Museum of Fine Arts, Boston is hiring : Graphic Designer in Boston

Overview Join to apply for the Graphic Designer role at Museum of Fine Arts, Boston .

The Graphic Designer reports to the Assistant Art Director and is a key member of the Museum’s Design Department. The Graphic Designer provides graphic and experiential design solutions for world-class exhibition projects and gallery enhancements. Core functions include the layout and production of graphics for all physical spaces in the museum.

Responsibilities Core member of the design team with the 3D Designer for assigned special exhibition projects.

Fulfill graphic design duties for sign requests from all Museum areas, including visitor services, membership, education, curatorial, programs, events, facilities, and communications.

Familiarize self with in-house methods for design, production, and installation of gallery environmental graphics (labels, text panels, cut vinyl signage, etc.).

Design, typeset, and facilitate production of graphics for gallery changes; collaborate with curatorial staff and project manager to create object labels, text panels, maps, and diagrams.

Assist production staff with preparation and installation of gallery labels, text panels, maps, museum signage, and other related didactic and graphic materials.

Possess manual skills to produce graphics-related materials, including matte cutting and applying vinyl lettering.

Demonstrate proficiency with Mac-based graphics software including Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and Adobe Acrobat.

Contribute ideas during Design meetings / reviews to implement innovations and cost-effective solutions.

Apply fluency in ADA standards to graphic design deliverables.

Secondary Functions Familiarity and strong interest in Art History and Design.

Willingness to travel and research environmental / graphic designs in other museums and related spaces.

Qualifications 2 years of Graphic Design experience, preferably in print and / or environmental graphic design.

BA in Graphic Design preferred.

Keen interest in Art and Design.

Extensive knowledge of and experience with typography.

Fluency with Mac-based graphics software, primarily the Adobe Creative Suite.

Good manual skills including precision cutting, applying vinyl lettering, and familiarity with hand tools and electric power tools.

Ability to work collaboratively and professionally with colleagues from many departments; able to communicate and troubleshoot design solutions with non-designers; team player.

Commitment to support the Museum’s values of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access (IDEA).

Salary and Schedule Salary : $57,219 - $58,000

Full-Time, 35 hours per week

This position is affiliated with the United Auto Workers Union.

Equal Opportunity The MFA is an equal opportunity employer. The community and audience we serve is diverse, and we wish to foster that diversity in our workplace. Toward that end, the MFA does not discriminate against individuals in hiring, employment or promotion on the basis of race, religion, color, sex / gender, gender identity and gender expression, age, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, citizenship, handicap or disability, veteran or military status, political belief, pregnancy, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law.

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