Student Side Hustle — The New School, NYC
Greenwich Village is one of the most expensive neighborhoods in New York City. If you're a New School student living near campus — or even commuting in — you know what that means for your budget.
Tuition at The New School is steep. Rent nearby is steeper. And the creative, social science, and design programs you're in don't always have a clear paycheck waiting at the end of a freelance project.
Shift pays $20/hr to record everyday tasks at home. Cooking, cleaning, laundry, errands. No interview. No fixed schedule. No car. Two hours a day = $1,200/month.
Why Shift works for New School students
New School students already think differently about work. A lot of you freelance. You take gigs. You patch together income from multiple directions.
Shift fits that model. It's not a job with a boss and a shift schedule. You record when you have time. Between studio sessions. After a critique. On a slow Sunday. The app doesn't care when — it cares that you did the task.
If you're in a Parsons design program, a Lang social science track, or a jazz or dramatic writing program, your schedule is already unpredictable. Shift adapts to that.
And Greenwich Village isn't cheap to live in. Neither is Bushwick, Bed-Stuy, or Astoria, which is where a lot of New School students actually live. Shift earns from wherever your apartment is.
What to record
- Cooking a meal — Anything you make at home. Even a quick meal counts. Record it fully.
- Cleaning your apartment — Floors, surfaces, kitchen, bathroom. Every session pays.
- Laundry — Sort, wash, dry, fold, put away. Full routine earns well.
- Grocery or errand runs — Record the trip from your door and back.
- Organizing your space — Art supplies, desk, shelves, closet. Creative clutter is still clutter.
What you can earn
$20 an hour. Two hours a day. $1,200 a month.
That's a month of groceries plus a few bills. Or a chunk of rent. Or savings you actually keep. Real numbers, not projections.
How to get started
- Apply at shift.com/apply. No interview, no portfolio needed.
- Download the app and set up your profile.
- Record your next task — whatever you're doing at home next.
You're already doing the work. Shift pays you for it.
Apply now and start earning this week.