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Jobs
What: Director of Publishing Operations
Who: Boston Art Review facilitates discourse about contemporary arts and culture through publishing and community programming.
Where: Boston, MA
How much: $80-85k
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What: Marketing & Sales Manager
Who: Women Make Movies elevates women film and media makers, amplifying historically ignored voices and advancing gender equity in the film industry.
Where: Remote (New York area preferred)
How much: $70-85k
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What: Programs Producer (PT)
Who: Eyebeam is dedicated to supporting artists who make radical, independent work with technology.
Where: New York, NY
How much: $60k (3 days/wk)
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What: Digital Content Strategist
Who: Mixte Communications is a community-driven communications agency whose only goal is justice, health, and freedom for all people.
Where: San Francisco, San Diego, or Atlanta
How much: $77,175
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What: Sr. Writer
Who: Redwoods Collective helps philanthropic professionals accelerate funding to high-impact, credible climate solutions.
Where: San Francisco, CA (Remote within the US considered)
How much: $110-125k
What: Creative Production Manager; Director of Brand & Marketing; Director of Business Operations
Who: In Common With is a design studio built on collaboration between artists, materials, environments, and our community at large.
Where: New York, NY
How much: $75-100k; $125-175k; $130-155k
What: Dance Audio & Moving Image Cataloger
Who: New York Public Library for the Performing Arts houses one of the world's most extensive research collections in the fields of theater, film, dance, music, and recorded sound.
Where: New York, NY
How much: $70,393
What: Manager of Operations, Development, & Finance
Who: Asia Art Archive in America champions the cultural contributions of Asian communities in the U.S. and globally.
Where: New York, NY
How much: $70k
What: Membership Manager
Who: Academy of American Poets supports American poets at all stages of their careers and fosters the appreciation of contemporary poetry.
Where: New York, NY
How much: $60-75k
What: Program Assistant, Arts & Culture
Who: Mellon Foundation is a grant making organization that believes that the arts and humanities are where we express our complex humanity.
Where: New York, NY
How much: $80-85k
What: Studio General Manager
Who: Daysee is a new family photography studio.
Where: Brooklyn, NY
How much: $70k
What: Digital Content Manager
Who: Hospital for Special Surgery is the world’s leading academic medical center focused on musculoskeletal health.
Where: New York, NY
How much: $72k-109,500
What: Programming Coordinator
Who: Park Avenue Armory is dedicated to supporting unconventional works in the visual and performing arts that need non-traditional spaces for their full realization.
Where: New York, NY
How much: $58-62k
What: Content Designer/Plain Language Specialist (Temp, Contract)
Who: Center for Civic Design works with elections offices, democracy advocates, and civic engagement organizations to make elections easier to run, support innovation, and invite participation in elections.
Where: Remote (US)
How much: $7,800/mo
What: Director of Creative Services
Who: Center City District is building a cleaner, safer, and thriving Center City Philadelphia every day.
Where: Philadelphia, PA
How much: $82-100k
What: Communications Officer
Who: MIT Climate & Sustainability Consortium is working to accelerate the implementation of large-scale, real-world solutions to help meet global climate and sustainability challenges.
Where: Cambridge, MA
How much: $82-105,100
What: Digital Archivist (Contract, PT)
Who: Southern Foodways Alliance documents, studies, and explores the diverse food cultures of the changing American South.
Where: Remote
How much: $35/hr (20 hrs/wk)
What: Sr. User Experience Designer
Who: Pennsylvania Office of Digital Experience works to improve online services for Pennsylvanians and streamline the way they interact with the Commonwealth online.
Where: Harrisburg, PA
How much: $88,235-134,162
What: Sr. Researcher, Criminal Justice
Who: Human Rights Watch defends the rights of people in 100 countries worldwide.
Where: New York, Washington DC, Chicago, Miami, Los Angeles, or San Francisco
How much: $88-104k
What: Head of Project Management & Exhibitions
Who: Smithsonian American Women's History Museum creates, educates, disseminates, and amplifies the historical record of the accomplishments of American women.
Where: Washington DC
How much: $121,785-158,322
What: Fine Arts Coordinator
Who: Lincoln Center is a cultural and civic cornerstone of New York City.
