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Boston Lyric Opera

Community & Learning Coordinator

Company: Boston Lyric Opera

Company Location: Boston, MA

Job Location: Hybrid/Other

Job Type: Full Time

Date Posted: May 26, 2026

Network(s): Artistic Administration; Education & Community Engagement

DESCRIPTION

Reporting to the Community & Learning Manager, the Community & Learning Coordinator supports BLO’s initiatives and engagement with community members and public partners through on-the-ground administration, coordination, and relationship-building. They coordinate the tracking, administration and evaluation of the Create Your Own Opera Partnership including the Artist Classroom Visits, Creative Youth Development initiatives with the Boston Public Library and other community partners. They support the Community & Learning team with administrative and logistical support for all education, community and public engagement programming.

AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY 

Community & Learning Financial and Administrative Coordination - 40% 

Public Programming and Partnerships Coordination – 60% 

Community & Learning Financial and Administrative Coordination

Coordinate the administrative requirements of the Community & Learning team, including media releases and paperwork, maintain calendars and resident teaching artist assignments, report resident teaching artist timesheets, and assist with staff scheduling.
Track and report department expenses to Community & Learning Manager

Assist with financial and administrative operations as assigned.

Pubic Programming and Partnerships Coordination

Coordinate the scheduling and logistics of the Opera on Tour and Create Your Own Opera residencies to schools and libraries in collaboration with the BLO Resident Teaching Artists.

Coordinate the logistics of the summer Opera Creation Boot Camp and concurrent Opera Camp including registration and recruitment, participant correspondence, working with relevant community programming partners, venue logistics, supplies prep, and staffing on site during the program.

Support the Resident Teaching Artist leading the BPS Opera Creation professional development course during the school year, liaising with the BPS Arts Office.

Implement and maintain rigorous data collection and evaluation across all public programs, providing internal departments with qualitative and quantitative data as needed for reporting purposes.

Provide on-site staffing support for Education, Community, and Public Engagement events and projects as assigned.

Assist with Artistic & Community Department projects as assigned.

Candidate

You are:

A highly organized, detailed person.

You are creative and solution-oriented, good at prioritizing and multi-tasking.

You are a team player who fosters collaboration but also comfortable forging new ground independently.

Passionate about the performing arts and youth education.

We are:

A dynamic, small team with big ambitions; we move quickly to adapt to the needs of our artists, patrons, and the world around us.

Believers that opera can be everything and everywhere – an art form that belongs to all.

A team unified around all areas of public engagement, taking an integrated approach to the audience experience, from community and public programming, to how we communicate and welcome diverse audiences into the theater.

Qualifications