Creative Director; Managerial Tier E; SY

Creative Director (Managerial Tier

E) (SY26-27)

Boston Public Schools Boston Arts Academy - Boston, Massachusetts

Job : 5790607

Final date to receive applications: Dec 01, 2026 11:59 PM (Eastern Standard Time)

Posted: Jun 18, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Reports To:

Head of School

About Boston Arts Academy: Boston Arts Academy (BAA) is Boston’s only public high school for the visual and performing arts, preparing a diverse community of aspiring artist‑scholar‑citizens for success in college, professional careers, and civic life. BAA is committed to inclusion, equity, and excellence in both academic and artistic instruction. It operates under an Election to Work Agreement (EWA), which includes responsibilities beyond the standard BTU contract such as extended days, additional duties, and professional development.

Role

Summary:

The Creative Director serves as Boston Arts Academy’s chief architect of artistic vision, creative strategy, and institutional innovation, and is a core member of the school’s Senior Leadership Team. This role ensures that BAA’s arts programming, interdisciplinary learning experiences, admissions and recruitment systems, productions, and public identity remain fully aligned with the school’s mission to develop artist‑scholars and global citizens.

In this role, the Creative Director is responsible for stewarding innovation across several core domains of the school’s work, including the design and evolution of arts programming and CTE pathways; the development of interdisciplinary and arts‑integrated models that reflect BAA’s graduate competencies; the coherence and quality of artistic production and exhibitions; the systems that shape recruitment, branding, and institutional storytelling; and the exploration of emerging tools, including AI and new technologies, that expand access, relevance, and opportunity for students.

The Creative Director leads:

• Arts Department Chairs and Arts Faculty
• Recruitment and Events Manager
• Production & Events Staff
• Technical Director
• Creative contractors, teaching artists, and artists‑in‑residence
• Pathways Coordinator (arts‑aligned pathways and CTE)

Core Responsibilities:

• Artistic Vision, Innovation, Interdisciplinary Learning & Program Design
  • Collaborate with instructional leadership to align innovative practices with curriculum, assessment, and professional learning experiences.
  • With arts chairs, set and steward a cohesive vision for the arts across all disciplines (Dance, Music, Theater and Media Arts, Visual Art and Design).
  • Lead the long‑term design and evolution of arts programming, creative CTE pathways, and interdisciplinary learning models.
  • Ensure arts learning experiences reflect BAA’s mission, graduate competencies, and commitment to equity and inclusion.
  • Collaborate with the Instructional Coach to advance, refine, and document artistic curriculum and instructional practices, ensuring coherence across arts disciplines and alignment to school wide expectations.
  • Partner with the Instructional Coach to design and sustain an innovative interdisciplinary learning model that supports multidisciplinary artists.
  • Work in partnership with the Instructional Coach to integrate academic and artistic learning in authentic, student‑centered ways.
  • Guide the responsible use of AI and emerging technologies within BAA’s learning design model across both arts and academic disciplines.
  • Provide strategic leadership for school wide arts experiences, Intersession/Project Week and cultural assemblies.
  • Partner with the Instructional Coach to develop professional learning related to creativity, innovation, and future‑ready skills.
  • Partner with alumni and external artists to design and launch pipeline programming that engages middle and elementary school students through summer, after‑school, and/or weekend arts experiences to support recruitment, access, and early talent development.
  • Use reflection, data, and community feedback to inform continuous improvement.
• Strategic and Operational Leadership
  • Supervise, support, and evaluate arts faculty and department chairs.
  • Lead hiring, onboarding, and development of arts educators and teaching artists.
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