Temporary Mannes Sounds Festival Assistant

Location: New York

## Temporary Mannes Sounds Festival Assistant Apply locations:
I - 55 West 13th Streettime type:
Part time posted on:
Posted Todayjob requisition :
JR109067
**** Join The New School
**** At The New School, we redefine the boundaries of education, creativity, and innovation. Founded in 1919 and located in the heart of New York City, we are home to over 9,000 students from over 100 countries, offering more than 135 degree and diploma programs across our renowned colleges, including Parsons School of Design, The New School for Social Research, Eugene Lang college of Liberal Arts, Parsons Paris, and the College of Performing Arts.

Our progressive, interdisciplinary approach has earned us recognition as one of the most forward-thinking institutions in the world.
**** POSITION/ROLE OVERVIEW
**** The College of Performing Arts at The New School seeks a
* Temporary Mannes Sounds Festival Assistant
* to support the Mannes Sounds Festival. The
* Temporary Mannes Sounds Festival Assistant
* will support the administration, operations, and production coordination for all concert presentations. The position will report to the Artistic Director of the Mannes Sounds  1999, Pavlina Dokovska, chair of the Mannes School of Music’s Piano Department, founded the Mannes Sounds Festival and serves today as its artistic director. The festival presents hundreds of Mannes students each year in more than 20 concerts at iconic venues across New York City and on the campus of The New School.

The Mannes Sounds Festival also features collaborations between the Mannes School of Music, The School of Drama, The School of Jazz and Contemporary Music and Parsons School of Design. In addition, the festival presents master classes and lectures by distinguished faculty members and guest artists. The Mannes Sounds Festival provides unparalleled opportunities for students of the College of Performing Arts to be presented at a variety of notable venues and professional settings.

The festival is also a key fundraising vehicle for Mannes School of Music.

This is an FLSA nonexempt hourly (on average, up to 19 hours per week) position with a desired start date of 8/10/2026 and end date of 6/30/2027. Working hours will vary depending upon the Mannes Sounds Festival’s season calendar and departmental need.

The position may be renewed pending available funding and continued need.
**** CORE CAPABILITIES, PRIMARY DUTIES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES
****** Event Production
*** Support festival season programming and logistics, communicating with internal teams and off-site venue contacts to identify and address all production needs
* Coordinate artistic planning and with the Director, event curators, student performers, guest artists, and others
* Advance all Mannes Sounds productions. This includes but is not limited to creation of show documentation, contact sheets, rehearsals schedules, runs of show, cast and crew calls, rehearsal reports, and stage plots
* Serve as on-site producer for festival events
* Lead and/or attend production planning meetings as needed
* Support pre-event season planning, and post-event season closeout as needed
**** Event Promotion & Donor Communications
***** Generate festival programs including creating and/or reviewing program copy, and overseeing printing and distribution
* Assist the event promotions team at the College of Performing Arts to promote the festival through social media, mailchimp, flyers, posters, etc.
* Collate mailing lists to prepare targeted communications and personalized invitations to donors
* Generate document to track and secure donor RSVPs for all scheduled events on a semesterly basis
**** Miscellaneous
* **** Additional duties as assigned
* Provide administrative support to the Artistic Director
* Support additional projects related to the Mannes Sounds Festival
**** MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
***** Prior experience in arts administration or event production
* Ability to leverage University platforms including Splash, 25

Live, Tableau, Google Suite, and MyDay to complete duties
* Demonstrated commitment to Equity, Inclusion, Social Justice, and the transformative power of the arts and education
* Excellent oral and written…