Project Manager for Public Art Studio; Part-Time, Hybrid - Charlotte, NC

We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to oversee project execution and workflows for a growing public art practice.

This role is a leadership and enforcement role responsible for maintaining structure, accountability, and momentum across all projects and small staff. The ideal candidate thrives in a complex, fast-moving environment and is comfortable setting boundaries, directing others, and keeping work on track. This position exists to protect the artist's time and ensure projects move forward efficiently and professionally.

• Oversee all active projects from proposal, project onboarding through installation and close-out
• Maintain project schedules, deliverables, and approval timelines
• Identify risks, bottlenecks, and scope creep early
• Coordinate with clients, designers, fabricators, engineers, and vendors
• Prepare meeting agendas, track action items, and follow up
• Direct staff workflow and priorities across projects
• Serve as a primary internal point of coordination
• Support studio principal by filtering issues and escalating when needed

• Manage project management software (e.g. Asana)
• Maintain documentation, schedules, and internal trackers
• Help refine studio workflows, templates, and processes

• Authoritative, organized, and proactive
• Comfortable setting expectations and enforcing them
• Highly communicative and detail-oriented
• Present in the studio and visible to the team
• Not a design position or purely remote coordinator

• Project management experience in public art, architecture, fabrication, construction, exhibitions, or design-build environments
• Experience working with creative teams and technical collaborators
• Strong organizational and communication skills
• Comfort managing multiple complex projects simultaneously
• Confidence working directly with principals and staff

Formal project management certification is not required;
real-world execution experience matters more
.

This role may begin part-time (2–3 days per week) with a combination of:

• On-site studio hours
• Remote

Part-time W-2 to start (15–20 hrs/week). Role may expand; benefits eligibility may be added if hours increase.

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