Director of Arts Tech

About the role

The Director of Arts + Tech leads WMCAT’s programming in visual arts and digital media, including program design and implementation, curriculum development, arts + tech team development, organization leadership, and progress toward the organization’s strategic goals. Both an internal and community-facing role, the Director leads and supports a team of staff and teaching artists in implementing high-quality, youth-centered creative experiences, advancing the mission of WMCAT to provide equitable access to opportunity.

Responsibilities

• Lead and direct all aspects of Arts + Tech programs, including program design and development, implementation, recruitment, retention, promotion, evaluation, and financial sustainability.
• Lead curriculum development with program staff and teaching artists to create high-quality, engaging, and inclusive learning experiences for all students.
• Scale existing programming and pilot new studio initiatives aligned with current trends and emerging opportunities in partnership with the Senior Director of Programs.
• Align programs with nationally recognized best practices in creative youth development and community engagement.
• Develop and implement program-level plans aligned with organizational strategic goals in partnership with the Senior Director of Programs.
• Establish systems and processes to evaluate programs, including maintaining dashboards to track student progress, demographics, program outcomes, and data needed for grants and reporting.
• Build and strengthen partnerships with school districts, organizations providing holistic student supports, and project collaborators, in coordination with the Senior Director of Programs.
• Maintain intentional awareness of and engagement with:
• Best practices in community arts education programs serving teens.
• Current trends, technology, and youth interests.
• Relevant memberships, conferences, and professional development opportunities related to this role and the organization overall.

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience could include:
• Five or more years of related experience in arts education, creative youth development, K-12 education and/or nonprofit youth program management.
• Bachelor's degree in arts education, education, visual or media arts, social services, or another relevant field of study.
• Prior experience with curriculum development and instructional design.
• Familiarity with the life cycle of grant funding, from application to final reporting needs.
• Experience managing a wide range of simultaneous projects, competing priorities, and collaboration with multiple stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to handle, or feel, and is frequently required to talk or hear. The employee regularly is required to sit, walk, stand, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, climb or crouch. The employee must frequently lift and/or move from 15-45 pounds.

Skills

• Strong leadership skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with diverse stakeholders.
• Experience with budget management and financial sustainability.
• Knowledge of best practices in creative youth development and community engagement.

Benefits

• 15 days of Personal Time Off (PTO) – vacation, personal, sick
• 15 paid holidays
• Birthday day off
• Half-day Fridays during the summer
• Simplified IRA with employer match of up to 3%
• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental, and Vision), premium 65% (average) paid by employer
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary, and AD&D)
• Paid Family Leave
• Professional development and opportunities for personal growth