Curatorial Assistant

Curatorial Assistant

The Academy of the Arts of the World is a non-profit cultural institution founded in 2012 by the City of Cologne. It considers itself an association of artists, cultural workers and researchers, and less an educational institution in the conventional sense. The Academy’s members form a network of cultural workers spread across the entire globe. The members come from diverse disciplines, interact virtually and gather together once a year. They strive to give a specific and critical meaning to the concept of ‘arts of the world’. The Academy produces and organizes events across various forms of art: exhibitions, lectures, discussions, concerts, performances, films and installations.

The Academy of the Arts of the World seeks a committed curatorial assistant (m/f/x) for a part-time (20 hours/week) position from 1 December 2019 (or later) to 28 February 2021.

Your responsibilities include

Assisting the Artistic Director with content-related research and the planning of the artistic programme, including research on artistic positions and institutions in the cultural scene

Functioning as editor of the texts produced by the Artistic Director and, as necessary, coordinating translations and proofreading

Independently composing texts, such as curatorial texts and concepts, artist biographies, texts for external funding applications, texts for press and public relations

Coordinating and attending meetings and appointments, especially those of the Artistic Director

Correspondence and translation duties for the Artistic Director in German and English

Booking travel and hotels for the Artistic Director as well as members of the Academy

Organizing of the annual members’ meeting

Providing guidance and support to artists in Cologne

Independent content-related planning and supervision of events as part of the annual artistic programming in consultation with the Artistic Director and the Head of Production

Finding event locations and exhibition spaces in consultation with the production team

General administrative duties

Your profile

Completed studies in humanities, social sciences, communications or cultural management (B.A. or M.A.); or equivalent professional qualifications

High degree of familiarity with contemporary art scenes (internships, work experience)

Extensive experience in producing texts

Strong proficiency with MS Office

Excellent social and intercultural skills

Very good German and English skills, knowledge of additional languages is desirable

Familiarity with current political and cultural debates

Interest in contemporary aesthetic and theoretical discourses

WHAT WE OFFER

We provide you with multifaceted and practically oriented employment in a young international institution. You will work in a team with flat hierarchies and respectful interaction in an atmosphere shaped by openness, diversity and curiosity. We offer you space for personal initiative and creativity. Working hours are flexible (flextime), and overtime hours are balanced out with time off. You will receive a gross monthly remuneration of €1,600.

If you have questions, please feel free to contact Ulrike Traub at +49 (0)221 3377480.