Exhibition Assistant Jobs
Exhibition Assistant jobs are open across museums, galleries, event production, and trade show companies, from entry-level to senior roles, with specializations in installation, collections handling, and event coordination. See the openings below and apply to the ones that match your experience.
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Top stateDistrict of Columbia
Top employerEvent Network
Top cityWashington, DC
Work type100% On-site
Top credentialCPR Certification
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Assistant Director & Visual (Full-Time) @ National Gallery of Art
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Event Network, LLC
Assistant Director & Visual (Full-Time) @ National Gallery of Art
Washington, District of Columbia
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Medical Assistant - Primary Care Peters - Gallery Dr - McMurray - FT
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Allegheny Health Network
Medical Assistant - Primary Care Peters - Gallery Dr - McMurray - FT
McMurray, Pennsylvania
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Assistant Community Manager - Gallery 64
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Greystar
Assistant Community Manager - Gallery 64
Washington, District of Columbia
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Video Editor & Personal Assistant (Part-Time) — Artist, Fitness Creator & Pop-Up Art Gallery
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Matthew Lindblad
Video Editor & Personal Assistant (Part-Time) — Artist, Fitness Creator & Pop-Up Art Gallery
Rockville Centre, New York
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Assistant Director (Full-Time) @ Smithsonian - Renwick Gallery
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Event Network, LLC
Assistant Director (Full-Time) @ Smithsonian - Renwick Gallery
Washington, District of Columbia
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Assistant Director & Visual (Full-Time) @ National Gallery of Art
Event Network, LLC·Washington, District of Columbia
Job functions:
$27 - $29/hr
1,001-5,000 employees
Job Description
YOUR FUTURE BEGINS AT THIS PREMIER DESTINATION
At Event Network, we believe the experience matters. As the leading operator of retail experiences at some of the most iconic and inspiring destinations across the United States, we infuse passion, creativity, and purpose into everything we do. Our team is dedicated to providing engaging and memorable retail environments that enhance the guest experience, while reflecting the unique mission and values of each location we serve.
Summary
This position along with a Store Director (SD) leads a specific store. In partnership with the Store Director, the Assistant Store Director (ASD) is responsible for building and retaining a high performing and diverse workforce of Sales Leads and team members. The Assistant Store Director in collaboration with the Store Director is responsible for communicating, inspiring and leading e|n’s vision and strategy to the store team and partner’s management team. In partnership with the SD, the ASD leads the store team to meet net income goals, sales goals, per caps and all Operating and People objectives through execution, coaching and accountability. The ASD in partnership with the SD is responsible for overall guest service and merchandise presentation in their respective store. The ASD demonstrates a mastery of the register system and is authorized to handle special transactions to include returns, and price overrides. The ASD is responsible for maintaining good relations with their respective partner and building a web of relationships throughout the partnership.
Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities
Visual Merchandising
Employee Benefits
Event Network offers full-time team members a comprehensive total rewards package with a variety of coverage options.
Ready to make an impact and be part of something extraordinary? Apply today and take the next step in your career journey with us!
Event Network celebrates diversity and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We’re committed to creating an inclusive environment for all Team Members.
At Event Network, we believe the experience matters. As the leading operator of retail experiences at some of the most iconic and inspiring destinations across the United States, we infuse passion, creativity, and purpose into everything we do. Our team is dedicated to providing engaging and memorable retail environments that enhance the guest experience, while reflecting the unique mission and values of each location we serve.
Summary
This position along with a Store Director (SD) leads a specific store. In partnership with the Store Director, the Assistant Store Director (ASD) is responsible for building and retaining a high performing and diverse workforce of Sales Leads and team members. The Assistant Store Director in collaboration with the Store Director is responsible for communicating, inspiring and leading e|n’s vision and strategy to the store team and partner’s management team. In partnership with the SD, the ASD leads the store team to meet net income goals, sales goals, per caps and all Operating and People objectives through execution, coaching and accountability. The ASD in partnership with the SD is responsible for overall guest service and merchandise presentation in their respective store. The ASD demonstrates a mastery of the register system and is authorized to handle special transactions to include returns, and price overrides. The ASD is responsible for maintaining good relations with their respective partner and building a web of relationships throughout the partnership.
Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities
Visual Merchandising
- Identify product presentation opportunities to enhance the store appearance, extend the venue experience into the store, maximize space allocation and drive capture rate, average dollar sale that result in positive per caps year over year.
- Analyze store department performance information to determine areas to improve product productivity through merchandising to deliver positive per caps.
- Champions’ space planning and merchandising of all exhibit stores.
- Communicates clear expectations and holds team members and self accountable to all e|n standards of performance and behavior.
