HMD/The Bridge Project seeks an energetic Community Engagement Manager to join our team. The ideal candidate is someone who is dedicated to building coalitions among artists across disciplines, backgrounds, and perspectives, passionate about furthering cultural and racial equity in the arts, and who resides within the San Francisco Bay Area. HMD/The Bridge Project is based in the San Francisco Bay Area, the occupied, ancestral lands of the Ramaytush Ohlone, known today also as the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe, who are the original peoples of the San Francisco Peninsula. Read our full acknowledgment of place at https://www.bridgeproject.art/about.

The Community Engagement Manager will work closely with HMD’s Co-Director Team to further grassroots objectives, expand accessibility to HMD programming, coordinate and manage local community events, and co-lead initiatives such as the Community Engagement Residency, which provides an opportunity for select artists, especially those historically marginalized, to engage in a year-long project with their communities. Core values of the residency include equity, dialogue, process, artist autonomy, the intersection of art-making and activism, and building relationships among artists.

We are looking for someone who shares our commitment to distributed leadership and who is interested in eventually moving into a position of greater leadership within the organization. 

The Community Engagement Manager is a part-time, 20-25 hours/month employee position with growth and leadership opportunities. The schedule is flexible. Pay is $36/hour and the position is remote with some scheduled meetings occurring in person. We especially encourage people of color, queer, trans, and gender non-conforming people to apply as well as those seeking to grow into executive leadership.

ABOUT HMD

The mission of HMD is to create, present and foster outstanding art at the intersection of the body and the brain. HMD’s Bridge Project creates and supports equity-driven live art that builds community and centers artists as agents of change. Artist power is central to The Bridge Project, which is co-directed by Cherie Hill, Hope Mohr, and Karla Quintero. The six core values of the Bridge Project are: 

● The wisdom of the body

● Dance in dialogue with the world

● Artists as visionary agents of social change

● Exchange – We believe that creating spaces for debate, dissent, connection,

and collaboration builds inclusive and resilient communities.

● Anti-Racism – We aspire to become a fully inclusive, multicultural, anti-racist

organization in order to contribute to a transformed society.

● Equity – We work toward racial, cultural, and aesthetic equity through our public

programs and internal structures.

Read more about our equity-driven model of distributed leadership and core values at https://www.bridgeproject.art/about. 

HMD values having diverse staff in gender, ethnicity, and background. HMD is committed to supporting female artists, LGBTQ artists, artists of color, and artists from historically underserved populations. HMD is committed to creating creative spaces where all feel welcome. HMD does not discriminate with regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, physical disability, political affiliation, veteran’s status, national origin, ancestry, or socio-economic status. 

RESPONSIBILITIES

Work collaboratively with HMD Staff to conceive and implement community outreach/engagement strategies and program building for HMD’s Community Engagement Residency (CER) program 
Manage & Coordinate HMD’s Community Engagement Residency
Increase HMD’s organizational partners for CER initiatives
Serve as the contact person for HMD’s CER artists 
Manage HMD local community events (including community meetings, workshops, fundraisers)  
Conduct outreach and marketing in conjunction with the CER program
Provide grant research and grant writing support for the CER program
Attend Equity Committee and Board meetings
Schedule and facilitate monthly check-in meetings with CER artists
Facilitate artist capacity-building and visioning work
Manage CER application and selection process
Process artist payments and manage artist budgets
Develop marketing plans/timelines and copy for CER events in cooperation with the Director of Marketing

REQUIRED SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS

Excellent writing, verbal, planning, and communication skills.
Ability to assert leadership with limited supervision (self-starter/pro-active)
Attention to detail
Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion work
Commitment to distributed leadership in the arts
Knowledge of social justice issues affecting artists of color and other historically marginalized artist communities
Ability to work collaboratively 
Familiarity with social media platforms (Facebook/Instagram)
Experience promoting issues and events within community contexts
At least two years of experience in the nonprofit sector and/or with project management

TO APPLY

Please send a cover letter and resume, and artistic or administrative work sample to cherie@hopemohr.org. The first application review date is December 10, 2021. Applications are accepted until the position is filled.