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Bethel University

Director of Worship Arts

Mishawaka, IN · On-site

... programs pertaining to Worship Arts. * Work with the Chair of Religion & Philosophy to: * Arrange a schedule appropriate for students and adjunct faculty * Manage the worship arts budget, including ...

Hcfl

Arts Director

Dale, IN · On-site

$84K - $134K/yr

... programs college wide. Develops and maintains a comprehensive plan for arts activities that ... Includes managing budgets, the determination and assessment of objectives, ensuring internal ...

USA Gymnastics

Women's Program Director

Indianapolis, IN · On-site

$60 - $80/hr

Manage the Women's Artistic Gymnastics educational track for National Congress. * Attend National Congress, including Development Program and Xcel Program update lectures. * Travel to and support ...

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How much do arts program manager jobs pay per year?

As of Sep 5, 2026, the average yearly pay for arts program manager in Indiana is $102,255.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $75,600.00 and $126,100.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What does an arts program manager do?

An Arts Program Manager is responsible for planning, coordinating, and overseeing arts-related programs and events within organizations such as museums, community centers, or arts councils. They manage budgets, collaborate with artists and stakeholders, and ensure programs run smoothly from conception to completion. Their duties often include fundraising, marketing, scheduling, and evaluating program effectiveness. The goal of an Arts Program Manager is to promote and support the arts while engaging the community and achieving organizational objectives.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as an arts program manager?

To thrive as an Arts Program Manager, you generally need a background in arts administration, project management, and budget planning, often supported by a relevant degree or significant experience in the arts sector. Familiarity with grant writing software, event management tools, and CRM systems is typically required. Exceptional communication, creative problem-solving, and leadership skills set top candidates apart. These abilities are essential for successfully designing, funding, and delivering impactful arts programs that engage communities and stakeholders.

How does an arts program manager typically collaborate with artists and community partners to develop successful programs?

Arts Program Managers regularly work with artists, educators, and community organizations to design and implement engaging programs. This involves facilitating meetings to understand stakeholders' needs, coordinating logistics, securing resources, and ensuring clear communication throughout the project lifecycle. Successful managers are proactive in building relationships and balancing creative vision with practical considerations, such as budgets and timelines. By fostering open dialogue and aligning goals, they help ensure that programs are both impactful and sustainable.

What can I do with an arts program manager degree?

An arts program manager degree prepares individuals to oversee arts projects, coordinate events, and manage budgets within arts organizations or institutions. Graduates can work as program coordinators, arts administrators, or project managers, often utilizing skills in leadership, communication, and arts management software. Certification in arts administration or project management can enhance job prospects.

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Film + Media Arts Program Assistant

Taylor University

Upland, IN • On-site

$35K - $44K/yr

Part-time

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Key responsibilities

  • Assist faculty with administrative tasks such as attending meetings, recording minutes, and distributing course materials.

  • Manage departmental office operations including responding to inquiries, maintaining files, overseeing petty cash, and coordinating office supplies.

  • Support student workers by recruiting, scheduling, managing, and approving timesheets, as well as handling contractual information and project-related purchases.

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Company rating: 7.0 out of 10

