Cultural Arts Coordinator

Job Description:

Cultural Arts Coordinator

Description

Description

The Ideal Candidate
The City of El Segundo Recreation, Parks, and Library Department is recruiting for a motivated Cultural Arts Coordinator. Under direction of the Recreation, Parks, and Library Director, the Cultural Arts Coordinator plans, develops, coordinates and promotes cultural arts programs and activities; administers cultural program areas, plans and coordinates cultural events, manages cultural event facilities and public art coordination; responsible for coordinating the interface between the Art and Cultural Advisory Committee and city government in the administrative areas of technical research, special reports, agenda preparations, and public information presentations. The Cultural Arts Coordinator will administer contracts with nonprofit organizations, artist, professional service providers and others. Work includes developing marketing programs, cultural arts programming, advocacy, revenue development, and the development of cultural facilities to stabilize and encourage the growth of El Segundo’s Arts and Cultural community; performs a variety of program support activities, including the monitoring of program activities, event set-ups and equipment troubleshooting.

Application and Selection Process
TO APPLY: Each applicant must submit a City of El Segundo Employment Application and respond to the Supplemental Qualifications Questionnaire online. This recruitment process is open on a continuous basis and may close at any time. Interested individuals are encouraged to apply immediately. This recruitment requires that a cover letter addressing your professional experience and resume must be uploaded with the application to be considered complete. The first review date for the Cultural Arts Coordinator will be Monday, May 12, 2025, at 5:00 p.m.

The City of El Segundo, incorporated in 1917, is a unique, quaint city by the sea. Home to approximately 17,000 residents and over 75,000 private sector employees of major aeronautical, sports, media, industrial and multiple Fortune 500 companies including Mattel, Chevron and most recently, the Los Angeles Times and Beyond Meat. Further, El Segundo has become the headquarters for major sports franchises, including the LA Lakers and LA Kings. As the economy broadens, El Segundo is becoming home to a variety of high tech and “creative economy” start-up companies. This is reflected in the City motto "Where Big Ideas Take Off!"

Essential Job Functions

Essential functions, as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following duties and responsibilities, knowledge, skills and other characteristics. This list of duties and responsibilities is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY, and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and tasks performed by positions in this class.

Characteristic Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manages complex public art projects from inception to completion; including defining project scope, drafting requests and proposal, facilitating the selection, contract negotiation and project completion;
• Proposes, organizes, schedules and supervises activities of one or more cultural program areas(s), including: staffing, facility use, technical and administrative functions, relations with cultural organizations and the general public;
• Makes outreach presentations to cultural organizations, community groups and residents to gather support and encourage community participation in the arts and culture;
• Plans, organizes and prepares budgets; evaluates the annual budget request against goals established for the division and revenue projections; recommends changes in division requests to the Director of Recreation, Parks and Library;
• Analyzes issues, researches projects, establishes and develops programs related to public art, as directed by Director. Composes staff reports, Commission reports, and professional documents and advises on recommended action or analyses. Performs other analytical work as asked;

• Compiles and disseminates monthly event calendar outlining the month's activities, special events listings, describing what, where and when events will be held and the venue, hours and a brief description of those activities;
• Monitors programs and activities, ensures compliance with contract documents, reviews and verifies contractor's payment applications and recommends approval for payment;
• Prepares performance reports on artists, consultants and independent contractors;
• Keeps the Director of Recreation, Parks and Library informed of projects, projected projects, problems and opportunities of which the department head may not be aware;
• Provides customer service to applicants, participants and the general public; acts as an information source regarding assigned programs; provides feedback to direct user groups, staff and volunteers, as appropriate;
• Receives, researches, and resolves complaints by program participants and the public; refers complaints to department head, as appropriate; and
• Recommends hiring, trains, schedules, assigns and reviews work of assigned staff; initiates corrective and/or disciplinary action and responds to grievances following established personnel policies and procedures and in consultation with the Director of Library and Community Services and Human Resources.

Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills and Other Characteristics:

• Demonstrated knowledge of and passion for the arts;
• Principles and practices of cultural arts programming, planning, funding, development, implementation and administration, including multi-cultural programming;
• Public arts grants and sources including private and foundation-funding sources;
• Cultural policy, standards, practices and issues;
• Report writing techniques;
• Budgeting practices of performing and visual arts organizations;
• Non-profit foundations, fundraising, and management;
• Laws and regulations governing public assembly facilities; and
• Principles and practices of supervision.

