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Program Manager

Employer
San Francisco Arts Education Project
Location
San Francisco, California
Closing date
Apr 22, 2019

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Focus Areas
Arts / Culture / Humanities, Education
Job Function
Administrative / Clerical, Program / Project Management
Position Type
Full Time
Degree Level
Bachelors
Willingness to Travel
Not willing to travel
Experience Level
Administrative

Reports to: Program Director

Commitment:

  • Full-time (35 hrs /week), flexible schedule (including Saturdays

SFArtsED Background

Our roots go back to the early ‘60s, when the San Francisco Arts Commission created the Neighborhood Arts Program to foster connections between local artists and the wider community. By 1968, change was definitely in the air, and two determined women—armed with little more than milk cartons, bits of yarn, and baker’s clay—determined to take that community engagement one step further, by making art an integral part of the city’s public school curriculum. When sculptor Ruth Asawa and architectural historian Sally Woodbridge kicked off the Alvarado School Art Workshop—the organization that evolved into the San Francisco Arts Education Project—they had a $50 grant and a fierce determination to make an arts education available to all school children in San Francisco, regardless of neighborhood or income level. Pedagogical visionaries, Asawa and Woodbridge recognized the powerful impact that the visual and performing arts can have on a child’s life—clear through to adulthood. Over the last 50 years, SFArtsED programs have touched the lives of nearly 300,000 elementary and middle school children — more than 7,500 a year— with energetic arts education in more than two dozen public schools.

Position Summary

SFArtsED is experiencing great growth and recognition for our innovative and successful approach to youth arts education. In this newly-created position, you’ll be assisting with the operations of two of our highest-profile programs, the Visual Arts Program at Minnesota Street Project and the Artists-in-Residence Program within the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD). This is a great opportunity for someone who wants to work in a flexible, entrepreneurial organization with seasoned leaders who have a shared passion for bringing rich experiential arts education opportunities to San Francisco youth.

Core responsibilities

Minnesota Street Project Visual Arts

  • Collaborate with Artistic and Program Directors on creating visual art class and workshop schedules for fall, spring and summer sessions
  • Build community partnerships to increase youth participation in SFArtsED/MSP programs
  • Maintain master calendar including all exhibitions, classes, workshops, short-term rentals, etc.
  • Ensure full staffing of MSP space during business hours
  • Contract with MSP artists for classes and workshops and manage class/workshop budgets
  • Contract and manage short-term space rentals
  • Assist Artistic Director with planning, scheduling, preparator contracting, install/de-install of related exhibitions

Artists-in-Residence Program

  • Assist Program Director with program operations including:
  • Management of school contracts
  • Elementary Arts Program (EAP) administration
  • SF Unified School District invoicing and billing
  • Scheduling artist substitutes and make-up classes
  • Execution of artist-in-residency evaluations
  • Photo/video documentation of students’ residency work

Success Metrics

  • An activated Minnesota Street Project space with an ongoing roster of classes, workshops and short-term rentals.
  • Steady income stream from MSP classes, workshops and short-term rentals.
  • A strong network of community partners whose students, artists and teachers utilize the resources of the MSP space.
  • Thorough knowledge of artist-in-residence (AIR) program
  • Establishment of strong relationships and lines of communications with SFArtsED school partners

Ideal Background

  • A minimum of three years experience in a program / project administration position, preferably in a nonprofit organization
  • Associate or bachelor’s degree in a related field (marketing, communications, education, etc.)
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, QuickBooks, Google Docs
  • Excellent verbal and written communications skills with the ability to present information concisely and effectively
  • Great attention to detail and high level of organizational strength
  • Self-starter and relatively self-managed; takes initiative to learn and ask for help when needed
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Creativity, flexibility, adaptability – able to create structures and processes around new tasks or projects that have not been done before

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