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.
As the Development Assistant reporting to the Development Officer for Campaigns, you will carry out a variety of responsibilities associated with the cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of the Museum’s Trustees, donors, and prospects with respect to the Museum’s campaign planning and donor recognition efforts. You will help execute the Campaign Planning team’s work related to the administration of gifts which includes the drafting of funding proposals, acknowledgement letters and tracking of donor gifts. You will provide procurement, administrative, and logistical support for Trustee meetings, capital campaigns and the wider campaign team.
Please submit a cover letter with your application to be considered.
Draft acknowledgment letters and other correspondence related to gifts of cash in support of the Museum’s campaigns as well as other related written communications, as needed, for Trustees and individual donors and prospects.
Assist with the preparation and finalization of funding proposals, stewardship reports, and related mailings and materials for individual prospects and donors of capital projects, gallery reinstallations, and major campaign initiatives.
Oversee pledge payment tracking for individual donors and coordinate the drafting and sending of payment reminders across individual giving teams within the Development Office.
Provide administrative and logistical support, as needed, for Trustee meetings, campaign-specific meetings, and other fundraising meetings, as well as help facilitate moves management tracking and related follow-up.
Assist with the coordination and production of Museum recognition projects, including related correspondence, materials, and signage, primarily focused on space naming’s and donor plaques.
Provide procurement support, including ensuring compliance with all Museum policies and procedures related to purchasing goods and services and submitting requisitions, supplier invoice requests, and other forms for payment, for the Administrator of the Development Office with regard to their role as the Procurement Ambassador for Development.
Interface, as required, with members of the Museum’s curatorial and administrative departments.
Maintain and update donor database records.
Available to work both day and evening events.
Other related duties.
BA degree or equivalent experience required; Art History, Art Administration, or English degree preferred.
Previous experience in development or a related field, ideally in a non-profit context, strongly preferred.
Excellent writing, editing, and communication skills.
Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
Ability to work well with others, as well as independently.
High attention to detail and strong organizational skills.
Strong computer skills and experience with Microsoft Office.
Experience with Tessitura or other major development database system preferred.
Experience with Workday or other financial management system preferred.
Interest in the arts and a commitment to the Museum's mission.
Pay Range: $32.00 - $34.00 / 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.
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 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.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, also known as 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 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.
Mission: The Met’s mission is to collect, study, conserve, and present significant works of art across time and cultures in order to connect all people to creativity, knowledge, ideas, and one another.
Every day, art comes alive in the Museum's galleries and through its exhibitions and events, revealing both new ideas and unexpected connections across time and across cultures.
At The Met, every staff member lives by the core values of respect, inclusivity, collaboration, excellence, and integrity. If you share our community’s values, please apply to one of our exciting opportunities!
