Development Assistant

Development Assistant

The Development Assistant plays an active role in the New Museum's Development Department, providing support to a dynamic fundraising program and service to our growing donor community. The ideal candidate is professional, adept at multi-tasking, detail-oriented and efficient, and has at least one year of experience with Raiser's Edge or similar database for gift and data processing. The Development Assistant provides administrative support for individual giving, institutional grants and sponsorships, membership, and donor events. This role reports to the Senior Development Officer and supports day-to-day workflow, with responsibilities related to donor and member stewardship, prospect research, and benefit fulfillment, and has a primary role of gift processing and acknowledgment. This is a union-represented position subject to terms of the Museum's agreement with Local 2110, UAW, and is eligible for the New Museum's employee benefits programs.

Primary Responsibilities

• Process gifts generated by the Development Department with precision and timeliness in Raisers Edge
• Generate tax receipts / acknowledgment letters
• Track and fulfill donor benefits
• Support membership processing
• Handle administrative duties (maintain calendars, digital filing, recordkeeping, interdepartmental requests, etc.) within the department
• Support donor communications, development of stewardship and reporting materials
• Conduct and organize donor prospect research
• Execute regular mailings to support benefit fulfillment and donor stewardship
• Assist in managing department vendor relations and accounts
• Provide administrative support as needed to department Directors and Managers
• Enter, track, and manage data across platforms: Asana, Cuseum, Raisers Edge, Acme, Zkipster, Mailchimp

Qualifications and Requirements

The successful candidate will be detail-oriented with the ability to manage multiple projects from inception through execution. Applicants should possess excellent organizational skills and be comfortable working in a high-paced, high-level customer service environment. A Bachelor's degree and a minimum of three (3) years' work experience is required for the position. Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Raiser's Edge or comparable donor database program is essential. Strong candidates must have excellent communication skills (verbal and writing), a proclivity for organizing and presenting information, facility for understanding organizational systems, professional interpersonal skills, and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously. Knowledge of contemporary art, the international art community, and cultural philanthropy is preferred.

Benefits

We offer a full comprehensive benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Flexible Spending Account (FSA), Health Reimbursement Program through the Difference Card, Commuter Benefits Program through the Difference Card, Voluntary Short Term Disability Plan and Long-Term Disability, Life Insurance, Retirement Plan, and other voluntary benefits.

Paid Time and Holidays Off

We offer full-time employees 15 days of paid time off, 8 sick days off and 13 holidays off as applicable through the fiscal year.

About the Museum

The New Museum's mission is simply "New Art, New Ideas." Founded in 1977 by curator Marcia Tucker with a bold vision of presenting contemporary culture in a critical and scholarly context, the New Museum has been a leader among contemporary art museums for over 40 years and is among the most respected internationally for its risk-taking curatorial program. The New Museum is a center for exhibitions, information, and documentation about living artists from around the world, focusing on emerging and under-recognized voices, and providing a platform for the artists who are defining our cultural moment. In 2007, the New Museum made history with the inauguration of its first permanent building at 235 Bowery designed by the Tokyo-based firm SANAA. Since opening in its new location, over 4 million have visited or attended programs and events, and the Museum has organized more than 155 exhibitions featuring over 600 artists from 60+ countries in our galleries, as well as over 1,200 public programs ranging from live performances, conferences, residencies, screening, after-school programs, and family days.

In March 2026, the museum expanded its campus with a second building adjacent to the current site. The new seven-story, 60,000 square foot building includes three floors of galleries, doubling the Museum's exhibition space, along with additional space for the Museum's many community and education programs, a permanent home for its cultural incubator NEW INC, as well as increased public amenities.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The New Museum of Contemporary Art believes that all persons are entitled to Equal Employment Opportunity, and we do not discriminate against our staff members or applicants for employment because of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, gender identity and expression, sex, age, disability, marital status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, genetic information, or veteran or citizenship status provided they are qualified and meet the requirements for the job. The New Museum provides Reasonable Accommodation to candidates with Disabilities. As per New York State Guidelines, all candidates hired must be vaccinated with the COVID vaccine.