JYC is thrilled to announce our Impact Fellowship!

A cohort of six alumni will travel across Israel-Palestine and beyond, bringing JYC's songs & stories to more communities. Help us build our Impact Fellowship team. Bring JYC's Impact Fellows to your community.

Share Your Skills

Whether you can join us in Jerusalem or not, you can contribute in-kind to our work! There are many ways that people have partnered with us in the past:

Locally

Musically

  • Helping lead rehearsals
  • Teaching music lessons (voice, theory, or instrumental)
  • Running workshops for the chorus

Non-Musically

  • Gathering material for chorus social media output
  • Assisting our community-building and leadership-training work
  • Translating writing to and from English, Hebrew, and Arabic

Globally

  • Providing Video Editing for Music Videos & Documentary Film
  • Providing Grant-Writing to Support our Programs
  • Connecting us with more people and organizations around the world who want to partner with us or support our work!

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Current Openings

Communications Director

Download the full RFP for this role.

The Communications Director will be JYC’s first dedicated communications hire, responsible for shaping and amplifying the JYC story across all channels. This role spans the entire organization — the youth chorus in Jerusalem, the new Impact Fellowship, international tours, and JYC’s growing role as the soundtrack of Israeli-Palestinian peacebuilding and a public voice on peacebuilding through music more broadly. You will build and own the communications function from the ground up: brand strategy, digital presence, media relations, and content creation. A major focus in the first year will be branding, launching, and marketing the Impact Fellowship to a global audience.

Key Responsibilities

Brand Strategy & Identity
  • Lead the development and stewardship of JYC’s organizational brand across all programs and initiatives
  • Create and maintain brand guidelines, messaging frameworks, and visual identity standards
  • Develop and execute the communications strategy for the JYC Impact Fellowship launch, including naming, positioning, and audience segmentation
  • Ensure brand consistency between Jerusalem- and internationally-based teams
Content Creation & Digital Presence
  • Strategize and implement our email communications and meaningfully increase our mailing list while maintaining our currently high open and click-thru rates
  • Manage and grow JYC’s social media channels (Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, TikTok)
  • Produce compelling multimedia content: video, photography direction, written stories, and audio/podcast content
  • Write and manage a regular newsletter and email communications to donors, alumni, partners, and supporters
  • Create marketing materials for tours, concerts, fellowship recruitment, and fundraising campaigns
  • Maintain and update the JYC website with current content, media, and impact stories
  • In this area, supervise one part-time staff member and two Jerusalem-based marketing interns
Media Relations & Public Voice
  • Cultivate relationships with journalists, podcasters, and media outlets covering peacebuilding, music, Middle East affairs, and social impact
  • Draft press releases, op-eds, talking points, and media kits
  • Coordinate media opportunities around tours, concerts, and fellowship milestones
  • Support JYC’s founder and leadership team with public speaking prep and media appearances
Fellowship Branding & Marketing
  • Lead brand-building process for the new fellows' ensemble (name, visual identity, market positioning language, etc.)
  • Develop promotional materials and digital campaigns for the fellows ensemble’s performances and tours
  • Build awareness of the Impact Fellowship among target audiences locally and globally: educational institutions, music venues, faith communities, media platforms, major artists, etc.
Impact Storytelling & Reporting
  • Tell the stories of JYC participants, alumni, and fellows in ways that are honest, dignified, and compelling
  • Design annual impact reports and donor communications in collaboration with the development team

Qualifications

Required
  • 5+ years of experience in communications, marketing, journalism, or a related field
  • Exceptional writing and editing skills in English; ability to adapt voice for different audiences and platforms
  • Demonstrated experience building or significantly growing a brand or communications function
  • Excellent graphic designer: strong visual sensibility and experience with design tools (Canva and Adobe Creative Suite)
  • Video production and editing skills (even smartphone-quality storytelling counts)
  • Proficiency with social media management, email marketing platforms, and basic analytics
  • Deep comfort working across cultural contexts, particularly in sensitive conflict-related environments
  • Self-directed and entrepreneurial; able to build systems from scratch and manage competing priorities
  • Passion for JYC’s mission of building understanding across divides through music and dialogue
  • Familiarity with the Israeli-Palestinian context and sensitivity to the narratives of all communities involved
Preferred
  • Experience in the nonprofit, peacebuilding, or social impact sector
  • Proficiency in Arabic and/or Hebrew in addition to English
  • Experience marketing programs to international or cross-cultural audiences
  • Background in or appreciation for choral music, performing arts, or music education

Position Details

Employment Type: Full-time
Compensation: $75,000
Location: Remote-friendly, with preference for candidates based in Washington, DC, Boston, or Jerusalem. Regular travel may be required.
Reports To: Jackie Dentino, Managing Director, Friends of the Jerusalem Youth Chorus
Start Date: Spring/Summer 2026 (flexible)
Benefits: Competitive benefits package including health insurance, paid time off, retirement, and professional development support

How to Apply

Please submit a resume, a cover letter explaining your interest in JYC and this role, and 2–3 work samples (e.g., a social media campaign, newsletter, press release, video, or brand project) to jackie@jerusalemyouthchorus.org. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

Development & Operations Intern - Summer and/or Fall 2026

Download the full RFP for this role.

The Development & Operations intern reports to the Managing Director of the Friends of the Jerusalem Youth Chorus, and supports efforts in fundraising and the overall management of a small nonprofit. The student will have the opportunity to learn about individual and institutional giving, gift entry, database management, administrative operations, working for a multinational organization, music education, and applied ethnomusicology. Responsibilities include:

  • Gift Entry
  • Gift Acknowledgement
  • Database Management/Clean-Up
  • Maintaining Monthly Giving Programs
  • Grant Research & Tracking
  • Contacting Corporate Partners
  • Event Support
  • Support Accounting Reconciliation
  • Support Bank Deposits and Database Reconciliation

The intern should be based in Washington, DC or the Greater Boston area and will be able to work in a hybrid format. JYC acknowledges that interns are students first, and the schedule is flexible to accommodate class attendance and coursework. This position requires approximately 5-10 hours per week.

About the Position

Job Title: Development & Operations Intern
Hours/Week: 10
Compensation: Academic Credit
Location: Boston, MA - Hybrid

How to Apply

Please submit a resume, a cover letter explaining your interest in JYC and this role to jackie@jerusalemyouthchorus.org. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

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