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JOB DESCRIPTION & REQUIREMENTS 

Classification: Part-Time | FLSA: Nonexempt 

Reports To: Executive Director, serving as Membership Services Lead 

Effective Date: July 1, 2026 

About NNPN 

National New Play Network (NNPN) is the alliance of professional nonprofit theaters that collaborate in innovative ways to develop, produce, and extend the life of new plays. Founded in 1998, NNPN connects artists, theaters, and audiences nationwide and believes that: 

  • Commitment to diverse stories, artists, audiences, institutions, and leadership is essential to an equitable new play field. 

  • New plays are vital to our communities because they reflect, chronicle, and question the ideas, issues, and stories of our time. 

  • Collaboration is indispensable to the success of new plays. 

Culture & Values 

NNPN believes that strong organizations are built through collaboration, respect, curiosity, accountability, and a genuine commitment to belonging. We recognize that people bring different experiences, perspectives, communication styles, and identities into the workplace, and we value the creativity and innovation that come from those differences. We are committed to creating a work environment where individuals feel welcomed, heard, supported, and able to contribute fully. NNPN values responsive, thoughtful communication and collaborative problem-solving in a remote work environment. We encourage candidates from historically underrepresented communities and diverse professional backgrounds to apply, even if they do not meet every listed qualification. NNPN approaches hiring as a relationship-building process grounded in transparency, equity, and respect for the people who engage with our organization. 

Position Summary 

NNPN’s Membership Specialist provides coordination, administrative, and logistical support for NNPN’s Member Theater activities and engagement efforts across the Network’s more than 100 member organizations nationwide.  Working closely with the Executive Director in their role as Membership Services Lead, this position helps ensure member activities, communications, meetings, and processes run smoothly and effectively. The role supports membership recruitment and renewals, member engagement initiatives, convenings, committee and working group coordination, and cross-organizational communication.  This role is ideal for someone who enjoys building relationships, creating structure, managing multiple moving parts, and contributing to a collaborative national arts network. NNPN views this position as an opportunity for professional growth, with the potential to expand into a full-time role in the future. 

 This role plays an important part in helping maintain strong relationships, communication, and collaboration across NNPN’s national network of member theaters and artists. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities 

  • Support NNPN’s Membership activities including regularly scheduled Member Theater meetings and events such as the National Showcase of New Plays and other official Convenings. 

  • Assist the Executive Director with Membership applications, approval, onboarding, and renewals, and maintain all Membership records. 

  • Coordinate and track membership-related workflows, timelines, and follow-up activities to ensure projects and commitments move forward effectively. 

  • Communicate Membership updates across internal departments to ensure collaboration. 

  • Support meeting facilitation, participant correspondence, and follow-up tasks. 

  • Schedule and support Membership Committee and Membership Evaluation Working Group meetings and document outcomes. 

  • Track project timelines and ensure deliverables are met for membership-related activities and events. 

  • Help ensure more than 100 member theaters remain informed, connected, and engaged across NNPN activities and initiatives. 

  • Assist in creating organized, welcoming, and collaborative experiences during virtual and in-person convenings. 

What Success Looks Like 

  • Membership processes and communications are organized, timely, and responsive. 

  • Meetings, convenings, and committee activities are well-coordinated and effectively supported. 

  • Member theaters feel informed, connected, and engaged with NNPN activities. 

  • Projects and deliverables are consistently tracked and followed through to completion. 

  • Internal communication and collaboration across NNPN activities remain smooth and proactive. 

  • This role is well-suited for someone who enjoys connecting people, keeping projects moving, building relationships, and helping collaborative work happen behind the scenes. 

Minimum Qualifications 

  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Teams, Excel, SharePoint, and Outlook. 

  • Familiarity with project management and Customer Relationship Management systems (especially Calendly, monday.com, and HubSpot) is preferred. 

  • Excellent writing, communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills. 

  • Extremely organized with strong attention to detail and ability to navigate multiple projects. 

  • Able to manage multiple stakeholders and follow through on commitments. 

  • Comfortable working in ambiguity and helping bring structure to processes and projects. 

  • Strong self-management skills and comfort working independently in a remote environment. 

  • A desire to help build a robust, equitable, diverse new play ecosystem for the American theater. 

Valuable Assets 

  • Experience providing administrative support for leadership roles. 

  • Previous work with arts, member, or service organizations. 

  • Experience with meeting facilitation and creating collaborative, safe spaces. 

  • Familiarity with not-for-profit professional theater, new works, and new play-makers. 

  • Knowledge of the Network’s activities, including its primary programs (Rolling World Premieres, Residencies, New Play Exchange, etc.) and its Member Theaters. 

Compensation & Benefits 

  • Hourly wage: $28 per hour 

  • 10–15 hours per week 

  • Flexible schedule 

  • Remote work 

  • Opportunity for future growth into a full-time role as NNPN continues to grow. 

Work Environment & Employment Terms 

Fully remote position with 1–2 work-related trips per year for convenings or organizational events. All approved travel expenses are covered by NNPN. Because NNPN collaborates nationally across multiple time zones and supports live convenings and meetings, occasional evening meetings or event-related work hours may be required with advance notice. Employment is at-will, and NNPN provides reasonable ADA accommodations upon request. NNPN is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. 

Note 

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) in this position. Employees will be required to follow any job-related instructions and perform duties requested by supervisors or management.  All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to modification to accommodate individuals with disabilities. This document does not create an employment contract, whether express or implied, other than an at-will employment relationship. 

How to Apply 

Interested individuals should apply here or reach out with questions to info@nnpn.org. Applicants will be asked to include their location, why they are interested in the position, and why they think this would be a good fit for their skills and personality. They will also be asked to provide PDFs of any documents they would like for us to have (bio, resume, list of references, letters of recommendation, etc.) regarding their relevant experiences. NNPN will be accepting applications until June 5, 2026. Candidates selected for interviews will be notified by June 10. Interviews will be conducted and an offer will be made before June 25, with an anticipated start date as soon after July 1, 2026 as possible.