Tasks & responsibilities

• Manage Cairns Museum’s permanent exhibitions and associated multimedia and infrastructure including maintenance, monitoring and annual cleaning.
• Research, develop and curate a professional, relevant and creative temporary exhibition schedule of inhouse exhibitions, collaborative community exhibitions, and external touring exhibitions for Cairns Museum’s Ground Floor Gallery.
• Manage the design and installation of all temporary exhibitions to a high standard and within budget, and coordinate all stages of installation.
• Innovate and grow the Ground Floor Gallery’s reputation through creative onsite, outreach, and online programs.
• Manage all aspects of Cairns’ Museum’s exhibition loans and associated administration, including transportation, condition reporting, acknowledgements, insurance and return as well as ensure loans, licences and Agreements are up to date for exhibitions and Society Collection.
• Ensure all collection management, exhibition design, installation, labelling, handling and storage is undertaken in line with best practice museum standards.
• Research, develop and write engaging stories of north Queensland’s social history and develop First Nation Exhibition protocols and processes in line with best practice museum standards.
• Provide curatorial content & support for social media, media and website including blogs/media release/ Facebook and Instagram. Ensure consistent brand management at all times
• Provide daily operational support to team as well as Executive support and/or other duties as required including contributing to monthly reporting, review gallery processes and procedures and prepare information required for venue performance reporting.
• Actively encourage the vision, values, principles and practices of Cairns Historical Society and promote a productive, creative, safe and inclusive exhibition environment.