Managing Educator, Family and Teen Programs

About the Metropolitan Museum of Art

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. 

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. 

About the Department

The Met’s Department of Education—dedicated to making art meaningful and accessible for everyone— is central to the mission of the Museum. The Department is a national and international leader in museum-based education and public programming, pushing boundaries through continuous innovation and experimentation. In-person and virtual programs include high school and college internships that promote career development and diversity; PreK–12 educator programs that train teachers to integrate art into curricula across disciplines; performances, concerts, lectures and symposia that feature preeminent artists and scholarship; daily tours in multiple languages, and so much more.

GENERAL STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES:

As the Managing Educator, Family & Teen Programs, you will provide strategic leadership and comprehensive oversight of The Met’s Family & Teen Programs that include festivals, the 81st St Studio, and targeted activities for intergenerational audiences and teens that foster meaningful engagement with works of art. You will define and guide education programing and partnerships to expand audiences and position The Met as a leader of high-impact, high-quality, holistic learning programs. You will lead a team of staff, contractual educators & volunteers to ensure programing needs are met.  

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES:

• In alignment with department and institutional vision and goals, oversee development and implementation of annual budget, interdisciplinary pedagogy, programming, and systematic evaluation for all programs and resources for family and teen audiences. These include but are not limited to children's classes and camps, intergenerational programs, festivals, high school internships, teen programs, and the 81st Street Studio.

• Develop and implement long-term audience and program strategies for the 81st Street Studio as a site of interdisciplinary art, music, and science exploration, in alignment with departmental and institutional vision and goals. Optimize resources and staffing, informed by learning theory, evaluation, and audience research. Guide interdepartmental process to plan and create new material-focused content.

• Supervise a team of staff in a high-paced environment, instilling high performance levels and accountability; provide general oversight to contractual educators/teaching artists, Education Department volunteers, and interns/fellows; ensure appropriate allocation of personnel to programs relative to complexity and impact.

• Play a leading role in conceptualizing high-visibility programs; manage cross-departmental teams, and develop and implement appropriate, strategic methods to assess impact of these programs. Assess content, formats, and audiences of existing programs and propose innovations and initiatives to optimize offerings.

• Initiate and sustain productive relationships across the department and the Museum, as a whole, including Curatorial departments, and play an active leadership role in the Teaching and Learning division within the Education Department.

• With the Educator in Charge, Teaching and Learning, develop and manage the area’s annual budget, work closely with the Development Department to secure program support, maintain strong relationships with donors and supporters, write and con