Manager for Media Arts Education + Mentoring Programs

Key Responsibilities

• Program Management
• Program Leadership: Recruit, interview, train, and supervise teaching artists and artist-mentors, working closely with other MAE team members and other staff as appropriate
• Workshop Quality: Maintain high-caliber and engaging workshops for youth ages 9–18, assuring regular program evaluation
• Curriculum Oversight: Ensure teaching artists develop syllabi aligned with Venice Arts’ curriculum and project-based, child-centered pedagogy
• Class Observations: Observe classes regularly to ensure safe, engaging, and high-quality teaching and adherence to pedagogy, curriculum and goals
• Class Marketing: Collaborate with teaching artists to write clear, compelling descriptions for classes and workshops
• Field Trips: Work with teaching artists to review, approve, and assure coordination of field trips
• Logistics & Events: Oversee team implementation of MAEM workshops and events including logistics, equipment, calendars, budgets, and correspondence
• Partnerships: Build relationships with local schools and arts groups to recruit more youth to onsite programming and expand participation at Venice Arts
• Program Goals & Budget: Work with directors to develop and implement program goals and budget; responsible for tracking and reporting on same
• Art Archiving: Manage department files and assure that student artwork is safely archived
• Exhibitions: Oversee the printing, framing, and display of youth art for events
• Tracking, Analyzing & Reporting
• Data Collection: Adhere to best practices regarding sensitive data and maintain strict safety and privacy protocols regarding youth confidentiality; assure the collection and tracking of student, family, community and other relevant data
• Fundraising Support: Partner with fundraising team and directors to provide stories, content and data for grant reports, events, meetings and fundraising campaigns
• Program Reports: Prepare quarterly, annual, and custom data reports for leadership, board and fundraising purposes
• Impact Analysis: Review program data with directors to measure and improve workshop quality and programmatic impact
• Creative Pathways Program
• Oversight: Oversee implementation of College Day, Career Day, and summer opportunities
• Awards: Assure support to youth for submissions to awards, festivals, and scholarships
• One-on-one Mentoring: Coordinate volunteer mentors with high-schoolers looking for support on scholarships, college applications, portfolios or other opportunities

Skills and Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in media arts education with youth ages 9-18, including experience creating a fun, interactive and engaging classroom
• Art practice in photography, filmmaking and/or related forms of visual storytelling required; background in documentary genre and related visual storytelling practices
• Demonstrated experience or understanding of trauma-informed practices that maximize student engagement and create safe and predictable learning environments
• Strong classroom management skills and the ability to mentor others in this task
• Deep understanding of visual arts content and curriculum standards specific to California
• Proven ability to create meaningful youth centered experiences and events
• Proven ability to utilize program evaluation tools, track data and educational outcomes and translate these into actionable insights for stakeholders, donors and funders.
• Technical knowledge of a diverse range of photography and filmmaking equipment, as well as arts software including the Adobe Suite
• Well-organized, highly detailed, and able to manage multiple deadlines successfully
• Proven experience safeguarding sensitive data, managing youth confidentiality protocols and training teams on such things as data security, parent consent procedures, and image/media waivers
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal
• Proven experience leading and building teams, managing staff and programs

Bonus Skills and Qualifications

• Professional working proficiency or fluency in Spanish
• Experience with photo printing, framing, and gallery curation
• Familiarity with Google Suite, Mailchimp, Airtable, and Squarespace, social media applications and website functionality

Benefits

• 100% health insurance coverage
• 10 days vacation, 13 paid holidays, and 8 sick days
• Optional 401(k) plan

To Apply

To apply for this job email your details to info@venice-arts.org