Founded in New York City in 1975 by leading theatrical innovator and National Medal of Arts recipient Ping Chong, Ping Chong and Company engages multigenerational interdisciplinary artists to build on and expand a prolific catalog—at the root of which is Ping Chong and his singular and visionary body of work. The company’s work centers innovation, collaboration, community engagement, and amplifies underrepresented voices.  Spanning nearly five decades, the company has created over 110 original theater productions, reaching audiences throughout New York, the United States, and the world. Across PCC’s performance, arts education, and community engagement work, the company transcends boundaries, exploring interconnectedness of cultures and the ways intersectional identities are addressed in society. 

This season marks a major organizational transition for the company, as founder Ping Chong and longtime Executive Director Bruce Allardice retired at the end of 2022. PCC has approved a three-year leadership transition plan (July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2025) to support the next generation of interdisciplinary artists and expand the company’s long standing Undesirable Elements community specific program. In the next three years, PCC will formalize its decade-long evolution from a company identified with a single artist into one that supports, through an adaptive organizational infrastructure, a new generation of interdisciplinary artists of color.

The Education and Community Programs Coordinator is a highly-organized, clear communicator who will work collaboratively with the Associate Director and the Education Director to coordinate meaningful arts education and community engagement experiences for our school & community partners. The Education and Community Programs Coordinator will be aligned with PCC’s artist-centered, community-oriented, experimental approach to the creation of new works, excited by working in community settings, and committed to supporting programs through a lens of social justice and equity in making the arts accessible to all. The role will support several company programs, which shift in priority across times of year and production schedules, including: 

• Undesirable Elements (community-specific, interview-based theater productions), 
• Secret Histories (K-12 arts education program composed of NYC school residencies exploring theatrical storytelling based on personal narrative), 
• Artful Storytelling (Partnerships with NYC older adult centers providing creative aging programming for elders) 
• Workshops, Residencies, Speaking Engagements & Curriculum Development projects for institutions of higher education & other community partners

• Assist with creation, dissemination, & tracking of materials for program outreach, program delivery, & artist/facilitator recruitment
• Schedule community/school partner site visits, meetings, rehearsal spaces, and training sessions 
• Coordinate, disseminate, & collect participant materials (release forms, evaluations, etc.) 
• Provide in-person support at job fairs, production info sessions, artist trainings, school/partner events, and site visits
• Provide production assistance for day-of-show needs 
• Support documentation processes for archival & fundraising purposes (coordinate the editing, uploading, & categorization of video clips, links, testimonials & other supplemental materials)
• Review/edit automated interview transcripts for specific projects & support scripting logistics as needed
• Provide administrative support (proofreading written materials, editing/standardizing format of program materials, taking meeting notes, etc.)

Core Competencies 

• Highly organized, self-motivated, and reliable
• Detail-oriented
• Flexible, adaptable and comfortable working in a rapidly changing/responsive environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work with and center artists in administrative approach
• Values anti-racist principles, and possesses ability to work within an anti-racist organization 
• Proficiency in Spanish and/or Mandarin a plus
• Photo/Video editing skills a plus.

Desired Experience

• Strong administrative experience, and 2-5 years of relevant work experience (ie: arts administration or program management, stage management, office administration, or program implementation work with NYC public schools)
• Experience working in multicultural community environments 
• Experience with Microsoft Office & Google Suite programs  
• Experience with Video Meeting platforms (Zoom, Meets, Teams)

Please email resume, cover letter, and 3 references to jobs@pingchong.org by May 31, 2023.