The New York City Arts in Education Roundtable is a service organization and a community of arts education practitioners that shares information, provides professional development, and communicates with the public to promote our work in schools and beyond. The Roundtable produces a major annual conference, Face to Face; monthly professional development programs; a destination website; and other activities, in addition to ongoing advocacy and communications efforts to improve and advance the state of arts education. 

Commitments to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion: 

The New York City Arts in Education Roundtable is committed to equity, inclusion, and justice. We acknowledge our complicity in the long history of systemic racism within our country and the institutions of power in our city. We will continue to work to dismantle white supremacy within our organizations, schools, and communities. We offer these commitments to our membership and the arts education field:

1) The Roundtable is committed to eliminating barriers and revealing pathways to cultural equity and inclusion in arts education, through our programming and our membership.

2) The Roundtable is committed to eliminating barriers to advancement for professionals from underrepresented communities.

3) The Roundtable is committed to responsive listening and transparency so that not only are we sharing our “best practices” but our challenges and questions as well.

4) The Roundtable is committed to advocating for professional wages, employment benefits and fair working conditions for arts education practitioners’ quality and standard of living.

The Communications Manager is a part-time position (20-25 hours a week) working remotely with occasional in-person hours in our Manhattan office space near Union Square or at Roundtable program event venues in NYC (starting in April 2022). This position will be responsible for creating and executing marketing and communications strategies in support of Roundtable initiatives, programming, and membership. This includes managing and growing the organization’s social media presence, email communications, website maintenance, and occasional graphic design work.

A successful candidate is a detail-oriented, tech-savvy self-starter with a passion for and in-depth knowledge about arts in education and building communities through technology. We are looking for a candidate who can proactively generate ways to advance the Roundtable’s brand creation and representation, increase audiences, and develop and implement new campaigns and ideas to further our advocacy efforts.

The position is open until filled, but preference will be given to those candidates who apply on or before Monday, February 7, 2022.

Benefits: 

• $2000 annual health care stipend
• PTO vacation equivalent to ten (10) 8-hour days per full calendar year
• 40 hours sick leave per calendar year
• Summer Fridays

Responsibilities of the Communications Manager include:

• Managing functionality and maintenance of social networking tools (Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin, and Twitter), including writing engaging social media content, designing compelling graphics, monitoring social media posts, replying to comments, engaging with our audience, responding to Direct Messages (DMs), and coordinating targeted Facebook ads.
• Collaborating with the Executive Director on website administration and content creation including an understanding of web analytics and graphic design. Experience working in WordPress and HTML, a plus.
• Working with the Executive Director to continue developing the Roundtable’s style and branding guide.
• Planning, creating, and sending email blasts via MailChimp.
• Activating and engaging new communities, while managing a range of existing communities across social media channels and groups.
• Communicating with Roundtable audiences about on-going advocacy efforts and partnering with the Roundtable’s Advocacy Committee to help “keep the drumbeat”.
• Supporting Zoom live-streaming and social media audience engagement during Roundtable programming including the need to be present at events outside of business hours including the Roundtable’s major annual conference, Face to Face, as well as the Day of Learning.
• Draft press releases.
• Driving arts education practitioners and advocates to advocacy actions and tools through compelling, mission- and advocacy- focused storytelling.
• Collaborating with Roundtable staff on production of the annual Face to Face Conference.
• Performing other duties as reasonably instructed by the Executive Director.

Requirements:

• 2+ years of social media experience and/or marketing experience 
• Demonstrated fluency in Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn
• Passion for and knowledge of NYC’s arts education and arts & culture ecosystems
• Excellent writing, editing, proofreading, copy editing, and organizational skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Demonstrated team player who works well with diverse groups of people
• Proven ability to work independently and prioritize tasks in a fast-paced environment
• Commitment to equity, inclusion, and racial justice
• Experience with MailChimp, WordPress, and G-Suite
• Graphic design experience preferred
• Video editing experience preferred

Interested applicants should submit a cover letter and resume in one PDF to Executive Director, Kimberly Olsen, at jobs@nycaieroundtable.org with “Communications Manager” in the subject line. Applications will be accepted through Monday, February 7, 2022. The Roundtable will contact only those applicants invited to interview.

Please note that all candidate interviews will be conducted via Zoom meeting (https://zoom.us/). The NYC Arts in Education Roundtable can also provide candidates with reasonable accommodations, as needed.

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