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Program Coordinator : Position Overview

Sing Me a Story is seeking a part-time Program Coordinator to help manage school partnerships across the country as part of our Composition Program. The ideal candidate will be highly organized, relational, and motivated by the opportunity to help students, composers, and educators bring the stories of children in need to life through original music.

This role will work closely with participating schools and universities to ensure projects run smoothly from start to finish — from connecting teachers and student composers to scheduling performances and coordinating with children’s organizations that provide the stories.

The position is remote, approximately 8–10 hours per week, at $18/hour.

About Sing Me a Story

The Sing Me a Story Foundation gives children in hospitals, children’s homes, and hospice organizations the opportunity to write and illustrate stories about anything they want. We then distribute those stories to songwriters and composers who turn them into songs — sending them back to the kids and families as a lasting gift of imagination, creativity, and connection.

You can see how it works in the below national news features : 

Key Responsibilities

  • Serve as the primary point of contact for schools participating in the Sing Me a Story Composition Program
  • Coordinate communication between school music directors, university composers, and the Sing Me a Story staff
  • Manage project timelines, materials, and deliverables across multiple schools
  • Support the onboarding of new schools and ensembles each semester
  • Help track progress, gather project updates, and organize materials for Sing Me a Story videos and press features
  • Assist in documenting and sharing program outcomes, including collecting photos, quotes, and media coverage
  • Maintain accurate records within our CRM and project management systems

Ideal Candidate

  • Strong organizational and communication skills
  • Proficiency with Google Workspace and project management tools (e.g., Airtable, Asana, or similar)
  • Comfortable managing multiple concurrent projects
  • Passionate about music, storytelling, education, and philanthropy
  • Reliable, detail-oriented, and proactive
  • Experience in arts administration, education, nonprofit work, or project coordination is a plus

Hours & Compensation

  • 8–10 hours per week
  • $18/hour
  • Remote position with flexible scheduling

Example Projects

Upcoming Composition Projects

  • Boston College
  • University of Illinois
  • Northwestern University

 

Unpaid Internship : Marketing and Communications

If interested in receiving credit, check with your internship coordinator BEFORE accepting to determine how you might do this internship for credit.

This is 6 - 10 hours per week REMOTE/UNPAID Internship for Summer 2025.

We give children in hospitals, children's homes, and hospice organizations the opportunity to write/illustrate stories about anything they want. We distribute those stories to songwriters who turn them into songs and send them back to the kids. See how it works in this piece on NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt.

We are in need of an individual with very strong communication skills to help aggregate contact information for the various stakeholders involved in Sing Me a Story including corporate partners, not-for-profit organizations, and marketing and creative agencies. The intern will receive real-world communication experience with individuals in a professional setting. Further, the applicant will learn various social media and online marketing strategies while helping to spread the organization's mission.

The perfect candidate will have a passion for music, creative writing, children, philanthropy and a strong work ethic. Also, strong communication and writing skills are a must. This remote position will be closely mentored by Sing Me a Story Staff. You can read internship testimonials here.