Teaching Artist – Music Director
New York City Center
Salary: $70-80/hour
Type of Position:
Application Post Date:
Application Deadline: June 10, 2024
Link to PostingAbout Our Organization
Job Title: Dance & Musical Theater
Job Classification: Part-time & Contracted positions
Reports To: New York City Center Education & Community Engagement Staff
Scheduling: Weekday flexibility for in-school programs and/or evenings and weekends for community programs
Company Overview: 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.
To learn more about New York City Center Education & Community Engagement programs, please visit https://www.nycitycenter.org/education/.
Job Position Summary
New York City Center seeks energetic, passionate teaching artists for a variety of disciplines to join our existing team to teach in schools and communities across New York City for the 2024-2025 season. Ideal candidates will have arts education teaching experience in NYC schools and/or communities, demonstrate mastery in the arts, and work well in a collaborative teaching team.
Roles & Responsibilities
Job Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Facilitate In-School Workshops & Residencies
- In-School Workshops and Residencies typically range from 2-10 sessions
- Facilitate In-Person Workshops & Residencies for City Center’s growing Community Engagement programs
- Partner with teachers, community partners and other TAs to plan and develop curriculum
- Attend annual New York City Center Professional Development events
- Serve as a representative of City Center in NYC schools and communities
This Role Requires:
- Expertise in musical theater or dance
- 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
- Adept at time management & creative problem solving
- A flexible, “yes and” attitude that can adapt to different environments
- A passion for arts education
- Cultural responsiveness
- Multi-lingual, a plus (Spanish & ASL)
Compensation
- Facilitation – $70-80 per class taught
- Planning for Multi-Week Residencies – $50 –60
- Meetings & Professional Development – $50
- Other wages vary based on work performed.
This is a part-time, contracted position. Work is offered on a needs basis, determined by partner registration and availability. Wage varies based upon assignment.
How to Apply
Please visit this form: https://fs22.formsite.com/nycc/hjunx9zjze/index
Materials should be received by Monday, June 10 at 6pm.
City Center is an equal opportunity employer. This job description is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, skills, requirements or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed as assigned.