Artistic Programs & Creative Content Assistant

ARTISTIC PROGRAMS & CREATIVE CONTENT ASSISTANT

Reports to: Education Programs and Performance Operations Manager & Artistic Director

Department: Artistic Department

Position Type: Part-Time, Salaried

Location: Harlem, NYC, In-person

Mama Foundation for the Arts is excited to build a new support staff in coordination with its most recent three-year growth and sustainability business plan and is currently seeking an Artistic Programs & Creative Content Assistant. We are seeking a passionate and collaborative individual to support the Mama Foundation’s mission and springboard the organization into its next phase of growth. 

About Mama Foundation for the Arts

Mama Foundation's mission is to make a joyful noise, uplift the Black musical treasures of gospel, jazz and R&B, and to heal and inspire through the power of collective music-making. Mama Foundation is a Harlem legacy institution where our intergenerational community is invited to Be Seen and Be Heard in the fullness of their experience – their voices, their stories, and their hearts. Continuing Harlem’s rich history of celebrating Black Excellence, we centralize and amplify Black art forms to honor Black voices as essential to the American cultural experience. We achieve our mission through three main pillars of programming: Enrichment, Performance, and Community.

About the Role

The Artistic Programs & Creative Content Assistant will support the company needs of Mama Foundation, reporting to the Education Programs and Performance Operations Manager (EDPO Manager) and the Artistic Director, and working alongside company Leadership. These needs may include graphically designing promotional and administrative materials, capturing and producing content for social media, monitoring performance schedule and communications with booking clientele, organizing archival material, assisting with production set up for events, and providing personalized support for the artistic department.

The ideal candidate will:

• Collaborate with the EDPO Manager to handle any pressing creative tasks or assist with the execution of performances/programming in their absence
• Assist in social media and archival content capturing, organizing, and publication
• Field and organize email and phone communications on bookings and programming
• Complete additional administrative duties as instructed by Artistic Director and Assistant
• Provide support in arts, education, programming, performances, special events and technical departments as well as additional tasks as assigned by other departments

The ideal candidate will have:

• Graphic Design, photography, photo/video editing, and social media experience
• Office administration, procedures, and scheduling experience.
• Office experience with Mac computer skills and Microsoft programs and applications. Exemplary organization skills, a love for detail, and a talent for multitasking.
• Consistent communication skills
• Ability to balance competing priorities while meeting deadlines and adapting to necessary changes along the way.

The position is a part-time position, up to $20 per hour, mutually agreed start date, and freelance contract flexibility. Employee assessment will take place monthly, concluding with the third month.

How to Apply:

Qualified candidates are encouraged to send cover letter, resume, and exemplars of promotional materials/social media posts/videos that they have designed/produced. Please send to mary@mamafoundation.org with the subject line "Artistic Programs & Creative Content Assistant - [Your Name]". No phone calls please. 

Mama Foundation for the Arts is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers all candidates with no consideration to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, nationality, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected under federal, state, and local law.