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:

The Special Events team at The Met produces over 350 events annually of various size, scope, and scale. As the Events Coordinator, you would be responsible for the coordination and production of all logistical aspects of internal events within your portfolio and administrative duties as assigned.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES:

• Under oversight of Special Event team, coordinate a portfolio of internal events from booking to completion, including liaising with the host departments on event planning processes, booking dates, coordinating vendor proposals in adherence to budgets, drafting floor plans, securing necessary approvals, and overseeing day-of event execution onsite.

• Partner with internal stakeholders such as Security, Buildings, Curatorial, Media Services and external vendors to manage all production aspects of events including catering, A/V, décor, and entertainment to ensure that all plans are reviewed and approved in adherence with The Met’s guidelines which prioritizes the safety of the building and artwork.

• Facilitate Museum wide communications on all event plans including the event write-up, production schedule, floor plans, and vendor details for load-in and load-out.

• Administrative duties such as responding to client inquiries, vendor billing, write-up distribution, calendar maintenance and other tasks as assigned

REQUIREMENTS & QUALIFICATIONS:

• BA degree or relevant experience required

• Demonstrated experience in managing high-profile events, preferably in a Museum setting

• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, communications, and writing skills

• Very strict attention to detail

• Outstanding problem-solving skills

• Ability to work well in a fast-paced ever-changing environment

• Ability to be onsite for events and to lift up to 20 pounds as needed

• Availability to work early and/or late hours, long days, and on weeknights and occasional weekends based on the events schedule

• Experience drafting detailed communications, such as briefing forms and production schedules

• Computer literacy and knowledge of data management software (Microsoft Office, Artifax or other calendar software) required

COMPENSATION RATE:

• Pay Rate: $33.00 / Hourly

• 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.