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Lead Teaching Artist/Education Director - Job Announcement (4/18/2025)

Position Title: Lead Teaching Artist/Education Director

Locations: OES Office (345 SW 4th St, Pendleton, OR 97801), Various locations around Pendleton area

Hours: Part Time (approximately 17 hours/week)

Compensation: Monthly salary of $2000-$2300, starting August 1st, 2025. Stipend for use of personnel cell phone.

Reports to: OES Executive Director and OES Education Committee

Works with: OES Executive Director, OES Board of Directors, OES Education Committee and community partners (Pendleton School District, churches, civic service organizations, etc.).

The Oregon East Symphony is pleased to announce we are hiring for a part-time Lead Teaching Artist/Education Director position to begin on August 1st, 2025 for Playing For Keeps, our classical music education initiative for rural youth with a heavy emphasis on string instruments. Our departing Education Director, who is entering an orchestral conducting doctorate program, is leaving behind a robust suite of classical music education activities designed for different ages and skill levels.

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