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About the Role

The Senior Manager of Corporate Partnerships leads the development, stewardship, and growth of a dynamic portfolio of corporate sponsors, advancing the Whitney’s strategic fundraising and partnership goals. This role is responsible for cultivating, soliciting, securing, and stewarding corporate support across the Museum’s exhibitions, education initiatives, and public programs, with particular emphasis on marquee opportunities including Free Friday Nights, Art Party, and major exhibitions. The Senior Manager identifies and develops new sponsorship prospects while deepening relationships with existing partners to maximize engagement, retention, and revenue growth. Working collaboratively across departments, the role ensures the successful execution and fulfillment of sponsorship benefits, delivering exceptional partner experiences, and aligning corporate partnerships with the Museum’s mission and priorities.

Responsibilities

Manage and grow a portfolio of corporate and in-kind sponsors supporting Museum exhibitions, educational initiatives, public programs, Free Friday Nights, Art Party, and other key events.
Develop and execute sponsorship strategies focused on prospecting, cultivation, solicitation, stewardship, and renewals to increase revenue and engagement.
Identify and secure new corporate partnership opportunities through research, networking, strategic outreach, and relationship building.
Serve as the primary liaison for sponsors, developing customized proposals, agreements, presentations, and impact reports while ensuring an exceptional partner experience.
Oversee sponsorship benefit fulfillment, including branding, recognition, VIP experiences, event access, hospitality, tours, and contractual commitments.
Collaborate with internal teams to create and execute sponsorship activations, fundraising events, corporate tours, exhibition previews, and other partner engagement opportunities.
Lead corporate sponsorship fundraising and activation efforts for events, programs, and exhibitions at the Museum.
Represent the Museum at industry, corporate, and philanthropic events throughout the city.
Provide leadership and mentorship to Corporate Partnerships staff while managing sponsorship revenue, reporting, forecasting, databases, and overall program operations.

Requirements

B.A./B.S.; Art History, Arts Management, Business/Marketing preferred.
Minimum of 6 years (Management Skills Preferred).
Professional experience in corporate fundraising for-profit organizations.
Sales/marketing and/or development experience also relevant, preferably in a museum, non-profit or arts-related organization.
Advanced computer skills and knowledge of Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
Knowledge of Raiser’s Edge or familiarity with database programs.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Flexible hours for special projects that have certain deadlines.
High demand on administrative services is expected.
Event hours: early mornings for director tours, evenings for external corporate events, private tours, evenings for Membership openings, dinners, and Museum-wide events.

Skills

Management Skills
Corporate fundraising
Sales/marketing
Development
Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Raiser’s Edge or familiarity with database programs
Written communication
Verbal communication

Location

City

Work Type

Flexible hours

Experience Level

Senior
6 years

Education Level

B.A./B.S.

Salary/Compensations

$90,000-$95,000

Benefits

Medical
Dental
Vision
403(B) elections
Generous PTO benefits
Commuter benefits - parking and mass transit
Admission to world-renowned museums across the city and nationally
Pet insurance
Discounted membership for Citibike

About the Company

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.
The Whitney Museum of American Art 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.
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.
Its signature exhibition, the Biennial, is the country's leading survey of the most recent developments in American art.

Equal Opportunity

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, pregnancy, partnership status, caregiver status, veteran status, gender (including gender identity), sexual orientation, genetic information, predisposition, or carrier status, arrest or conviction record to the extent required by applicable law, credit history, domestic violence, sexual violence, or stalking victim status, 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.