Jobs and Opportunities | November 7, 2025

Artistic Jobs and Opportunities Roundup: November 2025

Looking for employment as an artist or arts administrator in Pittsburgh? We’ve compiled a list of job openings at some of the area's best arts and cultural institutions, as well as regional and national opportunities. If you would like to see your organization’s job opening or artistic opportunity featured in our next blog post, please submit your free listing, making sure to include salary information.

Pittsburgh-based Arts and Culture Job Openings

• Administrative Assistant/Executive Office at Pittsburgh Cultural Trust

  Salary: $47,000

• Manager of Marketing & Social Media at The Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra (part-time)
  Compensation: $1,500-2,000/month

• Arts and Enrichment Instructor (Assistant Group Supervisor) at Lauri Ann West Community Center (part-time)
  Compensation: $20/hour

• Art Director / Senior Graphic Designer at Landesberg Design

  Salary: $65,000+

• Coordinator of Maker Education at The Children's Museum of Pittsburgh

  Salary: $17.16/hour

• Executive Director at The Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh

  Salary: $45,000-85,000

• Development and Fundraising Manager at The Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh
  Salary: $30,000-50,000

• Graphic Designer at TrailBlaze Creative

  Salary: $50,000-63,000

• Facilities Manager at City Theatre Company

  Salary: $20/hour

• Development and Marketing Manager at Assemble

  Salary: $50,000-56,000

• Staff Product Designer, Human-Robot Interaction at Aurora
  Salary: $139,000-201,000

• Library Services Manager at Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh in Mt. Washington

  Salary: $65,000

• Head of Brand Campaigns at Duolingo

  Salary: $189,600-284,400

• Art Teacher at Studio Forget-Me-Not! (part-time)

  Compensation: $25/hour

• Artistic Director at Becoming Arts Collective (part-time)

  Stipend: $3,500-5,000

• Manager of Artistic Planning at Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

  Salary: $50,000-58,000

• Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) Coordinator at Carnegie Museum of Natural History (part-time)

  Compensation: $18-23/hour

• Temporary Associate General Manager at Pittsburgh CLO (temporary)

  Compensation: $950/week

• Human Resources Manager at Pittsburgh CLO

  Salary: $50,000

• Museum Experience Associate at Frick Pittsburgh (part-time)

  Compensation: $14.33/hour

• Employment Makerspace Manager at Cooper-Siegel Community Library (part-time)

  Compensation: $20.29/hour

• Sr Coordinator - Creative Visual Design Production at American Eagle Outfitters

  Salary: $50,500-52,500

• Digital Designer at American Eagle Outfitters

  Salary: $58,000-63,000

• Executive Assistant to the CEO at Allegheny Conference on Community Development

  Salary: $75,000-85,000

• Tour Guide at PPG Paints Arena (part-time)

  Compensation: $15.56/hour

• Artistic Director & Principal Conductor at Beaver Valley Choral Society (part-time)

  Stipend: $6,500/year

• Donor Support Coordinator at Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting Corp.

  Salary: $43,000

• Midlevel Giving Officer at Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting Corp.

  Salary: $50,000

• Legacy Giving Officer at Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh

  Salary: $51,000-70,000

• Sales Associate at Kamin Science Center (part-time)

  Compensation: $16/hour

• Program Presenter at Buhl Planetarium (part-time)

  Compensation: $16/hour

• Technical Theater Professionals at Kelly Strayhorn Theater (independent contractor)

  Compensation: $15-25/hour

• Cheteyan Scholar at Contemporary Craft (internship)

  Compensation: $1,550/month

Remote Arts and Culture Job Openings

• Executive Director at Dance/USA
  Salary: $130,000-145,000

• Partner Success Manager at SocialRX

  Salary: $60,000-75,000

• Senior Product Designer at Candid 

  Salary: $100,000-135,000

• Film & Media Consultant at New York Foundation for the Arts (freelance)

  Compensation: $50/hour

• Project Manager at Hyperakt

  Salary: $75,000

• Grants and Database Manager at Literature to Life (part-time)

