Fellow, Digital Accessibility

• Preparing for and welcoming guests who are blind or have low vision to Lincoln Center
• Designing and analyzing feedback from stakeholders in audio description, including access workers, artists and audience members.
• Conduct user testing digital accessibility through manual and automated tests. Provide recommendations to Digital team for improvements.
• Supporting staffing, registration and correspondence with program participants for access programs
• Providing administrative departmental support through phone, email and in person at events

This Fellow will be required to work flexible hours, including weekdays, nights, and weekends

The ideal candidate is a current or recent graduate student in Disability Studies, Performance Studies, or Programming/Marketing with an emphasis on Accessibility, and brings a strong understanding of live audio description for performances and/or assistive technology for digital navigation used by people who are blind or have low vision. Candidates with personal or professional experience with disability are strongly preferred.

This Fellowship is 10 months; up to 20 hours/week at $28/hour, mainly in person with some remote hours.

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc. (LCPA) is a cultural and civic cornerstone of New York City. We believe the arts play an important role in our lives: they nourish our hearts and minds, teach us valuable lessons and critical skills, and help us create community. We invite you to consider joining our talented, multi-faceted team.

We are:

1. The manager of the 16-acre Lincoln Center campus * We are one of eleven amazing resident arts organizations

2. A leading Arts Presenter. * We curate numerous programs and performances, showcasing music, dance, and more

3. An Education Hub. * We have reached 20 million students, educators, principals, and community members

Who are our people?

LCPA is a team of dreamers, collaborators, and entrepreneurs who use unique platforms in the heart of New York City and beyond to advocate for the transformative impact of artistic experiences.

Lincoln Center People imagine and create in concert with this mission by founding President John D. Rockefeller III - “The arts are not for the privileged few, but for the many. Their place is not on the periphery of daily life, but at its center.”

We welcome applicants from all sectors who agilely solve problems, show up as they are, and can’t stop innovating.

What’s the news?

Recent and Upcoming Programming

• Lincoln Center Reveals 25/26 Season Featuring Jeanine Tesori as Visionary Artist
• Kyle Abraham’s 20 Years of Urgency at Lincoln Center Rose Theatre

Campus Happenings

• Lincoln Center Gets $50 Million Gift to Promote Contemporary Dance
• The new JFK terminal will show iconic artworks from MoMA, the Met and Lincoln Center