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🎭 Join Us in Bringing the Arts to Life at the Salem YMCA! 🎨
At the Salem YMCA, we celebrate diversity and inclusion through a wide range of programs designed to serve every member of our community. We’re excited to invite passionate and creative candidates to apply for the role of Theater and Arts Director — a dynamic leader who can help us cultivate a vibrant and inclusive arts culture. This is an incredible opportunity to transform our YMCA into a thriving center for artistic expression, with a special focus on inspiring and engaging youth.
About the Role:
As the Theater and Arts Director, you will bring vision, creativity, and leadership to expand arts programming across the North Shore. You’ll play a key role in seamlessly integrating the arts into membership and community engagement initiatives, ensuring that our offerings reflect the rich diversity of the communities we serve. Your mission: to create innovative, high-quality arts experiences that inspire creativity and connection.
What You’ll Do:
✅ Develop and oversee engaging arts curricula and skill-building programs, including the Vibe Program.
✅ Lead the Creative Arts Summer Camp, ensuring excellence, safety, and creativity.
✅ Recruit, mentor, and support a talented team of staff and volunteers, building a culture rooted in growth and collaboration.
✅ Direct youth programs and mainstage productions, while also designing marketing materials to promote arts offerings.
✅ Manage Ames Hall events and space to ensure accessibility and inclusivity for all community members.
✅ Build partnerships with local organizations to enrich programming and expand community reach.
✅ Maintain fiscal responsibility, track program impact, and support fundraising initiatives.
✅ Embed the arts into all areas of YMCA membership and programming, strengthening our reputation as a hub for creativity.
Why You’ll Love Working with Us:
✨ Be part of a welcoming and mission-driven team.
✨ Shape innovative arts programming that makes a real difference.
✨ Enjoy opportunities to grow professionally and creatively.
We Offer:
🌟 Paid training and ongoing professional development.
🌟 Advancement opportunities across our seven YMCA locations.
🌟 Free YMCA membership and program discounts.
🌟 Health and dental insurance for full-time employees.
🌟 Employer-funded life insurance.
🌟 Generous paid time off, including 3 weeks of vacation, sick time, and personal days.
🌟 Retirement fund with a 12% company contribution (once vested; no match required).
🌟 Mileage reimbursement for work-related travel.
Bring your creativity, passion, and vision to a role where the arts truly come alive — and help us continue to inspire, engage, and build a stronger, more connected community.
📩 Apply today and help shape the future of the arts at the Salem YMCA!
Qualifications
✅ Proven experience in developing and managing arts programs — with a passion for innovation and quality.
✅ Strong leadership and team-building skills, dedicated to creating an inclusive and supportive environment.
✅ Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities, building positive relationships with staff, students, and community partners.
✅ Bilingual candidates are strongly encouraged to apply to better reflect and serve our diverse community.
✅ Prior experience directing youth theater productions — inspiring young performers and bringing creative visions to life.
Essential Functions
What You’ll Do:
✅ Develop and oversee engaging arts curricula and skill-building programs, including the Vibe Program.
✅ Lead the Creative Arts Summer Camp, ensuring excellence, safety, and creativity.
✅ Recruit, mentor, and support a talented team of staff and volunteers, building a culture rooted in growth and collaboration.
✅ Direct youth programs and mainstage productions, while also designing marketing materials to promote arts offerings.
✅ Manage Ames Hall events and space to ensure accessibility and inclusivity for all community members.
✅ Build partnerships with local organizations to enrich programming and expand community reach.
✅ Maintain fiscal responsibility, track program impact, and support fundraising initiatives.
✅ Embed the arts into all areas of YMCA membership and programming, strengthening our reputation as a hub for creativity.