*This is a seasonal/temporary position.

Nestled in 25 acres of beautiful gardens, Philbrook Museum of Art is a 1920s Italianate Villa featuring a dynamic and ambitious program of rotating exhibitions and galleries with selections from an actively growing collection of approximately 16,000 objects. With artworks from Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Europe dating from 3,000 BCE to today, Philbrook is Oklahoma’s most comprehensive art museum and offers visitors a glimpse into a broad range of cultures, time periods, and perspectives. The diverse collection supports a vision of Philbrook as central to the lives of our community as a place for learning, inspiration, and fun. Through bold action and strategic investment, we create a space for new ideas, diverse perspectives, and social connection.

Philbrook Museum of Art is seeking a pool of careful, conscientious, and hard-working Temporary Art Handlers for periodic employment assisting with exhibitions, installations, and gallery rotations.

Essential Job Duties may include, but are not limited to:

• Packing, unpacking, moving, and installing artwork
• Hanging wall graphics, signage, and labels
• Installing interpretive components
• Matting, framing, mounting, storing, and caring for artworks
• Assisting with fabrication of pedestals, plinths, boxes, walls, mounts, and other items
• Building walls, painting, wall patching
• Lighting galleries and changing lights
• Cleaning gallery and shop areas
• Performing general repairs
• Construction, carpentry, painting, and using wood shop tools
• Metalsmithing
• Rigging or moving heavy objects

Qualifications:

Team members must be collaborative, reliable, and safety focused. Must follow policies related to art handling as well as proper use and care of tools and equipment and always wear appropriate personal protective equipment.

The ideal candidates must have prior experience handling art in a museum or gallery setting, an aptitude for learning and problem solving, and the ability to handle constantly shifting priorities.

Requirements

• Excellent manual dexterity
• Attentive to detail
• Able to safely lift at least fifty pounds, with frequent bending, kneeling, twisting, crouching, and standing
• General mobility throughout the museum grounds
• Comfortable working at elevated heights when required
• Able to listen to and follow verbal directions
• High school diploma or equivalent

Hours

Short-term assignments may be full or part-time and last for periods ranging from a half day to several weeks.

Typical hours are Monday through Friday, from 9 am to 5 pm, with occasional weekend and evening hours as needed. Projects are generally scheduled one month in advance although some exceptions may occur.

This position is filled as needed throughout the year.

For consideration, please submit an application and resume here.

For consideration, please submit a resume, cover letter, and portfolio. 

You can include a link to your portfolio in your resume or cover letter. If your portfolio is only in document form, please send to humanresources@philbrook.org

Institutional Overview

Nestled in 25 acres of beautiful gardens, Philbrook Museum of Art is a 1920s Italianate Villa featuring a dynamic and ambitious program of rotating exhibitions and galleries with selections from an actively growing collection of approximately 15,000 objects. With artworks from Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Europe dating from 3,000 BCE to today, Philbrook is Oklahoma’s most comprehensive art museum and offers visitors a glimpse into a broad range of cultures, time periods, and perspectives. The diverse collection supports a vision of Philbrook as central to the lives of our community as a place for learning, inspiration, and fun. Through bold action and strategic investment, we create a space for new ideas, diverse perspectives, and social connection.

Position Overview

In this position, you will conceptualize, develop, and produce creative solutions for campaign collateral to support museum branding and communications. You will be responsible for providing production of graphics and printed materials for the organization’s public promotion, exhibitions, gardens, shop, fundraising, and education programs while maintaining industry standards and trends. This position will report to the Director of Communications and work closely with our Graphic Designer.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Collaborates closely with multiple museum departments during the creative review process and provide meaningful contributions to the overall concept in campaign initiatives for print materials, environmental graphics, invitations, event programs, newsletters, packaging, and other print documents using graphic design software tools
• Apply and adapt existing brand standards across print and digital materials for a global audience and in alignment with Graphic Designer
• Optimizes print and digital materials for email and other forms of digital distribution
• Provides graphic design support for various communications, including but not limited to social media, blog, website, email, infographics, and animated GIFs
• Makes designed artwork production-ready and resolve any artwork issues that arise during production

Minimum Qualifications

Equivalent Education/Experience:

• Associate's Degree in Graphic Design or related subject matter, Bachelor's preferred
• At least 2 years' experience in graphic design

Knowledge, Skill, and Abilities:

• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite  (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat, Bridge) 
• Strong proficiency with Macintosh products
• Experience in graphic design, print production, and visual arts
• Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment while maintaining deadlines for concurrent projects
• Must have a high degree of conceptual skills with a high sense of style/design and layout
• Strong communication and organizational skills required
• Team-oriented attitude

Competitive Salary & Benefits

• Full-time, Non-Exempt
• $22.50 - $23.50 per hour (depending on level of experience)
• Health insurance
• PTO, Sick Leave, Paid Holidays
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Flexible spending accounts
• 403(b) retirement plan and matching

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Philbrook provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Looking to make a difference at Philbrook? The Learning and Audience Engagement Team is seeking a Learning Programs Assistant!