- Identifies, develops and leverages existing talent to meet both short term and long-term business objectives.
- Drives the development of e|n talent through training and communication to cultivate an environment of high team member engagement, learning and commitment. Primary focus is on team development in visual merchandising.
- Maximizes both the team and individual performance levels through effective utilization of Company’s performance management process.
- Motivates, retains and stabilizes a team through appropriate reward and recognition in partnership with the Store Leadership Team.
- Recognizes and rewards behaviors that are in alignment with e|n’s core values.
- Resolves HR/guest service issues in partnership with Store Leadership and HR.
- Builds strong relationships with e|n team members to align and support execution of store specific business results.
- Actively pursues opportunities to promote self development.
- Creates a learning environment by modeling e|n core values.
- Fosters Partner and SSC team member relationships to support business initiatives and growth.
- Achieves store’s sales, per cap and net income budget.
- Achieves store’s payroll rate, inventory goal and expense targets.
- Maintains initiatives that are implemented within budgeted guidelines.
- Consistently looks for methods to reduce expenses for maximum sales productivity.
- Collaborates with Store Leadership to identify trends, resolve issues and drive store strategies to meet e|n shrink goals. Passes all Loss Prevention audits.
- Collaborates with Store Leadership to optimize payroll utilization.
- Responsible for cash wrap functions and assisting Lead Cashier and Service Representatives with returns, price overrides and special transactions.
- Effectively utilizes reports to analyze business trends and opportunities to make effective business decisions.
- Works assigned schedule.
- Executes short and long term business goals in partnership with Store Leadership.
- Communicates and drives e|n’s strategic direction. Utilizes planning pyramid to coordinate short and long term store goals with store team.
- Accountable for training and providing a consistent guest experience through friendly, knowledgeable and efficient service utilizing e|n guest service and partner guidelines.
- Responsible for maintaining visual presentation directives as communicated by SSC. Identifies, develops and trains existing talent to present visually compelling stores consistent with e|n standards and guidelines.
- Champions all e|n initiatives and ensures sustainability.
- Responds and reacts to all communication in a timely manner.
- Performs all non-revenue generating tasks as required such as, expense control, loss prevention training, etc.
- Accountable for overall guest service and ensures all team members exceed e|n Cares standards.
- Influences store and company growth strategies by sharing partner and market insights with Store Operations and Purchasing Teams.
- Develops and maintains a strong alliance with all partners with a goal to maintain long term relationships.
- Insures a clean, organized and safe environment for guests to shop in.
- Participates in regional philanthropic activities.
- While performing the duties of this job, the Assistant Store Director is frequently required to stand; walk and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
- The Assistant Store Director must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
Employee Benefits
Event Network offers full-time team members a comprehensive total rewards package with a variety of coverage options.
- Health and Wellness Benefits: Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance; Basic Life and AD&D Insurance; Long-Term Disability; plus Voluntary Benefits options 100% paid by employee: Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance, Short-Term Disability (for employees outside of CA, NY, NJ, HI, RI, Puerto Rico), Accident Insurance, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, and Pet insurance.
- Retirement and Savings: 401(k) Retirement Plan; Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Paid Time Off: Vacation Accrual; Sick Leave
- Nine Paid Holidays.
- Profit Sharing Bonus Plan
- Employee Discounts: 25% discount to shop at our stores; and a separate discount program with exclusive savings on a variety of brand-name products, services, travel, entertainment, tickets, and more.
Ready to make an impact and be part of something extraordinary? Apply today and take the next step in your career journey with us!
Event Network celebrates diversity and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We’re committed to creating an inclusive environment for all Team Members.
Event Network, LLC
Assistant Director & Visual (Full-Time) @ National Gallery of Art
Washington, District of Columbia
Added 1w ago1,001-5,000 employees
Job functions:
$27 - $29/hr
Job Description
YOUR FUTURE BEGINS AT THIS PREMIER DESTINATION
At Event Network, we believe the experience matters. As the leading operator of retail experiences at some of the most iconic and inspiring destinations across the United States, we infuse passion, creativity, and purpose into everything we do. Our team is dedicated to providing engaging and memorable retail environments that enhance the guest experience, while reflecting the unique mission and values of each location we serve.
Summary
This position along with a Store Director (SD) leads a specific store. In partnership with the Store Director, the Assistant Store Director (ASD) is responsible for building and retaining a high performing and diverse workforce of Sales Leads and team members. The Assistant Store Director in collaboration with the Store Director is responsible for communicating, inspiring and leading e|n’s vision and strategy to the store team and partner’s management team. In partnership with the SD, the ASD leads the store team to meet net income goals, sales goals, per caps and all Operating and People objectives through execution, coaching and accountability. The ASD in partnership with the SD is responsible for overall guest service and merchandise presentation in their respective store. The ASD demonstrates a mastery of the register system and is authorized to handle special transactions to include returns, and price overrides. The ASD is responsible for maintaining good relations with their respective partner and building a web of relationships throughout the partnership.
Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities
Visual Merchandising
Employee Benefits
Event Network offers full-time team members a comprehensive total rewards package with a variety of coverage options.
Ready to make an impact and be part of something extraordinary? Apply today and take the next step in your career journey with us!
Event Network celebrates diversity and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We’re committed to creating an inclusive environment for all Team Members.
At Event Network, we believe the experience matters. As the leading operator of retail experiences at some of the most iconic and inspiring destinations across the United States, we infuse passion, creativity, and purpose into everything we do. Our team is dedicated to providing engaging and memorable retail environments that enhance the guest experience, while reflecting the unique mission and values of each location we serve.
Summary
This position along with a Store Director (SD) leads a specific store. In partnership with the Store Director, the Assistant Store Director (ASD) is responsible for building and retaining a high performing and diverse workforce of Sales Leads and team members. The Assistant Store Director in collaboration with the Store Director is responsible for communicating, inspiring and leading e|n’s vision and strategy to the store team and partner’s management team. In partnership with the SD, the ASD leads the store team to meet net income goals, sales goals, per caps and all Operating and People objectives through execution, coaching and accountability. The ASD in partnership with the SD is responsible for overall guest service and merchandise presentation in their respective store. The ASD demonstrates a mastery of the register system and is authorized to handle special transactions to include returns, and price overrides. The ASD is responsible for maintaining good relations with their respective partner and building a web of relationships throughout the partnership.
Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities
Visual Merchandising
- Identify product presentation opportunities to enhance the store appearance, extend the venue experience into the store, maximize space allocation and drive capture rate, average dollar sale that result in positive per caps year over year.
- Analyze store department performance information to determine areas to improve product productivity through merchandising to deliver positive per caps.
- Champions’ space planning and merchandising of all exhibit stores.
- Communicates clear expectations and holds team members and self accountable to all e|n standards of performance and behavior.
- Identifies, develops and leverages existing talent to meet both short term and long-term business objectives.
- Drives the development of e|n talent through training and communication to cultivate an environment of high team member engagement, learning and commitment. Primary focus is on team development in visual merchandising.
- Maximizes both the team and individual performance levels through effective utilization of Company’s performance management process.
- Motivates, retains and stabilizes a team through appropriate reward and recognition in partnership with the Store Leadership Team.
- Recognizes and rewards behaviors that are in alignment with e|n’s core values.
- Resolves HR/guest service issues in partnership with Store Leadership and HR.
- Builds strong relationships with e|n team members to align and support execution of store specific business results.
- Actively pursues opportunities to promote self development.
- Creates a learning environment by modeling e|n core values.
- Fosters Partner and SSC team member relationships to support business initiatives and growth.
- Achieves store’s sales, per cap and net income budget.
- Achieves store’s payroll rate, inventory goal and expense targets.
- Maintains initiatives that are implemented within budgeted guidelines.
- Consistently looks for methods to reduce expenses for maximum sales productivity.
- Collaborates with Store Leadership to identify trends, resolve issues and drive store strategies to meet e|n shrink goals. Passes all Loss Prevention audits.
- Collaborates with Store Leadership to optimize payroll utilization.
- Responsible for cash wrap functions and assisting Lead Cashier and Service Representatives with returns, price overrides and special transactions.
- Effectively utilizes reports to analyze business trends and opportunities to make effective business decisions.
- Works assigned schedule.
- Executes short and long term business goals in partnership with Store Leadership.
- Communicates and drives e|n’s strategic direction. Utilizes planning pyramid to coordinate short and long term store goals with store team.
- Accountable for training and providing a consistent guest experience through friendly, knowledgeable and efficient service utilizing e|n guest service and partner guidelines.
- Responsible for maintaining visual presentation directives as communicated by SSC. Identifies, develops and trains existing talent to present visually compelling stores consistent with e|n standards and guidelines.
- Champions all e|n initiatives and ensures sustainability.
- Responds and reacts to all communication in a timely manner.
- Performs all non-revenue generating tasks as required such as, expense control, loss prevention training, etc.
- Accountable for overall guest service and ensures all team members exceed e|n Cares standards.
- Influences store and company growth strategies by sharing partner and market insights with Store Operations and Purchasing Teams.
- Develops and maintains a strong alliance with all partners with a goal to maintain long term relationships.
- Insures a clean, organized and safe environment for guests to shop in.
