Programming Associate, Young Audiences Arts for Learning – Apply by Aug 15

Posted by Young Audiences Arts for Learning on July 22, 2025

Young Audiences Arts for Learning New Jersey & Eastern Pennsylvania’s (YA) mission is to inspire young people and expand their learning through the arts.

Since its founding in 1973, YA has grown into the region’s most comprehensive arts education organization. Our venue is the school. YA delivers teaching artist-led arts programming directly in PK-12th grade schools through residencies, workshops, performances, and teacher professional learning. YA is committed to providing all children—inclusive of disabilities, neurodiversity, gender diversity, language, economic status, race, and ethnicity—with arts education in which their creativity, cultures, and identities are valued and nurtured. In a typical year, YA reaches approximately 260,000 students in our region, and has a $3M operating budget. YA is comprised of 14 professional staff and is governed and supported by a thriving board of trustees. YA collaborates with teaching artists in all artistic disciplines, sharing diverse cultural art forms and dynamic, authentic arts experiences. 

The Programming Associate is a dynamic role, ideal for an arts administrator with a strong drive to bring arts education experiences to young people. The ideal candidate is driven by results with the knowledge that every program we do provides artists and students with meaningful, impactful arts experiences.  They are dedicated to personalized, and efficient service, and thrive in an active, and collaborative workplace.   The ideal candidate has a personal passion and commitment to the arts, and a curiosity about all art forms and their relevance in K-12 education. 

Working under the supervision of the Programming Director, the Programming Associate fields incoming calls and requests for YA programming, managing the client experience from start to finish. A hallmark of YA is excellent service and support to our school partners and artists—the Programming Associate is important to a high level of service. The Programing Associate also provides administrative support for the Programming Director, and two Education staff members.  Administrative duties include scheduling, data entry, processing purchase orders, insurance requests, and artists confirmations.

Application deadline August 15, 2025. 

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