Cultural Space Project Manager

Cultural Space Project Manager

Salary: $ - $ Annually

Location:

King Street Station, 3rd St., S. and S. King St, WA

Job Type: Civil Service Exempt, Regular, Full-time

Remote Employment:
Flexible/Hybrid

Job Number:

Department:
Office of Arts & Culture

Seattle Office of Arts & Culture (ARTS) works to build a more vibrant, connected, and equitable city, one where artists and cultural organizations can thrive in place. With renewed investments, expanded community partnerships, and a clear strategic direction, we are advancing programs that strengthen cultural infrastructure, prevent displacement, and keep arts and culture rooted in our neighborhoods.

Within ARTS, the Creative Placemaking Division supports arts-based community development that shapes and sustains places where Seattle’s creative community can flourish. We bring together work in cultural space, Arts & Cultural Districts, place-based arts activations, and the creative economy to support both placemaking and place keeping. Guided by the City’s Race and Social Justice Initiative (RSJI), we collaborate across sectors and alongside communities to integrate arts and culture into local planning, foster community development, and strengthen the cultural anchors that help neighborhoods remain rooted in place.

Through the Cultural Space program, we preserve, create, and activate cultural square footage; support artists and cultural organizations in planning for the future of their spaces; and work with developers to incorporate arts and culture into new projects. As the Cultural Space Project Manager, you will play an important role in this work by overseeing the Cultural Facilities Fund and Arts & Cultural Districts programs, cultivating strong community and district partnerships, and managing the programs, budgets, and processes that keep Seattle’s cultural spaces vibrant and accessible!

Here’s more of what you’ll be doing:

• Day-to-day project management:
  Facilitate grant selection processes, organize community peer-review panels, and ensure equitable distribution of funding.
• Support grantees:
  Provide applicants and awardees with technical assistance, project development support, and contract compliance guidance.
• Develop and manage resources:
  Gather, maintain, and present information on navigating City processes, supporting or expanding cultural space, and accessing cultural space assets and resources.
• Coordinate partnerships:
  Work with the Seattle Arts Commission, City departments, and community partners to implement programs.
• Grant and contract oversight:
  Negotiate awardee contracts, collect final reports, and process invoices for grant-funded projects.
• Community engagement:
  Build relationships with artists, cultural organizations, and the public, ensuring broad and equitable participation in funding opportunities.
• Program development and administration:
  Manage budgets, schedules, program design, and evaluation to ensure program success and compliance.
• Outreach and communications:
  Prepare blog posts, memos, reports, and presentations for community groups and elected officials, and participate in community outreach efforts on behalf of the department.

Please note this job ad is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

We know that no candidate will meet every qualification, and that is not the expectation. We value transferable skills, lived experience, growth mindsets, and nontraditional career paths. If you are excited about this work and bring a blend of the qualities below, we want to hear from you!

• Grant management, arts administration, project management, and/or a closely related field
• Contract oversight, budgeting, and compliance within grant programs
• Work involving place-based initiatives such as urban planning, transportation, neighborhood planning, or cultural infrastructure
• Managing projects related to arts funding, cultural facilities, or community development
• Community outreach,…