San Antonio Book Festival
Literary Director
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Mellon Foundation
Program Assistant, Director’s Portfolio, Arts and Culture
The Mellon Foundation (“Foundation”) is a not-for-profit, grant making organization that believes that the arts and humanities are where we express our complex humanity, and we believe that everyone deserves the beauty, transcendence, and freedom to be found there. Through our grants, we seek to build just communities enriched by meaning and empowered by critical thinking, where ideas and imagination can thrive.
The Academy of American Poets
Membership Manager
Date: June 2, 2026
Classification: Non-Exempt
Supervisor: Director of Development
Compensation: $60,000–75,000 per annum, with benefits
Position Summary:
Membership Manager is a full-time position that reports to the Director of Development. This position is considered non-exempt and works closely with the Development team to execute the organization’s fundraising efforts, which include a membership program, online appeals, special events, and other revenue generating initiatives.
University of Virginia, English Department, Program of Creative Writing
Assistant Director of Creative Writing
The Department of English in the College and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Virginia seeks an Assistant Director of Creative Writing to serve as the program’s main administrator and operational center of a lively, close-knit community.
Library Of Congress
Program Specialist
Under direction of the Director of Literary Initiatives, is responsible for and assists in, setting the tone for the Literary Initiative’s overall programmatic agenda; by building or advising on individual programs and program series, requiring: program strategy, planning, management, execution and evaluation. The incumbent will be performing some duties as a program manager, creating timelines and working with programs at different stages in a life cycle.
Apply online at USAJOBS.gov>> https://www.usajobs.gov/job/870864300
PEN America
Program Manager, U.S. Author Safety
PEN America, a nonprofit organization working at the intersection of literature and human rights, seeks a dynamic and results-oriented program manager of U.S. author safety to build out programming to support writers, their allies, and the wider literary community amidst escalating attacks on the freedom to write, read, and learn in the U.S. This is a full-time, union-eligible position based at PEN America’s New York City headquarters and reports to the senior manager of safety training and education in the Free Expression Programs department.
The Humane League
Editorial Content Lead
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The Paris Review
Editorial Intern
The Paris Review is seeking editorial interns for fall–winter 2026, beginning in August. The six-month internship term will cover two full issues of the quarterly magazine. Interns assist with every step of the magazine’s production, particularly with fact-checking, as well as reading and evaluating submissions and transcribing interviews. In addition, they participate broadly across the Review’s administrative, development, and digital departments.
Epiphany
Development Officer
The Development Officer leads Epiphany’s efforts in fundraising, grant management, and donor relations. The Development Officer will work alongside the Editor in Chief, Managing Editor, and Publisher, and in connection with the Board and the Digital Marketing Manager to generate contributions for the magazine from private donors and obtain funding via grants.
Georgetown University
Assistant Teaching Professor in English, Department of English
Assistant Teaching Professor in English, Department of English
Georgetown University: Main Campus: College of Arts & Sciences: English
Location: Washington, DC
Open Date: Apr 27, 2026
Deadline: Aug 01, 2026 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time
Description
The Department of English at Georgetown University invites applications for a one-year replacement hire at the rank of Assistant Teaching Professor, Non-Tenure Line position to begin in August 2026.
Georgetown University
Assistant Teaching Professor in Creative Writing & English, Department of English
Assistant Teaching Professor in Creative Writing & English, Department of English
Georgetown University: Main Campus: College of Arts & Sciences: English
Location: Washington, DC
Open Date: Apr 27, 2026
Deadline: Aug 01, 2026 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time
Description
The Department of English at Georgetown University invites applications for a one-year replacement hire at the rank of Assistant Teaching Professor, Non-Tenure Line position to begin in August 2026.
Seattle Arts & Lectures
Grants Manager
Title: Grants Manager
Reports to: Development Director
Job Type: Full-Time
Salary Range: $72,000 to $80,000
Seattle Arts & Lectures
Development Associate
Title: Development Associate
Reports to: Development Director
Job Type: Full-Time
Salary Range: $60,000 to $62,000
Phaidon Press
Phaidon Editorial Internship
Editorial Internship, (Part-time)
Start Month: June 2026
End Month: July 2026
Phaidon is seeking a part-time Editorial Intern to provide administrative support to the Phaidon Editorial team. This applicant must be based in the New York City region and available to come into the office 3 days a week (Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday).
826 Boston
Senior Director of Advancement
About the Opportunity:
Letter Operators
Newsletter Operator (Remote)
About Us
Letter Operators helps busy founders and business owners stay in touch with their audiences through high-quality newsletters and modern email systems.
The Role
We are hiring a sharp, detail-oriented operator who can help us run and improve newsletter production for clients.
This is not just a proofreading role. The core of the job is newsletter creation, migration, QA, and launch support in Beehiiv — but the right person should also be comfortable operating like an early team member in a small company.