Nestled in 25 acres of beautiful gardens, Philbrook Museum of Art is a 1920s Italianate Villa featuring a dynamic and ambitious program of rotating exhibitions and galleries with selections from an actively growing collection of approximately 16,000 objects. With artworks from Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Europe dating from 3,000 BCE to today, Philbrook is Oklahoma’s most comprehensive art museum and offers visitors a glimpse into a broad range of cultures, time periods, and perspectives. The diverse collection supports a vision of Philbrook as central to the lives of our community as a place for learning, inspiration, and fun. Through bold action and strategic investment, we create a space for new ideas, diverse perspectives, and social connection.

Position Overview

The Learning Programs Assistant creates great learning experiences for visitors by supporting both teaching artists, students, and fellow staff members in an administrative and logistics role. The primary focus of the coordinator’s duties is to lead the implementation of the Stay Gold program, a series of workshops that are designed for older adults with the aim of fostering creativity and connection. In addition, the coordinator supports additional needs within the Learning team, including studio maintenance, supply ordering and organization, and communication with other departments to successfully realize each program. Administrative and interpersonal skills are central to the coordinator’s success, along with a passion for creating smooth, engaging experiences for visitors of all ages, and especially older adults. 

Essential Responsibilities

Stay Gold Program Logistics:

• Coordinate a series of four creative aging workshops per calendar year, with each workshop lasting 8-weeks long.
• With input from Curator of Learning & Interpretation, identify instructors and schedule each workshop - this includes confirming title/description, supply list, and curriculum with each workshop’s teaching artist.
• Serve as internal logistics lead for the program, including entering workshops into museum workflows, sharing information with communications so workshops are ticketed and promoted, and answering questions from staff members across the museum as they arise. 
• Assemble student class lists and ensure teaching artist has all needed information before the first session of each class.
• Attend workshop sessions, typically in the daytime on Fridays and/or Saturdays, to ensure logistics operate smoothly for instructors and students. This includes communication with the guest operations team, facilities, and event support teams
• Distribute surveys to students to gather feedback on their workshop experience. Assemble any needed statistics or reporting information to report to program funders.

Studio and Supply Preparation:

• Maintain clean and orderly studio spaces to ensure smooth transitions between programs
• Purchase and prepare workshop supplies in coordination with the teaching artist and with supervision from the Curator of Learning and Engagement.

Learning Program Support:

• Enter additional learning programs and events into museum workflows.
• Learning program support includes serving as internal lead on celebrations for Stay Gold workshop students, supporting internal lead during Camp Philbrook sessions and other family and general audience programs.
• Supporting internal leads on learning programs may include checking in on camp classrooms, administrative support with class lists and registration, and assisting during check-in with greeting, etc.

Equivalent Education/Experience

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• One year of relevant experience, such as customer service, teaching, or working with children

Knowledge/Skill/Ability

• Demonstrated ability to engage with people in a friendly and respectful way
• Comfort with creative activities and open-ended learning environments
• Ability to anticipate needs of visitors and problem solve in the moment when needed
• Exhibits an interest in learning and applying engagement strategies for visitors of all ages and motivations
• Willing to give feedback and respond constructively to performance feedback
• Must maintain reliable attendance

Schedule, Compensation & Benefits

• Tuesday - Saturday daytime, 20 - 25 hours per week
• $18/hour
• Membership 

Philbrook provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Philbrook Museum of Art is a vibrant cultural institution in Tulsa, Oklahoma that typically welcomes over 120,000 visitors each year. Oklahoma is home to 39 Native nations—the most of any in the United States—representing various cultural regions including the Eastern Woodlands and Plains, among others. Tulsa has one of the highest percentages of Native populations in the country and is at a confluence of three tribes: Cherokee, Muscogee (Creek), and Osage.

