Job Description
Position Title: Gallery Assistant
Location: Big Rapids (Main Campus)
Department: 33002 - Art Gallery
Advertised Salary: $14.50 to $15.27 hour, Salary commensurate with education, experience, and other requirements.
Benefits:
Please see the following link for a list of benefits offered with this position.
Part Time Support
FLSA: Non-Exempt
Temporary/Continuing: Continuing
Part-Time/Full-Time: Part-Time
Union Group: N/A
Term of Position: 12 Month
At Will/Just Cause: At Will
Summary of Position: The Ferris State University Art Gallery seeks a motivated and detail-oriented individual to work up to 28 hours per week to support the Director in managing both the Fine Arts Gallery and the Card Wildlife Education Center.
The areas of responsibility will be to:
Assist with planning and executing exhibitions and events/receptions
Design and coordinate printed materials
Support transportation, installation, and deinstallation of artwork and exhibition materials
Serve as a gallery docent and engage with visitors
Perform general clerical and administrative tasks
Assist with inventory management and custom framing of artwork and collection items
This position requires flexible hours, including evenings and weekends for events.
The anticipated start date for this position is September of 2025. However, this is an estimated date and can be revised if needed.
Position Type: Staff
Required Education: College coursework in art, art history or biological sciences.
The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities may be considered. Equivalency for education is two years of full-time related work experience equals one year of education.
Required Work Experience: Experience with Microsoft Office programs such as Excel and Word.
Required Licenses and Certifications: Valid driver's license.
Physical Demands:
- Office Environment
- Bending
- Carrying
- Moving
- Reaching
- Sitting
- Twisting
- Balancing
- Climbing
- Driving
- Heights
- Lifting
- Pulling/Pushing
- Standing
Additional Education/Experiences to be Considered: Experience involving a gallery or museum setting.
Experience or proficiency in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, or similar design software.
Experience with handling art objects.
Social media experience.
Audio/Visual content creation.
Event organization/management.
Supervisory experience
Experience with tracking expenses.
Essential Duties/Responsibilities: Designing and ordering printed material for exhibitions.
Assist with all programs including exhibits, receptions, and educational programming.
Act as gallery docent in the gallery and Card Center.
Organize and install exhibits.
Oversite of student employee's daily work.
General clerical work and inventory and collection management.
Assist with framing operations.
Reports to the Gallery Director.
Operate university motor or personal vehicles safely while carrying out job responsibilities.
Cultivates an environment of belonging that values, respects, supports, and celebrates individual similarities and differences, allowing students, faculty and staff to thrive authentically.
Support, promote, and develop university student enrollment and retention initiatives.
Any other duties assigned within the position classification area.
Marginal Duties/Responsibilities: Skills and Abilities: Ability to transport artwork.
Operate a motor vehicle for artwork transportation.
Exhibit sound judgement; establish positive relationships with faculty, staff, students, and the general public.
Communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
Follow safe practices as directed and trained.
Experience working directly with people from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
Required Documents:
- Cover Letter
- Resume
- Unofficial Transcript 1
Optional Documents: Special Instructions to Applicants: Unofficial Transcript 1 (REQUIRED): Applicants must attach a copy of unofficial transcript that includes college coursework in art, art history, or biological sciences.
If you do not have a college transcript that meets the required education listed, please write a justification explaining how your work experience is equivalent to the required education and attach that justification in lieu of the transcript.
Transcript must include: Institution name, applicant name, date degree attained, degree awarded. Finalist will be required to submit an official transcript (if applicable).
Initial Application Review Date:
September 8, 2025
Open Until Position is Filled?: Yes
Posting Close Date:
EEO Statement: Ferris State University, an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer, is committed to enhancing equity, inclusion, and diversity within its community. Ferris offers employment opportunities to qualified candidates seeking careers in a student-focused environment that values opportunity, collaboration, diversity and educational excellence. Learn more about the Ferris Mission and community at ferris.edu. The University actively seeks applications from women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, veterans, and other underrepresented groups. For more information on the University's Policy on Non-Discrimination, visit: Ferris Non-Discrimination Statement.
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Job Tags
Full time, Temporary work, Part time, Work experience placement, Work at office, Flexible hours, Afternoon shift,