Curator II - Museum - SFO (3542)

Company Description

San Francisco International Airport (SFO), an enterprise department of the City and County of San Francisco (CCSF), has approximately 1,700 CCSF employees and strives to be a diverse, equitable, and inclusive employer.

SFO’s mission is delivering an airport experience where people and our planet come first and our core values are Safety and Security, Teamwork, Excellence, Care, and Equity. Learn more about careers at SFO.

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Established in 1980 by the Airport Commission, SFO Museum’s mission is to delight, engage, and inspire a global audience with programming on a broad range of subjects; to collect, preserve, interpret, and share the history of commercial aviation; and to enrich the public experience at San Francisco International Airport. The Museum has been accredited by the American Alliance of Museums since 1999 and retains the distinction of being the only accredited museum in an airport. The Museum operates more than twenty-five sites throughout the Airport terminals, including fourteen galleries that exhibit a rotating schedule of art, history, photography, science, and cultural exhibitions. Among the sites is the San Francisco Airport Commission Aviation Library and Louis A. Turpen Aviation Museum, which houses a permanent collection of more than 150,000 objects related to the history of commercial aviation. For additional information about SFO Museum, please visit www.sfomuseum.org.

Job Description

Curator II Assistant Curator of Graphic Design (SFO) (157394)

Specific information regarding this recruitment process are listed below:

• Application Opening: Thursday, June 26th, 2025
• Application Deadline: This job announcement may close at any time after 5:00 p.m. PT on July 11th, 2025; interested applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.
• Compensation Range: $93,782- $114,088
• Fill Type: Permanent Exempt (PEX)
• Hours: Full-time
• Recruitment ID:  PEX-3542-157394 (RTF0157393-01156732)
• Appointment Type: Permanent Exempt, Category 14: This position is excluded by the Charter from the competitive Civil Service examination process and shall serve at the discretion of the Appointing Officer. 

3542 Curator II, Assistant Curator of Graphic Design

Under direction from the 3546 Head of Graphic Design, the PEX 3542 Assistant Curator of Graphic Design assists with the planning, organization, and execution of graphic design materials supporting SFO Museum’s extensive exhibition schedule. This position creates and coordinates graphic content, ensures adherence to established design standards, maintains and develops the SFO Museum website, and serves as a liaison between the Museum’s Graphics Team and Airport-wide graphics initiatives.

As a team member of SFO, you will embrace SFO’s core values and SFO’s Racial Equity Action Plan.

Duties will include but will not be limited to:

1. Collaborates with curators and other staff to meet goals, objectives, and priorities of the Museum’s Exhibition schedule;
2. Designs and produces all visual materials including graphics, signage, murals, labels, and brochures for over 20 annual exhibitions and 10–15 accompanying print publications, ensuring alignment with the exhibition schedule;
3. Develops, improves, and maintains SFO’s Museum website to promote public awareness and draw interest in the Museum by working with other Curators and staff in selection of appropriate images to accompany the text and enhancing procedures and processes, including the coordination of the interface between the Museum’s and Airport’s websites;
4. Expands the SFO Museum brand visibility through graphics, signage, and video while maintaining the Museum’s aesthetic and professional standards and assists in the development and implementation of the SFO Museum brand guidelines;
5. Designs and implements digital content that comply with ADA accessibility standards;
6. Obtains price quotes and prepares and final