Job Description - Position: Program Associate (Part-time)

Application Deadline: January 26th, 2025 at 12 pm ET

MISSION:

Judaism Unbound is a radically inclusive and expansive digital-first Jewish organization for people who want to immerse themselves in a quest to imagine their own unique and robust philosophy of Judaism.

Judaism Unbound fulfills our mission by promoting Jewish wisdom for the purpose of sparking radical innovation in individuals and organizations, with whom we are co-creating the next era of Judaism. We lift their theories, creative practices, and personages through our fully accessible digital learning at the UnYeshiva, a radical community of new-Jews who connect through festivals, live online events, and small digital groups, and through our family of podcasts, videocasts, audiobooks, and live experiences.

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

You, our Program Associate, are comfortable working remotely in a team environment and love the idea of flexible hours in this part-time hourly role. You think bravely about Jewish life, are deeply invested in your personal Jewish journey, have high personal initiative, organizational skills, appreciate the value of digital communal learning spaces, and love to be part of a creative culture. You may be pursuing undergraduate or graduate studies in a Jewish or Jewish adjacent topic, considering a career in the Jewish professional world, or looking to supplement an existing Jewish professional role.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

This is a part-time hourly role, with a minimum of 10 and maximum of 15 hours per week. Program Associate will be supervised by our Executive Director or our Senior Jewish Educator, depending on the project. Responsibilities include:

  • Assist with elements of our podcast scheduling, visioning, and production process, both for our flagship Judaism Unbound podcast and for our new podcasts in development. This includes support in basic audio editing, copywriting, and administrative support.

  • Help package UnYeshiva classes into video-form, to be engaged asynchronously by students.

  • Work with UnYeshiva instructors with regard to a variety of class procedures.

  • Contribute to the visioning and execution of live Zoom-gatherings that mark Jewish holidays and explore Jewish texts.

  • Assist the Executive Director with administrative tasks and content development for UnYeshiva classes taught by the Executive Director and other projects as assigned by the Executive Director.

  • Support the Director of Marketing in execution of social media and e-mail marketing content and administrative tasks with respect to digital marketing.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Our Program Associate is passionate about Judaism Unbound’s mission and is strongly interested in Jewish texts, rituals, and practice. This role requires an individual who can balance strong attention to detail and analytical skills with an engaging, consultative, relationship-focused approach to working with internal and external stakeholders.

Additional valued qualifications include:

  • Strong facility with technology with experience in using or ability to quickly learn to use Excel and basic audio and video editing programs

  • Outstanding project and time management skills

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills

  • Ability to multitask and work independently and collaboratively

  • Professional, friendly, dependable, and highly motivated individual with a can-do attitude

COMPENSATION:

This position will pay $25/hour, a minimum of 10 hours weekly.

TO APPLY:

Please send an email referring to the job title in the subject line along with a resume and cover letter explaining your interest and how your skills and work experience fit the position to hello@judaismunbound.com.