Communication and Events Coordinator - Sea Dog Theater

Sea Dog Theater is a small award-winning, non-profit theater founded in 2016 by Janelle and Christopher Domig. With a permanent residency space at Calvary St. George’s Church on 16th street in Manhattan, Sea Dog Theater produces regular one-night reading events during the year, intimate site specific productions throughout the city and develops bigger productions for traditional theater spaces. Our mission is to tell stories of alienation and reconciliation and to cultivate a rich, diverse community of artists and audience members in New York City.



We are seeking administrative assistance in the area of communications and event coordination (with opportunity for growth) as we begin “post-pandemic” operations. We have a series of events planned for 2022 and need your help to smoothly execute the tasks involved. These tasks include: sending mass emails, brainstorming audience growth and development, event planning and organization, setting up events in ticketing platforms, preparing event listings, donor mailings, grant application assistance and research, email communication, etc.



This person should be organized, resourceful, a great communicator, enjoy interacting with audience members, a good collaborator, a strategist, tech savvy, aware of current happenings in the creative scene. Incredible proficiency in google docs and sheets, written grammar, 2+ years of experience in an office/administrative setting is desired. Graphic design and social media strategy skills are a real plus, and could lead to development of a new role.



Beginning schedule - 8 hours weekly, + 5 hours/monthly (one-time monthly event). Temporary through May 2022, potential to extend.



Mondays and Thursdays 9-1pm in person, in Brooklyn - must be comfortable coming to our home in Crown Heights - Franklin Ave 2/3/4/5.



After the training and introduction period, Thursdays can become remote work days. One-time monthly event attendance is mandatory, these dates will be available a few months in advance. These happen once a month, usually the 3rd Friday or Saturday of the month from 6pm-11pm.



Hourly rate of $25.



For further questions, please contact janelle@seadogtheater.org


Salary: $25/hour