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  • Hybrid | New York, NY
    Fall 2026 | Anticipated Start
    24 hours/week | $26/hour

    Humanities New York (HNY) is seeking a creative, curious, and thoughtful Marketing & Communications Coordinator to join our team in Fall 2026.

    Working alongside HNY leadership and our programs team, you'll help bring the stories behind our statewide public humanities work to life through writing, photography, video, graphic design, social media, and digital communications. You'll attend public programs, interview participants and partners, create engaging multimedia content, and help connect audiences with the ideas, people, and conversations shaping communities across New York.

    This is an entry-level position designed for an emerging communications professional, storyteller, designer, journalist, or content creator who wants to develop their creative skills while making a meaningful contribution to a mission-driven organization. You'll work with established communications systems and brand resources while having room to pitch ideas, experiment with new formats, build your portfolio, and take increasing ownership of HNY's public communications.

    We're especially interested in someone who brings curiosity, creativity, a strong visual instinct, and an enthusiasm for New York's cultural life. You don't need to know every platform or tool. We're looking for someone eager to learn, collaborate, and turn good ideas into compelling stories.

    To learn more about the role and its responsibilities, read this.

    Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis through November 15, 2026.

    → Apply Here

  • New York City & Statewide | Event-Based Engagement
    November 2026 | Anticipated Start
    Initial 3-Month Contract

    Humanities New York (HNY) is seeking creative, thoughtful, and visually driven photographers, videographers, and cinematographers to help document our public humanities programs and community conversations across New York State.

    Working alongside HNY's programs and communications team, you'll capture the people, ideas, and moments of connection that bring our work to life. From intimate community conversations to public gatherings, you'll help us tell the stories behind our programs through compelling photography, short-form video, and documentary-style storytelling. Your work will contribute to HNY's growing visual archive and support our digital communications, publications, and fundraising efforts.

    This is a project-based opportunity for independent creatives, emerging and established visual storytellers, and small production teams interested in collaborating with a mission-driven cultural organization. We're especially interested in those who bring a documentary eye, creative curiosity, and an appreciation for the people and communities that shape New York's cultural life.

    The initial engagement will be for three months, with the possibility of renewal based on the quality of work, creative alignment, programmatic needs, and available funding. Applicants are invited to propose their own fees, scope of services, and deliverables.

    To learn more about the opportunity, scope of work, and proposal requirements, read the full Call for Proposals.

    Proposals will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the opportunity is filled.

    → Apply Here