Title: Collections Technician, Objects & Paintings

State Role Title: Media Specialist I

Hiring Range: $40,815 annually

Pay Band: 3

Agency: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

Location: MAIN MUSEUM

Agency Website: 

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

The Collections Management department of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts invites applications from individuals skilled in collections care, object housing, and storage maintenance for the role of Collections Technician, Objects and Paintings.

This position offers critical support to the storage, preservation, and presentation of all objects and paintings in the care, custody, and control of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. The role requires skill and experience working with many types of art. This position will play a supporting role in the Collections Department during the upcoming VMFA expansion.

Duties Include: • Participating in the maintenance of all collections storage spaces at VMFA (on and offsite) for objects and paintings.
• Participating in storage organization and improvement projects, and planned implementation of offsite storage in support of the museum expansion project.
• Creating storage mounts and housing.
• Transporting art within the museum and between onsite and offsite storage spaces.
• Utilizing TMS collections management system and other computer programs for data management, communication, and scheduling.

Salary and Benefits:
This is a salaried, non-exempt position offering $40,815/annually and Commonwealth of Virginia employee benefits, such as 12 paid holidays, health care and more. VMFA staff also enjoy agency benefits like free admission to special exhibitions, previews of special exhibitions, employee pricing for selection museum programs and classes, and discounts at Amuse Restaurant, Best Café, Floris, and VMFA Shop

Minimum Qualifications

• Knowledge of and demonstrated skill in the secure housing, storage, handling, and transportation of objects and paintings according to best practices and industry standards.
• Demonstrated skill in the fabrication of appropriate housing for artwork.
• Ability and knowledge to participate in proper maintenance and organization of art storage areas.
• Good judgment, flexibility, and willingness to adapt to shifting priorities and deadlines

Additional Considerations

• Documented success as a professional Collections Assistant or Technician, Conservation Technician, or Art Handler in a museum environment; minimum two years’ experience.
• Experience with lifts and significant skill in the operation of hand and power fabrication tools as well as other material handling equipment.
• Graduation from an accredited college or university or equivalent work experience.
• Proficiency in the use of Collections Management Systems (preferably TMS), Microsoft 365, and project management software such as Asana.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Selected candidates must pass a criminal history background check

To apply for this position, you must submit an online application via the Virginia Jobs website (https://www.jobs.virginia.gov/home) no later than 11:55 PM on the designated closing date. Open until filled but priority given to applications received in the first two weeks. 

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your candidacy.

Please be sure to submit three (3) references, professional references preferred, who able to attest to your knowledge, skills, and abilities relevant to this position.

Should you need assistance or have any questions, please reach out to recruitment@vmfa.museum.

VMFA is a Virginia Values Veterans (V3) Certified Employer. 

Contact Information

Name: Human Resources Services

Phone: please email

Email: recruitment@vmfa.museum

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.