Associate Director, Community Engagement

6 days ago


Brooklyn, New York, United States Bric Arts Media Full time
About Bric Arts Media

Bric Arts Media is a leading arts and media institution anchored in Downtown Brooklyn. Our work spans contemporary visual and performing arts, media, and civic action.

We have shaped Brooklyn's cultural and media landscape for over forty years by presenting and incubating artists, creators, students, and media makers.

As a creative catalyst for our community, we ignite learning in people of all ages and centralize diverse voices that take risks and drive culture forward.

We build Brooklyn's creative future.

About the Associate Director, Community Engagement Role

Bric Arts Media seeks an Associate Director to support our artists, residents, students, staff, and stakeholders who engage in services through our programs.

The Associate Director will report to the Senior Director, Community Impact and be responsible for working with Bric Arts Media participants and stakeholders and tracking their engagement with our organization.

Key Responsibilities
  • Work with the Senior Director, Community Impact to execute Bric Arts Media's short and long-term community engagement strategies across programs.
  • Collaborate with the Senior Director, Community Impact to develop and retain a comprehensive engagement strategy; establish and monitor key community engagement outcomes, outputs, and deliverables supporting Bric Arts Media's strategic plan, goals, and mission.
  • Utilize project management tools to ensure timely execution of project deliverables and regularly submit reports on engagement outcomes to staff, board, and partners.
  • Manage communication with workforce participants including youth, adults, internal and external stakeholders.
  • Manage workforce participant youth and adult schedules and provide supervision.
  • Coordinate onboarding processes, staffing schedules, training schedule and payroll for workforce participants.
  • Collaborate with the Senior Director, Community Impact to implement program evaluation tools and metrics for workforce and community engagement programs.
  • Act as Bric Arts Media representative and coordinator for select Community Engagement programs on and off-site, liaise with production and operations staff.
  • Collaborate with the Senior Director, Community Impact and Bric Arts Media's development team to manage the budget for community engagement programs and identify and apply for funding opportunities;
  • Collaborate with the Marketing team to promote Community Engagement initiatives.
Programs
  • Liaise with Marketing, Operations and Production departments to support logistics and communication for: the Intergenerational Community Arts Council, Stoop Share, Media Share, B Free Awards, Media Maker, and other critical community engagement programs.
  • Attend in-person and virtual meetings with the Senior Director of Community Impact to outline logistics, facilitate meetings, assist participants, implement plans, and manage timelines.
Participant Management and Engagement
  • Facilitate outreach and provide guidance for participants admitted to Bric Arts Media's programs through intake/screening, rescheduling, reminder of upcoming dates/programming, assessing and referring participants to creative and workforce development opportunities, encouraging attendance, regular in-person meetings, phone calls, emails, and/or text messages; this may include communication with clients on nights and weekends;
  • Maintain appropriate participant information in electronic databases and hard files.
  • Initiate and lead special initiatives to engage specific, identified communities.
Support to DEIB Working Group & Liaison
  • Manage the development and programmatic efforts of the DEIB Working Group.
  • Liaison between staff, Senior staff and Board to ensure DEIB alignment and support; draft and present quarterly DEIB progress report; work closely with WG members to implement institutional programs and professional development activities/events.
  • Plan and facilitate monthly meetings; Coordinate interdepartmental Lunch & Learns, and affinity groups.
  • Liaise between staff, senior staff and board to ensure DEIB alignment and support.
  • Oversee outreach to external participants in the programming strand such as potential panelists, partners, elected officials, clients etc.
  • Coordinate DEIB meetings, activities, and talks with members of the working group and Bric Arts Media at Large, including DEIB Board Committee
  • Provide other outreach and administrative tasks where required.
Partnerships
  • Proactively seek partnerships to further community engagement strategies and respond to organizational inquiries for partnerships with Bric Arts Media; serve as liaison to partner organizations and maintain communication and relationships with stakeholder groups.
  • Represent Bric Arts Media at select community meetings and neighborhood events.
  • Coordinates the production of PSA's and other materials for non-profit cultural and community groups.
  • Serves as primary liaison with Brooklyn Public Library, and other partners.
  • Conduct research and outreach to identify new organizational partners, including non-profits who would benefit from Bric Arts Media's educational services and cable/digital platforms.
  • Develops tools to assess outcomes for partnership projects and prepare reports.
Requirements
  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent required, Masters Degree or equivalent preferred
  • At least 5-7 years of directly related professional experience
  • Strategic thinker
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Demonstrated experience working with diverse communities
  • Demonstrated experience with equity and inclusion practices, especially in relation to race, gender, disability, and social justice practices
  • Demonstrated experience facilitating groups and leading collaboration
  • Knowledge of community engagement, social-practice arts, and community/cultural organizing principles and practices.
  • Knowledge of Brooklyn and NYC arts community, especially community-based organizations
What We Offer
  • An annual salary range of $65K - $80K
  • A comprehensive benefits package, including: paid time off, 403B retirement plan, pre-tax transit cards, medical flexible spending plans and more.
  • BRIC Arts Media currently pays 100% of the premium for employee medical, dental and vision coverage starting on the first of the month after 2 months of employment.
How to Apply

All applicants must submit a resume together with a cover letter outlining the ways in which their skills and experience align with our specific needs via our online application portal found here on our website.

Candidates of color and from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds are highly encouraged to apply.

BRIC Arts Media is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, religion, creed, disability, military and veteran status, genetic information or any other factor which cannot be used as a basis for an employment decision.



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