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Current Opportunities
SENIOR DEVELOPMENT OFFICER- FULL-TIME
SENIOR MANAGER OF INDIVIDUAL GIVING- FULL-TIME
SECURITY OFFICER- PART-TIME
SENIOR DEVELOPMENT OFFICER- FULL-TIME
Position Overview
The Senior Development Officer works closely with the New Museum’s Development team to support the Museum’s annual operating fundraising goal of $14M and its capital campaign goal of $108M.
Responsibilities include prospect research, analysis, and strategy; preparation of cultivation and solicitation materials; proposal writing; benefit fulfillment and reports. This position supervises development staff in the assistant, associate, or manager or fellow level roles.
Primary Responsibilities, Senior Development Officer
• Develop leads, create prospect portfolios and prospect strategy for high level giving across individual and institutional sources
• Develop and action systems for moves management: tracking actions to support stewardship and cultivation; with the senior team, develop short- and long-term donor strategies
• Create written materials to support grants and gift solicitation: proposal narratives; major gift letters; annual fund campaigns, capital campaign materials, among other written materials
• Collect statistics and information across museum areas and prepare materials to support donor cultivation, grants, gifts, reports, and communications
• Provide strategic and management support of corporate membership, sponsorships and strategic partnerships
• Contribute to strategy on how to best present the New Museum to potential and current funders
• Work across departments (Curatorial, Directors Office, Education and Public Engagement, New Inc)and with our affiliate Rhizome to cultivate, expand, secure, and steward institutional funder relationships
• Assist in the preparation of budgets for proposals and reports, liaise with Finance
• Facilitate donor communications and be a key steward to foundations, corporations, and government agencies, with oversight of institutional giving deadlines and communications
• Complete institutional reporting, track and ensure fulfillment of institutional benefits
• Supervise staff at the manager, associate, assistant or fellow level; supervise development internships
Qualifications
• Advanced degree—MA / MFA or above—in Arts, Business, or Philanthropy.
• Candidates should have 5–7 years experience in fundraising for cultural institutions, possess outstanding expository writing skills, and have advanced experience with researching, strategizing, and securing donors in relation to time bound financial goals.
• Excellent communication skills, keen attention to detail, superior copy editing, high-level organization skills, strong follow-through, and ability to work independently is required.
• Excellent time management, ability to meet deadlines, and flexibility to adjust workflow in relation to priorities is essential.
• Candidates should have demonstrated success with fundraising, and experience interacting with donors and program officers.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and its associated applications, as well as Raiser’s Edge or equivalent database is required; proficiency with InDesign is a plus.
• An interest in contemporary art and knowledge of the New York arts funding community is highly preferred.
We recognize that it is highly unlikely that someone meets 100% of the qualifications for a role. If much of this position suits you, then please apply for this role.
Employee Benefits
We offer a full comprehensive benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Flexible Spending Account (FSA), Health Reimbursement Program through the Difference Card, Commuter Benefits Program through the Difference Card, Voluntary Short Term Disability Plan and Long-Term Disability, Life Insurance, Retirement Plan, and other voluntary benefits.
Paid Time and Holidays Off
We offer full-time employees 15 days of paid time off, 8 sick days off and 13 holidays off as applicable through the fiscal year.
ABOUT THE MUSEUM
The New Museum’s mission is simply “New Art, New Ideas.” Founded in 1977 by curator Marcia Tucker with a bold vision of presenting contemporary culture in a critical and scholarly context, the New Museum has been a leader among contemporary art museums for over 40 years and is among the most respected internationally for its risk-taking curatorial program. The New Museum is a center for exhibitions, information, and documentation about living artists from around the world, focusing on emerging and under-recognized voices, and providing a platform for the artists who are defining our cultural moment. In 2007, the New Museum made history with the inauguration of its first permanent building at 235 Bowery designed by the Tokyo-based firm SANAA. Since opening in its new location, over 4 million have visited or attended programs and events, and the Museum has 155 exhibitions featuring over 600 artists from 60+ countries in our galleries, as well as over 1,200 public programs ranging from live performances, conferences, residencies, screening, after-school programs, and family days. For more information about the New Museum and its programs, please visit www.newmuseum.org.
