Petrie Fellow, Young Learners

The Petrie Fellow supports the planning, administration, and facilitation of Young Learners programs and initiatives with a focus on Teen Programs at The Museum of Modern Art. The Fellow will be exposed to the process by which MoMA's Teen Programs are developed and executed, including best practices in teaching and facilitating teens, working with living artists to create programs for young audiences, administration, event and program coordination, and project management. This is a two-year grant-funded position.

What You Will Do

Directly assists the Assistant Educator, Teen Programs, participates in planning sessions, welcomes and teaches youth audiences, provides coordination and administrative support for virtual and live teen public programming, conducts off-site outreach and visits NYC schools, collects and documents program data, and liaises between departments.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The ideal candidate will have a passion for teaching within the arts and engaging with youth, exceptional time-management and personal organization skills, and the ability to multitask and manage ongoing project deadlines. Bilingual in Spanish is preferred.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a related field (youth development, fine arts, art education, arts administration, museum education, or related degree) or equivalent experience
• Experience/strong interest in working with youth (ages 14 - 19 years old)
• Passion for teaching within the arts and engaging with youth
• Exceptional time-management and personal organization skills
• Proactive communicator with excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated flexibility to succeed in a fast-paced, changing environment
• Ability to multitask and manage ongoing project deadlines
• Experience/strong interest in teaching groups, leading tours, and public speaking
• Administrative experience including facility with Microsoft Office suite, CRM applications, Google suite, calendar management, and project management software desirable
• Must be available to work weekends and evenings as required
• Bilingual in Spanish (preferred)

Benefits

• Two-year grant-funded position
• Salary: $53,000 per annum
• Start Date: mid-September
• Application Deadline: August 19, 2026, 11:59pm EST