WE'RE HIRING 2 FULL-TIME POSITIONS!
New Dramatists operates with a staff of 8 extraordinary full-time permanent employees who support the work of our 50+ resident playwrights. Please see below for more information about open staff positions.
Business Manager, Fall 2023
New Dramatists seeks a full‐time Business Manager, who will manage the day‐to‐day finance and administrative needs of the organization. Reporting to the Executive Director, the Business Manager will manage bookkeeping, financial reporting, event coordination, payroll and HR management, and act as a primary liaison for vendors and important external constituents. If you are aligned with New Dramatists’ mission and management ethos, including a commitment to artist development, valuing community support, and upholding best practices in finance, administration, and HR management, we invite you to put yourself forward as a potential team member. You’ll join a dynamic, talented, and committed staff, who cooperatively manage New Dramatists’ programming, writer community, physical site, and general management needs.
The successful candidate will be a skilled and thoughtful communicator, who is able to explain financial information and HR requirements with clarity, patience, and compassion. The candidate will excel at detail‐oriented work, will drive projects independently with minimal supervision, and will be comfortable representing New Dramatists within our community, and in the field at large.
Primary responsibilities include:
- Daily bookkeeping, accounts payable and receivable, annual audit support, and general financial management;
- Developing project budgets and financial reports, and reporting on cashflow and YTD income/expenditures;
- HR management, including payroll, employee benefits, recordkeeping, and employee relations;
- Events coordination, including line producing special event activities;
- Other business administration such as charities registration, staffing board committees, assisting with facilities management, and misc. administrative tasks.
Knowledge, Skills, and Qualifications
- Three to five years of work experience is required, with a strong preference for experience in the performing arts or a nonprofit environment. Demonstrated experience in business and financial management is a plus.
- Experience with Human Resource management, payroll, and employee benefits management is also a plus.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential, along with the ability to work independently, and evidence of solid judgement.
- Proficiency in Excel and MS Word are required; high level of comfort with other MS Office apps and Adobe apps are preferred.
- Prior experience with finance software is preferred, especially with QuickBooks (online), prior experience with PatronManager (Salesforce) is a plus.
- Experience with artist development and new work development carries particular weight.
- New Dramatists employees are required to be up to date on COVID vaccinations, in order to report to work in‐person.
Not sure you meet 100% of our qualifications? If you believe that you could excel in this role, we encourage you to apply.
We are dedicated to considering a broad array of candidates, including those with diverse workplace experiences and backgrounds. If this role and New Dramatists captures your attention, we encourage you to introduce yourself to us.
Compensation and Benefits
Annual salary of $52,000 ‐ $54,000, commensurate with experience.
New Dramatists offers a competitive suite of generous benefits, including:
- employer‐paid individual health insurance;
- 20 paid accrued vacation days, 12 paid holidays/personal days, additional paid banks of accrued sick leave, COVID leave, and other paid days off;
- 8 weeks of paid infant care leave for qualifying employees;
- employer contributions to an FSA medical spending account;
- participation in TransitChek parking and transit programs;
- participation in a 403b retirement plan;
- employer‐paid standard short‐term disability/family leave insurance;
- employer‐paid supplemental short‐term and long‐term disability, life, and vision insurance.
This is a full‐time, salaried, non‐exempt position, according to the Fair Labor Standards Act. New Dramatists employees presently work a hybrid schedule, with the expectation of in‐person work at least 3 days per week. Full‐time employees are also required to staff various in‐person programming and fundraising events throughout the year. Employees are expected to provide their own computer and access to the internet for weekly remote work.
Workplace Environment
All ND staff assist with programming activity and help steward our century‐old building. This includes in‐ person program coverage and light general maintenance. Physical activities include climbing stairs; general filing work; transporting file boxes, chairs, and tables; setup/breakdown of meeting spaces, etc.
New Dramatists deeply values inclusion in the workplace and is committed to diversity across our organization. Our ability to embrace and celebrate each person’s unique contributions to New Dramatists makes us a stronger, more progressive institution and community. Individuals from underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.
New Dramatists is committed to equal employment opportunity and does not discriminate in hiring or other aspects of employment based on gender, race, age, sex, religion, ethnicity, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other protected category as established by applicable law, including the New York City Human Rights Law (“NYCHRL”).
In addition, New Dramatists will consider requests for reasonable accommodation related to the application process and the performance of job duties in accordance with applicable law.
TO APPLY:
Please email a PDF of a cover letter and resume to Christie Brown, Executive Director, at @email. Applications received by 6:00pm ET on September 18, 2023, will receive preferred consideration.
Development Associate, Fall 2023
New Dramatists seeks a full‐time Development Associate, who will serve as a frontline fundraiser for New Dramatists’ individual giving campaigns. Reporting to the Development Director, the Development Associate will manage individual giving projects, special events, and support day‐to‐day development administration. If you are aligned with New Dramatists mission and ethos, including a commitment to artist development, valuing community support, and upholding fundraising ethical guidelines and best practices, we invite you to put yourself forward as a potential team member. You’ll join a dynamic, talented, and committed staff, who cooperatively manage New Dramatists’ programming, writer community, physical site, and general management needs.
