Development Coordinator

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New York, NY, US

A collaborative, insightful, and organized artistic administrator with a love for the development of new and original theatrical work, the New Work Development Coordinator is responsible for supporting the day-to-day operations of the Public Theater's New Work Development department. They will be a direct point of contact for artists participating in a variety of New Work Development programs and will serve as a liaison between the New Work Development department and all departments across the Public Theater.

This hourly position is Full-Time and Temporary, beginning in September 2026 and ending August 31, 2027. The potential for extending the position, although not guaranteed, will be reassessed in early summer of 2027. This position is non-exempt and eligible for overtime.

Ability to work a flexible schedule as per a standard work week, including select evenings and weekends is required. Ability to work on-site at the Public Theater's downtown theaters, administrative offices and rehearsal studios at 425 and 440 Lafayette St.

• Update the dramaturgy pathway tracker, commissions tracker, and script reading database
• Participate and take meeting minutes for departmental meetings, strategic planning sessions, and retreats
• Coordinate a team of script readers, including (but not limited to) facilitating the selection of readers, tracking readers’ workload, hours, and payments
• Track and process departmental invoices and reimbursements
• Be a point of contact to playwrights in residence, playwrights under commission, and playwrights developing new work at the Public

• Read and evaluate scripts in consideration for new work development at the Public Theater and provide recommendations for further consideration
• In collaboration with Director and Associate Director of New Work Development, regularly review the script acquisition practices of the department and draft letters of response
• Generate scouting reports for the New Work Development department, as well as track scouting reports from all department staff members

• Coordinate the organizational logistics for the Emerging Writers Group selection cycle and residencies, the Judith Champion New Work Series, and the Brooklyn College residencies
• Assist the Director of the New Work Development and Associate Director of New Work in producing of the Judith Champion New Work Series and Emerging Writers Group Spotlight Series
• Support the Producing department with printing scripts and programs, maintaining guest lists, and rehearsal room set-up for internal readings and developments of new plays and musical
• Facilitate and schedule Watch Me Work sessions

• Be an active participant in the Public Theater’s ongoing cultural transformation practice
• Identify ways to further implement practices of cultural transformation in departmental practices, including accountability analysis, container sessions for writer cohorts, and engagement with affinity groups.

• In collaboration with Director of New Work Development, identify and share ideas for new systems and structures to support better collaboration and communication between artists and the Public Theater, and the New Work Development department and other internal departments
• Attend productions and readings, both in house at the Public Theater and across sister theater companies in New York
• Uplift the Public Theater’s mission, vision, and core values in principle and practice

We are an evolving department that uplifts the saying of change being the only constant. As we learn more about the activation and implementation of best practices within the department, the New Work Development Coordinator may be asked to perform other day-to-day duties at the request of the Director of New Work Development. These could include the coordination of new projects and initiatives, and overall contribution to new…