Lead Collections Information Analyst at The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Job Title: Lead Collections Information Analyst

Job Status: Full-time

Location: New York, NY

Salary: $85,000 – $100,000

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.

GENERAL STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES:

You will manage all aspect of the Museum’s collections management system (TMS) and its implementation. You are responsible for managing the Museum’s collection cataloguing system, and play a critical role in the development, maintenance, and use of collection information. Working closely with Museum staff in Curatorial, Digital, Technology, and the Registrar’s office, you will define data management needs, provide user support, and will establish and maintain cataloguing and workflow standards. You will also collaborate on projects that require electronic access to the Museum’s collection information.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES:

  • Collaborate closely with staff in curatorial and registrar departments in establishing and/or creating use of standards and workflow around Museum administrative procedures related to acquisitions, loans, exhibition planning, and inventory.
  • Create and/or update documentation regarding museum standards and workflows for TMS.
  • Collaborate on projects that use collection information from TMS. Collaborate with Technology and other Digital staff on the support and development of electronic resources that use collection information.
  • Lead TMS users meetings and maintain constant and open communication with TMS power users.
  • Plan, test, schedule, and implement TMS system upgrades.
  • Lead large-scale data entry and clean-up projects and support the diverse needs of users across the Museum in properly managing documentation on the collection in a centralized system.
  • Create custom list views and data views for use in TMS.
  • Create and maintain advanced reports for Museum departments.
  • Import data and perform global data changes as needed.
  • Serve as primary contact with the vendor and ensure that the system stays current with upgrades, and that system improvements are well understood by the Museum’s users.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

  • Proven expertise with The Museum System (TMS). required
  • 4-6 years of experience administrating a museum collections management system, required.
  • Proficiency with Crystal Reports and/or SQL Server Reporting Services
  • Strong relational database skills (SQL Server preferred)
  • Experience with end-user training; verbal and written communication skills
  • Organizational, proofreading, and analytical skills
  • Degree in Art History, Museum Studies, Information Science, or equivalent experience.

COMPENSATION RANGE:

  • Pay Range: $85,000 – $100,000/annual
  • 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.

Location Requirements

At time of employment, employees are expected to be located within commuting distance of the Museum. “Commuting distance” means that they are located in one of following states: New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, or Pennsylvania (the “Tri-state and PA” areas), and be able to commute to and from the Museum in a single day.

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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