Current Openings
Submitting Your Resume
Resume Requirements
Interviews
Benefits
An Equal Opportunity Employer
We encourage you to browse our list of current openings, which are updated as new positions become available.
Submitting Your Resume
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts accepts resumes electronically and stores them in a resume database for up to one year. If an applicant meets the minimum qualifications for the expressed position, the Human Resources professionals will forward the resume to the Hiring Manager. In addition, you may be considered for any position for which you are qualified.
Please submit only one copy of your resume, preferably via e-mail (see below); it is not necessary to send additional copies via fax and regular mail.
Resume Requirements
The preferred method of application is via e-mail, using a Microsoft Word format.
Please include the following in one Word document:
- cover letter
- resume/CV
- position desired
- employment references (3 preferred)
- salary requirements
Be sure to include your name, address, and telephone number on the first page of the document and your name at the top of each subsequent page.
Please e-mail your resume to jobs@pafa.org. Alternatively, you may fax it to 215-972-6194 or mail it to Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Human Resources Department, 118 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102.
Interviews
Qualified candidates will be contacted for an interview by a Human Resources Professional. At the time of the interview, you will be asked to complete an employment application. Due to the significant volume of resumes received, we regret that we cannot answer your questions about status.
Benefits
PAFA strives to offer its employees a competitive and comprehensive benefits package. Our employees are our most valuable resource. The Academy, through our benefits partners, hopes to provide choices that best suit the needs of our employees and their families.
Some of the benefits offered by the Academy include:
- Comprehensive Medical Insurance
- Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
- Short and Long Term Disability
- Employee Assistance Program
- 403(b) Retirement Plan
- Paid vacation time
- Paid sick time
- Paid personal time
- Academy Tuition Assistance
- Professional/Career Development
- Portfolio/Art Supply Store Discounts
- PAFA Membership Privileges
In addition to assisting with the cost of some benefits, the Academy also provides eligible employees with a monthly stipend to offset the cost of benefits. Certain terms and limitations do apply.
The Academy reserves the right to amend or terminate any employee benefit programs or to require or increase employee premium contributions toward any benefits at its sole discretion. This reserved right may be exercised even in the absence of financial necessity.
An Equal Opportunity Employer
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts provides equal opportunity employment to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or status as a veteran.
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