Teen Media Program Manager
Cambridge, MA Cambridge, MA Full-time Full-time $48,000 - $52,000 a year $48,000 - $52,000 a year Position:
Teen Media Program Manager Job Description Who We Are:
Founded in 1937, the mission of the Community Art Center is to cultivate an engaged community of youth whose powerful artistic voices transform their lives, their neighborhoods and their worlds.
The Community Art Center has propelled close to 8,000 Cambridge youth to develop themselves artistically, academically and socially.
We do this by providing a combined total of approximately 3,000 program hours per year through three program areas:
the School Age Child Care Program, the Teen Media Program and our Community Programs which include our public art program and the Do It Your Damn Self!! National Youth Film Festival - the oldest youth film festival in the country ! Community Art Center is deeply connected to the Cambridge arts and nonprofit scene, and has partnered with Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard, Google, BioMed and others in the heart of Cambridge's Kendall Square - the Tech and BioTech capital of the country.
Winner of a Coming Up Taller award in 2006, an NEA grant in 2018, and numerous national awards, Community Art Center maintains a long history of quality, arts-based youth development programming.
What We Seek:
Reporting to the Executive Director, the Teen Media Program Manager works alongside our Teen Public Art Manager and Director of Programs.
Responsibilities include, supervision of part time visiting artists, and spearheading our creative youth development programs for young people ages 13-19.
The Teen Media Program Manager will be directly responsible for designing and teaching this program.
Devising and executing a 2-semester curriculum rooted in film/media/story-telling ( may include photography and/or graphic design).
The right candidate will be adept at supporting the social emotional needs of youth and helping them to understand and positively affect the world around them.
Teen Media Program staff and youth will also have the opportunity to lead and grow our Do It Your Damn Self!! National Youth Film Festival (DIYDS!!), which engages young people from around the country in a weekend of community building, sharing youth made films, and workshops on art and social justice.
The Teen Media Program Manager should be experienced and passionate about their art form, committed to working with young people and have a deep understanding of youth development principles and both the assets and challenges of urban communities of color.
This is an extremely entrepreneurial role for the right person.
There is plenty of room for growth, expansion, and ideas.
Key Areas of Responsibility:
Teach and care for young people ? Develop and teach creative technology classes in film (could include photography and/or digital art) for young people ages 13-19 that include objectives in our three Program Elements:
Artistic Growth, Personal Development and Community Engagement.
? Support and help to facilitate classes/meetings for youth leaders involved in planning the annual Do It Your Damn Self!! National Youth Film Festival.
Program Development and Management ? Recruit and supervise teaching artists, visiting artists, interns and volunteers.
? Promote a positive, youth-led culture with a high level of youth voice.
? Collaborate with CAC staff and guest artists to design programmatic culminating events.
? Manage all youth participation, leadership, and logistics with external partners for the Do It Your Damn Self!! National Youth Film Festival.
Organizational Leadership ? Promote, and advocate for the Art Center at funder meetings, outreach events, performances, public forums, online, and other venues.
? Attend organizational planning and staff meetings and support the overall growth of the institution and the surrounding Port neighborhood.
Administration & Operations ? Maintain student paper and electronic files and ensure adequate record keeping for your program area including archiving of paper and digital artwork.
? Manage and oversee the program area budget with support from the Director of Operations and Finance.
Qualifications:
? Demonstrated practice and artistry in film making along with an ability to teach beginning to intermediate classes in either photography or digital art ? Demonstrated 2
years youth development experience ? Outstanding outreach and youth organizing skills ? Experience in a community based nonprofit environment ? Strong belief in the arts as an empowering tool for individual and social change ? Commitment to working with young people from various racial and cultural backgrounds ? Proactive approach to problem solving ? Ability to juggle multiple projects and responsibilities ? Knowledge of editing softwares like Premiere Pro/ Adobe Creative Suite softwares
social media literacy ? Excellent organizational skills ? Creative, motivated, dynamic and outgoing individual ? Preference given to people with experience in film festival organization and curation ? Bilingual candidates preferred (especially English and:
Haitian Creole, Spanish or Portuguese) Salary/
Benefits:
$48,000-$52,000 commensurate with experience / individual and family health & dental; 401k with employer match/ flexible hours.
Hours:
Community Art Center programs are open to youth from 2-6 pm after school and 8 am - 6 pm during summer and school vacation weeks.
Teen programming runs 4-6 pm, M-F with extended hours during the summer, school vacation weeks and occasional evenings.
Program staff generally work 10 am - 6 pm or 12 pm - 8 pm with additional hours for events.
Community Art Center is an equal opportunity employer.
Job Type:
Full-time Pay:
$48,000.
00 - $52,000.
