Brooklyn Youth Chorus is seeking a full-time Chorus Manager for its Junior Ensemble (treble performing ensemble) and Bass Ensemble (tenor/bass performing ensemble) with an educator mindset, proactive data-driven logistic skills, and strong communication and relationship-building capabilities. The Chorus Manager is responsible for coordinating logistics, communications, company needs, and chorister supervision for ensemble rehearsals, performances, and tours and will provide additional program administrative support.

The Chorus Manager is responsible for, but not limited to, tasks related to and in support of Brooklyn Youth Chorus Junior Ensemble and Bass Ensemble in the following areas of program administration:  

1. Rehearsals 

2. Chorister and Family Relationships & Communication 

3. Performance and Tour Support

4. General Program Administrative Support

 REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS

This position will report to the Director of Program Operations, and will work in close collaboration with the Founder & Artistic Director and Director of Choral Education (co-conductors of Junior Ensemble), Bass Ensemble Conductor, Production & Events Manager, and Concert Ensemble Chorus Manager, and will serve on the program team. 

RESPONSIBILITIES

 The Junior Ensemble and Bass Ensemble Chorus Manager will:

 Rehearsal Management:

• Set up, manage, and provide student supervision for all assigned chorus rehearsals.

• Prepare and maintain an orderly and well-stocked rehearsal room (i.e. prepare, distribute, and maintain all musical scores, pencils, and educational materials, set up chairs, etc.) and ensure support materials are prepared and available for use for each rehearsal (i.e. student scores, musical instruments, props, audio-visual equipment, etc.).

• Maintain attendance records and enforce attendance policies, including updating database and regularly communicating attendance status with families and conductors.

• Create and communicate rehearsal schedules for accompanists, guest artists, performers, and conductors.

• Schedule and manage sub pianists when the regular pianist is out.

• Take and distribute rehearsal notes as requested by the conductors.

• Build rehearsal and performance seating and voice charts in collaboration with the conductors.

• Enter and maintain scores in the music library and filemaker database (record new repertoire, update inventory and maintain performance tags).

Chorister/Family Communications and Relationships:

• Monitor the general well being of choristers and cultivate strong professional relationships with each chorister and chorister family.

• Draft and send weekly memos and event-specific communications providing information about upcoming rehearsals, performances, events, materials, and more. 

• Manage “Members Area” of the Brooklyn Youth Chorus Website for the Junior Ensemble and Bass Ensemble (i.e. posting relevant audio, video, rehearsal/performance schedules, and other support materials).

• Communicate with individual choristers and families regarding attendance, behavioral, and other issues and opportunities as they arise and answer questions and concerns on a regular basis. Regularly communicate attendance, behavioral issues, and other concerns to ensemble  conductors and Director of Program Operations and work with team to resolve these and other issues and concerns.

• Schedule and help lead parent meetings for specific events and tours in collaboration with the conductors.

• Coordinate, schedule, and track annual written and vocal assessments in collaboration with the conductors and other administrative staff.

Performance and Tour Support:

• Create performance and tour schedules in collaboration with artistic and administrative staff and communicate schedules internally and externally.

• Create and analyze performance polls to track chorister availability and compile event rosters, voice charts, standing charts, and stage plots .

• Track, distribute, prep, and maintain any wardrobe/uniforms/costumes and ensure that all choristers have complete, clean, and well-fitting performance attire.

• Attend site visits as necessary to ensure appropriate holding space and facilities and to assist conductor with staging logistics.

• Support Production Manager to coordinate musician hires, prepare instrumental scores, determine audio-visual equipment needs and assess and communicate chorister food and transportation needs.

• Assist with vendor bookings particularly for transportation, food and hospitality, accommodation, and costume/uniforms and distribute petty cash as needed (i.e. for tips, tolls and supplies, and chorister-related items).

• Recruit and coordinate parent chaperones as needed.

• Work collaboratively with other administrative and artistic staff to support all tour and performance events both ensemble and all-school.

 General Program Administrative Support:

• Oversee mentor/mentee initiatives in Junior and/or Bass Ensemble.

• Support Summer High School Internship Program and College and Career Readiness Initiative together with the Director of Choral Education and other Chorus Manager including coordinating performing arts high school and college panels, college counseling, professional mentorships, vocal masterclasses, and summer intern activities.

• Work with the Director of Program Operations to organize and maintain the music library on an ongoing basis.

• Liaise with alumni on alumni initiatives.

