Research and Collections Project Manager at Museum Studio

Organisation: Museum Studio
Location: Île-de-France, France
Contract: Full-time
Salary: Not specified
Application deadline: Not specified

About the Role

Museum Studio is seeking a Research and Collections Project Manager to contribute to the development and delivery of cultural projects in France and internationally.

Bringing together expertise across museums, exhibitions, publishing and visitor experiences, Museum Studio works with cultural institutions, brands and other organisations, combining research, strategy, creative development and production.

The successful candidate will combine strong cultural research and writing skills with practical project management experience, contributing to the intellectual development of projects while coordinating the people, resources and deadlines needed to take them from initial analysis through to delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage cultural projects, including objectives, work plans, schedules, budgets and deliverables.
• Coordinate communication between clients, researchers, curators, creative teams and external partners.
• Research historical, artistic and heritage subjects using academic literature, archives, institutional databases and primary sources.
• Develop exhibition narratives, editorial materials, research notes and strategic presentations.
• Organise research documentation, bibliographies, artwork and collection records.
• Support proposals and tender presentations through cultural research and sector benchmarking.
• Monitor project progress, identify risks and prepare reports.

International travel may be required.

Candidate Profile

Applicants should hold a master’s degree or equivalent in history, art history, heritage studies, cultural policy, cultural management or a related discipline.

The ideal candidate will have initial professional experience in a cultural institution, consultancy, museum, archive, publishing house or comparable environment.

Essential skills include:

• Rigorous research methods and the ability to critically assess primary and secondary sources.
• Excellent writing skills and the ability to communicate complex subjects to different audiences.
• Practical experience coordinating projects, timelines, budgets and contributors.
• Strong organisational skills, initiative and independent working ability.
• Professional judgement, attention to detail and confidence working with diverse stakeholders.
• Fluency in written and spoken French and English.

Knowledge of an additional language is an advantage.

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