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.
ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT:
The Met’s membership program is one of the largest in the world and includes more than 135,000 loyal members from around the globe. Members give $90 to $50,000 annually, and collectively contribute $25-30M per year. The membership program is in a period of rapid growth and change, as it rebounds from the pandemic, innovates its operations; and prioritizes diversity, inclusion, equity, and access. Within Membership, the Patron Program includes more than 2,000 individuals who make unrestricted annual gifts of $2,500 to $50,000, totaling $6-7 million in revenue each year.
GENERAL STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES:
Reporting to the Chief Membership Officer, you will lead efforts to take the Patron Program to new heights. You will build a team, develop a comprehensive strategy to grow Patron revenue, manage a portfolio of donors and prospects, and lead the program to reach its full potential. You are a strategic leader as well as a team player. You excel at building and managing relationships. You enjoy soliciting gifts and in mentoring others to do the same. You are excited by the opportunity to build, grow, and manage a program. You are results-driven and thrive in a fast-paced environment. You are passionate about art and skilled in the various stages of solicitation, including prospect identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship. You are an outstanding writer and communicator and are highly organized.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES:
REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS:
COMPENSATION RANGE:
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.
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 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…