Hybrid Contract & Payment Coordinator bei Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc.

Position:  Contract & Payment Coordinator

Department: Programming  

Role Overview: Reporting to the Chief of Staff, this position has a strong focus on contracts, payments, and administration for the Programming department and the Summer for the City Festival. The coordinator’s primary responsibility is to facilitate completion of contracts and process artist and vendor payments as well as department calendar management and visa support documentation creation.

Responsibilities:     

• Working closely with Line Producers, draft contracts for a wide range of artistic programs and short-term engagements.
• Process completed contracts for signature through DocuSign.
• Assist Line Producers with collection of tax documents and artist payment information.
• Create and maintain electronic files for contracts, tax documents, and payment information in department SharePoint and Digital Asset Management systems.
• Process weekly payments for artists and vendors based on contract terms and performance dates through NetSuite and in collaboration with the Accounts Payable and Purchasing teams.
• Assist Company Managers and Line Producers with expense tracking and reconciliation.
• Process monthly credit card reconciliations through NetSuite.
• Maintain payment records and status in Monday.com.
• Work with Chief of Staff, curators, and producing team to maintain overall department calendar, including tracking department calendar holds and liaising with Performance and Campus Operations for the holds request process and date challenges.
• Assist Chief of Staff with season tracker and planning board creation and maintenance on Monday.com.
• Assisting curators and producing team with the creation of documents required to support international artist performance visas.
• Additional projects and responsibilities as assigned by supervisor.

What is Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts? 

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc. (LCPA) is a cultural and civic cornerstone of New York City.  We believe the arts play an important role in our lives: they nourish our hearts and minds, teach us valuable lessons and critical skills, and help us create community. We are resolved not to lose sight of what connects us, and we hope you will consider joining our talented, diverse team.   

We are:  

1. The manager of the 16-acre Lincoln Center campus 

-We are one of eleven amazing resident arts organizations   

2. A leading Arts Presenter.   

-We curate numerous programs and performances, showcasing music, dance, and more

3. An Education Hub.   

-We have reached 20 million students, educators, principals, and community members   

Who are our people?  

LCPA is a team of dreamers, collaborators, and entrepreneurs who use unique platforms in the heart of New York City and beyond to advocate for the transformative impact of artistic experiences.   

Lincoln Center People imagine and create in concert with this mission by founding President John D. Rockefeller III - "The arts are not for the privileged few, but for the many. Their place is not on the periphery of daily life, but at its center."   

We welcome applicants from all sectors who agilely solve problems, show up as they are, and can't stop innovating.  

What’s the news? 

Recent and Upcoming Programming

• Sensory-Friendly 'Big Umbrella Festival' Returns To Lincoln Center
• Tony Winner Shaina Taub to Perform at Lincoln Center in American Songbook
• De La Soul playing "choose-what-you-pay" show at Lincoln Center
• Lincoln Center to Present Groundbreaking Acts at globalFEST 2025

Campus Happenings

• Lincoln Center Taps Education Leader as Next President
• Clint Ramos Named as Lincoln Center’s Artist-in-Residence
• The ‘Converse Conductor’ Fighting Elitism in Classical Music
• For Lincoln Center’s West Side, A New Story   

Legacies of San Juan Hill

• Before Lincoln Center, San Juan Hill Was a Vibrant Black Community
• Lincoln Center Launches San Juan Hill Project Digital Hub To Remember the Lost Urban Neighborhood
• Lincoln Center lanza plataforma para rescatar la cultura de un barrio negro
• ‘San Juan Hill: Manhattan’s Lost Neighborhood’ Premiering at Lincoln Center

Who is our President and CEO?  

Dr. Mariko Silver

Join us! 

It is the policy of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc., to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, disability, marital or civil partnership/union status, familial or caregiver status, alienage or citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, military or veteran status, genetic information, predisposition, or carrier status, unemployment status, domestic violence, sexual violence, or stalking victim status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. LCPA is committed to creating a dynamic work environment that values diversity and inclusion, respect and integrity, customer focus, and innovation.

If you require reasonable accommodation in locating open positions, completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to Abigail Worsnip at (212) 875–5324.