Project Manager, Modern & Contemporary at The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Job Title: Project Manager, Modern & Contemporary
Job Status: Full-time
Location: New York, NY
Salary: $80,000 – $85,000
Description
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:
The Modern and Contemporary Art department is devoted to the study, acquisition and exhibition of art from 1890 to the present. An era marked by seismic cultural, social and political shifts across the globe, artistic responses to these changes have shaped multiple modernities and diverse contemporary practices. The department is committed to foregrounding the interconnected and richly variegated narratives and experiences that inform the art of this period from around the world.
GENERAL STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES:
As the Project Manager, you will support the Leonard A Lauder Curator of Modern art in launching a new research project for dada and surrealism. You will contribute to the initiation, planning, development, and execution of the program. You will also collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to develop the research platform, organize research databases, and provide administrative support for research, documentation, and programing.
This is a position with an established end-date or time frame. Time frames will begin upon hire: 5 years
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITES & DUTIES
- Especially in this initial period, assist in the firm grounding of organizational processes and calendar, including support for internal steering group, museum participants, and rotating external collaborators;
- Support and assist in the implementation and management of annual program of research and events (this might include screenings, workshops, lectures, interviews);
- Support archival and library research requests in collaboration with Curator.
- Support work on website and database construction, in partnership with Digital and Technology.
- Facilitate various meetings and shared work with Met departments, including Design, Digital, Education, Editorial, Registrar, External Affairs, and Development;
- Ensure the archival recording of all programming, captioning, and rights needed to share content;
- Assist in publication of annual program on website;
- Assist in drafting annual reports for supporters as well as all external communications;
- Maintain image library; prepare PPT materials for lectures in support of projects;
- Other duties as assigned.
REQUIREMENTS & QUALIFICATIONS
- BA in Art History, or Arts Administration required, MA preferred.
- 3-5 years of experience working in a program administration function in a museum
- Website production experience a plus.
- Fluency in English, with additional reading skills in French/German preferred.
- Excellent communication, organizational, record-keeping and writing skills;
- Proven ability to be an efficient, detail-oriented multitasker, who can work both independently as well as part of a team;
- Demonstrated success in working under pressure to meet deadlines;
- Excellent computer skills, including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Microsoft Teams, Adobe Acrobat Pro, Adobe Photoshop, and fluency with The Museum System (TMS), and bibliographic software (e.g., Zotero) preferred.
COMPENSATION RANGE:
- Pay Range: $80,000.00 – $85,000.00 / Annually
- 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
How To Apply:
Research shows that women and people from underrepresented groups often apply to jobs only if they meet 100% of the qualifications. We recognize that it is highly unlikely that someone meets 100% of the qualifications for a role. If much of this job description describes you, then please apply for this role.
The Met is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, The Met will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed in this process, please contact benefits@metmuseum.org.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art provides equal opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, pregnancy, alienage or citizenship status, marital status or domestic partner status, genetic information, genetic predisposition or carrier status, gender identity, HIV status, military status and any other category protected by law in all employment decisions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, compensation, training and apprenticeship, promotion, upgrading, demotion, downgrading, transfer, lay-off and termination, and all other terms and conditions of employment.