Team Structure
The Bakery Atlanta is a place to explore your creative potential as well as learn the necessary arts administration skills required to work with any creative nonprofit. We are a collective of artists, curators, and administrators. Our programming is reflective of our team’s interest and our internal capacity. Our ‘leadership roles’ are paid contract positions that have a capped amount of billable hours. Each project has deadlines but no set working hours outside of scheduled meetings. You will be part of The Bakery Atlanta’s administrative team. All paid jobs are 1099 contractor roles with a starting pay rate of $15/hr. We accept a range of applicants for these contract jobs.
In addition to paid positions, we offer support for passion projects (volunteer facilitators, curators, and ambassadors). We also accept interns and volunteers from high school seniors to those advanced in their careers. School credit can be offered to those who qualify and we are always happy to write letters of recommendation for excellent work.
We onboard new team members and volunteers on a rolling basis. Interested applicants must follow the instructions outlined at the bottom of this page.
Requirements for all positions:
Proactive verbal and written communication via multiple channels
Good email etiquette and conversational skills
Knowledge of tools, both digital and physical
Clear goals for what you want to achieve for yourself and for The Bakery
Must have a reliable source of transportation and a personal computer
Act as an ambassador for The Bakery, by championing our mission and upholding our Code of Conduct
Keep track of your hours
If your position is paid, send your timesheet and an invoice every 2 to 4 weeks
Passion Projects
Passion Projects (aka volunteers): The world of Bakery is your oyster! Want to bring an idea to life, hone your public speaking skills, or spread the values of The Bakery throughout Atlanta? Please send us an email to hello@thebakeryatlanta.com outlining how you would like to donate your time or skills. Some examples include workshop facilitators, exhibition curators, or program hosts. We look forward to working with you!
Leadership Roles
Leadership Roles (aka jobs): Are you passionate about creating opportunities for others and interested in the exciting world of arts administration? Continue reading for current opportunities and specific instructions about how to apply.
These applications will reopen on rolling basis in the future but we’ve received more qualified applicants that we can even interview at the moment so we are no longer accepting new applications at this time. We appreciate your interest!
Check out our open calls page for more ways to get involved.
Archivist + Writer
Description: The Bakery Atlanta is looking for a part-time archivist to help digitalize, contextualize, and preserve our history. This job requires strong writing and copy editing skills, keen research skills, and some data entry.
Example tasks: Research our past events/programming/artists for data entry projects, work with designers to make throw-back and fundraising content, and maintain internal data (donors, artists, etc).
Pay and hours: $15 per hour capped at 5 hours per week
Development Assistant
Description: The Bakery Atlanta is looking for an emerging Development Assistant to learn the skills of grant writing, relationship building, and donor tracking. No previous experience required.
Example tasks: Research new grant opportunities, organize grant guidelines and requirements, etc.
Pay and hours: $15 per hour capped at 5 hours per week
Digital Resources Manager
Description: The Bakery Atlanta is looking for an arts administrator to maintain our digital artist resources! This position requires curiosity, research proficiency, and a basic knowledge of Squarespace
Example tasks: Manage, maintain, and grow the digital resources on The Bakery’s website including our artist directory, opportunities page, arts and culture map, and weekly event listing.
Pay and hours: $15 per hour capped at 5 hours per week
Graphic Design Assistant
Description: The Bakery Atlanta is looking for someone with a keen eye to assist with graphic design needs across the organization. Canva proficiency is required.
Example tasks: Work with team members across the organization to create promotional graphics for programming, events, digital resources, and more.
Pay and hours: $15 per hour capped at 5 hours per week
How to Apply
Our 2024 approach to team structure merges our internship program (which has graduated 20+ creatives since 2018) and traditional nonprofit jobs. Considering our hybrid model offers a mutually beneficial educational exchange, please let us know how you think you’d best fit into the organization AND what you hope to learn from The Bakery.
All positions, volunteer or paid, require a commitment of at least 3 months. The pay rate is determined by skill level, internal budget, and external funding. Our core team is small so we on-board new members as we have the bandwidth to ensure it is a meaningful exchange. Please outline your time commitment and availability in your email.
We require a high level of commitment and professionalism from all team members. This includes clear communication (verbal and written), attention to detail (on paper and in real life), email proficiency (the ability to maintain competent communications between internal and external relationships), self-sufficiency (the ability to manage your own time), and a high level of initiative (we are all freelance workers who use The Bakery to further our personal careers). We want you to grow with us while helping The Bakery and the entire arts ecosystem of Atlanta!
To apply, please send an email to hello@thebakeryatlanta.com. The subject line should read Application: [Position Title]. The email should include:
Why you want to work with The Bakery Atlanta
What you can bring to the team
What you hope to learn from this role
Resume
Creative C/V (if applicable)
One-minute video about yourself
Applicants that do not follow these instructions precisely will not be considered.