The Metropolitan Opera is committed to increasing student access to opera while deepening students’ engagement with the art form. By welcoming schools to the opera house, designing classroom curricula, developing free resources for students and educators, and providing topnotch professional development, the Met’s education initiatives aim to foster new opera audiences, revitalize the field of arts education, and ensure the longevity of opera and the performing arts in New York City, across the country, and around the world.

The Manager, Teaching and Learning oversees the Met’s flagship education initiative, HD Live in Schools, in addition to partnerships with participating schools in all five boroughs of New York City. Responsibilities include managing day-to-day operations of the national and local HD Live programs; planning and executing professional development workshops, both virtual and in person, for teachers and administrators; coordinating teaching artist integration into local HD Live schools; assisting in the management of other education programs, including Access Opera: Guild Open Rehearsals for Students, Met Students, and Family Open Houses; and helping develop partnerships with local, community-based organizations across the city. Candidates must have a background in arts education or arts/nonprofit management; classroom teaching experience or experience working with the NYC Department of Education is desirable.

• Overseeing day-to-day operations of national HD Live in Schools program, which partners with nearly 70 schools, districts, and organizations across the country, including schools in all five boroughs of NYC
• Maintaining HD Live in Schools database; tracking correspondence with all program teachers and administrators throughout the school year; scheduling regular meetings with HD Live partners throughout the school year; ensuring that agreements and licenses with all national partners are renewed in a timely manner; monitoring program success and curriculum integration, including the use of the Met’s educator guides, illustrated synopses, opera arrangements, and Met Opera on Demand streaming platform; collecting survey data from teachers and administrators in a timely manner
• Identifying and pursuing potential partnerships in states or regions currently unrepresented or underrepresented in HD Live in Schools; reviewing applications from potential partners and onboarding new sites; helping new partners build successful programs in the long term; developing strategies for program evaluation and assessment
• Fostering relationships with NYC sites participating in HD Live in Schools; coordinating teaching artist integration into NYC schools; working with the DOE to promote HD Live screenings in NYC schools among students, educators, and families
• Planning professional development opportunities for teachers and administrators, including two virtual educator conferences and an annual National Education Conference for HD Live in Schools teachers and administrators
• Identifying and developing partnerships with local, community-based organizations to provide educational opportunities and outreach
• Assisting, as needed, with coordinating activities of other education programs, including Access Opera: Guild Open Rehearsals for Students; Met Students; family programming, including the annual Holiday Open House and Spring Open House; monthly Fridays Under 40 pre-performance receptions; and more.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of relevant experience in arts education or arts/nonprofit management
• Classroom teaching experience or experience working with the NYC Department of Education is highly desirable
• Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail, including the ability to execute administrative tasks in a timely manner, maintain databases, track and assess program participation, meet deadlines, plan in-person and virtual events, and hire and coordinate teaching artists
• Knowledge of and passion for the performing arts, especially music and opera
• Ability to communicate program goals and strategies effectively to potential and participating teachers and administrators, including public speaking to internal and external stakeholders
• Ability to foster partnerships across diverse educational environments and communities, including remembering and managing the particularities of individual schools, districts, and program staff (teachers and administrators)
• Ability to work across departments, especially Legal and Media, to execute required agreements and licensing for program participation
• Strategic thinking for building and expanding existing programs, especially in communities where they are not currently represented
• Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in performing arts, classical music, and opera education

Physical Demands:

• Ability to work on site 3+ days a week

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The Metropolitan Opera believes that diversity is critical to our success and growth as a leading performing arts institution and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. Our goal is to be a diverse workforce that is representative, at all job levels, of the communities we serve.