Teaching Artist - Podcasting

Brooklyn Academy Of Music • Brooklyn, NY

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) is seeking an experienced Teaching Artist specializing in podcasting to work with alumni and current high school participants during the 2026–2027 academic year on season two of BAM Education’s Behind the Curtain podcast. From February through May 2027, the Teaching Artist will facilitate a sequential series of in-person after-school workshops at BAM for students aged 16–24, supporting their learning as they plan and produce a podcast series from concept to finished product. The role includes helping students develop editing and audio/visual technical skills, developing curriculum with fellow Teaching Artists, supporting program assessment and evaluation, coordinating culminating events, attending relevant BAM performances, and participating in meetings and professional development.

The position is part-time, seasonal, and non-exempt. It is hybrid: workshop facilitation takes place on-site at BAM, while some meetings, check-ins, and curriculum-development sessions may be remote. Teaching and facilitation may also occur in traditional and non-traditional learning environments. TAs receive $120 per facilitation hour and $50 per hour for meetings, curriculum development, or one-on-one sessions with BAM staff.

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 within established goals.
• Experience in curriculum development.
• Ability to collaborate with BAM Education staff and BAM 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 appropriate 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 to finished product.
• Support students in developing podcast-related editing and audio/visual technical skills.
• Support program assessment and the development and implementation of evaluation procedures.
• Assist with planning and coordinating student culminating events.
• Attend Teaching Artist gather sessions, professional development, and other meetings.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed