Whitney Signs Host (Freelance Contractor)

The Whitney Museum Access Programs team seeks D/deaf candidates for the role of Whitney Signs Hosts. Hosts provide support in ASL to attendees of the Whitney Signs program.

Whitney Signs tours enable visitors to experience the Whitney’s world-renowned collection of modern and contemporary American art in American Sign Language (ASL). On Whitney Signs tours, a Deaf educator leads a gallery tour in ASL. Whitney Signs takes place each month and are always accompanied by a free wine and cheese reception. Hosts support all aspects of the program. 

ASL interpretation is not provided for program attendees but will be present to assist with communication with Whitney Education staff. 

Whitney Signs is organized by the Whitney’s Access Programs and Initiatives team.

Responsibilities

• Stand in the lobby to direct Whitney Signs registrants to the correct place
• Assist with program registration issues/questions
• Help with setting up food and refreshments for wine and cheese reception
• Accompany tour to the galleries and assist educator with crowd management and conversation facilitation
• Make sure all attendees leave the building by 6pm
• Assist Whitney Access team with clean up and storing leftover food
• Collaborate with other Whitney Signs Hosts to divide responsibilities
• Attend quarterly Whitney Signs team meetings and trainings

Education Background
A BA or BFA is preferred, but not required

Requirements

• Must identify as D/deaf and communicate in ASL
• Customer service skills preferred
• Computer literacy is a plus

Pay Structure
This is a freelance contractor role that pays $50 per hour for Whitney Signs days , and $30 per hour for meetings .
This is a contractor role; invoices must be submitted for payment within 30 days of last shift 
Whitney Signs primarily happens on the first Saturday of every month (besides holiday weekends)
From 3 – 6pm.
Whitney Signs Hosts are required to be present from 2:30 – 6:30pm to support the program; Hosts must be available to work at least six Whitney Signs sessions per year.

The Whitney seeks talented people of all backgrounds—we value diversity of cultures, races and ethnicities, gender expressions, and abilities. Candidates who are POC, LGBTQ+, bilingual or multilingual, and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.   

About the Whitney
The Whitney Museum of American Art, founded in 1930 by the artist and philanthropist Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, houses the foremost collection of American art from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. From her vision arose the Whitney Museum of American Art, which has been championing the most innovative art of the United States for 86 years. The core of the Whitney’s mission is to collect, preserve, interpret, and exhibit American art of our time and serve a wide variety of audiences in celebration of the complexity and diversity of art and culture in the United States. Through this mission and a steadfast commitment to artists themselves, the Whitney has long been a powerful force in support of modern and contemporary art and continues to help define what is innovative and influential in American art today. Its signature exhibition, the Biennial, is the country's leading survey of the most recent developments in American art. 

EEO Statement
The Whitney Museum of American Art is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Museum does not discriminate because of age, sex, religion, race, color, creed, national origin, alienage or citizenship, disability, marital status, pregnancy, partnership status, caregiver status, veteran status, gender (including gender identity), sexual orientation, genetic information, predisposition, or carrier status, arrest or conviction record to the extent required by applicable law, credit history, domestic violence, sexual violence, or stalking victim status, or any other factor prohibited by law.  The Museum hires and promotes individuals solely on the basis of their qualifications for the job to be filled. The Museum encourages all qualified candidates to apply for vacant positions at all levels.