Program Coordinator, Creative Economy

The New England Foundation for the Arts; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

The New England Foundation for the Arts is seeking a Program Coordinator, Creative Economy, to steward programmatic and organizational goals and balance front-facing and administrative tasks from Boston. You will help expand engagement with NEFA’s creative economy network and collaborate across departments to grow visibility and impact.

The role emphasizes relationship-building, precise communication, event support, and hands-on help for CreativeGround users and partners, contributing to NEFA’s

Responsibilities

• Organize all communications and community-building activity: implement engagement and promotional campaigns and distribute materials.
• Provide direct technical assistance to constituents and CreativeGround users.
• Support meetings, workshops, trainings, and events; track trends and cohort lists.
• Build relationships and gather stories to share with stakeholders and partners.

Job description

NEFA’s Creative Economy program strengthens New England's creative community by supporting its visibility, connection, and knowledge building. This is in service of the vision of a sustainable, inclusive, and resourced New England creative economy that is valued by all New England communities. The Program Coordinator, Creative Economy, is a steward of programmatic and organizational goals, balancing a mix of front-facing and administrative tasks. They work closely with users of CreativeGround.org, and other constituents within the New England creative economy; coordinate community engagement and promotional efforts that support and enhance the reach of NEFA’s programs, service, and impacts; and provide administrative and logistical support for department activities and events. They will play a critical role implementing narrative strategy and plans to grow and deepen engagement with New England’s creative economy network.

This position reports to the Senior Program Director, Creative Economy, and works in close coordination with the Program Manager. The Program Coordinator is responsible for organizing all communications and community building activity: implementing engagement and promotional campaigns and distributing materials; providing direct technical assistance to constituents and CreativeGround users; supporting meetings, workshops, trainings, and events; tracking trends, and cohort lists; and building relationships and gathering stories to share with stakeholders and partners. This position requires relational care, excellent communication, attention to detail, and project coordination, an aptitude for online marketing, an appetite for learning new platforms and tools, comfort with direct constituent engagement and public speaking, and a passion for building community with New England’s artists and creative enterprises. This role collaborates with NEFA’s grant program staff to advance the organization’s mission and impact in the region, and with NEFA’s communications staff to support storytelling and enhance brand coherence across the organization.