Full-Time Position

Art House Inc.

3119 Denison Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio

The Opportunity
Art House is seeking a Program Director to lead and grow the organization's programming efforts during an exciting period of organizational transformation and growth. The Program Director leads the planning, development, implementation, and evaluation of Art House’s educational, studio, school, and community programming. The role oversees the full program cycle, supervises the Program and Marketing Assistant, and serves as a primary contact for partners and teaching artists.
 

Working closely with the Executive Director and staff, the Program Director ensuresorganized, financially responsible programming aligned with community needs and Art
House’s mission, and represents the organization in Cleveland’s arts, education, and
broader community. Occasional evening and weekend work and travel throughout Greater Cleveland are required for school visits, partner meetings, program observations, and community events.

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Key Areas of Responsibility

Program Leadership & Development

• Develop and implement the annual programming plan with the Executive Director, including projections, budgets, schedules, and timelines.

• Oversee studio, school, and community programs, including Urban Bright; evaluate existing offerings and develop new opportunities based on feedback, partner needs, evaluation data, organizational priorities, and resources.

• Develop program offerings, catalogs, partner materials, and major annual initiatives and exhibitions, including the Urban Bright Exhibition

Program Operations

• Manage scheduling, enrollment, staffing, supplies, communications, payments, cancellations, rescheduling, and follow-up.

• Maintain accurate calendars, records databases, and documentation; coordinate logistics among teaching artists, schools, community organizations, students, families, and other participants.

• Conduct site visits and teaching artist observations, and improve systems supporting program quality and information accuracy.

Staff & Teaching Artist Management

• Supervise the Program and Marketing Assistant: set priorities, deadlines, workflows, and responsibilities; delegate administrative, communications, marketing, and data work; and provide training, feedback, and professional development support.

• Review program communications and public-facing materials, and assess staffing and operational needs with the Executive Director.

• Recruit, onboard, coordinate, and support teaching artists, including background checks, training, documentation, contracts, scheduling, payment processes, lesson plans, and evaluations. Maintain teaching artist resources and the Teaching Artist Guide, communicate expectations, and coordinate professional development, including the annual Artist Meet-Up.

Partner & Community Relations

• Build and maintain school, community, and organizational partnerships, serving as primary contact for program planning and implementation.

• Coordinate partner meetings, site visits, schedules, enrollment expectations, budgets, deliverables, and reporting requirements. Identify new partnerships and opportunities to expand programming, and represent Art House at community events, conferences, school events, open houses partner activities, and other outreach opportunities.

Facility Rentals & Studio Use

• Oversee Art House facility rentals and studio-use opportunities, including responding to inquiries, coordinating scheduling, developing rental quotes and agreements, and communicating policies and expectations to renters.

• Coordinate logistics, staffing, equipment, and space preparation to ensure rentals are well-organized, financially sustainable, and aligned with Art House’s mission and facility needs.

• Maintain rental records, and identify opportunities to expand community access and generate additional organizational income.

Financial Administration & Evaluation

• Develop quotes and pricing, prepare contracts and partner agreements, coordinate invoices and artist payments, and maintain accurate financial documentation with finance and bookkeeping staff. Monitor budgets, revenue, and expenses, and provide financial information for reports, proposals, grant applications, and organizational planning.

• Maintain the Programming Book and other tracking systems for enrollment, attendance, student participation, revenue, expenses, supplies, and outcomes. Administer surveys, collect program and partner information, analyze evaluation data, and prepare reports. Use findings and participant feedback to improve programming.

Marketing & Communications

• Work with the Program and Marketing Assistant to promote programs through social media, email, partner communications, and other channels.

• Ensure accurate schedules, pricing, enrollment information, and program details across promotional materials and digital platforms.

• Supply timely program information, stories, and images for communications, fundraising, and community engagement. 

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience in arts administration, education, nonprofit management, program management, or a related field.

• Experience managing programs from planning through implementation, evaluation, and reporting, while coordinating multiple projects, schedules, partners, and stakeholders.

• Experience supervising employees, contractors, interns, teaching artists, or other program personnel.

• Strong organizational, written, verbal, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills.

• Experience with budgets, program expenses, contracts, invoices, financial documentation, data collection, and evaluation.

• Proficiency with Google Workspace and administrative, communication, and data-management tools.

• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a small nonprofit team.

• Availability for occasional evening and weekend work and program-related travel throughout Greater Cleveland.

Strongly Preferred

• Experience in arts, cultural, education, or community-based nonprofits, particularly arts education, teaching artist programs, or community-engaged arts initiatives.

• Experience working with artists, educators, K–12 schools, youth-serving organizations, community organizations, and other external partners.

• Experience managing independent contractors and teaching artists.

• Experience with grant reporting, program evaluation, outcome measurement, or funder reporting requirements.

• Familiarity with Cleveland-area arts, education, and community organizations.

• Experience with CRM, program-registration, or nonprofit database systems

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Compensation & Work Environment
Position: Program Director
Status: Full-time
Salary:  $42,000 - 45,000 annually
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Reports to: Executive Director

Supervises: Program and Marketing Assistant; teaching artists and other program personnel, as applicable.

Art House, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a highly functional and
cohesive team that reflects the community it serves. Candidates with lived experience related to the organization's mission are encouraged to apply.

As a small, collaborative organization, Art House expects all staff members to contribute to the
organization's overall success and community visibility. The Development Director will be
expected to actively participate in fundraising events and other select organizational activities
where their presence supports donor cultivation, sponsorship, community engagement, or
fundraising goals. Some evening and weekend participation will be required.