Equal Opportunity Employer
The New Museum of Contemporary Art believes that all persons are entitled to Equal Employment Opportunity, and we do not discriminate against our staff members or applicants for employment because of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, gender identity and expression, sex, age, disability, marital status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, genetic information, or veteran or citizenship status provided they are qualified and meet the requirements for the job. The New Museum provides Reasonable Accommodation to candidates with Disabilities. As per New York State Guidelines, all candidates hired must be vaccinated with the COVID vaccine.
SENIOR MANAGER OF INDIVIDUAL GIVING- FULL-TIME
Position Overview
The Senior Manager of Individual Giving is a full-time position that serves as a frontline fundraiser for individual giving initiatives, responsible for building and maintaining donor relationships and increasing individual support and engagement with the Museum. The Senior Manager of Individual Giving oversees a significant portfolio of donors and prospects, manages the Museum’s dynamic patron programs, cultivates, and supports individual gifts to exhibitions and programs, and develops and administrates robust patron travel and engagement opportunities. She/He/They are responsible for ensuring the success of the individual giving annual goal (≈ $3M annually).
Responsibilities include high-level communications, cultivation, and support of patron groups to ensure growth and secure annual financial goals; organizing dynamic patron programming, including our extensive Art Study Tour (AST) program; prospect research and preparation of materials to support cultivation of new patrons; overseeing and actioning benefits fulfillment; and building strong donor relationship through accurate, responsive project and program administration.
She/He/They work closely with the Director of Development to realize strategies to support deep relationships between donors/prospects and the New Museum and to realize the department’s financial goals. She/He/They is a key staff member representing the Museum at donor events. She/He/They reports to the Director of Development and supervises the Development Assistant.
Areas of Oversight
• NM Councils and Fellow-level Membership: Be the primary point of administrative contact for New Museum patron groups including the Contemporary Council, Producers Council, Artemis Council, Fellows, and other high-level Councils. Ensure the realization of annual fundraising goals for Councils and Fellows through benefit fulfillment, communications, invoicing, and processing of gifts.
• Donor Events: Support the development, communication, and execution of distinctive programs for Council and Fellow membership groups including artist studio visits, private collection visits, and other dynamic programs that engage with some of today’s the most exciting international contemporary art and artists.
• Travel Program: Organize all communications and administration of the Art Study Tours (AST) program. Manage multiple Art Study Tour (AST) expense budgets. Meet annual AST revenue goals.
• Donor Stewardship: Maintain relationships with donors and prospects via regular communications, personalized service, and benefit fulfillment. Communicate details of Museum programming each month for donor participation and engagement. Schedule private exhibition tours. Prepare materials for donor meetings and interactions; organize follow-up steps from meetings to support further engagement. Maintain donor files with accuracy, timeliness, and confidentiality.
• Exhibition and Program Gifts: Contribute to research, development of materials, and action steps to support gifts from individuals; ensure ongoing communications with donors about programming, including invitations to exhibition-related events, special events, and public programs.
• Administration: Supervise and action invoicing, acknowledgement, recognition, and proper documentation for all donor areas listed above.
Qualifications and Requirements
The Senior Manager of Individual Giving is a sales-oriented development professional with a track record of supporting gifts or sales of between $2.5–$25k. She/He/They will be a high-energy, accomplishment-driven professional committed to personal service, efficiency, and communication. The ideal candidate will have a
minimum of three to five years of experience in not-for-profit fundraising or sales at a contemporary art gallery; excellent communication skills in written and oral presentation; strong project management skills; and exceptional attention to detail. She/He/They will have experience with travel programs, event planning and
programming. The Senior Manager of Individual Giving must be comfortable performing under tight deadlines, enjoy a fast-paced environment; and have a strong capacity to multi-task, assess priorities, and react when those priorities shift. She/He/They must be able to attend evening and weekend events as required.
Bachelor’s degree required Master’s degree preferred. Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Raiser’s Edge or comparable donor database program is essential. Knowledge of contemporary art, major philanthropists/collectors, and the international art community is required; experience with luxury goods a plus; ability to build networks and develop relationships with diverse constituencies is a priority.
We recognize that it is highly unlikely that someone meets 100% of the qualifications for a role. If much of this position suits you, then please apply for this role.
