Youth Programs Manager

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The Studio Museum in Harlem

The Youth Programs Manager is responsible for developing and managing the implementation of the Studio Museum’s programs designed for teen communities and providing a safe environment for teens to express themselves creatively. Youth Programs offer students the opportunity to meet and converse with prominent visual artists, express their ideas in discussions, participate in tours and hands-on workshops, learn about museums and career opportunities in the arts, and develop important communication and critical thinking skills.

Expanding the Walls: Making Connections Between Photography, History and Community is an eight-month photography-based program for a select group of students enrolled in a high school or GED program. Participants work with a diverse group of arts professionals to explore issues related to community, history, and culture while learning the basics of photography in a regimen of art workshops, discussion groups, and field excursions. Expanding the Walls uses the work of renowned photographer James Van Der Zee as a catalyst for discussion and art-making. The program culminates with a celebration of the participants’ work.

The Teen Leadership Council is a group of New York City-based teens that foster a fun and safe space for teens to express creative ideas with The Studio Museum in Harlem. Teen Leadership Council members assist with planning and facilitating the Museum’s free programs for teens, including Art Looks and Studio Works, and collaborate with other teen organizations for special programs. Through visits to Museums, talks with arts professionals, and exchanges with their peers, the Teen Leadership Council nurtures creativity and ambition in developing the next generation of cultural programmers.

Teen Programs include Art Looks, a program that brings teens into the studios of contemporary artists, and behind the scenes of arts and cultural institutions, and Studio Works, an intensive art making workshop series designed to give teens an opportunity to work directly with professional artists. Additionally, Art Looks and Studio Works include virtual components, such as online DIYs created by Teen Leadership Council teens, and Teen Talks, an Instagram series in which TLC teens are in conversation with contemporary artists.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

Manage the development and implementation of youth programs, including the Museum’s signature youth program, Expanding the Walls, facilitated by the Expanding the Walls Program Coordinator
Ensure management of student learning around the following major program components: the Museum; the camera and image making; exposure to various paths and career opportunities in the arts; exhibition planning; community exchange and engagement
Supervise and support the Expanding the Walls Program Coordinator as they develop and implement the program; guide participants through all aspects of the program and annual exhibition
Recruit, develop, and facilitate the Teen Leadership Council program to facilitate youth engagement and exposure to career opportunities in the arts
Develop and implement teen programs, including Art Looks, Studio Works, and other teen-focused programs that introduce teens to contemporary artists, provide opportunities for art making, and build community through engagement with exhibitions and permanent collection
Collaborate with the Education Department, other Museum staff and program partners as necessary for various aspects of Expanding the Walls and youth programs.
Cultivate and manage relationships with community-based organizations, schools, and other supporting institutions in an effort to extend Museum services across communities
Supervise and mentor participating youth
Support the Expanding the Walls Program Coordinator and Programs Assistant in organizing outreach and recruitment efforts for Expanding the Walls
Manage the teen social media account, developing and producing content, and managing workflow with the support of the Communications Department
Manage online website presence for youth programs, including program and calendar listings, multimedia content, and participant information
Build and plan the annual youth programs budget, in collaboration with the Associate Director of Education
Oversee the continual archive of Expanding the Walls photographic works
Participate in selection, onboarding, and supervision of Education interns, as needed
Manage Expanding the Walls participant and parent engagement for the Museum’s annual Luncheon, with the support of the Expanding the Walls Program Coordinator
Conduct program evaluations and maintain statistics, and documentation of programs, with support from the Programs Assistant.
Lead group visits for youth program-related groups as needed
Write year-end reports
Other duties as assigned