The DC Arts Center is a small arts non-profit at a defining moment in our history — a time of change, growth, and expansion.
We're looking for more than someone to simply join our team. We're looking for someone to join our cause — someone excited by, and committed to, the hard work required in defining and sustaining a world-class arts institution. We’re looking for individuals ready to build our next chapter.
Why work at
The DC Arts Center?
YOUR WORK WILL BE MISSION-DRIVEN
The DC Arts Center is the only institution in the greater Washington, D.C. region solely dedicated to fostering underrepresented artists in every discipline. From visual to performing artists, literary to musical artists, we’re an arts center for everyone. If you’re ready to support local artists at an institution founded on ensuring access, apply today!
YOU’LL NEVER GET BORED
Every day is different at The DC Arts Center. As part of a small team in an environment similar to that of a start-up, you’ll be expected to challenge yourself and others to build world-class programs and execute stakeholder-first processes. We’ve got big dreams and big expectations.
WE OFFER GREAT BENEFITS AND FLEXIBILITY
Unlimited paid time off and a flexible leave policy are just the beginning. We also support a hybrid work environment that includes a combination of both work-from-home and in-office reporting. We also offer all employees medical, dental, and vision benefits regardless of full-time or part-time status. We’ll even cover 100% of your premium costs for full-time employees and 50% for part-time employees. Oh! We also cover your annual membership to One Medical, which makes it easy to get primary care with 24/7 on-demand virtual care and the ability to book same/next-day appointments, all from their mobile app. We also offer an annual travel reimbursement and a free yearly membership to The DC Arts Center.
Available
Opportunities
Internships
The DC Arts Center seeks passionate art students, enthusiasts, and supporters to join our team as part of our Internship program. Reporting to the General Manager, this role supports all areas of the DC Arts Center’s day-to-day operations, including exhibitions, theatrical performances, educational programming, special events, and daily administrative support. Responsibilities include daily maintenance ensuring all areas of the building are patron-ready, serving as box office support for theatrical performances, staffing the gallery and providing patrons with a warm welcome and informed assistance, and other administrative duties as assigned, such as copying, filing, scanning, shipping, and mailing. All team members are expected to embrace a team mentality and support other areas of the organization as needs arise.
An internship at The DC Arts Center provides the opportunity to become familiar with the workings of a small, non-profit arts organization, an opportunity that is especially beneficial for emerging artists, curators, up-and-coming theater professionals, and emerging arts administrators. A small stipend is provided along with a free Artists’ Membership to the DC Arts Center. College credit can also be arranged.
STIPEND / HOURLY / NON-EXEMPT
Development Manager
The DC Arts Center seeks a dedicated and detail-oriented administrative professional to join our team as the organization's Development Manager. Reporting to the Executive Director, this is a mission-critical role that supports all development efforts, including aggressive contributed revenue cultivation, generation, documentation, and application. Responsibilities include maintaining our donor database, grant writing, reporting, and research, budget development, event coordination, and relationship building and stewardship. All team members are expected to embrace a team mentality and support other areas of the organization as needs arise.
FULL-TIME / SALARY / EXEMPT
General Manager
The DC Arts Center seeks a dedicated and detail-oriented administrative professional to join our team as the organization's General Manager. Reporting to the Executive Director, this is a mission-critical role that supports all organizational efforts, including operations and communications, personnel management, programming, finance, and development. Responsibilities include maintaining positive relationships with key stakeholders, general maintenance and facilities management, day-to-day financial management, and event coordination and support. The General Manager will be expected to embrace a team mentality and support other areas of the organization as needs arise.
FULL-TIME / SALARY / EXEMPT
Available
Opportunities
Development Manager
The DC Arts Center seeks a dedicated and detail-oriented administrative professional to join our team as the organization's Development Manager. Reporting to the Executive Director, this is a mission-critical role that supports all development efforts, including aggressive contributed revenue cultivation, generation, documentation, and application. Responsibilities include maintaining our donor database, grant writing, reporting, and research, budget development, event coordination, and relationship building and stewardship. All team members are expected to embrace a team mentality and support other areas of the organization as needs arise.
FULL-TIME / SALARY / EXEMPT
Internships
The DC Arts Center seeks passionate art students, enthusiasts, and supporters to join our team as part of our Internship program. Reporting to the General Manager, this role supports all areas of the DC Arts Center’s day-to-day operations, including exhibitions, theatrical performances, educational programming, special events, and daily administrative support. Responsibilities include daily maintenance ensuring all areas of the building are patron-ready, serving as box office support for theatrical performances, staffing the gallery and providing patrons with a warm welcome and informed assistance, and other administrative duties as assigned, such as copying, filing, scanning, shipping, and mailing. All team members are expected to embrace a team mentality and support other areas of the organization as needs arise.