00 per year
Benefits:
401(k) Dental insurance Health insurance Paid time off Schedule:
Monday to Friday Supplemental pay types:
Bonus pay COVID-19 considerations:
Community Art Center offers rapid tests regularly/ masks available Work Location:
In person Who We Are:
.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
Teen Media Program Manager Job Description Who We Are:
Founded in 1937, the mission of the Community Art Center is to cultivate an engaged community of youth whose powerful artistic voices transform their lives, their neighborhoods and their worlds.
The Community Art Center has propelled close to 8,000 Cambridge youth to develop themselves artistically, academically and socially.
We do this by providing a combined total of approximately 3,000 program hours per year through three program areas:
the School Age Child Care Program, the Teen Media Program and our Community Programs which include our public art program and the Do It Your Damn Self!! National Youth Film Festival - the oldest youth film festival in the country ! Community Art Center is deeply connected to the Cambridge arts and nonprofit scene, and has partnered with Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard, Google, BioMed and others in the heart of Cambridge's Kendall Square - the Tech and BioTech capital of the country.
Winner of a Coming Up Taller award in 2006, an NEA grant in 2018, and numerous national awards, Community Art Center maintains a long history of quality, arts-based youth development programming.
What We Seek:
Reporting to the Executive Director, the Teen Media Program Manager works alongside our Teen Public Art Manager and Director of Programs.
Responsibilities include, supervision of part time visiting artists, and spearheading our creative youth development programs for young people ages 13-19.
The Teen Media Program Manager will be directly responsible for designing and teaching this program.
Devising and executing a 2-semester curriculum rooted in film/media/story-telling ( may include photography and/or graphic design).
The right candidate will be adept at supporting the social emotional needs of youth and helping them to understand and positively affect the world around them.
Teen Media Program staff and youth will also have the opportunity to lead and grow our Do It Your Damn Self!! National Youth Film Festival (DIYDS!!), which engages young people from around the country in a weekend of community building, sharing youth made films, and workshops on art and social justice.
The Teen Media Program Manager should be experienced and passionate about their art form, committed to working with young people and have a deep understanding of youth development principles and both the assets and challenges of urban communities of color.
This is an extremely entrepreneurial role for the right person.
There is plenty of room for growth, expansion, and ideas.
Key Areas of Responsibility:
Teach and care for young people ? Develop and teach creative technology classes in film (could include photography and/or digital art) for young people ages 13-19 that include objectives in our three Program Elements:
Artistic Growth, Personal Development and Community Engagement.
? Support and help to facilitate classes/meetings for youth leaders involved in planning the annual Do It Your Damn Self!! National Youth Film Festival.
Program Development and Management ? Recruit and supervise teaching artists, visiting artists, interns and volunteers.
? Promote a positive, youth-led culture with a high level of youth voice.
? Collaborate with CAC staff and guest artists to design programmatic culminating events.
? Manage all youth participation, leadership, and logistics with external partners for the Do It Your Damn Self!! National Youth Film Festival.
Organizational Leadership ? Promote, and advocate for the Art Center at funder meetings, outreach events, performances, public forums, online, and other venues.
? Attend organizational planning and staff meetings and support the overall growth of the institution and the surrounding Port neighborhood.
Administration & Operations ? Maintain student paper and electronic files and ensure adequate record keeping for your program area including archiving of paper and digital artwork.
? Manage and oversee the program area budget with support from the Director of Operations and Finance.
Qualifications:
? Demonstrated practice and artistry in film making along with an ability to teach beginning to intermediate classes in either photography or digital art ? Demonstrated 2
years youth development experience ? Outstanding outreach and youth organizing skills ? Experience in a community based nonprofit environment ? Strong belief in the arts as an empowering tool for individual and social change ? Commitment to working with young people from various racial and cultural backgrounds ? Proactive approach to problem solving ? Ability to juggle multiple projects and responsibilities ? Knowledge of editing softwares like Premiere Pro/ Adobe Creative Suite softwares
social media literacy ? Excellent organizational skills ? Creative, motivated, dynamic and outgoing individual ? Preference given to people with experience in film festival organization and curation ? Bilingual candidates preferred (especially English and:
Haitian Creole, Spanish or Portuguese) Salary/
Benefits:
$48,000-$52,000 commensurate with experience / individual and family health & dental; 401k with employer match/ flexible hours.
Hours:
Community Art Center programs are open to youth from 2-6 pm after school and 8 am - 6 pm during summer and school vacation weeks.
Teen programming runs 4-6 pm, M-F with extended hours during the summer, school vacation weeks and occasional evenings.
Program staff generally work 10 am - 6 pm or 12 pm - 8 pm with additional hours for events.
Community Art Center is an equal opportunity employer.
Job Type:
Full-time Pay:
$48,000.
00 - $52,000.
00 per year
Benefits:
401(k) Dental insurance Health insurance Paid time off Schedule:
Monday to Friday Supplemental pay types:
Bonus pay COVID-19 considerations:
Community Art Center offers rapid tests regularly/ masks available Work Location:
In person Who We Are:
.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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