The Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, the nonprofit organization that presents the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, is looking for a Manager, Web & Information Services.

The Manager, Web & Information Services, is a key member of the organization’s senior staff, overseeing the systems that are essential to the administration of the Awards. The successful candidate will be someone able to adapt to circumstance and who understands the complexity of juggling the needs of multiple departments throughout the year, many involving on-site technology management, but also occasional off-site tasks. The Manager will oversee the platform that administers the Scholastic Awards and artandwriting.org, which are accessed annually by hundreds of thousands of users, and that must run smoothly after updates and improvements. The Manager must show a willingness to adapt to changes in our annual processes and the leadership to plan ahead for each year with key programmatic goals.

The Manager, Web & Information Services will create technology that assists and encourages emerging artists and writers as they participate in the Scholastic Awards. Your work will be utilized by students, educators, our affiliate partners, and your colleagues who administer the awards. The ideal candidate will be an adept project manager, effective communicator, and have a strong passion for technology, the arts, education, and supporting creative youth.

This is a full-time, exempt position reporting to the Executive Director. The position is based in the Alliance’s offices located in downtown Manhattan, New York City.

About the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers

The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards are presented by the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers. The Alliance is a 501©(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to identify students with exceptional artistic and literary talent and present their remarkable work to the world through the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. The Awards give students opportunities for recognition, exhibition, publication, and scholarships. Students across America submitted nearly 320,000 original works this year in 29 different categories of art and writing.