Dancewave Events House Manager | Part - Time

Dancewave Seeks Events House Manager | Part - Time

Company: Dancewave
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Compensation: $30/hr

POSITION:
Events House Manager

REPORTS TO:

Facilities and Rentals Manager

LOCATION:

Dancewave Center 182 Fourth Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11217

HOURS:

Part time. Typical hours fall on the weekends Friday‑Saturday evenings for special events and Sunday mornings for birthday parties

HIRING TIMELINE:
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, with priority given to applications received on or before December 2025. Selected applicants will be invited to participate in an introductory phone interview (rolling schedule), with finalists participating in a Zoom interview with members of the hiring team anticipated the first week of December.

OFFICIAL

START DATE:

January 2026

PAY: $30/hr

The rentals program at Dancewave offers special event bookings including intimate performances with ranging audience sizes 25‑100 and birthday parties to New York City families with a focus on youth programming. The Events House Manager is directly responsible for overseeing the successful execution of the flow of events, and use and restoration of the physical space. While this program continues to expand year over year, the typical amount of bookings fall between 10‑20 bookings annually.

Founded in 1995 by Diane Jacobowitz, Dancewave is a socially conscious dance education nonprofit organization that provides access to a community dance experience and encourages individuality and whole‑person development throughout NYC and beyond. By creating an inclusive environment for all ages, abilities, sexual orientations, racial and socio‑economic backgrounds, we engage our diverse audience through an expansive platform of dance performances and classes, youth performing ensembles, dance educator training workshops, dance residencies, college readiness events and subsidized studio rentals, reaching over 6,000 students annually.

Dancewave’s unique model combines rigorous training with artistic integrity in a supportive environment. The Dancewave Culture Model (DCM) is grounded in social‑emotional learning and restorative practices, a social science that studies how to build social capital and achieve social cohesion through participatory learning and decision‑making. The DCM is designed to empower students to become Young Artist Citizens by leading and taking ownership of their learning and becoming active and engaged members of their community.

• Open the facility in a timely manner prior to guest arrival, ensuring that all areas are in a state of readiness.
• Cleaning duties include but are not limited to spot‑vacuuming, restocking toilet paper, spot‑cleaning glass doors if needed, trash removal post‑event.
• For special events: set‑up duties include laying protective carpet tiles in select areas of the studio, setting up audience seating, preparing dressing room for readiness, setting up tables in lobby space with tablecloths for guest use.
• For children birthday parties: set‑up duties include laying carpet tiles in a portion of the studio, setting up kids tables & chairs, preparing art and craft materials, setting up tables in lobby space with tablecloths for guest use.

The Events House Manager will oversee the flow of events for the rental period, reviewing the rental period timing with the Primary Renter.

The Events House Manager will review the proper use of the technical equipment with the Primary Renter at the top of their tech rehearsal if no AV Operator is contracted.

The Events House Manager will oversee the flow of events for children birthday parties supporting the Teaching Artist and Assistant with timing cues for studio and lobby happenings. Act as a liaison between the party hosts’ requests and the event staff to ensure smooth transitions.

• 1‑2 years of Customer service experience
• 1‑2 years of working with youth
• Interest in Arts and Nonprofit Administration
• Passionate about dance education and community connections
• Excellent verbal and interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to communicate…