Publicist

Publicist

• Full Time Job

The Museum of Modern Art is accepting applications for a publicist to develop and implement press strategies for assigned exhibitions, programs, events, and special projects.

Responsibilities:

• Develops and executes press strategies, drafts press releases, assembles all related press materials, and coordinates press events for assigned projects, including Museum gallery exhibitions, performances, events and programs.
• Creates, updates, and maintains online press kits on the Museum’s press web site.
• Determines press strategy and pitches feature stories and reviews for assigned exhibitions and projects. Pitches Museum staff interviews and serves as primary liaison between staff and members of the press.
• Oversees and manages press previews, photo opportunities, and other press events, and serves as on-site Communications representative at special events organized in conjunction with assigned programs and exhibitions.
• Organizes and oversees exhibition- and project-related television, film, and photo shoots.
• Assists with press during annual benefit events and other special events.
• Performs any other duties reasonably related to the functions described above.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in journalism, English, communications, public affairs, or art history, and three to five years public relations experience in positions of increasing responsibility, or equivalent.
• Must demonstrate a proven track record of media placements in print, broadcast, and online media. Familiarity with New York cultural press and prior experience in a cultural non-profit environment preferred.
• Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage many projects simultaneously, establish and juggle priorities, successfully meet deadlines, and respond to a heavy load of press requests in a fast-paced, complex institutional environment.
• Working knowledge of HTML and Photoshop is essential.
• Must be available to work some before- and after-hours Museum events.

Reports to: Assistant Director of Communications

Salary: The salary for this position is $83,656 per annum.

Job type: Full Time

How to Apply

Application instructions: 

To apply, please visit MoMA Jobs and submit a resume and a statement of interest.

Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement:

Equal Employment Opportunity has been, and will continue to be, a fundamental principle at the Museum, where employment is based upon personal capabilities and qualifications without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, pregnancy, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, marital and civil partnership/union status, alienage or citizenship status, creed, genetic predisposition or carrier status, unemployment status, familial status, domestic violence, sexual violence or stalking victim status, caregiver status, arrest or conviction record to the extent required by applicable law, credit history, or any other protected category as established by applicable law, including the New York City Human Rights Law (“NYCHRL”).

About MoMA:

MoMA is a place that fuels creativity, ignites minds, and provides inspiration. With extraordinary exhibitions and the world’s finest collection of modern and contemporary art, MoMA is dedicated to the conversation between the past and the present, the established and the experimental. Our mission: The Museum of Modern Art connects people from around the world to the art of our time. We aspire to be a catalyst for experimentation, learning, and creativity, a gathering place for all, and a home for artists and their ideas.

MoMA engages audiences worldwide across all channels (onsite visitation, touring exhibitions, retail stores, online, social media, email, and video) including welcoming over 3 million onsite visitors at our main campus on 53rd Street and at MoMA PS1.  MoMA’s membership base includes nearly 150,000 households. MoMA’s primary sources of support are admission fees, membership dues, grants from individuals, foundations, and corporations, endowment income, and revenues from retail operations. MoMA’s content is generated from our unparalleled collection, exhibitions, and programs and distributed via /MoMA.org, social media channels, YouTube, apps, print and digital publications, public programs, education programs and courses, among other channels.

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