Senior Editor, Marketing & Digital Content

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. 

GENERAL STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES:

As the Senior Editor on the Marketing and Digital Content team, you are responsible for project managing the editorial and promotional process for events across Education and MetLiveArts, from strategic content development and approvals to coordinating announcement timing and tracking ticket sales. You will oversee and edit a high volume of work with multiple active priorities at any given time. You will bring a Marketing- and audience-centric eye to content strategy, to guide copy including event descriptions, emails, and printed programs in addition to selection of images, and graphic design choices. Working with the Senior Manager of Marketing, you will collaborate closely with the broader Marketing team and the Education and MetLiveArts departments, streamlining internal and external communications to drive engagement. This role requires the ability to align diverse stakeholders across multi-functional teams and drive work toward shared marketing and institutional objectives.

Please submit a cover letter with your application.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES:

• Work closely with Education and MetLiveArts staff to strategically plan and direct execution of program promotional materials to reflect audience needs.

• Work with Marketing, Design, Digital Content, and Digital Product colleagues to develop and maintain optimal presentation of web program listings and materials, including on-site messaging and print materials.

• Oversee editorial process from inception to completion for all Education and MetLiveArts publications, including selected internal documents such as grants and other reports.

• Coordinate production of program-related publications with Education and MetLiveArts program staff and the Design department.

• Coach authors on writing style and negotiate content and scope, with focus on accessible content for a broad audience. Able to synthesize complex scholarly material into content that can be understood at a high school level.

• Draft, rewrite, and edit content as needed. Must be able to craft snappy and clear marketing copy for everything from an email newsletter subject line to an event title. The ability to generate messaging or title variants and options on short notice or on-the-spot in a meeting is key.

• Be aware of all scheduled projects and their status, delivering materials on time with clear communication. A desire to continually streamline and improve processes and listen to feedback on processes is a must.

• Represent the editorial voice of The Met and maintain editorial guidelines and standards publications to ensure consistency with Museum's editorial style

• Understand and enforce Marketing best practices; in collaboration from Senior Manager for Marketing and channel specialists, ensuring that written materials support the broader Marketing strategy and instituational goals

• Manage and/or edit all content pertaining to program activities on the Museum's website, including event listings, educator resources, and digital features