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Job description

Location : Upland
Job Type: Part-Time
Job Number: 202500725
Area: School of Arts and Humanities (HABS)
Department: Film + Media
Opening Date: 08/26/2026
Summary
Position Summary
This 12-hour, part-time position provides assistance to the Film & Media Arts faculty, including 4 full-time faculty, 2-3 adjunct faculty, one full-time engineer and one part-time engineer. The person will have strong interpersonal skills, critical thinking/problem solving skills, word processing and computer skills, internet research skills, bookkeeping and budget experience, and an eye for detail and accuracy. He/she will also speak accurately and clearly and use correct grammar. Ideally, the person also has experience with event coordination, social media and basic graphic design. Knowledge of film, television, the entertainment industry and film festivals will be considered a bonus.
Mission and Commitment
Taylor's mission is to develop servant-leaders marked with a passion to minister Christ's redemptive love, grace, and truth to a world in need.
As a community, Taylor faculty, staff, and students commit to living out Christ's love and truth in the here and now. We worship together, serve one another, and grow in faith as we learn in the classroom, on the field, at chapel, and anywhere else we're doing Life Together.
Duties and Responsibilities
This position is primarily responsible to:
  • Testify to personal experience of salvation in Jesus Christ, affirm belief in the University's Statement of Faith, abide by and practice our Life Together Covenant, and both personally agree with and support the Foundational Documents of Taylor University.
  • Faculty Support
    • Attend department faculty meetings and record minutes
    • Assist in the copying and distribution of syllabi, handouts, exams, faculty schedules, classroom schedules and routing these to the proper offices
    • Occasional proctoring of exams in classroom or one-on-one
    • Periodic grading of objective quiz and test items
    • Curate, with John Bruner, a database of available actor headshots and resumes for use by Narrative Filmmaking students
  • Manage departmental office
    • Respond to walk-up questions and requests from faculty and students
    • Serve as receptionist (answer phones and speak with visitors)
    • Organize and maintain department files
    • Sort and distribute department mail
    • Oversee petty cash and disbursements
    • Maintain copy machine and printers, contacting IT for repairs
    • Order and stock office supplies for department and faculty offices
    • Create schedules for faculty office doors, collect faculty syllabi and forward to academic dean, schedule meetings
    • Recommend improvements in office methods and procedures
    • Address issues with office area appearance, requesting assistance from maintenance, housekeeping, etc. as needed
  • Student workers
    • Enter contractual information for WTUR workers and Envision Productions staff
    • Recruit, schedule, and manage student workers if needed
    • Approve timesheets of student workers if needed
  • Archiving
    • Responsible for archiving annual documents such as production photos, course materials and production binders
    • Record weekly minutes at department meetings for archival purposes
    • Collect and archive syllabi each semester
  • Course materials and fees
    • Update course fees each semester in communication with faculty and ensure that fees are collected for relevant class sections
    • Order materials as requested for courses
    • Assist chair in processing course fee forms and route through Academic Affairs and the Business office by deadlines
  • Assist Chair with curriculum guides/course scheduling/registration/scholarships
    • Assist Chair in plotting all course/faculty/room schedules throughout Horne using iChair
    • Identify population swells or downturns, forecasting how those will affect section enrollment
    • Avoid conflicts for students by orchestrating the timing of various courses.
    • Maintain curriculum guides for BA and BS.
    • Prepare reports of various kinds to provide data for decision making (E$3, AIP, AlumniConnect, etc.)
  • Budget Assistance
    • Work with budget manager (John Bruner) in the following areas:
      1. Review charges to find and address errors (wrong charges from other departments, wrong line or org charged) in FMA's seven budget orgs
      2. Process purchase orders and invoices to business office as needed
      3. Collect receipts and process credit card statements for faculty and staff. Verify lines to be charged with budget manager and enter information into business office credit entry system, assigning each charge to the appropriate line and entering charge descriptions.
      4. Assist with vendor relationships and payments where appropriate
      5. Remediate credit card problems
      6. Meet with budget manager regularly
    • Working with budget manager, oversee student purchases for projects, process petty cash and reimbursements for upper division production courses. This involves working directly with 4-12 student producers each semester in FMA430 Producing for Clients, FMA420 Documentary Filmmaking, FMA314 Film Workshop and FMA440 Narrative Filmmaking
  • Adjunct faculty
    • Create Requests-to-Hire for adjunct faculty
    • Verify that adjuncts have access to TU technology, systems, and office supplies as they begin a new semester
  • Travel/Trip Support
    • Trip planning and flight/car/hotel arrangements (as needed) for NAB/BEA, UFVA, Sundance trip, international trips, Envision guests and TUHIP internship visits, tracking professional development funds.
    • Coordinate travel arrangements, ticket purchases and scheduling for field trips.
    • Assist with travel arrangements for travel courses such as Sundance and International Production (serve as general travel agent-airline and transit tickets, accommodations for large groups of students and faculty, food budgets, tickets for exhibitions and performances, etc.)
    • Providing support to teams traveling (travel forms, release forms, orientation catering, per diem cash disbursements, etc.)
    • Process faculty professional development expense reports, reimbursements.
    • Prepare employee expense reports post-travel
  • Marketing, recruiting
    • Act as liaison to print shop for posters/prints for marketing purposes
    • Supervise student workers updating student film posters with award recognitions
    • Assist chair in providing updated information for TU website
    • Verify that building TV monitors are functional and feeding correct promotional images. Report issues to Josh Taylor
  • Job placement, alumni engagement
    • Serve as clearinghouse for and distributor of internship information and job listings
    • Send occasional mailings, invitations and surveys to alumni
  • Coordinate usage of Film and Media spaces in the Horne Academic Center
    • Field daily building issues from faculty. These will be related to the quirks of the new facility at first and over time, will relate more to upkeep
    • Submit and track work orders to Maintenance and Housekeeping. Communicate to faculty about disruptive repair processes
    • Coordinate key access with Key Control
    • Coordinate building access and security with Campus Police
    • Coordinate building access and door lock automation with IT
    • Field classroom AV problems, calling Media Services for assistance
    • Field requests for use of media spaces within the Horne Academic Center, using both 25Live and the department's internal Cheqroom, in coordination with faculty
    • Assist summer conference attendees when in the building
  • Special Events
    • Events include JohnFest fall picnic, film screening/receptions, Envision Film Festival, guest filmmaker visits, Accepted Student visit day lunches, Senior Show, Senior Brunch and others as needed
    • Handle logistics of visiting filmmakers
    • Book campus facilities (such as Rediger) via 25Live, including Media Services requests for mics, lights, tables, etc.
    • Purchase food and beverage for receptions following Documentary Screening (Dec), Red Eye Film Frenzy 24-hour film festival (Jan), Narrative Screening (May) and other screening events hosted by alumni and guests
    • Host receptions/serve punch/supervise student assistants outside of normal work hours.
    • For the Envision Film Festival, book facilities, media services, microphones, tables, tablecloths, food/beverage
    • Place catering orders related to prospective students visiting during Envision Film Festival
    • Research, order and supervise delivery of meals for Envision leadership team and guests
    • For the Senior Show, order certificate holders, create award certificates, order tables/tablecloths, purchase beverages, and host punchbowl
    • For the Senior Brunch, book location, purchase/prepare food as needed and coordinate setup
    • Publicize scheduled events to university via e-mail Announcements as requested by chair
    • Provide public relations information about exhibits to news@taylor.edu and local media outlets as requested by chair
  • Administrative support for TUHIP (LA semester program)
    • Request W-9s from new speakers
    • Process honoraria payments for class speakers for FMA365 Inside the Entertainment Industry every two weeks
  • Film Camp
    • Assist with mid-week picnic arrangements
    • Find actors for films by reaching out to local arts organizations and high schools
  • Film Festival Support
    • Work with faculty to ensure that student project submission forms and FilmFreeway are completely filled out at semester's end, and if not, track down students who have not completed documentation for festival and competition entry
    • Obtain caption files for films when needed
    • Track festival submission dates and prompt chair to complete entries
    • Provide assets to film festivals as requested: director bios, headshots, log lines, press kits, film trailers, digital film files, caption files and confirmation agreements
    • Keep IMDb (Internet Movie Database) information up to date when new films are completed
  • Social Media/Graphic Design
    • If skilled with social media and graphic design, prepare posts for FB, IG, etc, announcing acceptances and wins in film festivals and competitions
    • Interact with university social media manager, alerting of upcoming posts for possible reposting
  • Other duties as assigned.

