Director of Education and Civic Alliances

About Perelman Performing Arts Center (PAC NYC)

Following 9/11, the community and civic planning process that resulted in the World Trade Center master plan in 2003 envisioned a new performing arts center as one of the anchors of the site. The Perelman Performing Arts Center (PAC NYC) opened in the Fall of 2023. Within its three flexible and intimate performance spaces, PAC NYC produces and presents multiple projects in theatre, dance, music and chamber opera. Across each season, we seek to celebrate life and to affirm community in our location at the World Trade Center.  

Our mission

PAC NYC’s mission is to create connections by cultivating bonds between extraordinary artists and communities, with exemplary performances in active dialogue across the arts, and in our flexible, intimate spaces, inviting conversation and new relationships. Our art and our audiences reflect the dynamic energy of all five boroughs of New York City. We invite everyone to join us as we celebrate creative expression from around the world. PAC NYC is where the world trades ideas.

The role

The Director of Education and Civic Alliances provides strategic leadership and creative direction for the Education and Civic Alliances programs at PAC NYC. A skilled bridge-builder experienced in developing educational outreach and community engagement programs, the Director will oversee initiatives that bring diverse communities to PAC NYC.

The role will focus on building PAC NYC’s education program, developing a devised theater program for high school students which will nurture creativity, build critical thinking, and connect young people with professional artists and productions presented by PAC NYC.

The Director is also responsible for managing PAC NYC’s civic alliance work to engage diverse communities and bring them to our space. They will oversee PAC NYC’s relationship with four anchor alliance partners: Borough of Manhattan Community College, Center for the Independence of the Disabled New York, Interfaith Center of New York, and New York Immigration Coalition, and our foundational alliance with the Lenape Center, in additional to other diverse community and governmental organizations.  

The Director is part of PAC NYC’s senior leadership team and will work with departments across the organization to align our education and civic alliances work with PAC NYC’s organizational mission and values.

Your key responsibilities

Education Program

• Develop and implement a comprehensive education strategy focused on high school engagement, aligned with PAC NYC’s mission and values, and providing a unifying vision for our community-based work.
• Develop a Devised Theater program that will serve upwards of 600 NYC public high schools per year providing students the opportunity to learn about theater, writing and performance, with the goal of devising and performing a piece of theater based on their own stories.
• Manage the Devised Theater Program which will include in-school teaching artists, weekly after-school sessions, field trips to PAC NYC, and on-site performances.
• Build and maintain strong partnerships with school districts, educators, and community organizations to enhance program reach and impact.
• Oversee PAC NYC’s established internship and student engagement programs and identified ways to grow and develop these initiatives.
• Ensure all elements of developed programs reflect best practices in arts education, align with learning standards, and promote equity, inclusion, and accessibility.
• Recruit, train, schedule and supervise teaching artists.
• Evaluate program effectiveness and continuously refine curriculum and delivery models.
• Collaborate with the Producing team to create educational opportunities connected to PAC NYC’s artistic season.
• Create opportunities for meaningful interaction between artists, students, and educators.
• Collaborate with PAC NYC’s Marketing and Communications teams to promote education programs and highlight program successes.

Civic Alliances

• Oversee PAC NYC’s Civic Alliances program, ensuring strategic alignment with the organization’s mission and values and providing a unifying vision for our community-based work.
• Responsible for identifying, building and strengthening relationships with community-based organizations throughout all five boroughs of New York City, and beyond.
• Oversee PAC NYC’s relationship with our four anchor alliance partners: Borough of Manhattan Community College, Center for the Independence of the Disabled New York, Interfaith Center of New York, and New York Immigration Coalition, and our foundational alliance with the Lenape Center.
• Identify a