Benefits and perks
● 100% paid Health Insurance
● Optional pre-tax dental and vision insurance
● 401(k) retirement savings plan with a company match
● Pre-tax commuter benefits
● Paid vacation (increases with tenure)
● Paid holidays including the week between Christmas and New Year
● Bonuses/raises (subject to revenue and performance)
● Gym membership discount and other perks offered by the Starrett Lehigh Building
Full-time (M-F 9:30 - 5:30), in-person.
Base salary $55K - $65K. Exact compensation may vary based on skills and experience.
Start date: July 21, 2025, to allow for training with the current Operations Administrator.
Modern Art Conservation, a private conservation studio in Chelsea, seeks an art-loving, detail-oriented, trustworthy Operations Administrator to manage financial matters, bookkeeping, human resources, facilities operations, and IT for our two studio spaces. Successful candidates will be meticulously organized, experienced in basic accounting and IT tasks, have strong interpersonal communication skills, and familiarity with modern and contemporary art. This full-time, in-person role reports to the Director and works as part of a collaborative admin team to support the conservators. The ideal candidate would be interested in business/financial matters, art, and arts administration; looking for a long-term position; friendly, well-mannered, discreet, accurate, and professional; able to take direction from others while contributing to the growth of the company through self-motivation and problem-solving; and possess the ability to work as part of a close team in a deadline-driven environment with rigorous standards where great care must be taken with the art, the team, and the clients. The start date for this position is July 21, 2025.
Responsibilities:
Financial
HR
Operations
Other
Qualifications
*Note this is not a conservation or pre-program conservation position
Please email a PDF cover letter of interest and your CV with three references with contact information listed to: [email protected] with “Operations Position 2025” in the subject line. If seeing this ad through LinkedIn, you must send all requested materials by email to be considered. Only qualified candidates will be contacted. No calls or walk-ins, please.
Preference is given to applications received by May 20, 2025.
05/23/2025