Communications and Public Affairs Coordinator

The Museum of Modern Art is currently accepting applications for a Communications and Public Affairs Coordinator. Reporting to the director of Communications and Public Affairs the incumbent coordinates and helps implement administrative and departmental workflows for Museum publicity and public affairs strategies internal communications budget mailings and press site film and photo shoots events and special projects.

Additional responsibilities include:

• Monitors the Museums e-mail inbox for all press and public inquiries. Routes project-specific press requests to the appropriate staff monitors for sensitive issues and handles general image and collection requests.
• Supports the director and assistant director in protecting confidential information and coordinating press requests related to labor relations trustees and donors and corporate sponsors.
• Maintains the Museums press site including uploading and managing images texts audio and video content.
• Manages the departments press mailings and recipient press lists including building mailings in the Museums digital software platform and maintaining and updating all lists.
• Projects tracks and maintains the departments annual budget in coordination with the department director and senior staff as well as with relevant internal departments and manages to budget process deadlines.
• Provides administrative support to the department negotiating and processing media and agency contracts and invoices tracking and filing vendor contracts and managing media subscriptions.
• Coordinates the Museums process for filming and photography shoots including vetting film crews and making recommendations to the public relations manager director and general counsels (GC) office on which crews to allow to shoot at MoMA handling location agreements with GC and coordinating scheduling logistics and escort plans for approved shoots.
• Monitors compiles and publishes media reports for staff and Board of Trustees; serves as liaison and manages quality control with external media monitoring vendor; shares reporting trends and cultivation leads with department staff.
• Manages the production and distribution of annual press passes.
• Assists with and represents the department at Museum special events.
• Performs any other duties reasonably related to the functions described above.

Requirements:

• Bachelors degree concentration in communications journalism public affairs or art history preferred and one to three years experience in an office environment preferably arts/culture or nonprofit.
• Excellent organizational skills including the ability to handle multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent spoken and written communications skills and attention to detail.
• Basic knowledge of public relations practices.
• Familiarity with online print and broadcast media and film and photography shoots.
• Experience with database and file management Power Point Microsoft Word Excel Photoshop Adobe and basic HTML.
• Some work on early mornings evenings and weekends required.

Reports to: Director Communications and Public Affairs

Salary range: Minimum of $65000 to maximum of $70000 per annum

Application instructions: To apply please visit MoMA Jobs. Applicants should submit a resume and a statement of interest. Applications without cover letters will not be considered.

Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement: Equal Employment Opportunity has been and will continue to be a fundamental principle at the Museum where employment is based upon personal capabilities and qualifications without discrimination because of race color religion sex age national origin disability pregnancy genetic information military or veteran status sexual orientation gender gender identity or expression marital and civil partnership/union status alienage or citizenship status creed genetic predisposition or carrier status unemployment status familial status domestic violence sexual violence or stalking victim status caregiver status arrest or conviction record to the extent required by applicable law credit history or any other protected category as established by applicable law including the New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL).

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