M+ is a museum dedicated to collecting, exhibiting, and interpreting visual art, design and architecture, moving image, and Hong Kong visual culture of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. In Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Cultural District, we are building one of the largest museums of modern and contemporary visual culture in the world, with a bold ambition to establish ourselves as one of the world’s leading cultural institutions. Our aim is to create a new kind of museum that reflects our unique time and place, a museum that builds on Hong Kong’s historic balance of the local and international to define a distinctive and innovative voice for Asia’s twenty-first century.
As a member of the senior team of the M+ Curatorial Department, reporting to Deputy Director, Curatorial and Chief Curator (DDCCC), the role will be responsible for the strategy-setting, daily operations, and management of the Moving Image team, while ensuring close collaborations with other teams and departments within M+, With other divisions within the Authority.
You will be responsible for:
- leading a team of curatorial staff specialising in moving image areas such as video, cinema, and digital art;
- managing the staff and operations such as manpower and budget planning and monitoring;
- organising regular meetings in coordination with other Lead Curators and DDCCC, and also regular or ad-hoc discussions within respective team to align the curatorial directions and ensure that the curatorial programmes are executed according to business plan and corporate plan;
- working closely with curators in the respective team and DDCCC to create long-term acquisition plans and overall roadmap for the M+ collections;
- collaborating with other departments within M+ and the Authority to ensure the curatorial programmes are executed successfully;
- participating in regular check-ins and strategic planning with DDCCC, senior team meetings, and also with senior management of M+ when necessary;
- managing the operations of moving image spaces including M+ Cinema, Mediatheque, and Grand Stair including movie schedule, promotion strategy, manpower deployment, special event, etc.;
- ensuring the team has the appropriate level of skills and training for tasks they are required to undertake; and
- performing all related duties as needed and assigned by supervisor.
You should:
- possess a recognised university degree or relevant to film, video, art or other subjects related to moving image or other relevant disciplines;
- have at least 12 years of experience in curating and staging exhibitions and screening with focus on moving image and in organising interpretive programmes;
- have at least 5 years of experience in managing a team;
- have solid knowledge in Asia and Hong Kong Moving Image scene;
- possess experience in working with and building a collection;
- have well-developed professional network, preferably good connection with curators from international museums;
- possess solid leadership, problem-solving and collaboration skills; and
- have excellent written and verbal communication skill in English, preferably with knowledge of Cantonese or Putonghua.
