Careers

The Jewish Museum provides a wide range of employment, internship and volunteer opportunities in departments throughout the Museum. We encourage you to visit this page periodically, since we update the listings on an ongoing basis.

Job Opportunities

The Jewish Museum is an art museum rooted in Jewish culture that serves people of all religious, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds. As an identity-based institution representing a historically marginalized people, the Museum plays an important role among cultural institutions to fight against all forms of bigotry and discrimination and to promote understanding among wide audiences. The Jewish Museum invites applicants of all backgrounds to consider joining the Museum in its work.

The Jewish Museum is committed to creating an inclusive and welcoming environment for all and to promoting a positive work culture that celebrates difference, challenges prejudice, and ensures fairness. Integrity, collegiality, and excellence are central to the Museum’s values. These values, along with an institution-wide commitment to Diversity, Equity, Access & Inclusion (DEAI), are embedded in the Museum’s strategic plan and will be the focus of a comprehensive DEAI action plan.

Director of Design

The Director of Design leads a team of design staff and oversees graphic design consultants to fulfill design needs across the Museum, including print, digital, environmental, motion graphics, and art direction.

Security Guard

The Museum’s Security Guards play a vital role in maintaining the security and safety of the Museum premises, assets, visitors, and staff, while also serving as ambassadors with the Museum’s visitors and guests. 

ASL Programs Per Diem Educator

The ASL Programs Per Diem Educator works within Access Programs to facilitate interactive inquiry-based and lecture-based tours in American Sign Language for the Education Department in a freelance capacity.

Senior Development Manager

The Jewish Museum seeks an experienced and dynamic development professional, who, with the guidance and supervision of the Deputy Chief Development Officer.

Associate Manager, Academic Programs

The Associate Manager, Academic Programs reports to the Associate Director of Public Programs and also works closely with the Deputy Director, Education & Programs to develop and implement creative, dynamic, and inclusive programs for a range of adult audiences at the Jewish Museum with a special focus on universities.

Manager, Traveling Exhibitions

The Museum seeks a Manager for Traveling Exhibitions to implement the Museum’s traveling exhibition program. 

Assistant Curator, Judaica

This newly-created position will play a coordinating role in an innovative initiative designed to share exemplary works of Jewish Ceremonial Art (Judaica) from the Jewish Museum’s collection to encyclopedic museums throughout the United States. ​

Internships

The Jewish Museum's year-round Internship Program provides an opportunity to participate in the day-to-day operations of one of New York City's leading museums of art and culture.

The application for the 2025 - 2026 Academic Year Internship Program will be posted in July.

Volunteer Program

Volunteers play an integral role at the Jewish Museum, providing support to many aspects of Museum operations.

There are no volunteer positions available at this time, but please check back for future opportunities.