Skilled in:

• Reviewing and evaluating arts programs and their relationships to other community/agency programs;
  
• Translating goals and objectives into workable programs, including fund development, community support and program evaluation;
  

Ability to:

• Direct and organize an arts program and deal effectively with policies of the City;
  
• Communicate effectively both orally and in writing;
  
• Provide leadership to a City Council-appointed Arts and Cultural Advisory Committee to accomplish its mission;
  
• Analyze and solve problems independently and in a timely manner;
  
• Work within tight, frequently changing and multiple deadlines; and
  
• Establish and maintain effective and cooperative working relationship with a wide and diverse group of people including cultural groups, youth, volunteers, co-workers, contractors, vendors and the general public.
  

Working Conditions:

Work is routinely performed in an office environment or program facility environment.

Licensing/Certification Requirements:

None.

Minimum Qualifications:
A Bachelor’s Degree in Public Art, Arts Administration, Public or Business Administration or closely related field and five (5) years increasingly responsible cultural arts experience including one (1) year leading and/or supervising the work of others, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Master's Degree in Public Art, Arts Administration, Public or Business Administration or closely related field preferred.

CITY EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION (CEA)
Benefit Summary - Effective 5/17/2019

PERS Retirement : Tier I-2%@55 . Tier II-2%@60 for individuals employed by the City on or after 12/30/12 who are already PERS members. Tier I and II members single highest year coordinated with Social Security and Medicare. Employee required contribution is 8% of pensionable income. PERS 2%@62 for new employees/members hired on or after 1/1/13 have three year average coordinated with Social Security and Medicare and payment of 50% of normal cost (6.75%).

Social Security: The City matches employee’s Social Security contribution, which is 6.2% of your salary and is made on a pre-tax basis. The 2025 Social Security income cap is $176,100.

Retiree Medical: City offers paid retiree medical insurance at same rate as active employees.

Medical Insurance : $1,800 per month for employee and dependents' medical insurance under PERS.

Educational Incentive : Up to $334.21 for B.A. if job doesn't require it. Must be approved by Department Head. Future employees hired on or after May 10, 2017 not eligible.

Optical/Dental/Life/AD&D : $184.25 per month City contribution. Employee & eligible dependents may be covered for optical and dental. $50,000 term life policy provided by City; employee can purchase additional self and dependent coverage at group rates. AD&D insurance policies provided for employees.

Flexible Spending Account (FSA) : Section 125 Plan, allows for payment of employee-paid insurance, medical treatment, and dependent care expenses with pre-tax dollars.

State Disability Insurance (SDI) : Coverage provided through State Employment Development Department for short-term disability. There is a 1% Employee deduction for this benefit.

Long-Term Disability: City provides fully-paid LTD insurance. Continuance of 66 2/3% of first $9,750 of employee's salary after a 60-day waiting period. Applies to non-job related occurrences.

Work Schedule: 9/80 with alternating Fridays off.

Holidays : 11 fixed paid holidays plus 2 days of Personal Leave per year.

Vacation Leave : 96 hours (1-5 years); 120 hours (6 - 10 years); 144 hours (11 - 15 years): 176 hours (16+ years). Leave can be used after 6 months of service. Annual cash conversion option.

Sick Leave : 8 hours per month.

Bereavement Leave: Three (3) working days [one workweek where travel is 500 miles or more] for qualifying incident. Two (2) additional unpaid days may be taken.

Tuition Reimbursement : Up to $1,750 per year for tuition and books.

Longevity Pay: Up to $66.84/mo for 5 yrs of service; Up to $133.68 for 10 yrs of service; Up to $200.53/mo for 15 yrs of service. Future employees hired on or after May 10, 2017 not eligible.

Uniform Allowance : Dollar amount varies for specific classes.

Other : Voluntary participation in Credit Union; Long-Term Care (premiums paid by employee); Mission Square 457 Deferred Compensation Program; Payroll Direct Deposit.

Revised: 12/12; 2/13; 1/14; 2/15; 8/16; 5/17;5/19; 8/22; 3/25

Salary:

$6,795.41 - $8,259.87 Monthly