Arts Residency & Partnerships Manager
Young Audiences New York, Inc. (YANY)
Full-time, Exempt
Reports to: Senior Director of Programs & Impact
Position Summary:
Young Audiences New York (YANY) seeks a highly organized, relationship-driven, and proactive Arts Residency & Partnerships Manager to manage a portfolio of arts education residencies and partnerships across New York City public schools and community-based organizations.
Serving as the primary day-to-day liaison for assigned partners and teaching artists, the Manager is responsible for strong program coordination, responsive partner service, accurate administration, and smooth program implementation from planning through completion. The Manager also identifies prospective partners and opportunities to deepen existing relationships and connects those opportunities to program leadership for cultivation.
This role is ideal for an ambitious, people-facing professional who enjoys building relationships, managing multiple priorities, solving problems, and taking ownership of results. The Manager reports to the Senior Director of Programs & Impact and collaborates across Programs, Development, Operations, and Finance.
The Ideal Candidate:
- Builds trust easily with school leaders, educators, community partners, and teaching artists.
- Is highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple programs, relationships, and deadlines.
- Is proactive, solutions-oriented, responsive, and known for strong follow-through.
- Enjoys people-facing work, initiating conversations, and identifying opportunities to deepen relationships and impact.
- Works collaboratively across teams while taking clear ownership of assigned responsibilities.Is committed to arts education, creative youth development, equity, and expanding opportunities for young people.
Responsibilities:
Residency & Program Management
- Manage an assigned portfolio of arts residency partnerships from planning through completion.
- Coordinate program logistics, including schedules, teaching artist assignments, contracts, workplans, budgets, supplies, and required documentation.
- Track timelines, deliverables, expenditures, attendance, invoices, evaluations, and other administrative requirements to support timely and financially responsible implementation.
- Maintain accurate program, partner, and opportunity information in YANY's databases, CRM, and reporting systems.
- Maintain clear communication among partners, teaching artists, and internal staff; anticipate challenges, resolve routine issues, and escalate significant concerns promptly.
- Ensure assigned programs operate within approved scope, partner commitments, and established YANY policies and processes.
Partnership & Opportunity Management
- Serve as the primary day-to-day liaison for assigned school and community partners, building strong relationships through responsiveness, follow-through, and problem-solving.
- Conduct regular partner check-ins and site visits to understand needs, strengthen relationships, monitor satisfaction, and address operational concerns with the Senior Director.
- Develop a strong understanding of each partner's priorities, planning cycles, decision-makers, and program needs.Identify renewal and expansion signals within existing partnerships and provide the Senior Director with relevant relationship and program context.
- Identify prospective schools, community organizations, referrals, and other potential partners through relationships, site visits, research, community engagement, and professional interactions.
- Gather preliminary information, document prospects and expansion opportunities in YANY's CRM, and make warm introductions to the Senior Director.
- Participate in discovery, cultivation, renewal, or proposal conversations and represent YANY professionally at external meetings and events.
Teaching Artist Coordination
- Coordinate teaching artist assignments, schedules, site information, and routine administrative and logistical needs for assigned programs.
- Maintain timely communication with teaching artists regarding schedules, site expectations, required documentation, and residency information.
- Coordinate submission of required curriculum and program materials for review by the Senior Director.
- Promptly elevate curriculum, instructional, performance, or program-quality concerns to Senior Director and support department-wide teaching artist activities as requested.
Program Data & Organizational Collaboration
- Ensure required administrative program information is complete and available to support YANY's evaluation, reporting, finance, and development needs.
- Support data-collection processes established by the Senior Director, including coordinating access to partners, teaching artists, and program sites as needed.
- Share partner insights, program trends, stories, and emerging needs with program leadership and cross-functional colleagues.
- Collaborate with Development, Operations, Finance, and other staff to support contracting, invoicing, reporting, events, and organizational follow-through.
Role Clarity & Decision-Making
The Manager independently owns routine program administration, partner service, teaching artist coordination, and opportunity identification within established YANY policies and approved program scopes. The Senior Director of Programs & Impact owns curriculum quality and approval, teaching artist onboarding and professional development, teaching artist performance, program-quality monitoring, evaluation and data strategy, program design, and program partnership qualification, cultivation, renewal, and expansion. The Manager should consult or escalate before making commitments with significant program, staffing, financial, contractual, quality, or relationship implications.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience.
- 3-5 years of relevant experience in education, arts education, youth development, community programming, partnership/account management, project management, or a related field.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple programs, projects, or accounts with strong organization, attention to detail, and follow-through.
- Excellent interpersonal, customer-service, written, and verbal communication skills, with the ability to build relationships with diverse stakeholders.
- Ability to work independently, exercise sound judgment, proactively solve problems, and adapt in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience working with educators, artists, youth workers, community organizations, or other creative professionals.
- Comfort using databases, CRM systems, project-management tools, Microsoft Office, and cloud-based collaboration tools.
- Commitment to racial and social justice, equity, inclusion, and expanding opportunities for young people.
- Willingness to travel throughout New York City's five boroughs, work occasional evenings/weekends, and complete required NYC DOE fingerprinting and background checks.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working in New York City public schools or other educational settings.
- Experience managing a portfolio of schools, partners, accounts, or community organizations.
- Experience identifying prospective partners, referrals, or opportunities to expand existing relationships.
- Familiarity with arts education, creative youth development, cultural programming, and/or earned-revenue programs.
- Experience with Salesforce or another CRM; fluency in Spanish or another language commonly spoken in New York City communities is a plus.
Measures of Success
- Assigned programs are implemented consistently, on time, and with accurate administration and documentation.
- Partners experience YANY as responsive, reliable, and solutions-oriented.
- Teaching artists receive timely, clear logistical and administrative coordination.
- Routine program and relationship challenges are resolved proactively and significant concerns are escalated appropriately.
- Credible renewal, expansion, and prospect opportunities are identified, documented, and handed off effectively.
- The Manager demonstrates strong ownership, sound judgment, CRM discipline, and cross-functional collaboration.
Salary: $68,000-73,000, commensurate with experience. YANY also offers a competitive benefits package including health insurance coverage (medical, dental, vision), generous paid time off, transit benefits, and 403b plan participation.
Application Instructions
Applicants with diverse backgrounds and experiences are encouraged to apply. Please send a cover letter and résumé to [email protected]. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Preference will be given to applications received by August 31, 2026.
Young Audiences New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
Disclaimer: The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the employee in this position. These statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of a person in this position.
About Young Audiences New York
We believe art can be a catalyst to create equity and opportunity for New York City’s youth, their families, and communities. Founded in 1952, YANY continues to act as explorer and trailblazer in the field of arts education. Our innovative programming expands from inside the classroom out into the surrounding neighborhood, integrating artmaking with youth development and community engagement. Through the process of creating and sharing art, children build important life skills, grow social networks, and affirm their belief in a positive future
Pay: $68,000.00 - $73,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