  Compensation: $30-35/hour

• Lead Strategy & Design Consultant at DC Design

  Salary: $85,000+

• Officer, Creative Services at Helen Keller Intl

  Salary: $68,000-102,000

• Development Manager at Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network (part-time)

  Compensation: $40/hour

• Senior Project Management Director & Dept Head at Upstatement

  Salary: $150,000-170,000

• Front-End Engineer at Upstatement

  Salary: $95,000-110,000

Pittsburgh-based Artistic Opportunities

• Call for Entries for Silver Eye Center for Photography's Fellowship 26 (Due November 19)

• Call for Applications from artists, makers, and creators for Radiant Hall Pop-Up Market (Due November 21)

• Call for Applications from Black-owned vendors for The Black Market Holiday Edition, presented by Shayla Hawkins Events and Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership

• Call for Project Proposals from emerging and mid-career Western PA artists for New Hazlett Theater's CSA Performance Series (Due November 30)

• Request for Proposals for Website Redesign at 1Hood Media Academy (Due November 21)

• Call for Applications for Ceramic Artist in Residence at Sweetwater Center for the Arts (Due November 14)

• Call for Applications from creatives aged 16-22 for JY Originals Scholarship for Creatives (Due December 31)

• Call For Scores of chamber works from Pittsburgh-based composers for NAT 28 (Due January 18, 2026)

• Call for New Member Applications for The Craftsmen’s Guild of Pittsburgh (Due November 9)

• Call for Applications from creative makers and curators for Pittsburgh Creative Ventures' Holiday Market 

• Call for Exhibition Proposals for Contemporary Craft's newly established Zeve Regional Gallery (Due December 31)

• Call for Regional Artist Residencies at Contemporary Craft (Due December 31)

• Call for Written Submissions of "absurd, surreal, dreamlike, strange, off-kilter, and horrifying" writing for Green Burial Reading Series

• Call for Submissions from Pittsburgh-based musicians for More Bounce with Clara Kent on 91.3FM WYEP (ongoing)

• Call for Artists for Mural at Citizens Live at The Wylie, managed by Shiftworks Community + Public Arts on behalf of Live Nation (Due November 10)

• Call for Submissions of comedic films for Cookies and Comedy Film Festival (Due November 30)

• Call for Applications for 18+ Writers of the Global Majority for Writers Access Scholarship for Workshops at Write Pittsburgh (First-come, first-served basis)

Regional and National Artistic Opportunities  

• Call for Artists for 2026 Mountain AIR Residency at WVU Libraries (Due November 28)

• Call for Film Submissions consistent with environmental resilience theme for Beaver Falls Film Festival (Due November 30)

• Call for Submissions of visual art consistent with environmental resilience theme for Beaver Falls Film Festival's Visual Art Gallery (Due February 27, 2026)

• Request for Proposals from organizations for Creative Entrepreneur Accelerator Program Administrator at Pennsylvania Creative Industries, powered by Pennsylvania Council on the Arts (Due November 21)

• Call for Proposals for Bobby Anspach Studios Foundation Grant Program (Due December 30)

• Call for Applications from emerging creators and researchers for The Brown Institute for Media Innovation at Columbia Journalism School's 2026 Marco Castro Cosio Media Art and Technology Fellowship - Remote with NYC options (Due November 30) 

• Call for Applications from high-school artists for Sweetwater Art Center's Hart Family Emerging Artist Scholarship (Due November 10)

• Call for Entries for Bear Creek Greenway Trail Public Art Project in Colorado (Due November 17)

• Call for Applications from Pennsylvania nonprofits and community groups for PA Humanities' Rain Poetry Project (Due December 4)

• Request for Qualifications for Public Art Installation for Salt Lake City’s West Side in Utah (Due November 18)

• Call for Applications from university students or those enrolled in a professional training program for The Willa Kim Costume Design Scholarship program (Due November 21)

• Call for Applications for "Spirit of Play" Donelson Park Permanent Public Art Sculpture in Brighton, Colorado (Due November 30)

• Call for Applications from emerging artists for The UCLA Film & Television Archive’s Artist-in-Residence Program (Due November 14)

• Call for Applications from artists and photographers for Innovate Grants (Due December 11)

• Call for Submissions of visual art and short-form literature for Tendrils Journal's edition “Trauma and the Environment" (Due November 30)

