Teaching Artist - Podcasting
About The Position
Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), a multidisciplinary arts center in Brooklyn, seeks an experienced Teaching Artist specializing in podcasting. The Teaching Artist will collaborate with alumni and current high school participants during the 2026–2027 academic year to produce season two of BAM Education’s Behind the Curtain podcast. The role includes facilitating in-person workshops for students aged 16–24 from February through May 2027, developing curriculum with other BAM Teaching Artists, and supporting students in taking a podcast from concept to finished product. Teaching and facilitation will take place in traditional and non-traditional learning environments. This is a hybrid role: workshops at BAM are in person, while some meetings, check-ins, and curriculum-development sessions are remote. Meetings and professional development generally take place on BAM’s campus. The position is classified as part-time, seasonal, and non-exempt.
Requirements
- At least three years of experience instructing students between the ages of 4 and 18 in African Diasporan percussive techniques.
- Strong interpersonal, communication, public speaking, and customer service skills, both in person and over the phone.
- Ability to build positive, collaborative working relationships with BAM staff, school teachers, administrators, and diverse young people.
- Creative problem-solving skills and flexibility, including the ability to improvise responsively while working toward established goals.
- Curriculum-development experience.
- Ability to collaborate with BAM Education staff and Teaching Artists to develop curriculum.
- Experience working with diverse youth populations across identities.
- Awareness of youth developmental stages and current youth and social issues.
- Ability to work during school and/or after-school hours.
- Commitment to ongoing growth and refinement of teaching artist skills through meetings and BAM professional development.
- Experience assessing and evaluating programs.
- Commitment to fostering a positive work environment and creating and maintaining an equitable, diverse, and inclusive work environment.
- Comfort working with DEI concepts, programs, and initiatives.
Nice To Haves
- Experience working with English Language Learners, students with individual learning plans, and students with disabilities.
- Teaching experience in the arts; previous work in New York City is preferred.
- Familiarity with the NYC Blueprint for the Teaching and Learning in the Arts and the Common Core State Standards.
Responsibilities
- Facilitate a sequential series of in-person, after-school workshops for students aged 16–24 at BAM from February 2027 through May 2027.
- Participate in multi-day curriculum-development meetings with fellow BAM Teaching Artists and develop step-by-step lesson plans aligned with other Education lesson plans.
- Attend relevant BAM performances.
- Support students’ learning and comprehension of planning a podcast series from concept through finished product.
- Support students in developing editing and audio/visual technical skills related to podcasting.
- Support program assessment and evaluation development and procedures.
- Assist with planning and coordinating student culminating events.
- Attend Teaching Artist gather sessions, professional development, and other meetings.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Education Level
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