Julie Macander

· Lead research and content development for Native Knowledge 360°, shaping object-based narratives for national digital education initiatives

· Develop and refine content for digital and print educational resources, collaborating with design, editorial, and program teams

· Direct rights and permissions strategy across multiple concurrent projects, ensuring compliance with institutional and legal standards

· Conduct complex copyright research to support educator training and professional development programs

· Represent the initiative through outreach events, conference presentations, and building relationships with educators, partners, and prospective donors

· Collaborate with marketing and communications teams to translate scholarly content into accessible public-facing materials

· Led research, analysis, and interpretive content development for Native Knowledge 360, exhibitions, and institutional publications

· Directed rights and permissions strategy for large-scale, multi-project initiatives, managing high-volume asset pipelines

· Oversaw content organization and digital asset workflows, ensuring accuracy, accessibility, and compliance with museum standards

· Led content organization and digital asset workflows, ensuring accuracy, accessibility, and compliance with museum standards

· Collaborated with curators, registrars, and editors to support exhibition development and interpretive content production

· Produced object documentation, captions, credit lines, and ensured lender materials aligned with institutional and scholarly standards

· Contributed research and interpretive insights supporting object-based storytelling and public-facing educational initiatives

· Contributed to research and development of major exhibitions, supporting object interpretation, narrative development, and curatorial planning

· Directed exhibition-related workflows including object documentation, loan, and interdepartmental collaboration

· Coordinated exhibition loans, serving as a key liaison with external lenders and internal stakeholders

· Supported acquisitions, inventory management, and collections research to enhance institutional knowledge and access

· Participated in exhibition installations, object handling, and gallery preparation in collaboration with curatorial and collection teams

· Maintained and enhanced collections data in Emu, ensuring accuracy and accessibility of object records

· Directed stewardship and access strategy for a collection of over 70,000 global art objects

· Supervised and mentored a team of nine staff, establishing departmental workflows, priorities, and performance standards

· Secured a $250,000 IMLS grant to design and implement a 10,000 sq ft collections storage facility

· Led institution-wide inventory initiatives to improve collections accountability, documentation accuracy, and accessibility

· Developed and implemented preventative conservation and Integrated Pest Management (IPM) strategies across museum facilities

· Managed complex incoming and outgoing loans, including logistics, conservation coordination, and risk management

· Partnered with curatorial departments to support exhibition planning, research access, and object selection

· Administered collections database systems (Argus) and trained staff to ensure data integrity and operational efficiency