About this role
The Hong Kong Palace Museum (HKPM) is a dedicated museum that showcases the exquisite artefacts from Palace Museum’s collections and collaborates with other museums in research, exhibitions, education and public programmes. The museum comprises 7 800 square metres of gallery space for standing and special exhibitions on Palace Museum’s collections of paintings, calligraphy, antiquities and historical objects, as well as thematic displays on world cultures and civilisations.
You will be responsible for:
• providing comprehensive design and project management support to the Curatorial and Programming Department, focusing on both short-term and long-term exhibition planning and execution; • leading the artistic direction, concept development and space planning and graphic package for exhibitions, ensuring optimal use of space and alignment with thematic goals; • defining the overall ambience (color, form, materials, typography, styling, and atmosphere direction) and translate themes into a coherent visual experience; • collaborating with curators, artists, production to ensure consistency and resolve creative decisions, ensuring that all design outcomes meet high aesthetic standards, delivering visually compelling and engaging experiences for visitors; • managing project budgets, oversee installation processes, and coordinate with external vendors to ensure successful execution of exhibitions; • offering guidance to junior designers and collaborate with artists, institutions, and vendors to deliver high-quality exhibition projects; • ensuring all design projects comply with museum standards, including schedules, budgets, and contractual obligations, while overseeing the exhibition fabrication process; • knowledge of multimedia is a plus, allowing for the enhancement of exhibition experiences through diverse design elements; • following through the procurement process of exhibition design related goods and services from sourcing, procuring, routing, tracking to invoicing; and • performing any duties from time to time as reasonably as assigned by HKPM.
You should:
• possess a recognized degree in Fine Art, Visual Art, Communication Design, Graphic Design, or a related field (or equivalent experience); • have at least 10 years of experience leading sizable creative projects in set styling, environment/material styling and/or experiential visual direction (including exhibition graphics). Experience across immersive environments such as installations, film/theatre, brand experiences, or museums is strongly preferred—demonstrating your ability to lead styling/art direction end-to-end; • submit a portfolio including at least 1 project that demonstrate how you defined a clear, cohesive ambience/look & feel and translated it into execution across multiple elements (e.g., set, materials and/or graphics, and visual/route guidance); • have strong management and leadership skills with the ability to work with tight deadlines and manage multiple tasks within an ever-changing environment as well as experience in supervising subordinates/ staff; • be familiar with government submission procedures, including procurement and tender stages and experience in identifying potential risk and time implication during a project’s life cycle; • have knowledge of local statutory and building related legislations/ codes; • be proficiency in using computer design software such as AutoCAD, Sketchup, Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign; and • have proficient oral, written and interpersonal communication skills in English and Chinese.
*Candidate with less experience and qualifications will be considered as Designer position.
For interested parties, please submit your application with detailed CV on or before following date. Applicants are encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible. The review of applications will continue until post is filled.
08-10-2026
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All related information will be kept up to 24 months and all personal data will be destroyed afterwards.
For more information, please visit https://www.westk.hk or contact:
Janny Yip /+852 22003776