Exhibition Design Coordinator at The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Job Title: Exhibition Design Coordinator

Job Status: Full-time

Location: New York, NY

Salary: $68,000 – $73,000

About The Metropolitan Museum Of Art

The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy. The Museum lives in two iconic sites in New York City—The Met Fifth Avenue and The Met Cloisters. Millions of people also take part in The Met experience online.

Since its founding in 1870, The Met has always aspired to be more than a treasury of rare and beautiful objects. We are committed to fostering a collaborative and respectful work environment with a staff as diverse as the audiences we engage. Our staff members are art lovers who are passionate about working toward a common goal: creating the most dynamic and inspiring art museum in the world.

At The Met, every staff member – from security officers to researchers to scientists and beyond – lives by our core values of respect, inclusivity, collaboration, excellence, and integrity.

Respect: Engage one another with collegiality, empathy, and kindness, always.

Inclusivity: Ensure that all are and feel welcome and valued.

Collaboration: Reach across boundaries to exchange ideas and work together toward our shared mission.

Excellence: Lead the cultural world in quality and expertise—and inspire curiosity and creativity.

Integrity: Hold ourselves to the highest moral standards, admit when we fall short, and then evolve.

About The Department

Our cross-disciplinary team consists of 31 members, representing Exhibition Design, Graphic Design, Lighting, Production and Operations. The scope of the department is significant, and includes approximately 50+ exhibitions and rotations per year, capital construction and buildings projects, as well as permanent collections and gallery reinstallation projects. In addition to exhibition materials, the department produces approximately 200+ communication design projects a year, including branded collateral and bespoke event identities. The studio provides design services for a building that is over 2 million square feet and contains objects from 17 curatorial departments, collaborating with over 50 departments to serve an average of over 7 million visitors annually.

General Statement Of Responsibilities And Duties

You will oversee all exhibition operations for the design department and be a key liaison with the Design managers as well as the Exhibitions and Buildings teams. Working under the studio Project Manager, you will be responsible for creating and maintaining complex exhibition schedules, synchronizing multiple project calendars with key stakeholder groups, and assisting with project management with the Project Management team. In this role, you will be engaged in all aspects of the design process as well as the inner workings of a large-scale studio within a high caliber museum environment

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES:

  • Create and maintain multiple schedules for exhibitions and other in-gallery projects in collaboration with Design managers, Exhibitions and Buildings departments, and in coordination with overall exhibition and in-gallery project schedules set by the Exhibitions team.
  • Synchronize and maintain designer workload reports in conjunction with Exhibition and Graphic Design Managers.
  • Assess and innovate project management systems with the team to optimize support of exhibition and installation design processes.
  • Manage and analyze time tracking data to innovate processes in collaboration with Data Analytics team.
  • Coordinate contracts and RFPs for external collaborators (illustrators, cartographers, and production vendors) in coordination with Assistant Administrator and Project Manager.
  • Schedule select internal milestone meetings for exhibition design projects and organize submission of exhibition project budgets from Design.
  • Work in conjunction with Production Coordinator to synchronize exhibition graphics and promotional graphics schedules with exhibition design schedules.
  • Oversee the exhibition casework inventory, storage, and transit process.
  • Other duties as assigned

REQUIREMENTS & QUALIFICATIONS:

  • BA, BFA, or equivalent experience required
  • 2 years of experience in a related role
  • Project management experience in a design or architecture studio preferred, museum or gallery experience a plus
  • Fluency in Microsoft suite and Adobe Acrobat required
  • Familiarity with Jira, Vectorworks, CAD, 3dMax, Rhino, and/or InDesign a plus
  • Familiarity with project and resource management software a plus

COMPENSATION RANGE:

  • Pay Range: $68,000 – $73,000
  • The advertised pay scale reflects the good faith minimum and maximum salary range for this role. The advertised pay scale is not a promise of a particular wage for any specific employee. The specific compensation offered to a candidate may be dependent on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s experience, education, special licensing or qualifications, and other factors.

Benefits Offerings

The Museum provides competitive compensation, and generous benefits and perks for all eligible employees. Note: Benefits Offering may differ based on Employee Status.

  • Medical, dental, vision and life insurance
  • 403(b) basic retirement plan and optional matching retirement plan with an outstanding employer match
  • Considerable paid time off, including annual leave, sick leave, and 13 Museum holidays
  • Long-term disability coverage
  • Flexible Spending Accounts & Health Savings Account (pre-tax income for eligible health care expenses)
  • Commuter benefits (pre-tax income for parking or mass transit expenses)
  • Free financial-planning services
  • Financial assistance for relevant coursework, seminars, and training programs
  • 25% discount for staff in Museum shops
  • A subsidized staff cafeteria
  • Access to the Museums Council pass, which grants free admission to various museums and cultural institutions

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