May 9, 2025
Poetic Computation is a full-time job!
Are you passionate about art, technology, and alternative education? Do you enjoy exploring new tools and ideas in thoughtful collaboration with others? If so, we’d like to hear from you!
Students and a teacher from Instruments of the Black Gooey Universe are gathered around another student, listening intently while she shares something with the group. In front of her, there are phones and a breadboard. Photo by Minu Han.Program Coordinator
Full-time (4 days/week)
Salary: $52,000*
Benefits: Employer-paid health insurance, paid holidays and vacation days
Location: Based in New York City or within commuting distance
Note: Candidates must be eligible to work in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor visas for this position.
School for Poetic Computation (SFPC) is hiring a Program Coordinator to provide administrative support for our program which includes classes, workshops, public events, exhibitions, and publishing, and which takes place online and in person. This role offers the opportunity to help support a unique program in a small and collaborative team.
The position is full-time (4 days/week) and eligible for SFPC’s benefit package. The schedule is Monday-Thursday 10am–6pm ET, with occasional evening and weekend commitments for events. The SFPC team is currently working on a hybrid schedule, working in person one day per week in Bushwick, Brooklyn.
*Please note: while it is not required for this position, there is the potential to teach or assistant teach alongside the role outside of regular administrative hours and be paid a freelance rate on top of the salary, arranged on a case-by-case basis. For reference, as of the publishing of this job listing, teachers are paid $6,000 per ten-week section and assistant teachers are paid $3,000 per ten-week section. Currently, SFPC runs four ten-week seasons per year. This is subject to change.
About SFPC
School for Poetic Computation (SFPC) is an experimental school in New York and online founded in 2013. SFPC facilitates the study of art, code, hardware, and critical theory through lenses of decolonization and transformative justice. SFPC offers programs grounded in solidarity across social differences and empowerment through a deeper technical and political understanding of tools towards building just communities.
Attendees of the event High on Websites, are looking at student work through a desktop computer. They are looking intently at the screen, most of them smiling. Another attendee is exploring student work through a laptop.Primary Responsibilities
The Program Coordinator supports SFPC’s program by managing and improving administrative workflows, coordinating with teachers and staff, and ensuring programs run smoothly from planning through implementation. This position reports to Co-Director Neta Bomani and will collaborate closely with SFPC staff to support program promotion, admissions, registration, and student communications, with an emphasis on online programs.
- Manage and coordinate detailed program timelines and information using Notion project management system
- Manage email inboxes and respond to frequently asked questions/inquiries
- Liaise with teachers including collecting class information, onboarding, and other coordination
- Compile and prepare class and other program information to be published to SFPC’s website, Withfriends event pages, newsletter, social media, and elsewhere
- Support admissions process: update seasonal application, communicate with prospective students, liaise with reviewers, and provide general support for application review process
- Share class materials and resources with students via email and Discord
- Collect and synthesize student and teacher feedback
- Provide logistical and production support for SFPC events including student orientations, classes, workshops, public programs, and other community events
- Other administrative tasks including note taking, calendar management, file organization, sending mail and running errands
Screenshot of students of Digital Love Languages holding an object to the camera. Objects include: a phone, a bunch of lavender, multiple plants, a happy face ball, and a cup.Who we’re looking for:
- Enthusiastic about art, technology, and alternative education
- Accountable and respectful to audiences and collaborators
- Committed to accessibility and inclusion
- Organized and detail-oriented
- Creative, dynamic, and self-starter
- Able to effectively manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Comfortable interacting with and learning new technologies
- Collaborative and communicative team player
- Comfortable giving and receiving feedback and asking for help when needed
Good to have:
- Familiarity with SFPC’s programs
- Experience with educational programs, DIY learning communities, or art spaces
- Experience managing shared inboxes and calendars
- Proficiency in any of these softwares: Google workspace, Microsoft Excel, Instagram, Notion, Zoom, Discord, Zapier, Github
- Familiarity with creative, cultural, political, or other communities in NYC and beyond
- Live stream production experience
- Copyediting experience
Application Process
Please send your answers to the questions below and a one-page resume as a single PDF document (two pages in total) to jobs@sfpc.study with “Program Coordinator” in the subject line and a meme in the body of the email 😀 Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until May 30, 2025 at 11:59pm ET. We encourage early application submission for best consideration.
Required
- Briefly introduce yourself.
- Describe how you are a good fit for what SFPC is looking for in a Program Coordinator.
- How have your past experiences prepared you for the role of Program Coordinator?
- Why do you want to work at SFPC?
- How do you define poetic computation in 1-3 sentences?
Optional:
- Share about your prior teaching experience, if any.Note: while we welcome those with teaching experience, it is not required for this position and the opportunity to teach will be arranged separately on a case-by-case basis.
SFPC is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applicants of all backgrounds to apply, especially those from communities historically underrepresented in art, technology, and education.
Hiring Process & Timeline
Our open call will be live until May 30, 2025 at 11:59pm ET. After the call closes, we’ll review submissions and invite a select number of candidates to interview. Interviews will take place between June 23-30, 2025 and we aim to make a final decision by the first week of July.
Please direct any questions to jobs@sfpc.study with “Question” in the subject line. We will do our best to respond as soon as possible and appreciate your patience.