A 1920s Italianate Villa nestled in 25 acres of designed gardens, Philbrook features a dynamic and ambitious program of rotating exhibitions and galleries with selections from an actively growing collection of approximately 16,000 objects, about 5,000 of which are from Native North American artists. With artworks from Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Europe dating from 3,000 BCE to today, Philbrook is Oklahoma’s most comprehensive art museum and offers visitors a glimpse into a broad range of cultures, time periods, and perspectives. The diverse collection supports a vision of Philbrook as central to the lives of our community as a place for learning, inspiration, and fun. Through bold action and strategic investment, we create a space for new ideas, diverse perspectives, and social connection.

As the Building Engineer, you are primarily responsible for ensuring proper, safe, and efficient operation of the air handling systems and associated equipment. This position will also maintain mechanical equipment throughout the Museum, and upholds policies and standards related to care and maintenance of historic and non-historic structures.

What You Will Do

• Operate the mechanical and electrical systems including all boilers, chillers, and auxiliary equipment, pumps, controls, and valves.
• Checks operating equipment in each mechanical area daily and log operating parameters, note safety discrepancies, and make minor adjustments and repairs, as needed.
• Perform preventative maintenance to all equipment in the required time periods, and shut down and start up work, and standby units as required to meet normal and emergency requirements.
• Identify safety hazards and take appropriate actions to protect personnel and visitors.
• Maintain and repair electrical and plumbing equipment.
• Maintain prompt and reliable attendance in order to successfully perform the duties of the job.
• Fosters a culture of collaboration and proactive support for institutional activities.

What You Will Bring

• First Class Stationary Engineers License required
• High school diploma or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
• 3 to 5 years of experience with mechanical equipment to include chillers, boilers, pumps, and air handlers.

Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge and skill in operating and repairing standard facility systems including mechanical and electrical systems, HVAC, water and plumbing systems.
• Intermediate knowledge of standard procedures for responding to emergency situations involving malfunctions of facility systems or required shutdowns due to safety and security issues.
• Must be able to lift, carry, and push 60lbs.

PAY & SCHEDULE INFORMATION:

• Pay starts at $25/hour
• Full Time: 9:00am - 5:00pm or 8:00am - 4:00pm Monday through Friday and every other Sunday (with occasional evenings/weekends)
• Part time hours are flexible (but will include occasional evenings/weekends)

***Background Check required.

Philbrook provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

***Please include a resume and cover letter to be considered.

About Philbrook Museum of Art:

Philbrook Museum of Art’s mission is to make a more creative and connected community

through art and gardens. Comprised of a world-class art museum, a stunning historic home, and 25 breathtaking acres of gardens, Philbrook is a place for people from across Tulsa and beyond to be together. Here visitors can see art spanning 5,000 years and five continents— from around the world and from our own backyard. They can join in on tours, hands-on artmaking and nature play, artist talks, special exhibitions, celebrations and social gatherings, films, musical performances, and more. Through this wide range of programs and interpretative activities, Philbrook strives to be welcoming, dynamic, and relevant for visitors every day. The Philbrook Collection features more than 16,000 objects with a focus on modern & contemporary American, Native American, and European art. Serving over 160,000 visitors annually, Philbrook shines a light on Tulsa’s storied and complex past while building a diverse and creative vision of the city’s future.

Position Overview:

Philbrook Museum of Art seeks applicants for a full-time (Open-Rank) Curator of Modern & Contemporary Art. This is a key position supporting the mission of Philbrook: to build a more creative and connected community through art and gardens. This individual will be responsible for the acquisition, preservation, interpretation and exhibition of Philbrook’s growing modern and contemporary art collections, including research and project development. They will organize original exhibitions and oversee traveling exhibitions, as well as spearhead related programming and supervise curatorial interns and volunteers. 

Responsibilities & Essential Functions:

• Develop ambitious special exhibitions as well as seek traveling exhibitions appropriate to the institution’s budget, audience, and expectations of quality. 
• Collaboratively plan presentations in collection galleries, including the creation of  related interpretive materials. 
• Evaluate and recommend acquisitions and deaccessions of modern and contemporary art. 
• Contribute to the ongoing creation of the comprehensive catalogue of Philbrook’s collections, including verifying, correcting, and augmenting existing collection records and database, as well as researching and contributing to scholarship related to the collection. 
• Advise on the long-term care of the modern/contemporary art collections, including major conservation programs as well as in-house care and maintenance.
• Create innovative programs geared toward both focused and broad general audiences. 
• Collaborate across the institution to support efforts in fundraising, learning & audience engagement, collections care, programming, public relations, and communications. 
• Develop and administer operating budget and project-specific budgets, as assigned. 
•  Recruit, select, train, schedule work activities, and supervise interns, volunteers, or fellows working with modern/contemporary art collection. 

