Audience Surveyor, SummerStage, Citywide

Survey Administration for SummerStage Performances

We are seeking individuals to assist in administering surveys during free SummerStage performances in the five boroughs. Surveyors will be paid $17/hour, plus $2 for each survey collected beyond 15 surveys. Performances usually run for 2 hours. The daily quota per surveyor is 25, so the expected income per event is $50, but can be higher if surveyors surpass the quota.

Responsibilities

• Complete a minimum of 25 surveys though audience intercept (approach audience members and ask them to complete). There is no maximum amount. Surveyors will be paid the bonus for every survey completed beyond 15.
• Distribute any perks that may be offered as incentives for participating in surveys
• Ensure that all surveys are properly labeled with date, park, artist details, and surveyor information
• Enter any paper surveys into digital collection system
• Return all completed surveys to Site Coordinator

Qualifications

• Outgoing, comfortable initiating conversations with the public
• Strong attention to detail
• Familiarity with park / neighborhood strongly preferred
• Bilingual in English and Spanish preferred

The dates and locations are as follows (please note dates and times are subject to change):

7/9/2026 - Thu - Von King - Brooklyn

7/10/2026 - Fri - Von King - Brooklyn

7/11/2026 - Sat - Von King - Brooklyn

7/12/2026 - Sun - Von King - Brooklyn

7/17/2026 - Sat - Flushing Meadows Corona Park - Queens

7/18/2026 - Sun - Flushing Meadows Corona Park - Queens

7/30/2026 - Thu - Crotona - Bronx

7/31/2026 - Fri - Crotona - Bronx

8/1/2026 - Sat - Crotona - Bronx

8/8/2026 - Sat - Snug Harbor - Staten Island

8/9/2026 - Sun - Snug Harbor - Staten Island

8/15/2026 - Sat - Baisley Pond Park - Queens

8/20/2026 - Thu - Marcus Garvey - Manhattan

8/21/2026 - Fri - Marcus Garvey - Manhattan

8/22/2026 - Sat - Marcus Garvey - Manhattan

8/23/2026 - Sun - Marcus Garvey - Manhattan

8/28/2026 - Fri - Marcus Garvey - Manhattan

8/29/2026 - Sat - Marcus Garvey - Manhattan

8/30/2026 - Sun - Tompkins Square - Manhattan

About City Parks Foundation

At City Parks Foundation (CPF), we are dedicated to invigorating and transforming New York City parks into dynamic, vibrant centers of urban life through arts, environmental education, sports, and community building programs for all New Yorkers. Our ethos is simple: we believe thriving parks mean thriving communities.

Community engagement includes Partnerships for Parks, a public-private program of City Parks Foundation and NYC Parks, which supports and champions a growing network of community leaders who care and advocate for the transformation of our neighborhood parks and the Parks and Open Space Partners-NYC coalition of conservancies and alliances. We also administer the NYC Green Fund, a regranting program for parks and open space nonprofits and grassroots organizations.

We produce SummerStage, the iconic free, outdoor performing arts festival in NYC, presenting world-class artists from across the globe and our own neighborhoods on our mainstage in Central Park and in local parks in all five boroughs, and our Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre and roving PuppetMobile present marionette puppet theater throughout New York City.

We connect youngsters to nature in the urban environment through progressive, experiential teaching. Using parks as classrooms, we provide learning experiences and hands-on activities in urban forests, coastal areas, and gardens.

Free golf, tennis, track & field, soccer, and fitness programs bring high-quality instruction and equipment into areas where few organized athletic opportunities exist. We offer leveled training, year-round scholarship coaching, and special pro events.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States. City Parks Foundation does not offer visa sponsorship.