Hello, There is a new job opportunity at the Metropolitan Museum of Art for a General Manager of the Website. Please send all cover letters and resumes to [email protected] with the position title in the subject line. Please see the job description below.
GENERAL MANAGER OF THE WEBSITE The Metropolitan Museum of Art, one of the world's finest museums, seeks a General Manager for its website which is a key component of the Museum and has about 15 million visitors and 40 thousand pages. This position is responsible for leading and inspiring a creative, dynamic staff, and working collaboratively with a number of departments. The Museum is rethinking the site's underlying tools and technology and seeks an experienced imaginative manager skilled in web initiatives and strategic planning to ensure that the site has the necessary features and functionality to meet the needs of its users and the Museum's objectives. This position's primary responsibilities include preparing and overseeing implementation of a three-year strategic plan for the website; set priorities of current and future web projects and monitor progress; actively engage with curatorial, educational and other content-providing departments to ascertain their needs and expectations of the website; coordinate and manage the relationship with IS&T department; ensure that standards and procedures are in place to support the website's development; prepare fundraising materials as required; negotiate and oversee contracts with third-party vendors, developers etc; prepare and manage the budget and produce revenue and expense analyses. Successful candidates will have 5 or more years experience managing a website; experience with content management and web publishing tools; understanding of internet technologies, usability, information architecture, web design and web metrics; ability to think strategically; good presentation skills; experience managing staff of 8-10 people and excellent leadership skills; creativity and desire to work in a creative environment; have project management experience and be highly organized. The person should have a Bachelor's degree or equivalent and preferably knowledge or interest in art history. Please send cover letter, resume, and salary history to [email protected] as a Word attachment only with the position title in the subject line. --- You are currently subscribed to mcn_mcn-l as: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [email protected]
