Managing Editor

The Museum of Modern Art is accepting applications for a managing editor. Reporting to the publisher, the managing editor is responsible for the editorial management and operation of the Museum’s award-winning publishing program, which includes books as well as exhibition- and collection-related ephemera (wall texts and object labels).

The Museum publishes fifteen to twenty new titles each year and maintains an active backlist of 500+ titles, including exhibition and collection catalogues, research publications, trade art books, children’s books, international co-editions, and limited-edition facsimiles.

Responsibilities include:

• Manages all aspects of the editorial process, schedules, and workflow, ensuring timely delivery of content. Focuses on scheduling, monitoring and working closely with authors and freelance contributors to ensure quality and timeliness of manuscript deliveries.
• Supervises, manages, and assists in hiring of editorial staff, coordinating workflow with publisher, Publications managerial staff, design and production teams, and freelancers, in the planning and editing of books, catalogues, ephemera, and other Museum-sponsored or Museum-commissioned writing.
• Supervises the work of four in-house editors (two book editors and two ephemera editors) as well as freelance staff, including freelance editors, translators, proofreaders, peer reviewers, and translation reviewers.
• Works with publisher and Publications managerial staff in establishing editorial and writing budgets and schedules, and is directly responsible for monitoring and adhering to them.
• Works with Publications managerial staff on editorial aspects of foreign editions and co-publishing ventures.
• Works with publisher and Publications managerial staff to develop new titles and help plan future publications.
• Stays informed about established and emerging writers, artists, and scholars in the Museum’s areas of publishing.
• Provides editorial guidance to Museum staff in general and style sheet guidelines specifically.
• As schedule allows, may edit individual publications.
• Participates in MoMA’s Editorial Advisory Board.
• Performs any other duties reasonably related to the functions described above.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree and 10+ years progressive experience with proven track record in all aspects of editorial management, with special emphasis on art books and scholarly museum-quality publications or equivalent.
• Familiarity with all aspects of workflow for print and digital publications.
• Demonstrated commitment to the highest standards of English-language editing.
• Demonstrated effectiveness in managing complex editorial projects and multiple stakeholders within a highly collaborative publications program.
• A collaborative spirit and a positive and diplomatic approach to communication.
• Demonstrated comfort in working with foreign-language publishing partners.
• A commitment to MoMA’s mission and to sharing MoMA’s program with broad audiences.

Reports to:   Chief Curator at Large and Publisher

Salary range: Minimum of $135,000 to maximum of $155,000 per annum

How to Apply

Application instructions:
To apply, please visit MoMA Jobs.
Applicants should submit a resume and a statement of interest to include a description of your direct, relevant experience in editorial management, including work on art books and scholarly museum-quality publications..  Applications without cover letters will not be considered.

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