• Provide additional program administrative staff coverage and support as needed; a team player is a must.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Belief in the mission and core values of Brooklyn Youth Chorus

• Experience working with young people from a diverse set of backgrounds 

• Knowledge of and ability to read music 

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Ability to establish good working relationships with choristers, families, and colleagues

• Excellent time management and project management skills with the ability to drive multiple projects simultaneously

• Ability to collect, organize, and analyze information with attention to detail and ability to draw high-level conclusions and recommendations from data

• Facility and competency working with and/or learning myriad digital communications, database, and music-related technologies and platforms including any of the following: Microsoft Office Suite, Google Suite, Mailchimp, FileMaker, and/or Sibelius preferred

• Flexibility to work some nights and weekends

• Bachelor’s Degree in music, music education, and/or arts administration preferred 

COMPENSATION

$48,000-$53,000 commensurate with experience. Excellent benefits offered, including generous vacation package, medical, dental, and vision insurance.

 EQUITY & INCLUSION

Brooklyn Youth Chorus is committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion in all areas including artistic and education programs and recruitment of choristers, volunteers, staff, and its Board of Trustees.

 We stand for absolute respect for each individual; an appreciation and understanding of the broad spectrum of all our differences be they cultural, racial, religious, socio-economic, or based on sexual identity, gender, physical or intellectual ability; and the ability to experience bonds of friendship through the joy of music. We celebrate open-mindedness and critical thinking, and seek to create opportunities for students to explore and embrace these important values together. We recognize that a diverse community is an asset that must be continually cared for, preserved, and enhanced, with constant attention, for the benefit of all its members.

 APPLICATION

Please send a resume, cover letter, and at least two professional references to resume@brooklynyouthchorus.org.  Resumes without cover letters will not be considered. Only qualified candidates will be contacted. No calls, please. EOE.

Brooklyn Youth Chorus is seeking a part-time Program Assistant(s) to serve as rehearsal managers, front desk attendants, and to provide general program administrative support. When scheduled in a rehearsal manager capacity, program assistants are responsible for overseeing drop-off and pick-up, taking attendance, monitoring chorister behavior before, during, and after rehearsal, helping with classroom logistics such as music distribution, etc. When scheduled as the front desk attendant, program assistants are responsible for greeting guests and parents, answering the phone, program emails, and other administrative work. 

Program assistants are expected to work Brooklyn Youth Chorus’s annual winter and spring all-school concerts each of which takes place over multiple days.  The next set of these performances, Spring Sings, is tentatively set for May 16-17, 2025. 

This position reports directly to the Director of Program Operations and will run from January 2025 to May/June 2025 with the possibility to be renewed after June 2025 for future seasons.

WEEKLY SCHEDULE

Tuesdays: 2:30-7:30PM @ BYC HQ (179 Pacific Street)

Wednesdays: 2:30-7:30PM @ BYC HQ (179 Pacific Street)

QUALIFICATIONS

• Belief in the mission and core values of Brooklyn Youth Chorus

• Experience working with young people from diverse backgrounds 

• Ability to establish strong working relationships with colleagues, choristers, and families

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Knowledge of and ability to read music preferred

• Teaching experience (music education field) is preferred

• Facility and competency working with and/or learning myriad digital communications, database, and music-related technologies and platforms including any of the following: Microsoft Office Suite, Google Suite, Mailchimp, and FileMaker preferred

• Bachelor’s Degree in music, music education, and/or arts administration preferred

• For those with an interest in choral music education and/or conducting, this position may include apprenticeship opportunities in Brooklyn Youth Chorus’s trademarked Cross-Choral Training pedagogy

SALARY/RATE OF PAY

$20 per hour

EQUITY & INCLUSION

Brooklyn Youth Chorus is committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion in all areas including artistic and education programs and recruitment of choristers, volunteers, staff, and its Board of Trustees.

We stand for absolute respect for each individual; an appreciation and understanding of the broad spectrum of all our differences be they cultural, racial, religious, socio-economic, or based on sexual identity, gender, physical or intellectual ability; and the ability to experience bonds of friendship through the joy of music. We celebrate open-mindedness and critical thinking, and seek to create opportunities for students to explore and embrace these important values together. We recognize that a diverse community is an asset that must be continually cared for, preserved, and enhanced, with constant attention, for the benefit of all its members.

APPLICATION 

Please submit a resume, cover letter, and at least two professional references here: 

https://form.jotform.com/243534229999270

Only candidates under consideration will be contacted. No calls, please. EOE.