ARTISTIC AND DEVELOPMENT LIAISON (P/T, $/hourly)

The Orchard Project Artistic and Development Liaisons are integral members of the OP team who will provide administrative, artistic, and management support to our artistic programs and ongoing operations. These positions will work alongside current staff members and report to the Artistic Director.

The Orchard Project supports creators of dramatic stories through its Lab programs, providing resources in flexible, collaborative environments that empower artists to create new works. In previous years, companies and artists were provided room and board, staff support, and technical resources including lighting and sound equipment, musical instruments, and access to local performance spaces. Participants have ranged from playwrights working alone on drafts to full ensembles working in large rehearsal spaces. 

Our labs have expanded and shifted in response to the ongoing challenges facing performing artists nationally and worldwide. During a time of industry transformation, reckoning, and instability, OP is taking steps to do even more to support the most inventive artists and diverse voices, helping creators to explore, create, and share their work in new ways given the current absence of in-person collaboration. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, OP successfully pivoted all labs normally held in Saratoga Springs or OP’s New York City office to digital platforms, supporting 30 projects in summer 2020. We are aiming to create the staff capacity to support many more than that in summer 2021. 

The ideal candidates will…

• Be excited about working with generative artists
• Have experience in one or more of the dramatic forms supported by the Orchard Project
• Enjoy working closely with a small, dedicated team
• Demonstrate the ability to work well independently and manage tasks on their own

The Artistic and Development Liaison will:

• Serve as liaison between the hundreds of artists the Orchard Project serves to maintain communications between OP staff and artists. 
• Assist the Artistic Director in daily and major communications, communicating with staff, board members, donors and with board and committee meetings
• Prepare communications to Board as directed by Artistic Director, President and/or Chairman
• Maintain records for staff onboarding, staff handbook and contracts
• Assist Artistic Director with staff scheduling and other internal and external communications (may include emails, drafting documents, telecommunications, etc.)
• Maintain professional behavior and respect confidential information
• Assist in keeping compliant and organized accounts and bills payable
• Maintain and distribute new employee packets
• Orient new employees
• Provide administrative and creative support to our various Labs, including scheduling meetings, communicating with participants and staff, and coordinating project work time for the numerous projects supported in the Lab.
• Communicate project work goals and achievements to OP staff and leadership
• Work to research and advocate for lab members in regards to extended opportunities, interfacing with other OP staff
• Attend weekly OP staff meetings
• Other duties as assigned

Additionally, this is primarily a remote position and requires access to a computer, internet, and distraction-free workspace. This position will include paid staff training and onboarding, including EDI training intended to provide our growing staff and board with a shared understanding and the creation of shared vocabulary that support artists and create safe, generative spaces for them to work in a peer supported context. 

Job submission details are at the end of this posting. 

ABOUT THE ORCHARD PROJECT

The Orchard Project is a leading American arts institution committed to supporting the most innovative artists and companies from the US and around the world in the creation of new bold new work. The Orchard Project identifies and promotes new and established voices, and has propelled over 250 ideas to production in just 15 years through its professional lab, episodic lab, audio lab, and Greenhouse. The Orchard Project’s programs and initiatives push the industry and the theatrical form, as well as building diverse audiences and educating young members of the theater community.

Works created at the Orchard Project have been seen by audiences in New York, Boston, London, Tokyo, Stockholm, Washington D.C, and more. From All the Way to The Aliens and from An Octoroon to Posh, the Orchard Project has played a significant role in the development of countless new and varied works that have been produced on and off Broadway and at theaters including St. Ann’s Warehouse, MCC Theatre, BAM, Arena Stage, Philly Live Arts, PS122, The Public Theatre, Atlantic Theater Company, the Edinburgh Festival, La Jolla Playhouse, Yale Rep, the Royal Court, and beyond.

The core activities of the Orchard Project are a series of accelerating residency and artist support programs that occur in New York City and Saratoga Springs, NY. Programs include laboratories for theatrical plays and musicals, episodic content, audio storytelling, and a world class apprentice program for young artists.

The Orchard Project (The Association for Development of Dramatic Arts, Inc.) is an equal opportunity employer that celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Candidates of historically underrepresented communities are strongly encouraged to apply.