Art Handling Supervisor, Crozier

Do you believe art has the power to change the way we see the world? If so, you understand the important role of everyone who touches art in all its forms, and we’d welcome your application to join Crozier Fine Arts’ dynamic and growing team.

Come join us in unlocking the power of art preservation at its finest. From million-year-old fossils to priceless art and timeless artifacts, Crozier revolutionized global art logistics. Our art-handling expertise has earned the trust of artists, collectors, dealers, galleries, and museums worldwide for four decades. We aim to be the primary service provider for the people and entities responsible for the care, movement, and long-term preservation of art and culture.

To that end, the Crozier Fine arts team is seeking to add an Art Handling Supervisor to our long term project team in Nashville, TN. This team, in coordination with a prominent Tennessee Museum, is supporting a full museum collection relocation. In this role of Art Handling Supervisor, candidates are

responsible for ensuring safety and security of all employees, items, and artifacts during the movement, fabrication, and conditioning process. In addition to the physical requirements, this role also provides knowledge and ensures the integrity of all artworks, artifacts and collections during the packing process.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Client Interfacing assistance, including - inventory account inquiries, facility/operational inquiries, collections management, inventory reports

• Manage the relocations and or alterations of present storage items as well as newly admitted items, at the request of management

• Schedule Art Handling and On-Call staff for projects in coordination with Transportation Lead; task completion, IT assistant, billing approval, and hours for project completion

• Estimate and execute warehouse storage tasks including - pull/release, receive/store, reporting, conditioning, pack/unpack, photographic cataloging, containerizing

• Assisting clients with the viewing of their inventories items

• Maintain, organize and care-take all items within the warehouse as well as purchase any needed supplies

• Assisting art handling team on as needed basis with local transportation or shuttles, handle,move, pack, unpack artwork and artifacts

• Serve as Operations Manager, Transportation Lead, and or Customer Service Administrator on an as needed basis

QUALIFICATIONS

• 2+ years relevant experience/training in Art Collections Management (i.e. Curatorial, Museum or Gallery Art Handling or Commercial Fine Art Company) or Bachelor’s degree in art/design from four-year college or university.

• 1+ years Supervisory experience, preferably within a Commercial Fine Arts, Gallery or Museum

• Industry knowledge/understanding of archival materials, museum specifications for the crating and packing of three-dimensional museum quality objects.

• Prior experience with scanning equipment, dolly, cherry-picker, scissor lifts, gantry and other rigging equipment is a must. Forklift experience/certification is a plus, but not required

• Demonstrated Team Leadership ability/background

• Strong communication skills - written and verbal correspondence both in one-on-one situations and small groups of customers, clients, and other employees within the organization

• Must have a working knowledge of industry systems such as TMS or AIMS, as well as Google suite, Excel, and other Microsoft Office suite.

WHAT WE OFFER

• An ever-evolving global organization focused on transformation and innovation

• A support system in which you can voice your opinion, share feedback, and be your authentic self

• Global connectivity to learn from teammates who share your passion for art

• Competitive benefits to support your career, family, personal wellness, and financial wellbeing

• Pay: Starting at $64,700.00/an (**Negotiations Depending on Experience), Paid Bi-Weekly via Direct Deposit, and is Bonus Eligible

• Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm

• Location: 505 Deaderick St Nashville, TN 37243

Elevate the power of your work. Let’s begin the conversation.

ABOUT US

Crozier is part of Iron Mountain Incorporated (NYSE: IRM), the global leader in innovative storage and information management services, protecting billions of valued assets, including critical business ,information, highly sensitive data, and cultural and historical artifacts. The infrastructure of Iron Mountain uniquely positions Crozier to handle diverse and non-traditional collections. Ultra High-resolution 3D scanning, digitization, and archival solutions are some of the specific services provided through Crozier’s affiliation with Iron Mountain. #Crozier #LI-DNI