Program Coordinator, Public Programs

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:

The Met seeks a dynamic person to join the Public Programs team within the Education Department. As a Program Coordinator, you will support programs that connect adult museum visitors with creativity, knowledge, and ideas. You will support planning and logistics for talks that take place in the museum’s auditorium, lecture hall, and galleries, large-scale cultural convenings, and activities in the galleries and classrooms for general and academic audiences.

As the liaison for a high volume of education activities, you are a key communicator, identify solutions, and implement tools and processes that increase efficiency and effectiveness. TYou will work collaboratively with colleagues throughout the Education Department and the Museum, as well as a range of external speakers. Some evening and weekend work hours required.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES:

• Support in-person and hybrid talk-based programs with logistical support

• Act as a primary point of contact for external speakers, including artists and scholars, for logistical and administrative aspects of program development

• Process contracts, presenter agreements, and invoices

• Build online program listings and help develop other audience-facing program materials

• Book rooms and coordinate set-ups and logistics for events

• Work closely in museum data systems to ensure program registration set up, staffing requests, and digital signage information

• Work collaboratively with programming staff to manage internal planning documents and keep abreast of logistical needs

• Purchase materials and supplies, prepare materials for programs, and help keep equipment in working order.

• Respond to Museum and public inquiries, serving as a key front-line contact for the Public Programs team

• Assist with the execution of events and represent the Museum with the public as needed.

• Other duties as assigned.

REQUIREMENTS & QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree required. Background in art, art history, studio art or related fields preferred.

• 2 years of experience working in administrative, program, project, or event support

• Excellent writing, communication, and interpersonal skills are required

• High attention to detail, strong organizational skills, and the ability to act proactively are required

• Ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks simultaneously is required

• Experience working with artists, scholars, and big thinkers is required

• Special events planning or project management experience is preferred

• Ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced team-based environment

• Full command of the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) required

• Experience and comfort with databases/information systems (such as Workday, Umbraco, Artifax, and Tessitura), required; familiarity with Adobe Photoshop and InDesign, preferred.

COMPENSATION RATE:

• Pay Rate: $37.77 / Hourly

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.

Visa Sponsorship

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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

We recognize that it is highly unlikely that someone meets 100% of the desired attributes 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 [email protected].

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.