Director of Arts Education

Jewish Community Center•Owings Mills, MD

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Director of Arts Education is a creative arts administrator and educator responsible for developing, managing, and growing arts education experiences primarily serving children, teens, and families. Working collaboratively with the Center for Arts & Culture and Gordon Center teams, the Director of Arts Education provides creative vision and operational leadership for a diverse portfolio of programs including children’s theater, dance, summer arts programming, and additional arts experiences based on community needs, organizational priorities, and the Director’s areas of expertise. This position creates high-quality arts experiences that reflect the vibrant and diverse communities we serve while providing opportunities for creativity, learning, connection, and meaningful engagement in a safe and welcoming environment.

Requirements

A college degree is required.
Experience in arts education, arts administration, program management, theater, dance, visual arts, music, camp, or related fields is strongly preferred.
Comfortable using technology for communication, data management, registration, scheduling, and other administrative responsibilities.

Nice To Haves

A creative thinker and arts administrator who can turn ideas into engaging, well-executed programs.
A positive and enthusiastic leader who enjoys working with children, families, artists, educators, and community partners.
An effective supervisor who can recruit, support, and build strong relationships with teaching artists and program staff.
Highly organized and able to manage multiple programs, priorities, budgets, deadlines, and events simultaneously.
A strong problem-solver who is flexible and comfortable adapting when circumstances change.
An effective communicator and collaborator with strong interpersonal skills and a commitment to follow-through.
Committed to creating inclusive, welcoming, safe, and high-quality arts experiences.

Responsibilities

Provide creative and strategic leadership for the JCC’s year-round and summer arts education portfolio.
Lead the JCC’s Children’s Theater Production Company programming and oversee dance programming for children and adults.
Develop new classes, workshops, performances, camps, and arts experiences based on community interests, participation trends, and opportunities for growth.
Develop and maintain relationships with local schools, artists, educators, arts organizations, businesses, and community partners to cultivate partnerships and artistic resources that enhance programming and broaden participation in JCC arts and cultural experiences.
Collaborate across JCC departments and with community partners to develop meaningful arts experiences and support organizational and community-wide events.
Assist with curating and coordinating rotating exhibits in the Gordon Center gallery.
Provide instruction and direct program leadership when appropriate.
Evaluate programs and identify opportunities to strengthen quality, participation, accessibility, and impact.
Represent the Center for Arts & Culture and JCC with professionalism in interactions with participants, families, artists, partners, and the broader community.
Participate in relevant professional development to remain current in arts education, program management, supervision, and community engagement.
Manage arts education programs from initial concept and planning through implementation and evaluation.
Develop and manage program budgets, calendars, schedules, enrollment goals, and operational plans.
Recruit, hire, onboard, schedule, supervise, and support teaching artists, instructors, counselors, specialists, and other year-round and summer program staff.
Oversee registration, enrollment, room reservations, supplies, payroll coordination, field trips, special programs, and other program logistics.
Build strong relationships with participants and families, maintain consistent communication, and lead efforts to support recruitment and retention.
Collaborate with marketing staff on program promotion, recruitment, registration, and outreach.
Maintain accurate program, financial, enrollment, scheduling, and participant records.
Coordinate performances, showcases, recitals, exhibits, and other culminating experiences.
Participate in staff and camp meetings, orientations, trainings, parent programs, debriefings, and other planning meetings as appropriate.
Ensure programs follow JCC safety procedures and are delivered in a safe, organized, welcoming, and high-quality manner.
Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor or other appropriate management.