Associate for Administration

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. 

You are vital to the day-to-day operations of the Office of the Deputy Director for Collections and Administration and coordinate many aspects to assist in efficiently managing the office, which has a wide purview of both internal and external stakeholders for the museum. You provide support for the Head of Provenance, Curator at Large, and Associate Administrator. This role requires excellent interpersonal skills, and you must be organized, computer proficient, including Outlook calendar management, able to multi-task, meet deadlines, and resourcefully problem solve.

• Provide administrative support for both the Head of Provenance and Curator at Large, including assisting with scheduling, filing, arranging travel, and submitting expense reports in addition to completing research requests

• Provide administrative support to the Alexis Gregory Curatorial Practice program

• Serve as Procurement Ambassador (create requisitions, manage payments, source equipment and supplies for Office of the Director & CEO and Office of the DDCA) 

• Serve as CLG Representative, overseeing the technology approval process and acting as liaison  

• Manage ICOM Card distribution for the museum, oversee renewals of institutional memberships

• Provide logistical/planning support for departmental events 

• Other related administrative duties as assigned

• Bachelor's degree in Art History, Museum studies or related area preferred, or equivalent experience

• 2-3 years working in an administrative capacity required, previous experience managing complex calendars preferred

• Background in art history, art education, or art administration

• Experience with Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Photoshop, and Workday

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, interpersonal skills and organizational skills

• Excellent organizational skills, including the ability to manage time and multitask

• Excellent verbal and written communications skills

• Upholds sensitive and confidential information with utmost discretion

• Embraces role as a team player and builds collaborative relationships

• Pay Range: $ $35.00 / 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.

Visa Sponsorship

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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

We recognize that it is highly unlikely that someone meets 100% of the desired attributes 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  

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.