Arts & Culture Coordinator

City of Urbana; Urbana (IL); On-site; USD 68,000 - 108,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Urbana seeks an Arts & Culture Coordinator to manage the Arts & Culture Program, staff the Urbana Arts & Culture Commission, and promote arts initiatives across the community.

The role oversees grants, contracts, reports, and public events, while coordinating with economic development and downtown Urbana activities. A bachelor’s degree in a related field and 2+ years’ experience are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in arts administration or related field is required.
• Minimum two years of professional experience in public or private sector with focus on hospitality management, communications, public relations, arts education, program administration, urban planning, or public engagement.
• Master's degree may substitute for one year of experience; additional experience may substitute education.

Responsibilities

• Administers the City's Arts & Culture Program and staff to the Urbana Arts & Culture Commission.
• Prepares reports, memos, and presentations for City Council and partners.
• Maintains Urbana Arts & Culture webpage and promotes city arts initiatives.
• Develops and oversees grants, contracts, and funding for arts programming.
• Coordinates annual Arts & Culture Program plan and public events.
• Responds to FOIA requests and public inquiries with courtesy and professionalism.
• Coordinates with economic development staff to promote local arts and businesses.

Skills

Public engagement

Communications

Public relations

Arts administration

Program administration

Urban planning

Marketing

Education

Bachelor's degree in arts administration, fine arts, public administration, business administration, planning, communications or related field

Job description

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Arts & Culture Coordinator

Annual Salary Range: $67,729.01- $108,366.40

Starting Annual Salary: $67,729.01- $88,047.70

Status: Full-Time; Non-Exempt; Civil Service

Department: Community Development Services

Job Summary: The Arts & Culture Coordinator is responsible for a broad range of administrative and technical functions related to the promotional and administration of the Arts & Culture Program and its various events and initiatives, including staffing the Urbana Arts & Culture Commission, collecting and developing information related to arts-related initiatives within the community, coordinating a variety of arts-related tasks for economic development, and assistance with other economic development and community development activities.

Essential Functions:

• Administers the City's Arts & Culture Program.
• Serves as primary staff to the Urbana Arts & Culture Commission in developing, implementing, and evaluating long-range plans, procedures, and policies for the Arts & Culture Program.
• Prepares, distributes, and updates promotional materials for City-sponsored public arts installations, cultural events, and special programs.
• Prepares and submits accurate and timely reports, memoranda, research, and presentations to the Director of Community Development Services and/or Economic Development Manager for City Council, Urbana Arts & Culture Commission, State of Illinois, and Champaign County, as required. May present information to City Council and/or other boards and commissions as assigned.
• Maintains a current Urbana Arts & Culture page on the City's website; identifies opportunities to showcase Central Illinois in regional and national public arts venues and publications.
• Promotes and administers the Urbana Arts Grant Programs, Percent for Art on Municipal Building Projects program, Arts & Culture programming at Urbana's Market at the Square, City Hall art exhibits for 'Artist in the Corridor', and other City-sponsored programs.
• Develops, negotiates, and monitors contracts with artists, arts organizations, or other organizations related to public arts programing.
• Assists in fundraising activities; seeks and prepares grant applications or proposals to support the Arts & Culture Program, as necessary.
• Monitors expenditures and budgets related to public arts programming; makes purchases and procures goods and services related to public arts in compliance with the City's procurement policy and other applicable policies.
• Administers all grant management and reporting directly and primarily related to the Arts & Culture Program.
• Coordinates the development of an Annual Arts & Culture Program plan.
• Serves as liaison between City, artists, and/or business organizations.
• Maintains various inventory databases and archives.
• Assists in the development, marketing and implementation of various development incentive programs related to the arts.
• Coordinates, promotes, and facilitates various public events, including public input sessions, exhibits, and workshops, as assigned.
• Responds to or assists in responding to information requests, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, and general inquiries from the public, media, artists, other public art programs, and community partners.
• Collaborates with and supports other Economic Development staff on the promotion of local businesses, business-related events, and activities, and downtown Urbana.
• Assists the public with inquiries, requests, and/or problems in a friendly, respectful, courteous, and professional manner.
• May supervise volunteers, interns, or other temporary staff performing work related to public arts programming.

Minimum Qualifications:

• A bachelor's degree in arts administration, fine arts, public administration, business administration, planning, communications or related field.
• At least two (2) years of professional experience working for a public or private agency with a primary focus on hospitality management, communications, public relations, arts education, program administration, business administration, urban planning, public engagement, marketing, or related.
• Substitutions: A master's degree in a related field may substitute for one year of the required experience. Additional professional experience may be substituted for the education requirement on a year-for-year basis.
• Demonstrated experience with dynamic program assessment and evaluation, as well as artistic and cultural programming is strongly preferred.

Note: The word "experience" refers to full-time paid experience; part-time experience including internships may be accumulated and pro-rated to meet the total experience requirements.

For a complete list of duties and qualifications, please refer to the job description.