Interim Manager of Academic Affairs

Playwrights Horizons; New York (NY); On-site; USD 30,686 - 43,704; Part time

Job summary

Playwrights Horizons in New York is seeking a temporary administrative support role for the 2026-27 academic year. This role will execute key projects related to student management and serve as the first point of contact for communications among students, faculty, and staff.

The ideal candidate will possess strong administrative experience, excellent communication skills, and a passion for working in an educational environment. The compensation is $27 per hour for 30 hours per week.

Qualifications

• Highly organized with a keen attention to detail.
• Experience preferred working for a non-profit and/or educational institution.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain the academic calendar and class rosters.
• Facilitate student enrollment both internally and with NYU.
• Support Faculty use of Blackbaud.
• Provide general administrative support to Faculty, staff, and students.

Skills

Strong administrative experience

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Strong interpersonal skills

Experience in Blackbaud or other SIS

Passion for working with students

Job description

The Playwrights Horizons Theater School (PHTS) has provided thousands of students with intensive theater training through a four-year program that emphasizes professional development and interdisciplinary theater making. The curriculum includes courses in acting, directing, playwriting, design, movement, and voice and speech for nearly 200 students each year.

Playwrights Horizons is a writer’s theater committed to the advancement of bold and visionary contemporary playwrights, through the development and production of daring new work and the education of future theatermakers. In a city rich with cultural offerings, Playwrights Horizons’ 55-year-old mission is unique among theaters of its size; the organization has distinguished itself by a steadfast commitment to centering the voice of the playwright. It’s a mission that is always timely, and one that’s necessary in the ongoing evolution of theater in this country. By expanding the U.S. theater canon with a wider range of voices, Playwrights Horizons aims to be a home for the exploration of playwriting and an anti-racist center of curiosity, dialogue, and artistic risk.

Reports to:

Director, Playwrights Horizons Theater School

Position Summary:

PHTS is seeking temporary administrative support in preparation for the 2026-27 academic year. Alongside the Director, this role will execute key projects regarding enrollment, faculty, and student management. They will also serve as the first point of contact for communications between students, faculty, staff, and the NYU Department of Drama through the summer.

Responsibilities:

• Create and maintain the academic calendar, class schedule, student files and schedules, and class rosters
• Facilitate student enrollment both internally and with NYU
• Coordinate first year orientation, First Friday, and student buddy system, as needed through August.
• Collect and organize Faculty attendance.
• Coordinate the fulfillment of classroom requests regarding set up, equipment needs, and classroom supplies with other administrative staff.
• Support Faculty use of Blackbaud
• Provide general administrative support to Faculty, staff, and students

Skills & Qualifications:

• Strong administrative experience, highly organized with a keen attention to detail
• Passion for working with students in an educational environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills particularly with young people
• Experience in Blackbaud or other SIS preferred
• Experience working for a non-profit and/or educational institution preferred

Compensation:

$27 per hour for 30 hours per week

Values Statement:

Playwrights Horizons is committed to building a more just future for everyone -- particularly those from historically oppressed communities, by employing a broad spectrum of voices that will enrich the quality and vitality of our work. Playwrights Horizons is an equal opportunity employer that has a strong institutional commitment to uprooting all systems of oppression by demonstrative equitable and inclusive practices.

The organization is interested in receiving applications from people of all races, sexual orientations, gender identities, ages, classes, religions, and people with disabilities.

The facilities at Playwrights Horizons are fully accessible and ADA compliant.

To Apply:

Please submit your application materials to our portal HERE . No phone calls please.