Qualifications:

The ideal candidate is action-oriented, attentive to detail, resourceful, communicative, and brings a focused skill set and professional demeanor to their work each day. Philbrook is a highly creative and collaborative workplace very much driven by our local and regional audience.

• Master’s degree in art history or related field (a bachelor’s degree and equivalent training may be substituted); PhD preferred.
• Minimum of two years of curatorial experience for assistant-level position. 

Knowledge/Skill/Ability:

• Expertise in modern / contemporary art; experience working with gardens, outdoor / public art, or performance-based practices an advantage.
• Demonstrated skill in exhibition interpretation, development, and design.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate with both academic and public audiences, art collectors, dealers & potential donors, visitors and professional organizations. 
• Thorough knowledge of museum practices, including collections documentation, preservation, and interpretation.
• Highly proficient in basic software applications such as Microsoft Office suite, Adobe suite, project management tools, and collection databases such as TMS (The Museum System).
• Excellent project management, collaboration, organizational skills.
• Critical thinker who is comfortable with giving and receiving feedback, and who proactively works to identify problems and enact solutions. 
• Ability to meet and manage deadlines.

Salary and Benefits

• Salary range of $55,000 - $85,000 depending on level of experience
• 35-hour work week
• Health insurance
• Maternity and Paternity Leave
• Paid time off (PTO), Sick Leave, Paid Holidays
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Long Term Disability and other supplemental insurances
• Flexible spending accounts
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 403(b) retirement plan and matching

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Philbrook provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

**This role requires weekend and evening availability with occasional flexibility. 

Philbrook Museum of Art is seeking a full-time Custodian to join our fast paced, hardworking, Custodial Services Team!

Nestled in 25 acres of beautiful gardens, Philbrook Museum of Art is a 1920s Italianate Villa featuring a dynamic and ambitious program of rotating exhibitions and galleries with selections from an actively growing collection of approximately 15,000 objects. With artworks from Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Europe dating from 3,000 BCE to today, Philbrook is Oklahoma’s most comprehensive art museum and offers visitors a glimpse into a broad range of cultures, time periods, and perspectives. The diverse collection supports a vision of Philbrook as central to the lives of our community as a place for learning, inspiration, and fun. Through bold action and strategic investment, we create a space for new ideas, diverse perspectives, and social connection.

Our Custodial Services Team is primarily responsible for maintaining a consistently clean, safe and welcoming facility. As a member of this team, you will perform custodian duties within an assigned area to include sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, disinfecting, polishing, removing trash/recycling, and other general cleaning tasks. Work in this position may be performed indoors or outdoors. To be successful in this role, you must maintain reliable attendance in order to perform the essential duties.

Primary Essential Responsibilities

• Ensures all Museum premises, within an assigned area, are cleaned thoroughly and carefully on a regular schedule and as needed. Tends to safety concerns in an urgent manner
• Collaborates across departments in the performance of cleaning duties in sensitive areas such as galleries or storage rooms.
• Partners with the Events Team/Facilities team to ensure appropriate housekeeping services in preparation for, during, and following events
• Will monitor and/or participate in supply, furniture, and equipment moving activities, as needed
• Maintains stock of cleaning supplies and materials
• Supports efforts to organize and relocate items in storage
• Serve as a key member of the Emergency Response Team
• Foster a culture of collaboration

What You Will Bring

• A High school diploma or equivalent.
• A minimum of 1-2 years of custodial experience
• Experience with a range of cleaning methods, materials, and equipment used in custodian work.

The successful candidate…

• Must be able to lift 75 pounds, carry 35 pounds, and push up to 200 pounds. Required standing and walking 80% of the time.
• Is reliable, conscientious, and attentive to detail; and comfortable working in settings requiring a high degree of accuracy and care.
• Has the ability to perform basic math, including calculations using fractions, percentages, and/or ratios; read correspondence, diagrams, and technical manuals; write documents following prescribed formats; and/or present information to others.
• Can understand complex, multi-step written and oral instructions.
• Has the ability to work independently and collaboratively, using judgment and discretion to complete job duties, projects, and assignments.

