Hear Your Song seeks a part-time Songwriting Project Coordinator to start mid-March 2026.

The Songwriting Project Coordinator will collaborate closely with the Music Production Coordinator to oversee Hear Your Song’s music production pipeline, recruiting and supporting volunteers to produce, record, mix, and master youth songwriters’ songs. The Songwriting Project Coordinator will also step into those creative roles on songs whenever appropriate. This position is all about communicating enthusiastically and responsively with volunteers: the Songwriting Project Coordinator is typically new volunteers’ first introduction to the community. At Hear Your Song, we are all artists who believe in the powerful impact of music and songwriting and who are passionate about giving youth more opportunities to make their voices heard. We are seeking a Songwriting Project Coordinator who recognizes, and resonates with, our organizational values of creativity, collaboration, empowerment, inclusion, flexibility, and joy. 

RESPONSIBILITIES 

• VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT AND ENGAGEMENT

• Support outreach to prospective volunteers and meet with new volunteers

• Match volunteers with song projects in order to ensure each song is produced to meet the youth songwriter’s vision

• Provide artistic and technical support throughout the song production process to volunteer musicians and producers, including to undergraduate volunteers at Hear Your Song’s campus-based chapters

• Design and support occasional community programming for volunteers

• SONGWRITING SESSION FACILITATION & MUSIC CREATION

• Act as a songwriting session facilitator in in-person and virtual sessions

• Collaborate with youth songwriters and volunteers in the composition, production, and recording of songs-in-progress

• ORGANIZATION-WIDE

• Maintain database of Hear Your Song’s active volunteers and in-progress songs, in partnership with programs team

• Participate in Hear Your Song’s amplification efforts, including streaming releases, concert events, and virtual community gatherings 

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience

• Experience working with youth, especially in arts programming

• Excellent organizational and written/verbal communication skills

• Stellar email game

• Significant musical background, including performance and production experience in a variety of genres/styles

• Demonstrable commitment to creating and sustaining inclusive spaces

• Flexibility and responsiveness in a creative, collaborative environment

• Experience using G-Suite, especially Google Drive

• Sense of whimsy and wonder

• Ability to work a flexible schedule

PREFERRED BUT NOT REQUIRED

• Advanced guitar or piano skills

• Advanced music engineering skills

• Experience working with youth with health needs and/or disabilities

START DATE: March 16th, 2026

PAY RATE: $28/hr

HOURS: 15-20 hours/week

SCHEDULE: During the school year, Hear Your Song currently follows a flexible Sunday—Thursday work week to best accommodate youth participants’ schedules. Very occasional weekday evening and Saturday programming are possible.

HYBRID POSITION: While the office at 48 Wall Street is accessible to staff 24/7 and songwriting sessions do frequently take place in person, there is significant remote flexibility in this role.

TRAVEL: Hear Your Song has several residential summer camp partnerships in upstate New York and Connecticut each summer in which we hope all part-time staff will participate. All travel, accommodations, and meal costs during those programs are covered.

APPLICATION INFORMATION

Please submit:

• A résumé

• A cover letter OR short video, in which you

• Explain your relevant experience and share why you are interested in the position and the organization

• Choose a song from Hear Your Song’s YouTube channel and share why that song particularly resonates with you

Please note: As an organization that celebrates the uniqueness of individual voices, Hear Your Song will not consider AI-generated cover letters. Please write the application yourself — we want to hear YOUR voice!

Please send materials with the subject line “Songwriting Project Coordinator” to Executive Director and Co-Founder Dan Rubins at jobs@hearyoursong.org. Applications will be accepted through Friday, March 6th, and interviews will be offered on a rolling basis.

We are always striving to build a staff and Board community that reflects the identities and experiences of the youth who participate in our programming. We especially encourage applications from candidates from individuals who have experienced chronic and/or pediatric illness. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, or veteran status.