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Jobs
What: Sr. Project Manager (Temp, Contract)
Who: Independent is a mission-driven organization that serves galleries, collectors, and institutions internationally.
Where: New York, NY
How much: $50-60k (6-month project fee)
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What: Photographer
Who: Garth Greenan Gallery is committed to mounting important exhibitions and maintaining a high standard of integrity and connoisseurship.
Where: New York, NY
How much: $65-85k
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What: Community Manager
Who: Co-Lab on U Street is a hub for progressive movement collaboration and community-building.
Where: Washington DC
How much: $100-110k
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What: Studio Coordinator (PT or FT)
Who: Sarah Jacoby Architect is an architecture and design firm that specializes in building, creatively restoring, reconfiguring, and designing public and private spaces.
Where: Queens, NY
How much: $62-85k
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What: Copy Chief
Who: Criterion is devoted to bringing a carefully curated library of international classic and contemporary films together with an audience of passionate movie lovers.
Where: New York, NY
How much: $80-85k
What: Interactive Story Designer
Who: ProPublica is an independent, nonprofit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest.
Where: Remote
How much: $110-130k
What: Program Director
Who: Open House New York is a citywide platform for education, exploration, and engagement about the connections between quality of place and quality of life for all New Yorkers.
Where: New York, NY
How much: $80-95k
What: Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Temp)
Who: LA Commons is on a mission to engage communities in artistic and cultural expression that tells their unique stories and serves as a basis for dialogue, interaction and a shared understanding of Los Angeles.
Where: Los Angeles, CA
How much: $68k
What: Associate Director
Who: The Black Film Center and Archive at Indiana University remains the only archival repository in the world solely dedicated to collecting, preserving, and making available historically and culturally significant films by and about Black people.
Where: Bloomington, IN
How much: $62-72k
What: Exhibition Designer
Who: Harvard Art Museums are dedicated to advancing and supporting learning at Harvard University, in the local community, and around the world.
Where: Cambridge, MA
How much: $68,100-111,500
What: Associate Producer, Audio
Who: Science Friday is the source for entertaining and educational stories about science, technology, and other cool stuff.
Where: Remote
How much: $60-78k
What: Director of Partnerships; Assistant Video Editor
Who: The Cutting Room Floor began as a fashion and culture podcast and is evolving into a broader media company built on the belief that thoughtful conversation can meaningfully contribute to the industry it examines.
Where: New York, NY
How much: $90-100k; $60-65k
What: Health Data User Researcher
Who: NYC Department of Health protects and promotes the health of more than 8 million New Yorkers.
Where: Queens, NY
How much: $109,565–126k
What: Associate Director, Production
Who: BRIC is a leading arts and media institution whose work spans contemporary visual and performing arts, media, and civic action.
Where: Brooklyn, NY
How much: $75–90k
What: Administrative Coordinator (PT)
Who: Hannah Arendt Center for Politics and Humanities at Bard College works to create and nurture an institutional space for bold, risky and provocative thinking about our political world.
Where: Annandale-on-Hudson, NY
How much: $35/hr (24 hrs/wk)
What: Sr. Design Researcher (Temp)
Who: Vote Rev designs, field tests, and quickly mainstreams voter engagement innovations to help Democrats win.
Where: Remote (US)
How much: $135,992 (prorated)
What: Manhattan & Queens Outreach Coordinator
Who: Metropolitan Council on Housing is a tenants’ rights membership organization made up of New York City tenants who believe in our motto of “housing for people, not profit.”
Where: New York, NY
How much: $55k-56,650
What: Studio Manager; Designer
Who: Anicka Yi Studio is the creative practice of artist Anicka Yi, whose work reimagines the relationship between biology, technology, and the senses.
Where: New York, NY
How much: $80-100k; $85-95k
What: Program & Community Manager
Who: Walk Around Philadelphia invites people to encounter the city from its margins and to connect with one another through shared exploration, reflection, and care.
Where: Philadelphia, PA
How much: mid $50k’s
What: Community Knowledge Organizer (PT, Temp)
Who: Romnja Feminist Library is a community-led transnational digital platform where Romani women and queer Roma reclaim narratives and fight for justice beyond borders and academia.
Where: Remote
How much: €29/hr
What: Sr. UX Researcher (Temp)
Who: Friends From The City is a design and technology company focused on public impact and equity.
Where: Remote (US)
How much: $90/hr
What: Lead Writer
Who: Thousand Currents funds, connects, and supports visionary grassroots groups and movements leading solutions in food, climate, and the economy.
Where: Remote
How much: $104,275
What: Roving Producer & Writer (PT, Contract)
Who: City Cast makes podcasts and newsletters that connect you with the city you love.
Where: Remote
How much: $34-35/hr
What: Director of Writing & Editing, Communications
Who: Climate Power is a strategic communications organization focused on winning the politics of climate.
Where: Remote
How much: $120,499-143,516
Classifieds
✷ Summer Swim Lessons for Adults ✷ Swim lessons for adults that are trauma-informed, joyful, & tailored to your needs, taught by professional educator & lifelong swimmer. For all skill levels, from terrified-of-water to Ironman. 1on1, or group. At Kosciuszko outdoor pool, in Brooklyn.