Salary Information:

• Hourly rate of $15.00
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 403(b) retirement plan and matching for part-time employees that qualify

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Philbrook provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Institutional Overview

Nestled in 25 acres of beautiful gardens, Philbrook Museum of Art is a 1920s Italianate Villa featuring a dynamic and ambitious program of rotating exhibitions and galleries with selections from an actively growing collection of approximately 15,000 objects. With artworks from Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Europe dating from 3,000 BCE to today, Philbrook is Oklahoma’s most comprehensive art museum and offers visitors a glimpse into a broad range of cultures, time periods, and perspectives. The diverse collection supports a vision of Philbrook as central to the lives of our community as a place for learning, inspiration, and fun. Through bold action and strategic investment, we create a space for new ideas, diverse perspectives, and social connection.

Position Overview

Proactively performs or oversees daily care, maintenance, construction, and long-term planning for all Philbrook buildings and infrastructure, including preventive maintenance, repairs, and assigned capital projects. Upholds and advises on policies related to care and maintenance of historic and non-historic structures; administers construction projects, including bid procurement, contract negotiation, scheduling, budgeting, general project management, and recordkeeping for all projects. Supervises engineering, maintenance, and custodial staff.   

Essential Responsibilities

Facilities Management

• Collaborate with Horticulture, Collections & Exhibitions, and Events teams to ensure continuity of care throughout Philbrook campus and maintain a safe and welcoming environment for staff and guests. 
• Handle budgeting, RFPs, bid selection, project management, and record-keeping for all building-related projects, including annual maintenance, general repairs, and assigned capital projects.  
• Serve as a staff resource for complex projects and long-range planning by consulting, reading, analyzing, and interpreting building and design plans, as-built documents, blueprints, and schematics. 
• In collaboration with museum leadership, plan, negotiate, administer, and implement building services, security, and construction contracts. Oversee all contractors working on the facility or grounds infrastructure.  

Campus Operations 

• Inspire a culture of collaboration and proactive support for institutional activities at all levels.  
• Oversee Assistant Manager for Operations, who manages Event Support staff. Ensure smooth operational support for all on-site events.  
• Serve as ADA Site Coordinator, ensuring appropriate access for all. 

Organizational Leadership

• Serve as the primary organizational liaison to all building-associated service providers and vendors.   
• Develop and manage operating budgets for engineering, custodial, and museum maintenance projects while monitoring expenses and maintaining department efficiencies.  Develop assigned capital budgets. 
• Manage engineering, maintenance, event operations, and custodial teams to assure productivity, efficiency, and continuous improvement of the staff.  Monitor and evaluate performance and provide coaching, training, and corrective actions as required. 

Safety and Emergency Response

• In collaboration with museum leadership and partnering with Manager of Safety & Security and Chief Registrar, implement the museum’s safety and security policies, standards, and emergency preparedness plans to ensure a safe and secure environment for visitors, staff, and the collection. 
• Work closely with museum leadership to mitigate or minimize risks to artwork, facilities, personnel, and visitors.  
• Be on call 24/7 for emergencies. Coordinate and oversee building recovery process when needed.  

Equivalent Education/Experience

Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent work experience) in any of the following or related fields: 

• Architecture or engineering
• Facility, construction, or project management
• Historic preservation  

OR First Class Engineer’s license

+ Plus a minimum of five years of progressively responsible professional experience

Knowledge/Skill/Ability

• Excellent project management skills, able to plan, organize, assign, and coordinate the activities of subordinate staff.
• Keen understanding of construction methods, building systems, local building codes, and historic preservation standards and methods. 
• Comfortable reading blueprints, architectural drawings, construction specifications 
• Able and willing to perform hands-on tasks when appropriate 
• Must possess high-level interpersonal skills and the ability to work independently and collaboratively, communicating effectively with a broad range of stakeholders, colleagues, and contractors
• Organized, innovative, budget-minded, attentive to detail, and committed to excellence, and possessing an open-minded outlook
• Efficiently operate Microsoft Office products
• Must be able to meet physical demands and working conditions

Job Information:

• Pay starts at $65,000/year
• Monday - Friday 
• PTO & Sick Time
• 12 paid holidays per year
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurances 
• Retirement Plan
• Membership 

***Please provide a full application and Cover Letter to be considered.

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Criminal background check required.

Philbrook provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.