• Assist a team of dedicated professionals in a supportive environment
  • Work underneath the iconic Melbourne landmark that is Hamer Hall
  • Part-time (3 days per week) fixed-term position funded for 8 months
The purpose of Collections & Exhibitions at ACM is to enrich and inspire diverse audiences through the understanding and enjoyment of Australian performing arts history.
The objectives of the Business Unit are:
• To be Australia’s leading museum for the performing arts and create a world class venue to showcase the Australian Performing Arts Collection.
• To demonstrate excellence in the care, development, preservation, documentation, and display of the Performing Arts Collection
• To provide our audiences with meaningful experiences through dynamic exhibitions and public programmes, and innovative digital engagement.
• To recognise and celebrate our diverse communities and their role in the visual and performing arts
• To support contemporary practitioners through active collecting, exhibiting and commissioning.

Arts Centre Melbourne acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the land on which we gather, the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung. We also acknowledge the neighbouring Kulin Nation groups, the Boonwurrung and Bunurong people, and pay our respects to elders, past and present.

Beneath our iconic Spire, in Hamer Hall and at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl, we showcase the best of Australian and international performing arts.

Together with our own program of performances, events and activities we offer a diversity of audiences a distinctly multidimensional approach to participation, education and entertainment.

We are now focused on Reimagining Arts Centre Melbourne as part of the Victorian Government’s commitment to transforming the Melbourne Arts Precinct into a thriving, connected creative and civic space over the coming years.
About the Role:
We are seeking an experienced individual to join our team in a fixed term position funded by Creative Victoria.
In this role, you will contribute to the successful preservation of significant audio-visual material. You will support the delivery of the Legacy Data Project, Project 2025 under the direction of the Registrar, Theatre and Popular Entertainment. Your responsibilities will include documentation, digitisation, housing and tracking magnetic tape to industry standard levels.

Part-time (3 days per week) fixed-term position for 8 months. Band 2.1 $60,426.08 (pro rata) plus superannuation.

Your Qualifications, Skills & Experience:
• An appropriate tertiary qualification in Museum Studies/Collection Management or an equivalent qualification or experience in collections management.
Essential:
• Experience in the area of collections management, specifically the processes involved in cataloguing museum/gallery type collection material.
• Experience in the use of Axiell EMu or comparable database collection management software.
• Experience in photography and digital imaging.
• Knowledge of national and international preservation, conservation and museological frameworks, principles, ethics, related to multi-disciplinary heritage collections, including compliance for OH&S policies and procedures.
• Knowledge and an understanding of the sensitivities of museum collections, and their special requirements, in particular their organisation, handling, storage and transportation.
• Developed verbal, interpersonal and written communication skills and capacity to work effectively and collaborate, influence and negotiate with team members
Desirable:
• A current driver’s licence.

Enjoy Team Member Benefits:
As a valued member of our ensemble, you will enjoy:
• Complimentary tickets
• Discounts at food & beverage outlets
• Discounted commuter benefits and onsite parking
• Access to wellbeing activities and learning and development programs
• Free access to Employee Assistance Programs which includes specific support to our First

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Arts Centre Melbourne welcomes applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from diverse cultural backgrounds, Disabled and Deaf people, members of the LGBTQIA+ community and people of all ages.
We seek to provide workplace adjustments at all relevant stages of the recruitment process such as alternative formats or other access supports. You can specify in the application form if you require any adjustments or please ask us at any stage. If you need to contact us about making adjustments during the recruitment process, please send an email to [email protected].

Please submit your resume together with a cover letter by 11:55pm Sunday 25th August 2024. Early applications are encouraged as suitable candidates may be invited to attend an interview prior to the closing date.
Employment at Arts Centre Melbourne is conditional upon the satisfactory completion of a National Police Check.
Applications are open to those with full working rights in Australia. Arts Centre Melbourne is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.
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25/08/2024

Ria Green

[email protected]

Part Time
Melbourne
VIC
$60,426.08 (pro rata)
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