Center for Community Arts
Cape May, New Jersey

Job Posting

Position: Director of Arts Programs

Reports to: Executive Director

The Center for Community Arts (CCA) produces arts and cultural programs that embrace diversity and foster creativity and community. It is a young and growing multicultural organization whose programs promote interaction across generations and social and economic groups. The organization is governed by a Board of Directors with an active committee structure and a strong core of volunteers. CCA’s Youth and Adult Arts Programs & Exhibits, Artist Residencies, Annual Youth Arts Fair, Community Building Events and other programs focus on the cultural needs of the area’s year-round residents and under-served segments of our community. CCA is currently rehabilitating the Franklin Street School, a New Jersey African American Historic Site, transforming it into a community cultural center, and recently launched an FCC-licensed community radio station.

The Director of Arts Programs is responsible for the overall operation, improvement, expansion and assessment of all arts programs. The Director will staff the Arts Program Committee and work with it and the Executive Director to develop artist residencies, program expansions and new programs consistent with CCA’s mission and strategic plan. The Director will ensure that existing programs are maintained and improved, including the Youth Arts Programs in Cape May, Wildwood and Lower Township, Intergenerational Art Classes, and community radio programming. The Director will help plan CCA’s Community Building Events and its participation in other organizations’ community events. The Director will also work with the Executive Director to develop partnerships with other organizations.

Responsibilities

Management and Administration

Supervision, Assessment & Reporting. Oversee all arts programs and ensure a high level of quality and professionalism. Supervise all arts program staff—currently 35 part-time artist-teachers and assistant teachers summers, 25 year-round. Supervise and coordinate arts program and radio station volunteers. Develop arts program assessment tools. Write monthly program reports and compile program statistics. Ensure compliance with grant and other contracts, and regulatory requirements. Coordinate arts program spaces, supplies and materials among the various programs. Supervise Program Assistant in procurement of arts program supplies.

Planning. Work with the Executive Director and Arts Program Committee to develop and implement a formal Arts Education philosophy statement, and annual goals & objectives for each arts program consistent with CCA’s overall Strategic Plan. Work with Executive Director to create and track arts program budgets. Develop arts program curricula with staff and Arts Program Committee. Work with lead teachers on development and refinement of lesson plans. Advise the Facility Committee in the development of arts studio and classroom spaces for the Franklin Street School Community Cultural Center. Work with the Executive Director and Personnel Committee to improve arts personnel policies and procedures. Participate in organizational Strategic Planning process.

Program Development. Develop creative, new community-based arts programs. Initiate and respond to program opportunities with schools, districts, and other organizations. Develop arts components for CCA’s Community History Programs.

Fundraising. Assist the Executive Director and Development Director in writing grant proposals and reports. Participate in fundraising events.
Other duties, as assigned.

Human Resources

Work with Executive Director to recruit, employ, train, evaluate and release all arts personnel, both paid and volunteer.

Maintain a work environment that attracts and retains a diverse and highly qualified staff.

Develop and maintain an active volunteer base for arts programs.

Community Relations/Marketing

Support collaborative and amicable working relationships with other community groups and cultural organizations.

Work with Executive Director to publicize and market the activities, mission and goals of the organization’s arts programs. Improve and implement outreach strategies.

Represent CCA at arts program-related meetings, conferences, and public relations activities as needed.

Participate in the creation of newsletter articles, website content, program brochures and program-related press releases.

Qualifications and Skills

Commitment to CCA’s mission, values and goals.

Proven record of developing and implementing creative community-based arts programs.

Bachelors Degree in Fine Arts, Art Education, Art Administration or related liberal arts major required; Masters Degree preferred.

Three or more years experience with arts staff supervision and program assessment.

Expertise in one or more arts discipline. Teaching experience a plus. Knowledge of and interest in a wide range of visual, performing and language arts, including multi-media, radio and electronic/computer-based art forms.

Innovative, self-motivated, detail-oriented, flexible.

Able to work independently and as an effective team member.

Excellent organizational, and oral and written communication skills.

Comfortable working with basic functions of Microsoft Word and Excel. Powerpoint and/or art-related software a plus.

Willingness to work outside of traditional office hours.


Compensation: $49,200 annual salary plus health and other benefits.

To apply, please send letter and resume by September 17, 2007 to

Search Committee
Center for Community Arts
712 Lafayette Street Cape May, NJ 08204

or email letter and resume to info@centerforcommunityarts.org
Subject Line: Director of Arts Programs Search Committee