Art Director

4 weeks ago


Brynmawr, Blaenau Gwent, United Kingdom Bryn Mawr College Full time
Job Title: Art Director

The City of Philadelphia's Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy seeks a highly skilled Art Director to oversee the City's Public Art collection, comprising over 1000 works. This is a unique opportunity to steward the City's rich cultural heritage and contribute to the development of a vibrant public art program.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Establish and enforce public art policies, ensuring compliance with the Percent for Art Ordinance.
  • Manage the commissioning process for new artworks, overseeing artist competitions and collaborations.
  • Oversee conservation and collection management, including condition assessments, collection files, and public art inventory databases.
  • Coordinate conservation work, temporary and permanent relocation of City-owned public art, and ensure routine maintenance of the collection.
  • Develop and implement effective communication strategies to engage the public and promote the City's public art collection.
Requirements:
  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant field, with a Master's degree preferred.
  • Minimum 6 years of administrative experience in public art, arts non-profit management, city planning, art history, curatorial work, creative industry, and/or government organization.
  • Demonstrated proficiency in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
  • Experience in conservation, history, education, research, cataloging, grant writing, community engagement, and willingness to work on a full range of tasks.
Benefits:
  • Full-time exempt position with an annual salary range of $87,000-97,000.
  • Generous benefits package, including medical insurance, prescription coverage, dental and optical coverage, flexible spending accounts, paid leave, life insurance, deferred compensation, and retirement benefits.

To apply, please submit a resume, 3 samples of previous projects, 2 writing samples, and a cover letter to arts@phila.gov with the subject line Public Art Director. Phone calls will not be accepted.


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