Jobs, Interns, and Volunteers
The Museum looks for enthusiastic, energetic, and professional individuals to be part of our team through a variety of opportunities including permanent staff positions, grant-funded positions, internships and volunteer positions.
The Museum is committed to fostering a collaborative and respectful work environment with a staff as diverse as New York City and the audiences who are curious about learning more about its history and engaging in contemporary urban issues. Our staff members are dedicated to working towards a common goal: creating the most dynamic and inspiring city museum in the world.
The Museum of the City of New York is an equal opportunity employer. As such, the Museum provides equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants without unlawful discrimination with respect to age, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, ethnicity, gender identification, marital status, military status or veteran, national origin, political association, political/personal convictions, predisposing genetic characteristics, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, geographic location, philosophies, or any other classification protected by federal, state or local laws, in all employment decisions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, training, compensation, promotion, demotion, transfer, lay-off, and termination, and all other terms and conditions of employment. All employment-related decisions are based solely on relevant criteria including training, experience, and suitability.
Jobs
Museum Educator
The Museum Educator is an essential member of the Education team that is primarily responsible for leading and facilitating English-language field trips and student experiences at the Museum for K-12 students. Educators follow the learning goals of teaching guides provided by the Assistant Director, Student and Family Learning for this purpose. Museum Educators also facilitate interactive experiences for audiences of all ages during professional learning programs for teachers, family workshops, community events, and social impact programming. Programming takes place primarily at the Museum, but Museum Educators are also engaged to work at offsite locations around the city, in schools, and online. Additionally, Museum Educators are responsible for preparing materials and supplies for upcoming education programs, conducting direct outreach, and assisting with program development as needed.
Bilingual Museum Educator (Spanish/English)
The Bilingual (Spanish/English) Museum Educator is an essential member of the Education team that will facilitate engaging learning experiences in English, in Spanish, and in bilingual Spanish/English formats. The Bilingual Museum Educator is primarily responsible for leading and facilitating field trips and student experiences at the Museum for K-12 students. Educators will follow the learning goals of teaching guides provided by the Assistant Director, Student and Family Learning for this purpose. Bilingual Museum Educators work together to adapt the English-language field trips for Spanish-speaking and ENL students, including transcreating written materials, identifying vocabulary lists, suggesting support aids, and modifying field trip content and format. Bilingual Museum Educators also facilitate interactive experiences for audiences of all ages during professional learning programs for teachers, family workshops, community events, and social impact programming. Programming takes place primarily at the Museum, but Bilingual Museum Educators are also engaged to work at offsite locations around the city, in schools, and online. Additionally, Bilingual Museum Educators are responsible for preparing materials and supplies for upcoming education programs, conducting direct outreach, and assisting with program development as needed.
Education Operations Coordinator
The Education Operations Coordinator is an essential member of the Frederick A.O. Schwarz Education Center that will be responsible for coordinating and ensuring smooth day-to-day operations of the Education Center. The Coordinator supports the Manager, Field Trip Experiences in the daily operations of field trip reservations, providing high-level customer service to external educators and groups over the phone and via email in advance of their visit. The Coordinator also welcomes daily field trip groups arriving at the Museum, ensuring a seamless and organized experience from arrival to departure. In addition, the Coordinator assists with general operational and administrative needs for the department, including ordering and stocking materials, coordinating space bookings, helping with program set-up and break-down, and processing financial transactions. As a full-time member of the Education Center, they also take part in staff trainings, including in Museum exhibition content. The Education Operations Coordinator helps fulfill the Museum’s Education and Engagement mission by making it possible for students to engage with the Museum’s programs, where they examine the city’s past so that they may understand the present and envision their role in shaping the future. This is a full-time, regular position that reports directly to the Manager, Field Trip Experiences.
Internships
The Museum does not currently have any internship opportunities available at this time.
Volunteers
Primary Volunteer Positions are located at the Main Entrance Greeter Desk. Volunteers will be assigned a regular weekly two-hour time slot. Preference is given to those available on weekends. Some volunteers will initially be trained only as substitutes. Volunteers who have at least one year of experience at the Greeter Desk may apply to be trained as Docents to give exhibition tours to visitors.
Please click here to fill out the primary application.
**Volunteer applications are closed at the moment; all new applicants will be placed on waitlist**
How To Apply
Jobs
To apply for an open full-time or part-time position, qualified individuals can send their resume with cover letter and salary range to the attention of Human Resources at jobs@mcny.org (preferred method) or mail to Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10029.
Fellowships
To apply for a fellowship, please submit the requested materials to the contact person as listed in the full job description above.