ABOUT THE MUSEUM
The New Museum’s mission is simply “New Art, New Ideas.” Founded in 1977 by curator Marcia Tucker with a bold vision of presenting contemporary culture in a critical and scholarly context, the New Museum has been a leader among contemporary art museums for over 40 years and is among the most respected internationally for its risk-taking curatorial program. The New Museum is a center for exhibitions, information, and documentation about living artists from around the world, focusing on emerging and under-recognized voices, and providing a platform for the artists who are defining our cultural moment. In 2007, the New Museum made history with the inauguration of its first permanent building at 235 Bowery designed by the Tokyo-based firm SANAA. Since opening in its new location, over 4 million have visited or attended programs and events, and the Museum has 155 exhibitions featuring over 600 artists from 60+ countries in our galleries, as well as over 1,200 public programs ranging from live performances, conferences, residencies, screening, after-school programs, and family days. For more information about the New Museum and its programs, please visit www.newmuseum.org.
Equal Opportunity Employer
The New Museum of Contemporary Art believes that all persons are entitled to Equal Employment Opportunity, and we do not discriminate against our staff members or applicants for employment because of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, gender identity and expression, sex, age, disability, marital status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, genetic information, or veteran or citizenship status provided they are qualified and meet the requirements for the job. The New Museum provides Reasonable Accommodation to candidates with Disabilities. As per New York State Guidelines, all candidates hired must be vaccinated with the COVID vaccine.
SECURITY OFFICER- PART-TIME
Position Overview
Security Officers are responsible for providing a safe and friendly environment for Museum employees, visitors, and artwork. This position is customer service oriented and requires constant interaction with the public to enhance the visitor experience and to provide information regarding the exhibitions on display. Candidate must work well with others to ensure a safe and attractive facility for the public and staff.
Responsibilities
• Safeguard art, staff, and equipment.
• Required to assist with building evacuation during emergencies.
• Report problems, suspicious activity, and any other hazards to the Security Supervisor.
• Turn on and off all computers, A/V equipment, and other mechanical devices related to each exhibition.
• Provide crowd and access control and security for all major exhibition openings and occasional after-hours museum events.
• Required to interact with the public regarding the exhibitions on display and basic wayfinding around the museum.
• Assist with security console coverage as needed.
• Required to attend training sessions pertaining to the Security department and Museum exhibitions.
Qualifications
• Must be able to follow instructions, stand and/or patrol for long periods.
• Must be able to professionally interact with the public and Museum staff.
• Required to possess or obtain certification by New York State as a Registered Security Guard.
• Fireguard Certifications (F-03) and (S-95) will be required.
• Prior museum experience and/or background in art preferred.
• Prior experience working at a security console/command center a plus.
• MUST be able to work weekends, evenings and overnight.
The New Museum is an equal opportunity employer and considers all candidates for employment regardless of race, color, sex, age, national origin, creed, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or political affiliation.
To Apply:
Send applications to opsjobs@newmuseum.org.
No phone calls or solicitations please. Due to the volume of applications anticipated, only those candidates that most directly meet the requirements of the position will be contacted.
ABOUT THE MUSEUM
The New Museum’s mission is simply “New Art, New Ideas.” Founded in 1977 by curator Marcia Tucker with a bold vision of presenting contemporary culture in a critical and scholarly context, the New Museum has been a leader among contemporary art museums for over 40 years and is among the most respected internationally for its risk-taking curatorial program. The New Museum is a center for exhibitions, information, and documentation about living artists from around the world, focusing on emerging and under-recognized voices, and providing a platform for the artists who are defining our cultural moment. In 2007, the New Museum made history with the inauguration of its first permanent building at 235 Bowery designed by the Tokyo-based firm SANAA. Since opening in its new location, over 4 million have visited or attended programs and events, and the Museum has 155 exhibitions featuring over 600 artists from 60+ countries in our galleries, as well as over 1,200 public programs ranging from live performances, conferences, residencies, screening, after-school programs, and family days. For more information about the New Museum and its programs, please visit www.newmuseum.org.
Equal Opportunity Employer
The New Museum of Contemporary Art believes that all persons are entitled to Equal Employment Opportunity, and we do not discriminate against our staff members or applicants for employment because of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, gender identity and expression, sex, age, disability, marital status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, genetic information, or veteran or citizenship status provided they are qualified and meet the requirements for the job. The New Museum provides Reasonable Accommodation to candidates with Disabilities. As per New York State Guidelines, all candidates hired must be vaccinated with the COVID vaccine.