Typical Qualifications
Education and Experience
  • High school diploma or GED, required. Bachelor's degree preferred.
  • Two years of administration experience preferred.

Skills and Competencies
  • Excellent and effective verbal and written communication skills.
  • Excellent customer service skills with the ability to interact warmly and professionally with colleagues, students, parents and external partners.
  • Detail-oriented to maintain department records with accuracy and confidentiality.
  • Strong computer skills including proficiency in Microsoft Office, and the ability to learn new technology.
  • Excellent organizational skills to maintain calendars and schedule appointments, reservations, and/or events.
  • Ability to understand and follow specific instructions and procedures.
  • Self-directed and self-motivated in job-related tasks.
  • Adaptable and flexible to change tasks quickly; collaborative team player who can also work independently.
  • Ability to operate basic office equipment including computers, phones, and printers.

Supplemental Information
  • Physical Demands
    • No or limited physical effort is required.
  • Work Environment
    • Work is normally performed in a typical interior / exterior work environment.
  • Environmental Conditions
    • No or very limited exposure to physical risk.

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Please use this link (https://www.taylor.edu/_docs/about/offices/registrar/undergrad-catalog/foundation.pdf) to navigate to the Taylor University website to review the following documents, which are part of our Foundational Documents: - Mission Statement- Statement of Faith- Sanctity of Life Statement- Statement on Human Sexuality- Multicultural Philosophy Statement
  • Yes, I have read this page in its entirety and understand its contents
  • No, I have not read this page in its entirety or I do not understand its contents.

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In reference to the Foundational Documents: Do you personally support these statements to be your own example of belief, and if hired by Taylor University, would you agree to abide by the Life Together Covenant, Sanctity of Life Statement, the Statement of Human Sexuality, the Statement on Multicultural Philosophy, Taylor University Mission Statement, and Statement of Faith?
  • Yes
  • No

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