Host at Drawing Room

Location: Drawing Room Midtown and Williamsburg (In-Person). This role is fully on-site.
Position Type: Part-Time. Minimum 10-15 hours a week between Tuesday to Sunday, including some nights, across two locations: Midtown and Williamsburg.
Position Level: Experienced. This role requires prior experience in similar fields.

About Drawing Room:

We believe that creativity is a way of being - deeply human and worth nurturing. Our mission is to encourage people to live a more creative life. We do this through a third space that offers memberships, creative journeys, community gatherings, and workshops spanning topics like ceramics, printmaking, writing, textiles, and more! 

About the role: 

This role combines two key responsibilities; hosting Open Hours and hosting Community Gatherings; both centered around building a welcoming, creative community. Open Hours give people a space to return to their creative practice, co-work, or simply hang out in a relaxed environment. Community Gatherings are events for people to foster connections with others over a shared activity. As a Host, you’ll own at least one regular Open Hour shift each week and host 2–3 Community Gatherings each month. In both, your focus is to create exceptional experiences for members and guests — helping everyone feel seen, inspired, and at home in the Drawing Room.

Your core responsibilities are multi-faceted and include:

• Prepare and maintain the space: Set up the space before your shift (including setting up tea and coffee), keep it organized during Open Hours, and refresh it at the end of the night (including vacuuming, sweeping, mopping) to ensure it’s always welcoming and clean. 

• Host excellent experiences: Welcome members and guests, including checking them in, giving them a tour, and making sure everyone feels comfortable, inspired, and connected. You will need to give newcomers an introduction into Drawing Room, including our mission, policies and offerings. 

• Care for the Art Library: Be an expert on our Art Library so you can guide guests through their creative journey, restock supplies, and maintain clean, organized materials. 

• Provide guest and member support: Answer questions, assist with check-ins and purchases, manage bookings in a seamless and friendly manner. 

• Provide logistics and operations support: Manage deliveries, maintain inventory, and support daily administrative tasks to keep the space running smoothly.

• Sales/Customer service: Be knowledgeable about our offerings, including our Journey programs and membership options, so you can confidently guide members and guests, helping them find the best fit for their creative journey at Drawing Room.

• Engage and build community: Facilitate gatherings where guests feel included and connected, encourage participation, and ensure everyone has a memorable  experience.

You’ll be a good fit for this role if:

• You are passionate about community-building, creativity, and hosting. Maybe you love bringing people together for social or creative gatherings! 

• You enjoy connecting with people and building relationships

• You are kind, charismatic, and inclusive

• You like wearing many different hats at once, and have a proven track record of taking initiative and being self-sufficient in your role. 

• You are able to learn quickly, adapt when things don’t go right, and can problem-solve and think on your feet.

• You have excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• You want to make a big impact on the community and to a small, growing team

Bonus points if you… 

Feel comfortable speaking in front of groups and leading basic creative demos or introductions.   

• Have lots of fun and fresh ideas for community or creative events - and you know how to bring them to life!  

• Enjoy improving processes and systems to make things run more smoothly.

Qualifications:

• You have availability during some or all of these time blocks:

• Weekends in general (candidates with availability during weekends are being prioritized at this time)

• 10am-7pm weekdays

• 7-10pm Thursdays and Fridays 

• You are committing to a minimum of 10-15 hours per week, with flexibility for more hours. 

• You have experience with customer-facing service jobs, especially within the hospitality industry (for example, in restaurants, hotels, etc.)

• You have experience working in teams and in environments with uncertainty.

Compensation & role details:

• $20–$25 per hour, based on experience ($18 for training) 

• 10-15 hours per week to start, with plenty of opportunities for the role to expand

• Benefits include unlimited access to Drawing Room’s weekday Open Hours, with staff discounts on our Art Library, discounts on snacks & merch, as well as priority event/workshop volunteering opportunities.

• This role is set to begin immediately.

Please note that due to our incredible community and the overwhelming support and interest from those who want to get involved (we are so grateful!),  we won't be able to reply to every single application. However, rest assured that we have received your submission and we will be in touch if there is a good fit. Thanks and hope to chat soon!