• Call for Artists for Abstract & Non-Representational Mural in City of Pompano Beach, Florida (Due November 26)

• Call for Applications from nonprofit professional theaters for Shubert Foundation grants (Due December 4)

• Call for Applications form curators or artistic directors presenting a contemporary visual art exhibition or project that originated elsewhere for Teiger Foundation grants (Due December 10)

• Call for Applications for Alchemy Art Center's Teaching & Special Projects Artist Residency and Artists in Community Artist Residency in San Juan Island, Washington (Due December 8)

• Call for Applications for MLK Days 2026 - Community Arts Project, Residency at Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center in Solomons, Maryland (Due December 1)

• Call for Story Pitches for guest speakers on The Truth In This Art: Stories That Matter (ongoing)

• Call for Applications from photographers and photography-based artists for WORTHLESSTUDIOS Photographer In Residence in Airstream trailer converted into a darkroom (Due January 20, 2026)

• Call for Applications from professional dancers facing financial emergencies for Rauschenberg Dancer Emergency Grants (Due December 2)

• Call for Proposals for Project for Public Spaces’ 5th International Placemaking Week (Due November 20)

• Call for Applications for Artist Residency at Chokechaka in Peru's Sacred Valley of the Incas (Due December 1)

• Calls for Letters of Inquiry from small and medium-sized nonprofit theater companies for ​​​Venturous Capital Grants (Due December 1)

• Call for Artists for Newfield Town Center Sculpture in Martin County, Florida (Due November 19)

• Call for Applications for Field Funds Artist-led Gatherings from A Blade of Grass (Due November 30)

• Call for Applications for The Morgan Drawing Institute and the Menil Drawing Institute’s Morgan-Menil Fellowship 2026–27 in NYC and Houston, Texas (Due December 15)

• Call for Submissions for Close Knit Textile Magazine (Due December 1)

• Call for Applications for Artist in Residence @ The Factory on Willow in Manchester, New Hampshire (Due December 31)

• Call for Applications from college and university faculty, independent scholars, artists, public scholars, writers, PhD candidates, postdocs, community leaders, cultural workers, educators, and other knowledge holders for Folger Institute Long-term Public Humanities Fellowships in Washington, DC (Due December 15)

• Call for Manuscript Submissions for Center for Book Arts' Chapbook Competition (Due December 15)

• Call for Applications from emerging visual artists, fiction writers, and poets for Fine Arts Work Center Fellowship in Provincetown, Massachusetts (Due December 15)

• Request for Qualifications from artists and artists teams for The Utah Public Art Program's Public Art at Snow College Social Sciences Building in Ephraim, Utah (Due November 25)

• Request for Qualifications for Civic Art Project for Houston Airports in partnership with Southwest Airlines in Houston Texas (Due November 24)

• Call for Artists for Joshua Tree Highlands Artist Residency in California (Due December 15)

• Call for Applications of a unified and complete sequence of poems published in the U.S. in a print or online journal, chapbook, or book in 2025 for Poetry Society of America’s Four Quartets Prize (Due December 15)

• Call for Submissions from writers who have not published a full-length poetry collection for Poetry Society of America's Chapbook Fellowships (Due December 15)

• Call for Project Proposals of ambitious public artwork for 2026 Beam Camp Project in Strafford, New Hampshire (Due December 29)

• Call for Applications from emerging women and female-identifying choreographers for 92NY Future Dance Festival 2026 - Live Performance in NYC (Due December 1)

• Call for Applications from emerging women and female-identifying dance filmmakers for 92NY Future Dance Festival 2026 - Online Dance Film Festival (Due December 1)

• Call for Applications for Marilynn Thoma Fellowship In Art of the Spanish Americas and Thoma Foundation Research & Travel Awards In Art of the Spanish Americas (Due December 15)

Some opportunities may require an application fee, so we recommend reviewing the fine print to ensure you're comfortable with the listed conditions. If the fee is a barrier, check to see if the organization offers waivers or scholarships. We also advocate for artists not to be required to do unpaid labor before applying for opportunities, so we encourage you to check all guidelines before deciding to submit.