- Participates in regional philanthropic activities.
- While performing the duties of this job, the Assistant Store Director is frequently required to stand; walk and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
- The Assistant Store Director must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
Employee Benefits
Event Network offers full-time team members a comprehensive total rewards package with a variety of coverage options.
- Health and Wellness Benefits: Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance; Basic Life and AD&D Insurance; Long-Term Disability; plus Voluntary Benefits options 100% paid by employee: Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance, Short-Term Disability (for employees outside of CA, NY, NJ, HI, RI, Puerto Rico), Accident Insurance, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, and Pet insurance.
- Retirement and Savings: 401(k) Retirement Plan; Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Paid Time Off: Vacation Accrual; Sick Leave
- Nine Paid Holidays.
- Profit Sharing Bonus Plan
- Employee Discounts: 25% discount to shop at our stores; and a separate discount program with exclusive savings on a variety of brand-name products, services, travel, entertainment, tickets, and more.
Ready to make an impact and be part of something extraordinary? Apply today and take the next step in your career journey with us!
Event Network celebrates diversity and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We’re committed to creating an inclusive environment for all Team Members.
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in exhibition assistant jobs.
- Experience installing and deinstalling exhibitions in a gallery or museum setting
- Physical ability to lift and carry objects weighing up to 50 pounds safely
- Familiarity with art handling techniques, including packing, crating, and condition reporting
- Proficiency with basic hand tools, power tools, and hardware for display fabrication
- Knowledge of AV equipment setup and basic lighting systems for exhibition spaces
- Associate or bachelor's degree in art history, fine arts, museum studies, or a related field
Tips for Your Exhibition Assistant Job Search
Tailor your resume for art handling
List every material you've worked with, from archival mounts to crate construction, and note any experience with climate-sensitive or fragile objects. Hiring managers in museums and galleries scan for these specifics before reading anything else on your resume.
Build a portfolio of installed exhibitions
Document your setups with before-and-after photos, floor plan diagrams, and brief captions explaining your role. Even volunteer or student exhibitions count. Many exhibition assistant roles ask for a portfolio link during the initial application, so have it ready.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists exhibition assistant openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Target postings by venue type
Filter your search by institution type, such as natural history museums, contemporary art galleries, convention centers, or trade show production firms. Each has different day-to-day expectations, and showing familiarity with the right environment in your cover letter sets you apart from generalist applicants.
Prepare for a practical skills assessment
Many employers ask finalists to demonstrate object handling, label placement, or basic AV setup during a working interview. Brush up on standard gallery spacing conventions and practice describing your process out loud, since interviewers want to hear your reasoning as much as see the result.
Negotiate start date around exhibition schedules
Exhibition openings are fixed deadlines, so hiring timelines accelerate before a major installation and slow down after. If an offer comes in with a tight start date, ask about the upcoming exhibition calendar before negotiating, so you understand what flexibility the employer actually has.
Exhibition Assistant Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most exhibition assistants?
Event Network, Greystar, and Matthew Lindblad are hiring the most exhibition assistants right now, with openings concentrated in District of Columbia, Georgia, and Pennsylvania, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Demand tends to cluster around institutions with rotating exhibition schedules and active trade show production calendars.
How many exhibition assistant jobs are remote?
About 0% of exhibition assistant openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting how hands-on most of the role is. The sub-areas most likely to offer remote flexibility include exhibition coordination, loan documentation, collections database management, and digital content preparation for virtual or traveling exhibitions.
How do you become an exhibition assistant?
Start by building hands-on experience through volunteer work, internships, or part-time roles at a local gallery, museum, or convention center. Develop practical skills in object handling, basic carpentry, and AV setup. Pursue a degree or certificate in museum studies, fine arts, or a related field if you haven't already, and document every installation you contribute to for your portfolio.
How do you get hired as an exhibition assistant with little or no experience?
Focus on volunteer installations at community galleries, student exhibitions, or nonprofit arts organizations, since these environments often welcome beginners and generate real portfolio material. Highlight transferable skills like carpentry, event setup, inventory management, or customer-facing roles in cultural venues. Applying to smaller institutions or traveling exhibition companies is often easier than starting at large museums with competitive applicant pools.
What does the exhibition assistant interview process look like?
Most employers start with a phone or video screen to confirm your availability and basic experience. A second round often involves a tour of the facility and a conversation about a past installation you worked on. Some employers add a practical component where you handle objects, interpret an exhibition brief, or demonstrate tool proficiency before a final offer is extended.
Where can I find and apply to exhibition assistant jobs?
You can find and apply to exhibition assistant jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States in one place. Search for roles that match your experience level and specialization, then apply directly to each listing that fits.
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