Education & Community Engagement Manager

About the role

This is a hybrid position. Applicants must reside in the Tri-State Area to be on location for occasional programming and meetings.

Who We're Looking for

The Education and Community Engagement Manager supports the development, implementation, and refinement of Grammy Museum Education & Community Engagement programs with a focus on educator-facing initiatives, curriculum development, professional development, student recruitment, and regional program support. Based in New York City, you will help expand the Museum's East Coast education presence and support programs primarily East of the Mississippi River including Grammy in the Schools, professional development sessions, and seasonal Grammy Camp support.

You will provide curriculum expertise across programs to ensure consistency, continuity, and alignment with the Museum's educational goals. You will build and maintain relationships with K-12 teachers, school partners, districts, and arts education organizations to support educator engagement, student recruitment, and professional development. You will also support application and recruitment processes for student and educator programs, ensuring outreach, application review, and participant communication reflect program goals and expand access for students and teachers.

What You'll Do

Professional Development & Educator Engagement

• Lead planning, development, and facilitation of educator professional development programs, including virtual, in-person, district-based, and conference-based sessions.
• Build and maintain relationships with K-12 teachers, school districts, arts coordinators, and education partners to support professional development, program participation, student recruitment, and ongoing educator engagement.
• Identify and cultivate professional development opportunities with schools, districts, conferences, and partner organizations.
• Collect and synthesize educator feedback to inform future professional development offerings, curriculum tools, and program improvements.

Program Alignment

• Provide curriculum expertise across Education programs to ensure consistency, continuity, and alignment with departmental learning goals, while remaining adaptable to different student, teacher, and community contexts.
• Develop and refine learning objectives, instructional materials, rubrics, classroom extensions, and develop and maintain program manuals.
• Support alignment of programs with music education, arts education, career and technical education, college/career readiness, and workforce development frameworks where appropriate.
• Collaborate with internal team members to connect curriculum and instructional design across Grammy Camp, Grammy in the Schools, Industry Sessions, professional development, and other education initiatives.

Recruitment, Applications & Program Process Support

• Support recruitment for student and educator programs including outreach to schools, teachers, districts, community partners, and professional networks, building an application pipeline.
• Support application and review processes for selected programs, including outreach, applicant communication, submission tracking, rubric development, review coordination, and documentation.
• Help ensure recruitment and application processes are accessible, organized, and aligned with program goals, student readiness, educator needs, and equity of access.
• Collaborate with the Coordinator and program leads to maintain accurate applicant records, support review timelines, and communicate next steps to applicants and participants.

Grammy in the Schools Support

• Support planning and implementation of Grammy in the Schools programs, particularly those based on the East Coast and primarily East of the Mississippi River.
• Assist with educator and school partner communication, program planning, instructional materials, and on-site implementation.
• Collaborate with team members to ensure Grammy in the Schools programming is educationally consistent, student-centered, and aligned with the Museum's broader learning goals.
• Support development of program resources that help students connect music learning to industry pathways, creative careers, and transferable skills.

Grammy Camp Support

• Support Grammy Camp planning and implementation including curriculum alignment, faculty support, student learning outcomes, and summer travel for on-site program delivery.
• Support faculty onboarding, curriculum implementation, instructional planning, and integration of curriculum benchmarks across the camp model.
• Help ensure consistency across camp cities while supporting local adaptation based on partners, faculty, students, and facilities.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with the Vice President, Senior Director, Senior Manager, and Coordinator to support program strategy, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
• Collaborate with Marketing, Communications, Advancement, Production, Guest Services, and Finance as needed.
• Support public programs in New York as needed.
• Represent the Education & Community Engagement team in meetings with schools, districts, partners, artists, faculty, and external stakeholders.
• Travel for programs, conferences, partner meetings, Grammy Camp, Grammy in the Schools and other education initiatives as needed.

Skills & Experience

• Bachelor's degree required. Master's degree preferred in music education, arts education, curriculum and instruction, education, music industry, or a related field.
• 3-5+ years of experience in music education, arts education, curriculum development, professional development, or youth program implementation.
• Experience designing or facilitating professional development for educators preferred.
• Strong understanding of secondary music education, music technology, ensemble instruction, career-connected learning, and/or music industry pathways.
• Experience developing curriculum, lesson plans, educator resources, rubrics, or instructional materials.
• Experience supporting student or educator recruitment and application review processes preferred.
• Ability to build relationships and collaborate with educators, students, artists, K-12 schools, districts, partners, and internal teams.
• Strong writing, facilitation, and presentation skills.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple programs and timelines.
• Willingness and ability to travel including significant summer travel to support Grammy Camp.

Physical Demands for Certain Roles

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be required to stand, walk, and sit for long periods of time, and work at a computer for long periods of time.
• The employee may be required to lift and/or move up to 60 pounds.

Salary and Benefits

The starting salary for this position is $66,300 to $70,800 per year, benchmarked against industry standards. Salaries for positions required to be in specific geographic locations reflect the corresponding labor market.

The actual offer extended will depend on the candidate's experience, qualifications, and the role's requirements. Positions working 20+ hours per week also receive our comprehensive benefits package (with medical, dental, and vision coverage, a 401k match, generous paid time off, and more). Click here for an overview of our company benefits.

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Recording Academy

The Recording Academy represents the voices of performers, songwriters, producers, engineers, and all music professionals.

Dedicated to ensuring the recording arts remain a thriving part of our shared cultural heritage, the Academy honors music's history while investing in its future through the Grammy Museum, advocates on behalf of music creators, supports music people in times of need through MusiCares, and celebrates artistic excellence through the Grammy Awards-music's only peer-recognized accolade and highest achievement.

As the world's leading society of music professionals, we work year-round to foster a more inspiring world for creators.

Latin Recording Academy

The Latin Recording Academy is an international, membership-based organization comprised of Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking recording artists, musicians, songwriters, producers and other creative and technical recording professionals. The organization is dedicated to improving the quality of life and cultural condition for Latin music and its makers.

In addition to producing the Latin Grammy Awards to honor excellence in the recorded arts and sciences, The Latin Recording Academy provides educational and outreach programs for the Latin music community either directly or through its Latin Grammy Cultural Foundation.

Latin Grammy Cultural Foundation

The Latin Grammy Cultural Foundation is a charitable organization established by the Latin Recording Academy in 2014. The organization is dedicated to creating opportunities for the next generation of Latin music creators through scholarships, educational programs, grants, and access to creators and industry executives.

Musicares

A friend and ally of the music community, MusiCares was established by the Recording Academy to safeguard the health and well-being of all music people. A four-star charity and safety net in times of need, MusiCares offers confidential preventative, recovery, and emergency programs to address financial, medical, and personal health issues. Through the generosity of our donors and volunteer professionals, our dedicated team works across the country to ensure the music community has the resources and support it needs.

Grammy Museum

The Grammy Museum is a nonprofit organization dedicated to celebrating and exploring music from yesterday and today to inspire the music of tomorrow through music preservation, education, exhibitions, and public programming and aims to create a world in which shared love of music sparks curiosity, creativity, and community. Programs include Grammy in the Schools education programs that are offered year-round for students, teachers, and schools throughout the United States.