Collections Systems Administrator
lucasmuseum· Registration
About this role
ABOUT THE LUCAS MUSEUM OF NARRATIVE ART
Opening in September 2026, the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art is dedicated to illustrated storytelling. Founded by George Lucas and Mellody Hobson, the museum’s collection features works by artists including Norman Rockwell, Kadir Nelson, Jessie Willcox Smith, N. C. Wyeth, Beatrix Potter, Judith F. Baca, Frida Kahlo, and Maxfield Parrish; as well as comic art legends such as Winsor McCay, Jack Kirby, Frank Frazetta, Alison Bechdel, Chris Ware, and R. Crumb; and photographers Gordon Parks, Henri Cartier-Bresson, and Dorothea Lange. The Museum also houses the Lucas Archives, containing models, props, concept art, and costumes from Lucas’s filmmaking career.
Designed by Ma Yansong of MAD with a landscape by Mia Lehrer of Studio-MLA, the Museum is in Exposition Park, Los Angeles, on an 11-acre campus that includes new green space and a 300,000-square-foot building with galleries, two theaters, a library, restaurant, café, retail store, and community spaces.
POSITION SUMMARY
The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art seeks a Collections Systems Administrator to manage all aspects of maintaining the museum’s collections management database (The Museum System (TMS) and digital asset management system (NetX), while providing back-end and front-end user support for staff across the museum. This position sits within the Registration Department and serves as lead liaison with multiple stakeholders across the institution, interfacing with art and image data, establishing workflows to improve both access to and the quality of data and assets, e.g. completeness, accuracy, inclusivity, etc. and underscore TMS and NetX as the central repositories for the most current institutional information and assets. Collaborating with the entire Registration team, the Collections Systems Administrator is the point person on collection systems functionality, standards, and protocols, and will coordinate logistics of larger TMS and DAMs-related projects such as database upgrades, collection inventories, and interdepartmental system workflows. This role will collaboratively develop and monitor systems and metadata standards for a range of media to ensure they are aligned with national cultural object documentation standards.
This position reports to the Head of Registration and supervises contractual assistants and related vendors.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the salary for the Collections Systems Administrator role at lucasmuseum?
The listed salary for this Collections Systems Administrator position at lucasmuseum is USD 70K–88K. This is an Full time role.
Where is the Collections Systems Administrator position at lucasmuseum located?
This Collections Systems Administrator role at lucasmuseum is based in Los Angeles. The position is listed as on-site or hybrid. Check the full job description or apply directly to confirm the work arrangement.
Is the Collections Systems Administrator role at lucasmuseum full-time or part-time?
This is listed as a Full time position. It is posted as a Collections Systems Administrator role in the Registration department at lucasmuseum.
Which team or department does the Collections Systems Administrator at lucasmuseum belong to?
This Collections Systems Administrator position is part of the Registration department at lucasmuseum. See the full job description for more information about the team structure and responsibilities.
How do I apply for the Collections Systems Administrator position at lucasmuseum?
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When was the Collections Systems Administrator job at lucasmuseum posted?
This Collections Systems Administrator position at lucasmuseum was posted on Dec 10, 2025. Apply as soon as possible — early applications are often reviewed first.
Collections Systems Administrator
lucasmuseum · 💰 USD 70K–88K
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