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Cave Canem: Readings & Special Programs Manager

Location: New York City, with regularly remote work from home
Status: Full-time (Overtime-Exempt)
Salary: $75,000 per year + comprehensive benefits package including paid time off & 401K
Reports to: Director of Programs

Cave Canem is a nonprofit organization committed to cultivating the artistic and professional growth of Black poets. Founded by artists for artists, Cave Canem fosters community across the diaspora to enrich the field by facilitating a nurturing space to learn, experiment, create, and present. Cave Canem develops thoughtful audiences for Black voices that have worked and are working in the craft of poetry.

Reporting to the Director of Programs, the Readings & Special Programs plays a critical role in serving Cave Canem’s mission by managing the logistical fulfillment of the organization’s artistic programs, including producing an annual retreat, regional workshops and other public offerings. The Readings & Special Programs will manage the department coordinator, fixed-term staff and independent contractors engaged by the department as needed.

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