Media and Fabrication Lab Manager

Job Title: Media and Fabrication Lab Manager 

Department: NEW INC  

FLSA Status: Exempt

Employment Status: Full-Time 

Hours Per Week: 40 hours, Tuesday-Saturday, 10am-6pm  

Union Position: Yes

Grade: 3

Salary:  $72,340.39

Reports to: NEW INC Deputy Director                                                         

 ABOUT NEW INC: 

NEW INC is an interdisciplinary program of the New Museum that brings together 

100 creative practitioners and entrepreneurs annually from a wide variety of fields across art, design, and technology, promoting an environment of collaboration. The initiative is considered a global model for a cultural incubator, and colleagues and alumni have hailed it as groundbreaking, transformative, and socially impactful. Critical to the success of NEW INC is its commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in both its member recruitment and program methodologies. 

In March 2026, NEW INC moves into its own dedicated space within an expanded New Museum, designed by OMA / Shohei Shigematsu and Rem Koolhaas. This new home is located on the 5^th floor of the new building and has space for a media lab, a fabrication studio, coworking space, a private balcony space, and spaces for private meetings. 

POSITION DESCRIPTION 

NEW INC is seeking a full-time Media and Fabrication Lab Manager to oversee all studio operations, manage equipment inventory, and facilitate the use of NEW INC’s expanded facilities. This role reports to the NEW INC Deputy Director and works primarily with NEW INC Staff and NEW INC Members to use the facilities described below:  

The Media Lab at NEW INC will be a flexible space for NEW INC members and extended community to produce and refine their projects using a range of digital and physical tools like projection mapping, motion capture and processing, machine learning, photo, audio, and video capture/filming, and data visualization.   

The Fabrication Lab at NEW INC is a space for prototyping, modeling, and constructing physical products, artworks, and other objects. This fabrication lab is split in two rooms – a clean room and dirty room equipped with a slop sink. Currently, the fab lab includes laser cutters, 3d printers, a large plotter, and various woodworking and prototyping hardware.   

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead all operations and facilitate use of NEW INC Media Lab and NEW INC Fabrication Lab.
• Manage the use of both labs, including bookings of the space itself and the available equipment.
• Maintain, manage, and update all equipment inventory in the space.
• Teach and demonstrate lab capabilities to NEW INC members, staff, and other users of the space.
• Be available Tuesday – Saturday, 10am-6pm, running the labs and participating in weekly meetings with NEW INC team. 
• Manage an annual Media Lab and Fabrication Lab facility budget.

This position requires flexibility and occasional scheduling changes to accommodate NEW INC and member projects.  

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 5 years of relevant profession experience in XR, physical fabrication and prototyping, audio and video production, or expanded digital media 
• A frequent user of the technologies available in the lab and observer of industry developments and best practices as a professional. 
• Experience guiding and training users of new technologies and tools, such as running a university media lab or XR production space. 
• Ability to manage space bookings, scheduling conflicts, and use of the facilities by different stakeholders. 
• Excited about the NEW INC community and enjoys helping people develop new creative projects. 
• Excellence in troubleshooting technical issues, finding workarounds, and creating systems that prevent future issues. 
• Exceptional organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects while simultaneously interfacing between museum departments and partners, ie NEW INC, Museum Facilities, NEW INC space partners, etc. 
• Comfortable and confident in taking autonomous ownership over tasks within their purview and always anticipating the next move, striving to improve systems and processes at every turn. 
• Loves processes, planning, and keeping yourself and everyone else on track. 
• Is a doer and a problem-solver. When presented with a challenge, takes a positive approach to overcoming it and work collaboratively towards a solution. 

We recognize that it is highly unlikely that someone meets 100% of the qualifications for a role. If much of this job description describes you, then please apply for this role. 

BENEFITS

We offer a full comprehensive benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Flexible Spending Account (FSA), Employer funded 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 OFF AND HOLIDAYS

We offer full-time employees 15 days of paid time off days, 8 sick days, and 13 holidays 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 that time, over 4 million have visited or attended programs and events, and the Museum has 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. For more information about the New Museum and its programs, please visit www.newmuseum.org. 

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.