Administrative Associate
Lucille Lortel Theatre
Remote
Deadline
Posted
Full time / $50,000 / Lucille Lortel Theatre / Fully remote
Starting Salary: $50K. Paid overtime occasionally required
Benefits: Health insurance, generous retirement plan, flexible paid time-off policy & half day Summer Fridays
Start Date: February 2024
Location: Currently fully remote, anticipated hybrid in-office work in NYC in the future
Lucille Lortel Theatre is seeking an Administrative Associate who will work closely with the entire staff of the company. Responsibilities include working on various programs, coordinating with staff and artists, and responding to patron communications. All staff members are also engaged in the continuing evolution of the theatre, discussing the direction of the company as well as its commitment to accountability, diversity and inclusion. They are open to candidates seeking a career change.
An ideal candidate is comfortable working independently, is an excellent communicator and problem solver and has strong organizational and multitasking skills. The position requires using email, word processing software, spreadsheets, and social media. Proficiency in Google Workplace, Microsoft Office, Dropbox, Facebook, Instagram and X is required. Familiarity with the theatrical production process and 501©(3) organizations is helpful. The candidate should be comfortable using a Mac computer. A computer will be provided, and resources are available if the applicant requires internet/wifi access or has other remote office needs.
Lucille Lortel Theatre is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. They strongly encourage applicants from historically marginalized communities. Lucille Lortel Theatre recognizes that historic institutional practices have led to an exclusionary and harmful environment for members of these communities, and is actively working to become a more diverse, anti-racist, inclusive organization. They acknowledge and welcome the complexity of the work ahead.
About the Lucille Lortel Theatre
Lucille Lortel Theatre’s mission is to foster both new and established artists, increase awareness and appreciation of Off-Broadway, and uphold fair and equitable business and artistic practices in service of creating a larger, more diverse community of theatre makers and audiences. The Company builds on the legacy of its founder, Lucille Lortel (1900–1999) who was a champion of work by Samuel Beckett, Caryl Churchill, Athol Fugard, Jean Genet, Adrienne Kennedy, Larry Kramer, Terrence McNally, Marsha Norman, Sam Shepard, and Wendy Wasserstein. In addition to its Off-Broadway theatre, which has been in continuous operation since 1955, the Company is renovating a three-story carriage house in Chelsea that will act as the Company’s new headquarters. Its programs include The Alcove at the Lortel, a commissioning and development program for early and mid-career playwrights; the 121 Project, a bespoke development program for new musicals; NYC Public High School Playwriting Fellowship, Fellowships in NYC Theatre at Bennington College, Lucille Lortel Awards and Playwrights’ Sidewalk, Internet Off-Broadway Database (IOBDB.com), and Non-Profit Theatre Strategic and Management Services. For more information, please visit www.lortel.org.