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We’re hiring! Residency Director Millay Arts is seeking an experienced, mission-driven Residency Director to lead and shape our renowned artist residency program at historic Steepletop. From the jury process to the shared dinner table, you’ll help shape every part of an artist’s experience.

This full-time leadership role offers the opportunity to:• Lead and continually evolve Millay Arts’ residency program• Create a welcoming, mission-driven experience for artists across disciplines• Provide operational and program leadership• Work closely with the Executive Director on organizational strategy• Help shape a residency program entering its second half-century We’re looking for someone with deep experience managing an artist residency or comparable cultural program who is excited by the intimacy of a small, historic setting—and deeply committed to supporting artists.The Residency Director provides operational leadership for the residency program, champions a welcoming and mission-aligned artist experience, and works in close partnership with the Executive Director to connect program excellence to organizational strategy.Diversity is core to Millay Arts\' mission.

We are committed to building a residency community and a staff thatreflects the full range of voices in literature, visual art, and music. We strongly encourage candidates from allbackgrounds, including those historically underrepresented in the field, to apply.This opportunity is designed for a candidate who understands that hospitality as inseparable from artistic support — who knows that a private studio, a home-cooked communal dinner, and a small, tight-knit cohort of peers arenot amenities, but part of the work itself.

At Millay Arts, the Residency Director delivers that experiencepersonally and directly.The ideal candidate will have deep experience managing an artist residency or comparable cultural program,who is drawn to the intimacy of a small, historic setting, welcomes the chance to help shape a program enteringits second half-century and who brings a deep commitment to Millay Arts’ mission of supporting artists across arange of disciplines.For full job description, go to: millayarts.org/we-are-hiring/