Coordinator, Community Engagement

Woodruff Arts Center Employees

Woodruff Arts Center employees play an integral role in creating and supporting great art and education initiatives at the nation's third largest arts center. Comprised of three Art Partners—Alliance Theatre, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and High Museum of Art—there's a role for everyone at The Woodruff.

The Coordinator, Community Engagement supports the development and implementation of a variety of arts-engaged programs that foster social connection, dialogue, and learning. The High's Learning and Civic Engagement Department is committed to methodologies that connect people, art, and ideas to encourage inquiry, connection, and civic engagement. This position works across two divisions of Learning and Civic Engagement—Community Engagement and Dialogue, and Creative Aging and Lifelong Learning—and reports to the Associate Director, Lifelong Learning and Accessibility.

This role helps create meaningful experiences for a wide range of audiences, strengthen relationships with community-based organizations, and measures the impact of these efforts for the museum, participants, and external stakeholders. The role includes:

• Monthly program coordination and implementation
• Community outreach and audience development,
• LCE volunteer program coordination
• Evaluation and assessment

Salary: $45,000

Schedule:

• Monday – Friday, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
• Occasional evenings and weekend as needed for program implementation

Monthly Program Coordination and Implementation (35%)

• Work closely with supervisors as well as internal and external stakeholders, support the planning, coordination, and implementation of programs that foster connection and engagement.
• Planning includes coordinating logistics, reserving spaces, scheduling facilitators, preparing program materials, and communicating with participants, partners, and collaborators via phone and email.
• Implementation includes welcoming participants, supporting facilitators and instructors, and executing administrative tasks such as documentation, payment processing, expense tracking, and attendance management. Programs include:
• Neighborhood Meet Up, a monthly gathering for unhoused neighbors
• Art After Loss, an ongoing conversation program for bereaved older/adults
• Musing Together, a monthly conversation program for individuals with Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia and their care partners
• Sensory Friendly programming for adults who identify as disabled and/or neurodivergent
• Other programs, as developed or assigned

Community Outreach and Development (35%)

• Work closely with supervisor(s), assist in the research, development, and implementation of comprehensive strategies for ongoing engagement with community-based organizations across Metro Atlanta, including affinity-based groups, organizations focused on aging, arts and cultural organizations, faith-based organizations, and others.
• Implementation includes cultivating and maintaining relationships with community partners through consistent outreach, communication, and participation in community events and gatherings, as well as identifying opportunities for new partnerships, collaborations, and programs that respond to community interests and needs while also expanding awareness of and engagement with the museum.
• Provide ongoing support to community partners, stakeholders, and participants, and help ensure outreach, partnerships, and related initiatives are inclusive, accessible, and responsive to the interests and needs of the diverse communities the museum serves.

Learning and Civic Engagement (LCE) Volunteer Program Coordination (15%)

• Support the recruitment, onboarding, scheduling, and communications with LCE program volunteers; maintain volunteer records and tracking service hours; and coordinate volunteer assignments to support programs, events, and departmental initiatives.
• Provide ongoing support and recognition to volunteers, ensuring they are well-informed, engaged, and prepared for their roles. Ensure the LCE volunteer program is welcoming, inclusive, and aligned with museum goals and community needs.

Evaluation and Assessment (15%)

• Support the development and…