Resident Teaching Artist

Philadelphia Young Playwrights is looking to hire a Resident Teaching Artist to support playwriting instruction in classrooms in Philadelphia and the surrounding suburbs. This is a part-time position with a salary of $22,150

Compensation is based on 860 logged hours over the course of the contract period, with an average of 20/hrs a week. Responsibilities to be completed during this contracted time include: 

• Teaching Artist in 6 residency classrooms, based off of classrooms which receive 15 to 30 workshops over the course of the year, or equivalent in out of school programs or monologue workshops;
  
  
• Mentor in the Resident Playwrights program and with additional young playwrights;

  
  

• Mentorship of Assistant Teaching Artists, as assigned;

  
  

• Developing and contributing curriculum to The Playwright Commons;

  
  

• Supporting other residency classrooms as a substitute/special guest, as schedule allows;

  
  

• Annual Playwriting Festival duties (reader, committee member, and/or Section Head), as discussed with Director of Education and as schedule allows;
  
• Serving in artistic roles on Young Playwrights programs and productions, as interested and as schedule allows;

• Leading special workshops, including writing retreats, one-off community programs, or other playwriting programming as schedule and interest allows. 
  
• Any administrative duties that pertain to the successful completion of any of the above;

• In-person attendance at 2 weekly staff meetings per month (1st and 3rd Tuesday) and virtual attendance for the remaining staff meetings per month, as teaching schedule allows.

  
  

Part-time Benefits Include:

• 64 hours of Vacation/Personal Paid Time Off (PTO) each fiscal year, in addition to holiday and office closures 
• 4 sick days per fiscal year
• Voluntary Insurance
  •  ALFAC life/medical insurance plans 
  • Simple IRA Employee Contribution plan through Invesco is available for all part-time employees earning $5,000 or more each year.  No company match
• SeptaKey Commuter Benefit
  • A pre-tax deduction from payroll can be set up to be used for transportation costs
• CuraLinc - Employee Assistance Program
  • All employees are eligible to participate in this benefit that provides financial, wellness and counseling services

To apply, email a single PDF document with a letter of interest, a professional resume, a sample lesson plan you have created, and 2 to 3 professional references to [email protected]. Please put “Your Last Name - Resident Teaching Artist” as the subject line.

Applications will be accepted until August 1, 2026; however, candidates will be interviewed on a rolling basis. The anticipated start date for the position is September 1st.