The Whitney seeks a Temporary Web Producer from October 2024 - April 2025. Reporting to the Digital Content Manager, the Temporary Web Producer is responsible for the management of digital assets and production of the Museum's website, whitney.org. The Web Producer works closely with stakeholders across the Museum to keep the website up to date by gathering and refining digital content. The role supports the accuracy of content online and ensures that the Whitney's institutional voice and style are maintained across all media platforms. Responsibilities:
- Support the production of digital assets and content published on whitney.org, serving as the primary point of contact for stakeholders across the Museum. This includes events, exhibition pages, exhibition-related web features, the mobile guide, and more
- Maintain best practices for publishing on whitney.org and other digital platforms, following the Whitney's web style guidelines and employing digital-first language with great attention to detail to ensure accuracy, accessibility, and usability
- Develop and champion digital best practices and cross-department working methods across the institution, including trainings for key stakeholders
- Manage all web project boards and production timelines within the Museum's project management software, Asana
- Copyedit all digitally published materials
- Utilize the Whitney's custom Content Management System to design web page layouts that incorporate information hierarchies and optimal user experiences
- Plan and publish content to the Museum's digital signage system
Requirements:
- Minimum of 2 years professional web production, content creation, and copyediting experience.
- Museum experience is a plus.
- Fluent in digital content best practices.
- Superb attention to detail.
- Skilled writer and copyeditor.
- Extremely organized, proactive, and efficient.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills: professional maturity and flexible disposition working with internal stakeholders in a museum environment; ability and desire to communicate clearly about digital initiatives and non-technical staff.
- Image/photo editing (Adobe Suite)
- Basic knowledge of HTML
- Experience working in Google Analytics
- Familiarity with web accessibility practices including writing alt text.
Compensation & Benefits:
- Estimated salary range of between $68,000 - $75,000
- This is a temporary position for a parental leave cover. This position is from October 2024-April 2025.
Not sure you meet 100% of our qualifications? Research shows that men apply for jobs when they meet an average of 60% of the criteria. Yet, women and other people who are systematically marginalized tend to only apply if they meet every requirement. If you believe that you could excel in this role, we encourage you to apply. We are dedicated to considering a broad array of candidates, including those with diverse workplace experiences and backgrounds. Whether you're new to arts and culture administration, returning to work after a gap in employment, simply looking to transition, or take the next step in your career path, we will be glad to have you on our radar. Please use your cover letter to tell us about your interest in the arts and culture space and what you hope to bring to this role.
About the Whitney:The Whitney Museum of American Art, founded in 1930 by the artist and philanthropist Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, houses the foremost collection of American art from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. From her vision arose the Whitney Museum of American Art, which has been championing the most innovative art of the United States for 86 years. The core of the Whitney's mission is to collect, preserve, interpret, and exhibit American art of our time and serve a wide variety of audiences in celebration of the complexity and diversity of art and culture in the United States. Through this mission and a steadfast commitment to artists themselves, the Whitney has long been a powerful force in support of modern and contemporary art and continues to help define what is innovative and influential in American art today.
EEO Statement:The Whitney Museum of American Art is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Museum does not discriminate because of age, sex, religion, race, color, creed, national origin, alienage or citizenship, disability, marital status, partnership status, veteran status, gender (including gender identity), sexual orientation, or any other factor prohibited by law. The Museum hires and promotes individuals solely on the basis of their qualifications for the job to be filled. The Museum encourages all qualified candidates to apply for vacant positions at all levels. This description shall not be construed as a contract of any sort for a specific period of employment.