Curator British Art, 1730-1830
Reference: TG4367
Opportunity type: Fixed-term, Full-time
Working hours: 36 hours per week
Salary: £40,717 per annum
Location: London/Hybrid
Closing date: 23 March 2025 at midnight
This temporary role will require the successful candidate to use and share their expertise of the period, along with strong project management skills, to develop and oversee programmed exhibitions and collection displays. They will also research and write texts for Tate’s website and support the activities of the Historic British team more widely.
This position is offered on a 7-month fixed-term contract.
Job Requirements
Essential
- Demonstrable specialist knowledge of British art of the long eighteenth-century and its key artists (e.g. Gainsborough, Reynolds, Blake) and its associated scholarship, including new directions in art historical research around this period
- Evidence of a strong art historical research profile in this period and of a commitment to sharing your specialist knowledge
- Significant relevant curatorial experience in an art gallery, museum, or with a collection and a sound understanding of the policies and processes involved
- Excellent writing and presentation skills, and an ability to adapt these to the needs of different audiences
- Experience of the processes involved in staging displays and exhibitions, including managing budgets and delivering to deadlines
- A commitment to audiences and an up-to-date understanding of interpretation strategies
- Experience of line management, supporting the development and wellbeing of direct reports
Exhibitions and Displays
- Develop and project-manage programmed displays and exhibitions
- Lead project teams, which might include external consultants, to deliver projects on-budget, meeting deadlines, and in accordance with Tate policies and procedures
- Collection and ResearchUsing your specialist knowledge of the period and of its main artists you will:
- Write and edit a variety of texts in a clear, accessible prose and according to Tate house style; work with colleagues to deliver texts in-gallery and online
- Collaborate with curators and key colleagues in other divisions to organise events and research activities centred on our collection and programme
- Management and Administration
- Manage, coach and develop the Assistant Curator working to you
- Contribute to the management of curatorial files and archiving
