Hyundai Card Program Officer - MoMA : Job Details

The Museum of Modern Art is seeking a Hyundai Card MoMA Program Officer for a two-year term, commencing in June/July 2025. The Program Officer will support the administration of the Museum's Hyundai Card Exchange Program, which engages curators and curatorial affairs team members across the Museum in dialogue and exchange between New York City and Korea, including a regular program of MoMA staff travel to Korea for talks, research, studio visits, and other learning opportunities, as well as a series of 12-month Hyundai Card Visitors working full time at the Museum on various curatorial projects. The Program Officer will also support the broader work of the International Program, MoMA's program dedicated to connecting the Museum to an international network of artists, scholars, and institutions. Additional responsibilities include:

• Plans and coordinates Exchange Program travel, including detailed itineraries, assistance booking flights, and coordination of transportation, hotels, dinners, meetings, etc.
• Assists in scheduling and coordinating of Hyundai Card Exchange Program trips to Korea by MoMA curators and curatorial affairs team members to ensure smooth and productive trips and visits to galleries, artist studios, libraries, archives, and other spaces of interest.
• Works closely with the Museum's Institutional Giving, International Program, and Curatorial teams to identify and confirm participation of new candidates for the Exchange Program.
• Liaises with internal and external stakeholders, including the sponsor, to fulfill the requirements around the Curatorial Exchange, including the documentation of exchange trips, the production of content around curatorial travel for sponsor channels, the creation of reports for the sponsor, and other duties as assigned.
• Supports the Hyundai Card Exchange Visitor, a 12-month curatorial position at the Museum, on projects relating to Korean Art and on programs supported by the Hyundai Card partnership, including liaising with Development, Curatorial Affairs, and the Visitor on projects related to the Visitor's work.
• Assists in coordination of trips to Korea and elsewhere for the Museum's International Program, including for the forthcoming Korean Primary Documents publication. Duties include scheduling group meetings, corresponding with scholars and participants, and compiling advance research materials, biographies, and meeting agendas.
• Travels to Korea with MoMA team members and Exchange participants as needed.
• Gathers and shares information about key program milestones with the Museum's Institutional Giving team to inform reports to program sponsor.
• Performs any other duties reasonably related to the functions described above.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in art history, anthropology, cultural studies, and/or a related field in the humanities, or equivalent.
• Strong knowledge of Western 20th- and 21st-century art history within a global context and additional knowledge of other art histories in Korea is preferred.
• Excellent writing and verbal communication skills with knowledge of basic office procedures and skills.
• Demonstrated research capabilities.
• Familiarity with the contemporary art and culture landscape of Korea, and a seasoned traveler in Korea preferred.
• Written and spoken fluency in English and Korean languages required.
• When not traveling for the Museum, the expectation is to be on-site at MoMA five (5) days per week.

Reports to: Assistant Director of Institutional Giving, Global Partnerships Salary range: Minimum of $60,000 to maximum of $70,000 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. Application deadline: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis but we will prioritize applications received by June 9, 2025. MoMA's Mission: The Museum of Modern Art connects people from around the world to the art of our time. We aspire to be a catalyst for experimentation, learning, and creativity, a gathering place for all, and a home for artists and their ideas. About Hyundai Card: A MoMA sponsor since 2006, Hyundai Card has provided key support for over 50 exhibitions, including Picasso Sculpture, Bauhaus 1919-1933: Workshops for Modernity, and Judson Dance Theater: The Work Is Never Done, Judd, and Refik Anadol's Unsupervised. Hyundai Card is a leading credit card company based in Seoul, Korea that looks to offer customers inspiration through design, music, and the arts. 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”). Equal Opportunity Employer This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.