Performance Program Manager

Description: 

Working as a member of a highly collaborative team, the Performance Program Manager for the Office of Community Engagement is responsible for administering a variety of performance-based programs that place Juilliard college students in one-time and ongoing performance opportunities throughout New York City as they learn to bring community engagement into their professional artistic practice. A person who will be successful in this position should have experience as a performing artist, be enthusiastic about working with college-age artists, and they should be able approach program administration through a student development lens. 

About Community Engagement Performances: Through a combination of application-based Fellowship programs, department and Lincoln Center Campus relationships, and initiatives based in the office of Community Engagement, the 300-350 performances presented by this office engage 150 Juilliard students and nearly 10,000 New Yorkers annually. The largest program, the Gluck Community Service Fellowship, presents 25-30 multidisciplinary ensembles in 300-400 performances annually in 50+ non-traditional performance spaces, including hospitals, elder care facilities, and community centers. The Community Engagement Performance Roster presents 10-20 performances by first-year graduate-level musicians in community organizations. The Young People’s Concert Series tours 2-4 ensembles each spring who lead educational concerts in elementary schools across the city. Additional programming includes Relaxed Performances (designed for New Yorkers of all ages who have sensory and neurodivergent needs), department run-out concerts (bringing ensembles to Community Engagement sites), and special projects. Juilliard students in these performances are supported by the Office of Community Engagement through Fellowship-based training, project-based advising, and regular observation and feedback of community-based performance work.

This office administers five (5) teaching and performance Fellowships (120-150 Fellowships annually) and public-facing educational events which take place both on-campus and throughout New York City, both in-person and virtually (Young People’s Concert series, Relaxed Performances, department run-out concerts). The office also works closely with the Alan D. Marks Center for Career Services and Entrepreneurship, which connects students and alumni to professional opportunities and resources through grant programs, an online Career Portal, a gigging service called Hire Juilliard Performers program, an annual Entrepreneurship Symposium, curricular and co-curricular offerings, and one-on-one career advising. The goal of all of these programs is to support Juilliard college students and alumni become communicative, socially responsible artists; to learn to serve the cultural needs of their communities; and to develop agency in their careers.

This position reports to the Director of Community Engagement and collaborates with the Assistant Dean of Community Engagement and Career Services, the Program Manager for the Morse Teaching Artist Program, the Administrative Manager for Community Engagement and Career Services, and the Community Engagement Apprentice. Business hours for the office are Monday-Friday, 9:00am-5:00pm, and this role will require regular weekend work. Hybrid schedules are available.

The salary for this role is $75,000 per year. 

Working at Juilliard

Founded in 1905, The Juilliard School is a world leader in performing arts education. The school’s mission is to provide the highest caliber of artistic education for gifted musicians, dancers, and actors from around the world so that they may achieve their fullest potential as artists, leaders, and global citizens.

Excellence and professionalism are important guides in how we go about our work, but we also connect to the mission as individuals in the workplace. We thrive because of our variety of backgrounds and our ability to be open and honest, and we also thrive because we enjoy each other’s company. We believe that each employee has the responsibility to help shape the Juilliard organizational culture, and we provide opportunities to participate in team-building throughout the year. Our organizational values focus on excellence, creative enterprise, and equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging.

We encourage you to read more about how we achieve our mission on our website, juilliard.edu.

Role Responsibilities:

• Schedule performances, manage ongoing calendars, and communicate schedules and expectations for students participating for all performances and observations administered by the Office
• Maintain relationships and timely communication with community organizations where Community Engagement performances are happening
• Work closely with Juilliard offices to ensure smooth and successful on-campus collaborations, including Public Safety, Box Office, and artistic departments (Jazz Studies, Historical Performance, Vocal Arts, Chamber Music, Orchestral Studies, Dance, Drama, Creative Enterprise)
• Support the administration of applications and the implementation of training for Gluck Community Service Fellows and Community Engagement Performance Roster members
• Support the training and advising of students and ensembles participating in Community Engagement performances, ensuring they receive constructive, individualized, and timely feedback on their programming, performances, and communication with sites
• Maintain accurate records of all performance data
• Serve as a career advisor to college division students and alumni from all divisions

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree
• Background in performing arts, arts education, and/or arts administration
• Highly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple simultaneous events and programs
• Ability to work well with students, off-campus community organizations, and on-campus colleagues
• Highly conversant in issues around community-based artistry 
• Strong interpersonal, communication and managerial skills and the ability to speak and write effectively to a broad spectrum of individuals and groups, from students to donors
• Strong computer skills, including MS Office, Outlook
• Understanding the mission of the Juilliard School as well as the School’s commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging 
• Ability to work a flexible scheduling, including nights and weekends as required

Preferred Background:

• Direct experience as a teaching artist or community engaged artist
• Familiarity with workflow and CRM platforms, such as Airtable, GradLeaders, is a plus

Nondiscrimination Policy:

The Juilliard School is committed to a policy of equal treatment and opportunity in every aspect of its relations with its faculty, staff, students, and other members of the Juilliard community, and does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, national origin, alienage, ancestry, citizenship, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, physical or mental disability, medical condition, predisposing genetic characteristics, marital status, partnership status, or any other basis prohibited by applicable local, state, or federal law. This nondiscrimination policy covers, but is not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, benefits, rates of pay and other forms of compensation as well as student admission, access, and treatment in school programs and activities.

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