New York City Center has played a defining role in the cultural life of the city since 1943—making the best in the music, theater, and dance accessible to all audiences. Championed by a staff of passionate arts lovers, this commitment continues through celebrated dance and musical theater series including the Fall for Dance Festival, the Tony-honored Encores!, and the newest series Artists at the Center and City Center Dance Festival. The distinctive neo-Moorish theater in midtown Manhattan welcomes over 300,000 annual visitors to experience internationally acclaimed artists on the same stage that legends like George Balanchine, Leonard Bernstein, Barbara Cook, Martha Graham, and Paul Robeson made their mark. Home to a roster of renowned companies including Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and Manhattan Theatre Club, City Center’s dynamic programming, art exhibitions, studio events, and master classes, are complemented by education and community engagement programs that bring the performing arts to over 11,000 New York City students, teachers, and families each year.

The Education & Community Engagement Department is seeking multi-hyphenate artists specializing in Music Direction & Composition. Work includes facilitation of our various theater workshops & residencies; accompaniment, musical devising and coaching.

Job Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Facilitating In-School Workshops & Residencies serving all five boroughs
• Facilitating In-Person Workshops & Residencies for City Center’s Community Engagement programs
• Curriculum development in collaboration with fellow teaching artists, classroom teachers and/or community partners.
• Serve as a representative of City Center in NYC schools and communities

This Role Requires:

• Minimum of 3 years teaching experience
• Experience working in public schools and/or community settings
• Experience developing curriculum
• A flexible weekday schedule between 8am-3pm for in-school programs and/or flexibility for evenings and weekends for community programs

To be successful in this role, you will be expected to demonstrate:

• Ability to take ownership of assigned work and accountability for positive outcomes
• Strong collaborative and communication skills
• Effective time management & creative problem solving
• A flexible, “yes and” attitude that can adapt to different environments
• A passion for arts education
• Cultural responsiveness

Additional Benefits:

• Attend New York City Center Professional Development events
• Optional participation in Teaching Artist Employee Resource Group
• Comp tickets to select City Center mainstage productions

To apply:
Please visit this form: https://fs22.formsite.com/nycc/hjunx9zjze/index

Materials should be received by Friday, May 15 by 5pm.