Manifesta, the European Biennial of Contemporary Art, is the only roving biennial, changing its location every two years aiming to investigate and reflect on current developments in contemporary art. Manifesta 11 will take place in Zurich, Switzerland in 2016 and is curated by German artist Christian Jankowski.

The Production Assistant position is ideal to gain a broad experience in biennial organization and contemporary art production by being involved in many different kinds of tasks and by working with an experienced team and international artists.

The work consists of the following tasks:

• Production of newly commissioned artworks with artists and under the supervision of Exhibition Director
• Support Exhibition Director and artists on the definition of technical implementations for the artworks
• Definition of the architectural implementation together with curatorial and production team
• Implement exhibition itinerary, artists’ distribution and architectural implementation in floor plans.
• Support coordinators and artists with technical solutions and its implementation in technical drawings
• Responsible for the development of a local network of suppliers
• Communication, negotiation and finalization of agreements with suppliers
• Support on the preparation of technical dossiers for grants, city authorities, etc.
• Support on the implementation of transport and insurance of the artworks
• Coordination of suppliers and external collaborators during production, installation and dismantling
• Support to artists during the production and installation of their artworks
• Execution of a maintenance manual of the works produced
• Support on the turning on and off of the exhibition and its maintenance

The Production Assistant: 

• Has an excellent spoken and written German and English
• Is widely perceived as a team player
• Is enthusiastic and eager to learn
• Humour and strong communicational skills are highly appreciated
• Experience with producing new artistic work
• Experience in production of multimedia works
• Experience in overseeing the production of an art show
• Has the ability to interact with curators, artists, head of production, technical assistants etc

Conditions:

• Will work full time from 1 January to 30 June 2016 and from 1 – 30 September 2016
• Will work in Manifesta 11 offices in Zurich
• Interviews will take place Thursday 22 October and Friday 23 October 2015.

​Please send CV and letter of interest in English to m11@manifesta.org with the subject M11 Production Assistant by Tuesday, 20 October at 17:00 (CEST).