Jobs at The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Leads the Museum’s government affairs strategy across city, state, and federal levels. Manages staff, advocacy plans, policymaker relationships, legislative monitoring, funding proposals, lobbying compliance, and policy risk assessments. Oversees briefings and external communications for senior leadership and the Board, coordinates public capital funding efforts, and represents the Museum in meetings with elected officials and agency leaders.

Processes and appraises a recently acquired collection of art-collecting business, legal, and historical records. Responsibilities include developing processing plans, performing basic preservation, arranging and describing materials, rehousing collections, creating DACS-compliant finding aids in ArchivesSpace, identifying digitization candidates, providing reference services, and integrating records into museum repositories and databases.

Performs original and complex cataloging for print, digital, serial, and electronic materials; creates MARC and non-MARC metadata; develops authority and linked-data records; supports departmental library projects and digital collections; provides reference assistance and research support; coordinates staff, interns, and volunteers; and promotes collections through presentations, publications, programs, and social media.

Administers the library’s Sierra ILS, AWS cloud infrastructure, Linux servers, CMS, hardware, and software systems. Develops Python, shell, and SQL integrations, dashboards, data workflows, and web applications. Supports information security, vendor coordination, technology projects, staff training, digitization initiatives, and reference services. Manages equipment lifecycles, reporting, documentation, budgets, and library technology improvements.

Manage financial operations for Institutional Advancement departments, including annual budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, P&L ownership, cost-benefit analysis, procurement, accounts payable, travel expenses, and reporting. Partner with department leaders, Finance, Budget and Planning, and Human Resources to improve workflows, controls, documentation, and performance measurement. Establish data-collection tools, identify KPIs, manage business processes, and implement continuous improvements within a complex institutional environment.