Head of Live Arts - Metropolitan Museum : Job Details

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.

CORE VALUES:

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.

GENERAL STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES

As the Head of Live Arts, you will be responsible for overseeing the dynamic Live Arts Department, which promotes a multiplicity of genres, including classical, folk, global, and popular music, and commissions and presents new works of performance, including music, movement, sound, related hybrids, and site-specific commissions. You will be responsible for bringing this diverse program to life throughout the Museum's galleries and public spaces, Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium, and virtually, in hybrid manifestations and online.

The Head of Live Arts plays a vital role in supporting the Museum's mission of fostering appreciation and understanding of art by closely connecting performance to the full range of the Museum's universal collections and exhibitions. You will oversee all departmental activities, such as personnel management, production planning, budgeting and forecasting, marketing, and fundraising, including the oversight of an important donor support group for the department, the Firebirds.

Reporting to the Deputy Director of Audience Engagement, who oversees a departmental group responsible for the Museum's audience-facing content, programming, and promotions you will work closely with partners within the Audience Engagement umbrella (Digital, Education, Marketing, Publications, Imaging, and Libraries) and across the organization including Curatorial, Development, Membership, Special Events, VX, Communications, Finance, and more, to support Audience Engagement's vision to connect audiences to art, ideas, and one another to make the Museum relevant, welcoming, and accessible for all.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES:

Bring a strong conceptual vision for the research, presentation, and execution of an innovative and cohesive array of performances that uplift The Met's exhibitions and collections, champion diverse artists and voices, and utilize galleries and public areas in and around the Museum as performance spaces.

Oversee the execution of 50+ performances annually from start to finish, including ideation, planning, budgeting, fundraising, marketing, and production phases, in collaboration with colleagues in Curatorial (with special partnerships with the Musical Instruments and Modern and Contemporary departments), Digital, Education, Communications, and other partners as required.

Lead and motivate a diverse team of staff, interns, fellows and vendors. Provide professional training and opportunities for growth and advancement.

Develop and maintain strong relationships to donors, supporters, scholars, artists, and performers.

Actively work to attract new, diverse audiences through a commitment to utilizing hybrid and remote technologies and by maintaining deep and lasting relationships with partners and audiences across the five boroughs.

Spearhead and establish partnerships or other relationships with New York City's cultural institutions to co-organize programs where appropriate, to cross-promote offerings, and to develop new audiences.

Strategically analyze the profit/loss potential of individual programs to ensure achievement of annual revenue targets within a self-sustaining, mission-driven program.

Other related duties as assigned.

REQUIREMENTS & QUALIFICATIONS:

MA or PhD in Arts Administration, Performance Art, Art History, or equivalent experience required.

Ten years' experience directly related to the duties and responsibilities required.

Demonstrated experience managing large staff and resources, including vendors and union staff.

Demonstrated leadership experience and seasoned management skills, with a track record in supervising people, operations and budgets for an institution known for excellence in the arts and/or education with a strong audience development component and deep connections in the performance world.

Ability to plan, organize, and present large-scale, hybrid performances required.

Strong communication and interpersonal skills required.

Demonstrated commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Access (DEIA) in the field.

Possess exceptional external and internal relationship-building skills and an excellent network, great relationships with donors and collectors, and strong working relationships with other experts in the field.

Understanding of appropriate standards for technology and equipment used for live and hybrid productions in auditorium and other settings.

Command of Microsoft Office Suite, digital learning platforms, and a variety of digital technologies.

Some evening and weekend hours required.

COMPENSATION RANGE:

Pay Range: $230,000.00 - $250,000.00 / Annually

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.

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.

• 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
• Access to the Museums Council pass, which grants free admission to various museums and cultural institutions

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 [email protected].

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 MET:

The Metropolitan Museum of Art provides an opportunity for employees to enrich and develop their love of the arts while contributing their specific skills and talents to the mission of the Museum. Career opportunities at The Met are as varied as the cultures represented in the Museum's collection, and require all levels of training, experience, and education.

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