✷ Get Your Attention Back: Phone Freedom ✷ Done being a phone zombie? Join Phone Freedom, a 6-week small group to transform your relationship with technology. For anyone who wants better phone hygiene and a little community. Now enrolling for Summer/Fall 2026 groups. Spots are limited—reach out to register.
✷ Sit, Breathe, Write: A Mindfulness Workshop ✷ Mindfulness can support your writing process, boost creativity, and soften the inner critic. Meditation, mindful writing exercises, and discussion in a supportive space. Monday, July 20, 2026 from 2-3:30 pm EST via Zoom, and you’ll receive a recording. $38.
✷ AI on Screen: Short Film Fund ✷ A new initiative from Google and Range Media Partners that fully finances short films exploring what it means to be human in an AI-mediated world. We're looking for imaginative, character-driven stories set in grounded, familiar worlds that push beyond sci-fi tropes.
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✷ Breathwork with Em from Everyday Aliveness ✷ Settle down. Catch up. Feel the things. Express. Release. Repeat. Integrative breathwork sessions provide a container to help you keep moving through the absurdity and find gems of guidance along the way. Pay at the reduced rate of $100 for a two-hour session if you book your first session in July.
Calls
New Call for Proposals: Railyard Park Conservancy Call for Artists (Santa Fe) | Deadline: 8/5
The Railyard Park Conservancy’s Railyard Art Project is now accepting proposals for temporary public art installations and creative projects in Santa Fe’s Railyard Park + Plaza. Honorarium: $3,500.
New Call for Submissions: Campfire Stories: Tales from America’s National Parks - Volume 3 | Deadline: 8/31
The Campfire Stories book series is a collection of stories from America’s national parks, trails, and beloved natural spaces. We're seeking essays, short stories, poems, and songs that capture the following national parks: Arches & Canyonlands, Death Valley, Denali, Grand Tetons, Mount Rainier and Shenandoah.
New Call for Submissions: Taos Film Festival | Deadline: 8/1 (Early); 11/1 (Regular)
TaosFF welcomes short-form and feature-length narrative and documentary films, including experimental, animated, and international projects.
New Call for Submissions: Casting Call for The Cycles at the Collapsable Hole (New York) | Deadline 7/30
Experimental New York City-based theater duo Rachel Kauder Nalebuff and Caitlin Ryan O’Connell are seeking three actors who will be between 3 months and 8 months pregnant in September 2026 for a production of The Cycles, produced by Immediate Medium and Clubbed Thumb. Both Equity and non-Equity actors, as well as anyone with performance experience (dance, clown, etc) are welcome to audition. Artist fee: $2,000.
New Call for Submissions: Ridgewood Off-Kilter Film Festival (New York) | Deadline: 7/15
Seeking off-kilter films! Films that are unusual, independent and artful... shared in a collaborative community to encourage and support creation. Categories include: Animated Shorts, Live Action Shorts, Short Documentary, Narrative Feature, and Music Videos! Use code mouthofroff for 22% off submissions.
New Call for Pitches: Axis of Culture Seeking Writers on Art, Philosophy, Theory | Deadline: 7/20
Axis of Culture, an editorial platform publishing interviews and essays at the intersection of art, philosophy, and theory, is seeking pitches from writers. Rates range from $350-450 per commissioned piece.
Fellowship: Social Science Research Council Just Tech Fellowship | Deadline: 6/28
Call for Submissions: Van Alen - Open Access: Exploring 130 Years of American Design Exhibition Open Call | Deadline: 6/28
Residency: Exploratorium Artist in Residence | Deadline: 6/29
Call for Submissions: Bloodletter Magazine Print Chapbook - Migrant Voices in Horror | Deadline: 6/30
Call for Submissions: KEEP Journal Call for Pitches on Food and Memory | Deadline: 6/30
Call for Proposals: Gotham Park x Trinity Church Mural Activation (New York) | Deadline: 7/3
Funding: Franklin Furnace XENO PRIZE for Artists’ Books | Deadline: 7/4
Residency: Pioneer Works 2027 Residencies in Music and Visual Arts | Deadline: 7/13
Call for Submissions: After Violence Project Open Call for Keepsakes Guest Artists | 7/12
Residency: Ucross Fellowship for Native American Visual Artists and Writers - Spring 2027 (Wyoming) | Deadline: 7/15
Residency: Ucross Artist Residency - Spring 2027 (Wyoming) | Deadline: 7/15
Residency: 2027 Grand Canyon Artist in Residence | Deadline: 7/15
Call for Submissions: Wendy’s Subway 2026 Book Prize | Deadline: 7/24
Call for Submissions: Protopian Prize Fiction Contest | Deadline: 7/31
Call for Submissions: The Rest Fest Video Art & Short Film Submissions | Deadline: 8/28
Funding: Liu Shiming Artist Grants | Deadline: 8/31
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