Business Manager – Collections
Capital One
Museum Specialist, Collections Management
DMS International
part-time
Posted on:
Location: 🇺🇸 United States
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Mid-LevelSenior
Tech Stack
Spring
About the role
- Assist with collections management, accession documentation, research, object care, and inventory processes
- Apply museum industry standards in handling, storing, and documenting Heritage Asset Collection (HAC) objects and artifacts
- Use museum collections management software (e.g., PastPerfect, Proficio) to manage object records and updates
- Support physical inventory, routine object assessments, and environmental control monitoring
- Draft interpretive labels and basic exhibit text for both internal and external audiences
- Fabricate basic object mounts and storage containers for new accessions or re-housing needs
- Conduct and document provenance research for current and prospective collection objects
- Assist in identifying objects for deaccessioning and completing all related documentation and disposal processes
- Support accession record updates, including hardcopy file maintenance and data entry into museum databases
- Monitor, document, and assist with correcting environmental controls across multiple storage areas
- Operate common storage facility equipment such as pallet jacks, Work Assist Vehicles, and sculpture lifts
- Keep current with developments in museum technology, software, and collections care techniques
- Manage deadlines and deliverables for assigned curatorial tasks
- Collaborate with institutional partners and museum staff to support special projects and exhibition development
- Use Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) to produce reports, labels, and documentation
- Lift and move artifacts weighing up to 40 lbs
- Report onsite daily to the Curatorial Services Resource Center in Forestville, MD
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Museum Studies, History, or a related field
- Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience in museum collections management or as a registrar, or 5 years of relevant experience with a Master’s degree or higher in Museum Studies, History, Maritime History, or related social sciences
- Proficiency in collections management systems (e.g., PastPerfect, Proficio)
- Strong understanding of museum collections handling, preservation, and documentation standards
- Experience in environmental monitoring and collection assessment
- Ability to fabricate basic mounts and storage solutions for a variety of object types
- Strong research and writing skills; attention to detail
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
- Experience operating equipment used in storage environments (pallet jacks, Work Assist Vehicles, sculpture lifts)
- Ability to lift at least 40 lbs
- Must report onsite daily to the Forestville, MD location
- Classification: Part-Time
