Program Manager Arts and Culture
Program Manager Arts and Culture
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Job Description
Overview:
The Mayors Office of Arts and Culture (MOAC) is a City agency that works through the arts to enhance the quality of life economy and design of the City of Boston. The role of the arts in all aspects of life in Boston is reinforced via equitable access to arts and culture in every community its public institutions and public places. Key areas of work include supporting the cultural sector through grants and programs as well as the commissioning review and care of art in public places.
MOAC leads programs and offers support to artists and people pursuing creative projects in Boston including the Boston Artist in Residence (AIR) program the Radical Imagination for Racial Justice program and the artist resource newsletter. The Arts and Culture Program Manager is primarily responsible for managing the AIR program under the Director of Public Art. Secondarily the Program Manager will serve as a connector to better bring City and cultural sector resources to artists who are both in MOAC programs as well as artists in Boston more broadly.
The Program Manager is responsible for the coordination and administration of the Boston ArtistinResidence (AIR) program and for connecting City services to artists more broadly. This is a staff position reporting to the Director of Public Art in the Mayors Office of Arts and Culture (MOAC). They collaborate within the office with other City departments and with many artists and other community members.
Responsibilities:
- Artist program operations and administration:
- Acts as an internal point person for the AIR program by coordinating with the Director of Public Art and with other MOAC and City of Boston colleagues.
- Maintains up to date and accurate records of artist residence projects budgets payments and timelines.
- Administers scheduling checkins and communications with artists and city partners.
- Coordinates documentation of and helps draft reporting on artist residencies events and related projects.
- Creates and executes an annual calendar of artist workshops and events both for the AIR program and where appropriate for other cohorts of artists or for the public. For example: a workshop on taxes or finding affordable housing for artists may benefit AIR artists RIRJ artists and be open to the public.
- Coordinates with the Communications Director on the artist resource newsletter to get the word out about artist opportunities.
- Facilitation of internal and publicfacing meetings:
- Manages AIR program calendar of events.
- Schedule designs and facilitates meetings (virtual in person and hybrid) between Boston AIR participants and MOAC and other City of Boston staff working in related areas.
- Presents updates on the program at weekly MOAC office staff meetings.
- Program strategy:
- Works closely with the Director of Public Art on planning for future iterations of Boston AIR.
- Coordinates with other MOAC programs around artist civic engagement such as RIRJ and the poet laureate by attending crossteam meetings sharing learnings and developing connections.
- Connect AIR artists with opportunities that can further their work.
- Performs other work as required.
Minimum Entrance Qualifications:
Required Qualifications:
- Four or more years of work experience including proven experience as a program manager or other managerial position.
- Bachelors degree or equivalent.
- Excellent facilitation and communitybuilding skills in groups.
- Experience with scheduling and coordinating multiple schedules.
- Excellent organizational skills including notetaking and data entry.
- Comfort with serviceoriented and publicfacing work.
- Cultural competency in working professionally with different intersectional identities including BIPOC LGBTQAI disabled and international experiences.
- Good interpersonal skills presentation flexibility and ability to work well with others.
- Strong writing and oral communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple projects concurrently.
- Ability to exercise good judgment and focus on detail as required by the job.
- Thorough understanding of project/program management techniques and methods.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Familiarity with the City government and artist residency programs.
- Selfmotivated and enthusiastic.
- Bilingual preferred (incl. Spanish Haitian Creole Cape Verdean Creole Chinese or Vietnamese).
- Interest in collaborative work environments.
- Outstanding leadership and organizational skills.
- Excellent problemsolving ability.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Google Suite and Adobe.
- Passion for Boston communities and art.
- Passion for civic service and meeting needs of residents.
- Knowledge of Boston neighborhoods and a history of civic engagement.
BOSTON RESIDENCY REQUIRED.
Terms:
Union/Salary PlanGrade:
NonUnion/MM26
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