The successful candidate will be an excellent writer who is skilled in relaying information persuasively and accurately, and who will be comfortable navigating social media and e‐marketing platforms. You’ll possess keen interpersonal skills and the ability to thoughtfully represent New Dramatists to prospects, donors, and key external stakeholders. The Development Associate will join New Dramatists’ fundraising team at an auspicious moment, as the Company embarks on the next step of its real estate strategy to seek out a new artistic home.
Primary responsibilities include:
- Supporting individual giving campaigns, cultivating individual donors, and supporting the growth of ND’s donor pool;
- Managing special event fundraising and logistics;
- Daily liaison for board members and other key ND donors and stakeholders;
- Training up in development management tied to institutional fundraising;
- Other development and general administration, including staffing board committees, managing our fundraising calendar, overseeing daily development administration; supporting programming and operations, and other administrative tasks.
Knowledge, Skills, and Qualifications
- One to three years of work experience is required, with a strong preference for experience in a nonprofit environment (ideally in the performing arts).
- Prior experience in fundraising, special events, and/or nonprofit arts management is highly preferred; related experience in producing, sales, marketing, or community relations is a plus.
- Strong writing and interpersonal communication skills are essential, as is the ability to drive work projects independently, and to take direction/ask for assistance when necessary.
- Experience with e‐correspondence, e‐marketing, and social media platforms (Instagram, Facebook) is highly preferred.
- Experience with PatronManager (via Salesforce) and MSOffice is preferred. Knowledge of or direct experience with Adobe apps and QuickBooks (online) is a plus.
- Experience with artist development and new work development carries particular weight.
- New Dramatists employees are required to be up to date on COVID vaccinations, in order to report to work in‐person.
Not sure you meet 100% of our qualifications? If you believe that you could excel in this role, we encourage you to apply. We are dedicated to considering a broad array of candidates, including those with diverse workplace experiences and backgrounds. If this role and New Dramatists piques your interest, we encourage you to introduce yourself to us.
Compensation and Benefits:
Annual salary of $46,000 – $48,000, commensurate with experience.
New Dramatists offers a competitive suite of generous benefits, including:
- employer‐paid individual health insurance;
- 20 paid accrued vacation days, 12 paid holidays/personal days, additional paid banks of accrued sick leave, COVID leave, and other paid days off;
- 8 weeks of paid infant care leave for qualifying employees;
- employer contributions to an FSA medical spending account;
- participation in TransitChek parking and transit programs;
- participation in a 403b retirement plan;
- employer‐paid standard short‐term disability/family leave insurance;
- employer‐paid supplemental short‐term and long‐term disability, life, and vision insurance.
This is a full‐time, salaried, non‐exempt position, according to the Fair Labor Standards Act. New Dramatists employees presently work a hybrid schedule, with the expectation of in‐person work at least 3 days per week. Full‐time employees are also required to staff various in‐person programming and fundraising events throughout the year. Employees are expected to provide their own computer and access to the internet for weekly remote work.
Workplace Environment
All ND staff assist with programming activity and steward our century‐old building. This includes in‐ person program coverage and light general maintenance. Physical activities include climbing stairs; general filing work; transporting file boxes, chairs, and tables; setup/breakdown of meeting spaces, etc.
New Dramatists deeply values inclusion in the workplace and is committed to diversity across our organization. Our ability to embrace and celebrate each person’s unique contributions to New Dramatists makes us a stronger, more progressive institution and community. Individuals from underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.
New Dramatists is committed to equal employment opportunity and does not discriminate in hiring or other aspects of employment based on gender, race, age, sex, religion, ethnicity, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other protected category as established by applicable law, including the New York City Human Rights Law (“NYCHRL”).
In addition, New Dramatists will consider requests for reasonable accommodation related to the application process and the performance of job duties in accordance with applicable law.
TO APPLY:
Please email a PDF of a cover letter and resume to Sofie Wasserman‐Smith, Development Director, at @email. Applications received by 6:00PM ET on September 18, 2023, will receive preferred consideration.
PART-TIME, SEASONAL, OR PROJECT-BASED WORK
There are currently no active openings, but check back soon! Opportunities for early-career theater practitioners will be announced here.
The Bernard B. Jacobs Internship Program
New Dramatists no longer offers an unpaid internship program, but we do periodically seek a small number of early-career theater practitioners to serve as seasonal part-time Playwrights Lab Assistants each year. Please check this page in the summer for open positions, and email Tyler Christie, Playwrights' Lab Associate Director, with any questions: tylerchristie@newdramatists.org
The Bernard B. Jacobs Internship Program was named in memory of the late President of the Shubert Organization, who discovered and mentored many talented theatre people-- young and old-- during his lifetime. This program at New Dramatists offered a unique opportunity for emerging theatre artists and managers to learn about artist support and the operations of a non-profit arts service organization in New York City. As essential members of the New Dramatists team, the interns supported our community of resident playwrights and their individual creative processes, alongside our dedicated staff.
The New Dramatists internship provided a full spectrum of experiences, community, and exposure to new skills that served as a foundation for a career in the theater. Our interns took an active role in the administrative and creative processes that make New Dramatists possible. They served as liaisons for people seeking out our resident playwrights’ work, took on research projects, stage managed the playwrights’ readings and workshops, helped create our monthly communications, and helped the staff implement our special events. We extend our deepest thanks to all of the former interns who made immeasurable contributions to the organization.
