Center Director

Body Fit Training Company; Oakland (CA); Vor Ort; USD 110.000 - 150.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Destiny Arts Center in Oakland seeks a Director of Center Programs to provide strategic, artistic, and operational leadership for community classes, Performance Companies, summer camps, and family engagement.

As a senior member of the program leadership team, the Director will shape the Arts Center into a vibrant, welcoming community hub, building a continuum from introductory classes to advanced training, mentorship, and youth leadership.

Aufgaben

• Strategy & Program Development: Set strategic direction, annual goals, budgets, and work plans aligned with Destiny's mission and strategic plan
• Performance Companies: Supervise and support the Directors of the Destiny Arts Youth Performance Company (DAYPC) and Destiny Junior Company (DJC), setting shared artistic, educational, and youth development goals
• Operations & Program Management: Supervise the Arts Center Manager, Arts Center Coordinator, and Production Manager; oversee logistics, scheduling,

Jobbeschreibung

About Destiny Arts Center

Destiny Arts Center (DAC) is a nationally recognized leader in creative youth development and a vital cultural institution in Oakland. For nearly four decades, Destiny has been an artistic home for thousands of Bay Area youth and families, a place where young people find their voices, build their talents and relationships, and experience belonging.

Our mission is to inspire and ignite social change through the arts. Through dance, martial arts, theater, and other movement arts, we support young people in becoming peaceful, powerful, and creative individuals who contribute to stronger, healthier communities.

Position Summary

Destiny seeks an experienced, visionary, and collaborative Director of Center Programs to provide strategic, artistic, and operational leadership for our center-based programming: community classes, Performance Companies, summer camps, and family and community engagement.

As a senior member of the program leadership team, the Director will shape the Arts Center into a vibrant, welcoming, inclusive community hub. The Director will build a cohesive continuum of opportunities so young people can progress from introductory classes to advanced training, Performance Companies, mentorship, and leadership roles.

The Director is responsible for program quality, enrollment and retention, staff development, community engagement, and continuous improvement, working closely with the Deputy Director and other organizational leaders. The ideal candidate is a people-centered leader who combines a strong grounding in arts education and youth development with operational expertise, financial acumen, and a collaborative spirit.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy & Program Development

• Set strategic direction, annual goals, budgets, and work plans aligned with Destiny's mission and strategic plan
• Build a continuum connecting community classes, advanced training, Performance Companies, mentorship, and youth leadership
• Oversee planning, evaluation, and improvement of all Arts Center programs, including classes, camps, Performance Companies, and family programming
• Strengthen curriculum and instructional quality, and identify opportunities for innovation and expanded access

Performance Companies

• Supervise and support the Directors of the Destiny Arts Youth Performance Company (DAYPC) and Destiny Junior Company (DJC), setting shared artistic, educational, and youth development goals
• Ensure the Performance Companies offer high-quality, culturally rooted, youth-centered experiences and are integrated into other Destiny programming
• Strengthen recruitment, retention, family engagement, and pathways from classes into the Performance Companies

Operations & Program Management

• Supervise the Arts Center Manager, Arts Center Coordinator, and Production Manager; oversee logistics, scheduling,