MASS MoCA, one of the world’s largest and liveliest centers for making and enjoying today’s most ambitious and evocative art, seeks a Director of Technology who will author the information technology hardware and software strategies and systems that bring MASS MoCA into the 21st century. Working collaboratively across all departments, the Director of Technology will implement (and further develop as needed) the Museum’s recently completed Digital Technology Master Plan; position the Museum at the leading edge of new technologies through the next decade+ of growth; and provide strategic guidance to executive leadership regarding which emerging technologies should be incorporated to support the Museum’s 2024-2030 Strategic Plan.
MASS MoCA is unique in the art world. It is a non-collecting museum with a dual performing and visual arts mission and has an extraordinary setting that is at once urban and rural, with more than 300,000 square feet of exhibition space set on a 16-acre repurposed factory campus. MASS MoCA’s campus comprises a good portion of the small city of North Adams in the Berkshire mountains of western Massachusetts. With vast galleries and a stunning collection of indoor and outdoor performing arts venues, MASS MoCA embraces all forms of visual and performing art: music, sculpture, dance, film, painting, photography, theater, and boundary-crossing works of art that defy easy classification. We thrive on helping artists make work that is fresh and forward-looking, and that engages our 170,000 annual visitors who come to the Berkshires from around the country and globe. Central to MASS MoCA’s mission is our commitment to serving as a catalyst for community revitalization. We are ardent believers in the power of the creative economy at MASS MoCA. We believe that advancement of the arts, increased tourism, deeper community participation, and regional economic redevelopment are mutually reinforcing and inextricably linked.
As 2025 marks its 25th anniversary, MASS MoCA celebrates its astonishing history defined by tenaciousness, vision, risk-taking, artistic excellence, and a commitment to the revitalization and economic growth of the region. As we look to the next phase of our future under the leadership of our dynamic director, Kristy Edmunds, a dedicated board of trustees, and the completion of a new seven-year Strategic Plan (2024-2030), we now seek to realize a new vision for cultural institutions at a time when museums and all arts organizations must reevaluate their role and relevance in society.
The Director of Technology will serve as a member of MASS MoCA’s senior leadership team, the director’s cabinet. The Director of Technology will be a collegial and responsive partner to colleagues on the director’s cabinet as well as with departments across the institution, including public programs, visitor experience, visual arts, performing arts, real estate, and buildings and grounds/campus planning. The Director of Technology will lead by example in their work with the Technology team.
The successful candidate will demonstrate a unique blend of technical and management skills, including: the ability to simultaneously plan and implement projects; providing leadership and direction for technology projects, yet taking a “hands-on” approach when needed; ability to communicate IT concepts clearly to a variety of users; and the ability to think strategically and implement organization-wide initiatives while also focusing on improving the individual user experience.
Job Summary
The Director of Technology leads MASS MoCA’s technology team and manages the company’s technology operations and the implementation of new systems and policies. Under the leadership of this new Director, the technology team will assess and address the technology needs of the institution and provide exceptional service to the staff, and by extension both the onsite and virtual visitors, while building a sustainable technology infrastructure.
Duties and Responsibilities
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Physical Requirements
MASS MoCA strongly encourages employees to be up-to-date with their COVID-19 vaccinations.
Exempt
Minimum starting salary of $120,000
To apply: We welcome applications from experienced candidates of all backgrounds. Review of applications will begin immediately. To apply, please upload your resume and a cover letter here. In your cover letter, please describe your relevant experience and share what about this position (and MASS MoCA’s multi-faceted mission) most inspires or appeals to you.
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