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Okay, I know I just talked to you all like yesterday, but I happened to see a few job listings and I wanted to share them now because, you know, the early bird, bro. |
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Of course, the goal is to make a live-able--scratch that, an exciting--wage through performing alone. Actually, scratch that, too. I don't know what your goals are. That was a total projection. Your goal is whatever you want it to be, and it can change as frequently as you like. Yup. "Thank you for your permission, Jamie." Well. You're welcome.
Anyway, my point is, sometimes we want to do other things for an income, and sometimes we need to do other things for an income! In general I'd like to keep an eye out for remote, flexible jobs, because those seem to work well for performers, but I'm also going to post full-time jobs that are within the performing arts industry.
Oh, 2 by-the-ways:
1) Most of the in-person jobs will be located in NYC. But if you are located elsewhere and hear of any great gigs, feel free to reply to this email and let me know about them! I'll share if they're a good fit.
2) I find a lot of these listings on the website for NYFA (New York Foundation for the Arts): https://www.nyfa.org/jobs/. Bonus, they also list a lot of grants, so it's a great place to look around. I also find some listings at idealist.org, a nonprofit-jobs search engine. And then eventually a rabbit (rabbit rabbit) hole consumes me and lots more job boards appear out of nowhere.
Okay, here we go: |
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WeAudition I freaking love this thing. Some of you probably have accounts already, but if not, WeAudition is a place where you can work as a reader (via video chat) for other actors' self-tapes. (I personally charge $5 per 15 minutes, but when I was getting started, I read for free and accepted tips. You can do whatever you want, though.) It's all virtual! You can offer coaching sessions, too, if that's your bag.
FYI, there's a membership fee of $10 per month. (Though you can get 25% off with promo code RFP.) For me it's worth it, so idk, give it a shot if it sounds fun! Weaudition.com
National Institute for Reproductive Health
FluentU
FluentU
Democracy Works
Constructive
Gold Sound Media
Roadie, a UPS Company
Virtual Assist USA |
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Opportunity Music Project
Zone 126
Accent Dance NYC
Accent Dance NYC
Arthur Murray
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
NYU Langone Health |
PAUSE: If you have any questions about working as a standardized patient, feel free to reply to this email and ask me! I worked as an SP at two different places (New York Medical College and Northwell) and had such a great time. It's not a bad idea to reach out to medical schools near you and ask if they're hiring SPs. Unpause. |
The Public
One on One / Next Level
The Entertainment Community Fund
AmeriCorps
Pod 51 (I'm including this one because I worked as a concierge here for a few months and really enjoyed it! It was kind of like being a tour guide except I got to sit. My coworkers were actors, too, so it was easy to get shifts covered. Their website doesn't list a concierge opening at the moment, but you can always ask them about it.
If you really like this kind of work, The Mandarin is also hiring right now, but I'm not sure how flexible of a company they are.) |
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Slate
Accent Dance NYC
Accent Dance NYC
Arthur Miller Foundation
Atlantic Theater Co.
Atlantic Theater Co,
Atlantic Theater Co.
New York Theatre Workshop
New York Theatre Workshop
The Juilliard School
Educational Video Center, Inc.
The John Gore Organization (includes Broadway.com)
Florida Studio Theater
*I found this job on a new-to-me site: artsadminjobs.com. It appears to list arts administration jobs across the US. It looks pretty! |
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Most likely you have all kinds of other skills. I mean heck, we have a whole section on our resumes dedicated to those ~special~ things! Personally, I've most often supported myself as a restaurant server (shock) and as a nanny. Maybe you have those skills, too. Or maybe you can edit videos, maybe you're a gardener. IDK. In any case, there are tons of places where you can promote your services and try to get gigs that way: |
For childcare, senior care, housekeeping, tutoring, and pet sitting:
For childcare:
For...anything? (Video editing, social media marketing, listening, designing...the world's your oyster!):
Same:
For physical jobs (everything from helping people move to standing on line):
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Thought 1:
Thought 2: I used to work for Genuine: Real People Casting. They cast real people in commercials. (Think Dove.) But get this--we actors are real people, too!! Well, kinda. Sometimes. What I'm saying is, for some of their projects, being an actor doesn't automatically disqualify you. So you might want to get on their mailing list, because their projects pay: genuinerealpeople.com/get-cast
Thought 3: Speaking of mailing lists, Amber Petty sends out a free newsletter full of writing gigs each week. It's my favorite thing. Sign up here. (PS, if you end up taking her "Freelance Writing for Creatives" course, use the code JAMIE for $50 off. I'll get a commission, too, yayy!) |
If you know of any grants, jobs, or resources that you'd like to share, just reply to this email and let me know! I'll check them out and include them in the next letter if they're a good fit. AND/OR/BUT, I also just whipped up a Facebook group, because maybe it's easier for you to share stuff that way. Please join if you want to: Resources for Performers FB Group. |
HEY, ALSO, since this letter is brand new, I am dying for feedback. Please feel free to tell me what's working, what's not, and what you'd like to see more of. Or less of. THANKS!!
Byeeee
Jamie Soltis
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