The position will manage the fabrication staff and coordinate with other building services divisions. The Exhibit Production Manager manages the exhibit operations and maintenance of all the exhibition spaces within the Museum of Exploration. The role supports the Print Lab and frame shop with production and installation, as well as the Manager of Traveling Exhibitions on storing, crating and shipping of National Geographic traveling exhibits.

Due to the nature of this role in supporting live exhibitions and museum operations, regular weekend shifts and weekend availability are a core requirement of the position.

This role requires evening, weekend, holiday, and/or non-standard work hours.

• Manage the daily exhibits operations, logistics, personnel scheduling, production and digital archive of exhibit construction and installation. (30%)

• Manage vendors, subcontractors (internal and external) and security on the exhibit operations needs at the museum and other programming facilities. (10%)

• Manage the daily exhibit fabrication needs and maintenance for the Museum of Exploration. (20%)

• Work with Exhibitions and Public Experiences staff to plan future Museum and Traveling exhibitions. (10%)

• Support the production, shipping and condition reporting of traveling photo exhibits. (10%)

• Manage operation of the Museum workshop fabrication areas and off-site storage operations. (15%)

• Manage IPM plan for Museum workshop and on-site storage areas. (5%)

Bachelor’s Degree – or relevant experience required.

7+ years of relevant technical exhibitions operations experience. 3+ years of team management experience.

Ability to effectively work with others cross departmentally and manage a team

Demonstrated experience scheduling equitable work shifts for a team to ensure operations and maintenance are supported during core hours

Knowledge of museum standards and practices

A strong aptitude for tools and standard construction practices

Familiarity with A/V, electronic and mechanical principles and techniques

Technical knowledge of fabrication and construction, electronics and other relevant skills related to the production and transport of exhibition and experiences.

Knowledge of budgeting, contracting…