Where: New York, NY
How much: $60-65k
What: Sr. Digital Producer
Who: NYC Comptroller’s Office works to promote the financial health, integrity, and effectiveness of New York City government, in order to build a more just, equitable, and resilient city.
Where: New York, NY
How much: $78-80k
What: Program Coordinator
Who: Design for America is a pioneering social impact nonprofit training the next generation of social innovators.
Where: New York, NY
How much: $56-66k
What: Sr. UX/UI Designer (Contract, Temp)
Who: Teal Media is a full-service creative and design agency with a conscience.
Where: Remote (US)
How much: $75-85/hr
What: Digital Communications Specialist
Who: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory is a research and development lab.
Where: Los Angeles, CA
How much: $79,976-100,464
What: Marketing & Communications Specialist
Who: Trahan Architects is a global architecture firm founded on the belief that the mindful design of everyday spaces can elevate the human experience.
Where: New York, NY
How much: $75-90k
What: Sr. Designer
Who: Exit Design helps shape the places people heal, learn, work, and gather.
Where: Philadelphia, PA
How much: $70-100k
Classifieds
✷ A vibrant and holistic grassroots guide to disaster preparedness that building community resilience ✷ How do we live together in an age of disaster? In Compassion in Crisis Kailea Loften and Kate Weiner offer a hands-on guide to collective crisis preparedness with community-shaped strategies that center mutual aid and care work while navigating catastrophe.
✷ SOLAR YEAR: an orbit for your book ✷ embodied communal space to sustain your book project, meets ~monthly for one solar year (june 2026-may 2027) / prompts, somatic practices, discussion, progress sharing, creative structures, gentle accountability, culminating celebration.
✷ Cinematic Arts Courses ✷ studio l a m e l l æ is a place for artistic exploration & developing work. Our 6-week courses (online) include lessons, exercises, and curated screenings (Pasolini, Lucrecia Martel, and more). We begin June 27, join us! + register today for sliding scale prices. Email: [email protected].
✷ Feeling thirsty for rebellion (and a dose of romance)? ✷ Listen to Sex, Death, & Dragons, a weekly podcast exploring why books like Fourth Wing have us begging for more, and what our thirst reveals about liberation and social change. Freedom never felt so sexy.
✷ Dopey Recovery Short Film Festival Friday 6/26 ✷ Come to the first-ever Dopey Recovery Short Film Festival in New York City at the SVA Theatre, bringing together filmmakers, artists, people in recovery, and the Dopey Nation for a night of stories, connection, pastrami, and hopefully a little inspiration.
✷ One-on-One Memoir Coaching ✷ Should you write your memoir? The world needs authentic stories more than ever, and yours is unlike anyone else's. If you feel even the slightest pull to tell your personal narrative, this may be where that journey begins. Let's talk.
Calls
New Residency: Pioneer Works 2027 Residencies in Music and Visual Arts | Deadline: 6/13
The Visual Arts residency is 5 months; the Music residency is 1 month. Applications are welcome from those whose work is technically-skilled, genre-defying, and visionary. Residents receive free studio space, a stipend, and free access to facilities and tools.
New Call for Submissions: KEEP Journal Call for Pitches on Food and Memory | Deadline: 6/30
KEEP (journal) is a non-academic journal about food and memory. How we keep memories in the food we grow, cook, and share. It is about how we preserve food, and how we preserve our communities. Contributors will be paid between $150-250 depending on length of piece.
Call for Applications: NEXT! Mentorship Program 2026/28 | Deadline: 6/15
Call for Submissions: 7ajr School for Creative Research/Resistance | Deadline: 6/15
Residency: ProjectArt Detroit Teaching Artist Residency | Deadline: 6/16
Call for Pitches: Chicago Review of Architecture Call | Deadline: 6/19
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
Call for Submissions: Bloodletter Magazine Print Chapbook - Migrant Voices in Horror | Deadline: 6/30
Residency: Exploratorium Artist in Residence | Deadline: 6/29
Funding: Franklin Furnace XENO PRIZE for Artists’ Books | Deadline: 7/4
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: The Rest Fest Video Art & Short Film Submissions | Deadline: 8/28
Funding: Liu Shiming Artist Grants | Deadline: 8/31
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