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
Manager, Venue Rentals and Beverage Sales
The Venue Rentals and Beverage Sales Manager is an essential member of the Venue Rentals team that will be responsible for managing the daily operations and coordination of approximately 80 rental events annually. This role includes billing, staffing, event timelines, vendor scheduling, load-ins, and set-ups. The Manager will be responsible for generating revenue by marketing and selling the Museum’s event spaces for various external events such as corporate and social gatherings, weddings, film shoots, and more. This is a full-time, regular position that reports directly to the Vice President, Revenue and Visitor Experiences.
Chief Curator and Deputy Director
The Museum seeks a visionary and strategic Chief Curator & Deputy Director to shape and lead the Museum's curatorial and content initiatives as it enters a transformative era. Working under the dynamic leadership of Director and President Stephanie Hill Wilchfort, the Chief Curator & Deputy Director will drive the creation of compelling, immersive, and meaningful experiences that resonate with diverse audiences and celebrate the complex history and culture of New York City. This role oversees a team of approximately 25 responsible for all exhibitions, public programs, educational offerings, and collection initiatives.
Manager, Professional Learning
The Manager of Professional Learning is an essential member of the Museum’s Frederick A.O. Schwarz Education Center and will be responsible for developing curriculum and leading high-quality, interactive, and learner-driven workshops, courses, and tours for K-12 educators and teachers that are aligned with best practices in history, art, and/or civics education. The ideal candidate will have direct experience facilitating professional learning programs, working with or in NYC Public Schools, and/or developing content and curricula for K-12 educators in a museum, school, or educational non-profit setting. They will demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, a passion for advancing equity and addressing structural racism within nonprofit organizations, and a familiarity with Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education (CRSE) or similar frameworks. In a highly collaborative role, they will work closely with colleagues in the Education Center responsible for student, family, community, and youth programming, as well as with colleagues in the curatorial, collections, and marketing & communications departments and guest scholars, artists, and community advisors. This is a full-time, regular position and will report directly to the Director of Education.
Chief Development Officer
The Chief Development Officer is a dynamic and strategic leader of the Executive team that will be responsible for developing and implementing comprehensive fundraising strategies to support the museum's operations, exhibitions, programs, and capital initiatives. This position oversees a staff of at least six team members, plus consultants and contractors. This is a full-time, regular position that reports directly to the President.
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.
