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Performing Arts Theatre Specialist

Employer
Lehman College
Location
LEHMAN COLLEGE
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Employment Type
Full Time
Institution Type
Four-Year Institution

Job Details

Performing Arts Theatre Specialist **POSITION DETAILS** Lehman College, of The City University of New York, ranks among the top five institutions in the nation for fostering social mobility. A four-year Hispanic-Serving Institution in the Bronx, Lehman offers bachelor’s, master’s, and advanced degrees and certificate programs in the Liberal Arts, sciences, and professions. The College’s community-driven mission and notable academic programs attract a diverse, international enrollment of over 15,000 students who take courses on its 37-acre, tree-lined campus and online degree programs. Many thousands more community members benefit yearly from its active cultural, educational, health, and economic outreach programs and services. Reporting to the Director of Performing Arts and Event Venues, the Assistant Director oversees all administrative functions of the Lehman Center. Responsibilities include meeting with clients, scheduling events, and setting pricing in consultation with the Director. The Assistant Director prepares contracts and serves as the primary liaison between clients and Lehman Center technical staff, Public Safety, Buildings and Grounds, and the broader College community. Additional duties include tracking information requests, drafting acknowledgments, assisting with staff training, and representing the Executive Director at designated meetings. • Administer all social media platforms (Instagram, Facebook, X, TikTok), including content scheduling, engagement, and ad campaigns. • Supervision of RF full-time employee and Lehman Center part-time employees. • Update the Lehman Center website, keeping content current, coordinating with Ticketmaster, and addressing online business presence via Google Ads/Analytics. • Develop and execute marketing campaigns (email, social, direct mail) targeting an audience of 30,000+ emails and 50,000+ mail addresses. • Create all marketing materials, including brochures, physical ads, digital artwork, and promotional videos for events and Center branding. • Assist with grant writing and management, including identifying opportunities, preparing submissions, and handling reporting and compliance. • Assist with financial operations, including accounting, accounts payable/receivable, payroll processing, and audit preparation. • Aid in coordination of event scheduling and budgeting, ensuring strategic alignment between programming, rentals, and operating funds. • Supervise marketing staff and interns, and collaborate with the Executive Director on maintaining cost-effective, impactful campaigns within a $250–$300K budget. • Facilitates event setup by notifying the Box Office of on-sale dates and providing all necessary event details, including pricing, seating layout, and artist information. **QUALIFICATIONS** Bachelor's degree and four years' related experience required. **CUNY TITLE OVERVIEW** Administers performing arts center programs, as well as productions in other College venues throughout the year. - Assists management in program planning and goal-setting - Participates in building relationships between the center and external community and arts organizations - Collaborates with College academic and administrative departments to assure successful programs - Trains and supervise center staff - Assists with routine administration such as booking, scheduling, and maintenance of systems and equipment - Plans, prepares, and implements center-wide marketing plans - Coordinates efforts with technical personnel on designing and building of productions - Performs related duties as assigned. . Job Title Name: Performing Arts Theatre Specialist **CUNY TITLE** Higher Education Assistant **FLSA** Non-exempt **COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS** Salary commensurate with education and experience. $98,995. CUNY's benefits contribute significantly to total compensation, supporting health and wellness, financial well-being, and professional development. We offer a range of health plans, competitive retirement/pension benefits and savings plans, tuition waivers for CUNY graduate study and generous paid time off. Our staff also benefits from the extensive academic, arts, and athletic programs on our campuses and the opportunity to participate in a lively, diverse academic community in one of the greatest cities in the world. **HOW TO APPLY** Visit www.cuny.edu, access the employment page, log in or create a new user account, and search for this vacancy using the Job ID or Title. Select "Apply Now" and provide the requested information. Candidates must attach a resume, cover letter, and three professional references (name, title, organization, and contact information). **CLOSING DATE** Resumes to be received until 8/26/2026. **JOB SEARCH CATEGORY** CUNY Job Posting: Managerial/Professional **EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY** CUNY encourages people with disabilities, minorities, veterans and women to apply. At CUNY, Italian Americans are also included among our protected groups. Applicants and employees will not be discriminated against on the basis of any legally protected category, including sexual orientation or gender identity. EEO/AA/Vet/Disability Employer. Job ID: 32605 Location: Lehman College Job Type: Full-Time

Organization

Lehman College serves the Bronx and surrounding region as an intellectual, economic, and cultural center. Lehman College provides undergraduate and graduate studies in the liberal arts and sciences and professional education within a dynamic research environment, while embracing diversity and actively engaging students in their academic, personal, and professional development.lehman_college_of_the_city_university_of_new_york1.jpg

Lehman College has entered a new era in its history as an institution of higher education. Already known for its outstanding faculty, dedicated staff, superb library, art gallery, theaters, speech and hearing clinic, and athletic facilities, the College will now build a new state of the art, environmentally “green” science facility that will invigorate faculty and student research as well as prepare Lehman students for science-based careers.

As the only CUNY senior college in the borough and southern Westchester County, Lehman College has adapted to meet changing conditions and is poised to respond to new needs and challenges.

lehman_college_of_the_city_university_of_new_york2.jpgOn the undergraduate level, Lehman's General Education Curriculum is designed to provide a broad knowledge of the achievements and methods of the liberal arts and sciences and to develop student abilities to participate responsively in informed inquiry into subjects of both public and personal concern. On the graduate level, the College has developed professional programs in nursing, teacher and counselor preparation, accounting, computer science, health services, and speech-language pathology. The College also offers strong traditional liberal arts graduate programs in art, biology, English, history, Spanish and mathematics.

For more than two decades, Lehman has deepened its involvement with the surrounding community. The opening of the Lehman Center for the Performing Arts in 1980 and the Lehman College Art Gallery in 1984 has made the College a cultural center for the region. Together with the City and the Humanities Program, the Department of Music, and the Theatre program, they present dozens of concerts, plays, dance performances, and exhibitions that are free or nominally priced.

Lehman College also provides a variety of community services. The Institute for Literacy Studies sponsors classes to teach adults fundamentals of reading and writing, while the Speech and Hearing Center offers comprehensive evaluations of hearing and speech-language disorders.

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Lehman has joined with the Bronx Superintendent of Schools’ Office and the educational reform organization New Visions for Public Schools to develop seven new small high schools in the Bronx. The schools—housed within larger, traditional high schools—are formed around the themes of the visual arts, teaching, music, college readiness, health sciences, nursing and allied health, and community research and learning.

In addition, in Fall 2003, the High School of American Studies at Lehman College opened on the Lehman campus. One of New York City’s new specialized high schools and the only one to focus on American history, the school represents a collaboration among Lehman College, the New York City Department of Education, and the Gilder-Lehrman Foundation.

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