Curator
As an employer, we in IKEA Älmhult AB are innovative and lead through a transparent and inclusive leadership among both our leaders and co-workers. We build on each other’s strengths and work together with our culture and values as a natural part, to maximize the full potential of our business.
Our Exhibition team leads the development of IKEA Museum and Museum of Furniture Studies by initiating new exhibitions and improving existing ones. As Curator in the Exhibition team, you develop exhibitions with a holistic and visitor centric approach in line with the overall business priorities to strengthen IKEA positioning in Life at Home, Home Furnishing, Democratic Design and Älmhult as a design destination. You will lead the creative process of the decided exhibitions from ideation to final exhibition and include relevant teams, functions, and specialists into the process. You execute development of content in line with set directions, IKEA tone-of-voice and other communication guidelines. Together with relevant stakeholders and assigned specialists, you create the narrative for the exhibition and quality secure that the content is relevant for the decided topic and the visualization of the exhibition is according to the set frameworks.
We are now looking for you who want to be part of our journey in the Exhibition team!
Qualifications
We are looking for you who are a creative and courageous person who can turn bold ideas into meaningful experiences!
To succeed in this role, you are motivated by the IKEA vision and the importance of Design, being passionate about making it come true in both museums. You are curious about life at home, design, people, and what is going on in the world. You have a strong will to deliver on goals and in time, through involving, engaging, and motivating others – building trust and good relationships.
We see that you have strong leadership capabilities and good communication skills with the ability to inspire others and express yourself clearly. You have the capacity to initiate and develop exhibitions, lead creative processes, and cooperate effectively with designers and other specialists. You have the capability to explore different perspectives, be curious, and to lead with processes, engaging people in parallel. You have an eye for details as well as the totality.
We expect you to have a university degree in design, curation, art direction and/or experience in design, curation or creative direction in a global organization. You have experience of leading creative processes in a bigger context. It is beneficial if you have experience working with exhibition development.
We see that you are fluent in English, both spoken and written.
Additional Information
Want to join us on this exciting adventure? We’re super excited to see your application! If you don't meet all the requirements listed but feel you could be a good fit, please apply anyway. We value diverse perspectives and lived experience.
Please send your CV and letter of motivation – in English – by latest 4th of March.
Remember, due to GDPR and Data Privacy, we can't accept applications via email.
This position is a full-time assignment, located in Älmhult, Sweden and you will report to the Exhibition Manager at IKEA Älmhult AB. Please note that a relocation package is not offered for this position.
For questions about the position, please contact Exhibition Manager, Rossana Oliveira at rossana.oliveira@inter.ikea.com
If you have questions about the recruitment process, please contact People & Culture Leader, Isabella Carlsson at isabella.carlsson4@inter.ikea.com.