• Job Description

  Req#: JR-43066

  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:

  As the Associate Producer/Editor you develop public-facing content that contributes to visitor experience at The Met's NYC venues and fulfills The Met's mission of reaching and engaging our global online audiences. You work closely with departmental colleagues and stakeholders across the Museum, including Curatorial, Exhibitions, Education, and Communications and Marketing, to develop content that is relevant, compelling, and impactful to visitors. You are responsible for a range of digital projects from conception through completion, ensuring quality and consistency across media product lines.

  PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES:

  • Develop, scope, edit, and produce original content for the Met’s digital channels, including editorial content, video and audio production, virtual events, and online features.

  • Serve as lead on various digital projects and initiatives for capital projects, working alongside producers, developers, designers, writers, copywriters, and external production teams.

  • Develop and implement project schedules for multiple concurrent activities, tracking project status and managing team deliverables.

  • Liaise between the Digital Content team and internal and external teams, ensuring the creative goals, editorial and tone guidelines, and milestones for the project are being met.

  • Troubleshoot technical problems to ensure timely production and publication of content to the content management systems.

  • Build and edit web pages using the web content management system.

  • Post content to distribution channels, including YouTube, Spotify, and Soundcloud.

  • Archive media and licenses using Digital Asset Management software.

  • Work with The Met’s Marketing team and digital partnerships on digital outreach and distribution.

  • Work with data analyst and analytics platforms to generate reporting on goals and KPIs.

  • Other duties as assigned.

  REQUIREMENTS & QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.

  • 3 years of experience in public-facing digital technologies, cultural journalism, media and video production, digital communications, or related field.

  • Technical skills using media editing tools and software, such as Premier, Final Cut Pro, and Adobe Creative Suite

  • Strong creative and editorial skills; including writing, editing, and proofreading.

  • Experience with project management, budgeting, communication, and collaboration.

  • Ability to supervise and work with production teams, video crews, audio engineers, and editors.

  • Strong interpersonal skills and a capacity to communicate easily and professionally with staff in diverse functional areas and departments.

  • Aware of and interested in new developments in digital storytelling, technologies, and delivery.

  • Ability to handle multiple complex tasks, manage deadlines, and coordinate/produce time-sensitive materials. Must be able to produce multiple projects on time and within budget.

  • Overall computer skills and experience with Microsoft Office Suite.

  • Preferred but not required: advanced degree with a concentration in media production, digital communications, art history, journalism, visual or moving image arts.

  COMPENSATION RANGE:

  • Pay Range: $70,000 - $74,000/Annually

  • 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

  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.

• About the company

  The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy. The Museum lives in three iconic sites in New York City—The Met Fifth Avenue, The Met Breuer, and The Met Cloisters. Millions of people also take part ...

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