Exhibitions Coordinator
The Walt Disney Archives
40-hour work week
$47,806 to $64,130 per year
USA, Burbank, California
Responsible for coordinating project pipeline for the Walt Disney Archives exhibits program and other events as assigned. Duties will include ensuring appropriate communications, project support, resources, and delivery to meet stakeholder expectations.
The Project Coordinator, Exhibitions coordinates various high visibility and cross-functional projects programs for Walt Disney Archives (WDA). Projects are mostly in the WDA traveling exhibitions program but may include other WDA events as well. The Coordinator will be responsible for assisting with multiple concurrent traveling exhibitions that will range from project development requirements, scope and deliverables and coordination of all project related activities – from initiation through project closure.
The Exhibitions Coordinator works with various other Disney departments, such as Legal, Corporate Alliances, DPEP, Corporate Communications and other business units of TWDC where applicable – to ensure communication and collaboration with the Archives. The Coordinator will work closely with the Exhibitions Creative Lead to ensure project scope and deliverables are fulfilled.
Job Responsibilities and Duties:
- Update and maintain Museum+, the Archives’ digital asset management system
- Create and maintain object lists for all exhibitions
- Assist the Exhibitions Team with all aspects of the development process, including, but not limited to: creating exhibit labels and text panels, coordinating with the Collections team to ensure objects are pulled and conditioned, assisting with packing/crating/shipping logistics, routing creative for approval both internally and to external partners, when applicable
- Assist with exhibit installs/de-installs.
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For more than 50 years, the Walt Disney Archives has carefully safeguarded the most treasured items from The Walt Disney Company’s history, including original scripts, movie props and costumes, Walt Disney’s correspondence and script notes, theme park artifacts, merchandise, millions of archival photographs, and many of Walt’s personal effects.