Duties & Responsibilities 

• In-school and after-school availability – Teaching Artists must be available for a minimum of two full days per week.   
• Occasional availability to facilitate 90-minute workshops on weekday afternoons or Saturday mornings. Workshops are assigned based on the availability provided by Teaching Artists.  
• Creating original curriculum that aligns with city and state arts standards, school curriculum, and reflects the voice of Marquis Studios residencies, including social emotional learning and culturally responsive sustaining pedagogy.
• Working closely with classroom teachers and specific school administrators before the residency begins to: 
  
  • Outline a plan for the assigned weekly program, discuss culminating event expectations and programming scheduled.  
• Working with students to: 
  
  • Engage, enrich, and empower young creative artists of all abilities. 
  • Develop critical thinking skills and social emotional learning. 
  • Expand arts literacy through cultural and community connections highlighting marginalized voices. 
• Meeting specific professional development requirements which include: attendance at bi-annual all staff PD Days, discipline specific meetings, and attending two (2) professional development opportunities throughout the year.
• Completing administrative tasks by assigned deadline (unit plans, planning forms, post- residency surveys, timesheets, etc.)

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Ideal qualities / skill set: 

• Demonstrated commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA)
• Experience working with students with disabilities across a range of settings
• Knowledge of the NYC arts education landscape
• Bilingual or multilingual proficiency
• Experience working with multilingual learners 
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to engage authentically with diverse communities
• Highly motivated, organized, and detail-oriented, with strong problem-solving skills and the ability to manage multiple responsibilities effectively

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Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s degree or proven experience working in K-12 classrooms. 
• A minimum of two years teaching arts programming to Pre-K-8^th grade students. Artists must display expertise in arts discipline of interest through educational and professional accomplishments. 
• Ability to balance process and product and create an informal culminating event within 10 – 12 weeks. 
• Ability to create well-thought out lessons and successfully integrate arts education standards.
• Experience implementing classroom management strategies.  
• Availability to facilitate year-long programming. 
• Flexibility to travel throughout the 5 boroughs – STATEN ISLAND TRAVEL & CAR A PLUS. 

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BENEFITS OF WORKING WITH MARQUIS STUDIOS 

• Competitive pay rates.   
• Supportive and organized administrative staff. 
• Placements in programs ranging from 3hrs - 6.5hrs per day. 
• Stipend for facilitating planning meetings, creating original curriculum, and completing post-residency surveys.
• Paid professional development and opportunities to observe TAs from various disciplines. 
• Paid travel and a bonus for teaching at distance schools, located within the five boroughs.

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SALARY RANGE: Teaching: $80 - $85 per hr. 

Additional administrative fees will be applied to each residency for planning form and unit plan creation, residency surveys, and travel.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: July 31^st, 2025

START DATE: September 2025

Inquiries: Interested applicants should send a cover letter and résumé to Jobs@marquisstudios.org with the subject line “Teaching Artist – Add discipline”. No calls, please. Applications should be submitted by, Thursday July 31^st, 2025. 

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Marquis Studios is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to seeking a diverse staff with respect to age, race, ethnicity, creed/religion, disability, genetic predisposition or carrier status, national origin, class, sex/gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, domestic violence victim status, veteran or military service status, educational background or any other category protected by law. All applicants are welcome.

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