Studio Manager

Full-time Studio Manager

GENERAL STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES 

You provide overall project management for the content production studio that you co-lead with managing producer(s). You ensure that digital content projects are appropriately resourced and delivered on-time and within scope. You partner with colleagues across the museum to ensure that project goals are accurately articulated and facilitate creative conversations for projects.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES

• Co-lead digital content studio with Managing Producers
• Develop and manage scope, budgets, logistics and timelines for studio projects
• Track project status and develop documentation and updates for stakeholders
• Lead and facilitate meetings to ensure communication within the studio, with project stakeholders, and across the content team and department
• Serve as liaison and first point of contact for stakeholders across the Museum who are part of each project team
• Work closely with the Operations and Administration team to ensure that all procurement processes are being followed for projects that require vendors, contracts, honoraria, invoicing, and more
• Make project assignments based on project scope, priority, and expertise needed
• Other duties as assigned

EDUCATION EXPERIENCE

• Three years of experience coordinating or managing digital content projects for public-facing digital technologies, digital journalism, media and video production, or related field.
• Undergraduate degree, or equivalent work experience in media management, digital media creation, website design, digital communications, or related field
• Experience with project management, including effectively balancing and prioritizing multiple tasks, managing budgets, and meeting deadlines
• Experience with project management software, such as Airtable
• Familiarity with, or willingness to learn, web content management systems

COMPENSATION RANGE

• Pay Range: $70,000-$75,000/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

How to Apply

Click here to apply online

Please include a cover letter with your application.

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.

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.

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