Employment Opportunities
About City of Asylum
City of Asylum builds a just community by protecting and celebrating freedom of creative expression. We provide sanctuary to endangered literary writers and artists, so that that they can continue to create and their voices are not silenced. We offer a broad range of free literary, arts, and humanities programs in a community setting to build social equity through cultural exchange. And by transforming blighted properties into homes for our programs, we anchor neighborhood economic development.
We are committed to the value of diversity and the importance of writers and artists in building our organization. Applications and inquiries will be treated confidentially.
City of Asylum Pittsburgh is excited to share the following opportunities.
Please review the job descriptions thoroughly and e-mail the required application materials to jobs@cityofasylum.org, with the position you are applying for in the subject line. Thank you for your interest and support of City of Asylum’s mission!
Director of Finance and Administration
City of Asylum seeks a strategic and hands-on financial and operational leader to ensure the financial health, administrative efficiency, and long-term sustainability of the organization. This role leads financial operations, human resources, and compliance, while strengthening internal systems and mentoring cross-functional staff to enhance organizational capacity.
Reporting to the Executive Director, this senior leadership role supervises the Staff Accountant, Operations Manager, and Bookstore Manager, serves as a strategic thought partner to the leadership team, and works closely with external accountants, legal counsel, and the Board of Directors. This is an opportunity for a collaborative, systems-minded professional to help shape the infrastructure of a nationally recognized organization and contribute meaningfully to its continued growth.
Marketing Manager
The Marketing Manager leads the organization’s marketing and communications
strategy with a focus on audience growth, donor engagement, and national visibility.
This role is responsible for unifying messaging across Alphabet City to support a
cohesive public presence and visitor experience.
The ideal candidate is a growth-focused campaigner with strategic vision and editorial sensibility. They are driven by metrics, fluent in digital platforms, and know how to craft content that reflects a mission rooted in freedom of expression, cultural exchange, and community building.
This is a leadership-track role, ideal for someone ready to step into organizational
strategy and grow into a Director-level position. The Marketing Manager will work
closely with the Executive Director to shape and execute core messaging and audience development strategy.