An internship at The DC Arts Center provides the opportunity to become familiar with the workings of a small, non-profit arts organization, an opportunity that is especially beneficial for emerging artists, curators, up-and-coming theater professionals, and emerging arts administrators. A small stipend is provided along with a free Artists’ Membership to the DC Arts Center. College credit can also be arranged.
STIPEND / HOURLY / NON-EXEMPT
General Manager
The DC Arts Center seeks a dedicated and detail-oriented administrative professional to join our team as the organization's General Manager. Reporting to the Executive Director, this is a mission-critical role that supports all organizational efforts, including operations and communications, personnel management, programming, finance, and development. Responsibilities include maintaining positive relationships with key stakeholders, general maintenance and facilities management, day-to-day financial management, and event coordination and support. The General Manager will be expected to embrace a team mentality and support other areas of the organization as needs arise.
FULL-TIME / SALARY / EXEMPT
Available
Opportunities
FULL-TIME / SALARY / EXEMPT
Development Manager
The DC Arts Center seeks a dedicated and detail-oriented administrative professional to join our team as the organization's Development Manager. Reporting to the Executive Director, this is a mission-critical role that supports all development efforts, including aggressive contributed revenue cultivation, generation, documentation, and application. Responsibilities include maintaining our donor database, grant writing, reporting, and research, budget development, event coordination, and relationship building and stewardship. All team members are expected to embrace a team mentality and support other areas of the organization as needs arise.
Internships
The DC Arts Center seeks passionate art students, enthusiasts, and supporters to join our team as part of our Internship program. Reporting to the General Manager, this role supports all areas of the DC Arts Center’s day-to-day operations, including exhibitions, theatrical performances, educational programming, special events, and daily administrative support. Responsibilities include daily maintenance ensuring all areas of the building are patron-ready, serving as box office support for theatrical performances, staffing the gallery and providing patrons with a warm welcome and informed assistance, and other administrative duties as assigned, such as copying, filing, scanning, shipping, and mailing. All team members are expected to embrace a team mentality and support other areas of the organization as needs arise.
An internship at The DC Arts Center provides the opportunity to become familiar with the workings of a small, non-profit arts organization, an opportunity that is especially beneficial for emerging artists, curators, up-and-coming theater professionals, and emerging arts administrators. A small stipend is provided along with a free Artists’ Membership to the DC Arts Center. College credit can also be arranged.
STIPEND / HOURLY / NON-EXEMPT
General Manager
The DC Arts Center seeks a dedicated and detail-oriented administrative professional to join our team as the organization's General Manager. Reporting to the Executive Director, this is a mission-critical role that supports all organizational efforts, including operations and communications, personnel management, programming, finance, and development. Responsibilities include maintaining positive relationships with key stakeholders, general maintenance and facilities management, day-to-day financial management, and event coordination and support. The General Manager will be expected to embrace a team mentality and support other areas of the organization as needs arise.
FULL-TIME / SALARY / EXEMPT
Available Opportunities
FULL-TIME / SALARY / EXEMPT
General Manager
The DC Arts Center seeks a dedicated and detail-oriented administrative professional to join our team as the organization's General Manager. Reporting to the Executive Director, this is a mission-critical role that supports all organizational efforts, including operations and communications, personnel management, programming, finance, and development. Responsibilities include maintaining positive relationships with key stakeholders, general maintenance and facilities management, day-to-day financial management, and event coordination and support. The General Manager will be expected to embrace a team mentality and support other areas of the organization as needs arise.
FULL-TIME / SALARY / EXEMPT
Development Manager
The DC Arts Center seeks a dedicated and detail-oriented administrative professional to join our team as the organization's Development Manager. Reporting to the Executive Director, this is a mission-critical role that supports all development efforts, including aggressive contributed revenue cultivation, generation, documentation, and application. Responsibilities include maintaining our donor database, grant writing, reporting, and research, budget development, event coordination, and relationship building and stewardship. All team members are expected to embrace a team mentality and support other areas of the organization as needs arise.
STIPEND / HOURLY / NON-EXEMPT
Internships
The DC Arts Center seeks passionate art students, enthusiasts, and supporters to join our team as part of our Internship program. Reporting to the General Manager, this role supports all areas of the DC Arts Center’s day-to-day operations, including exhibitions, theatrical performances, educational programming, special events, and daily administrative support. Responsibilities include daily maintenance ensuring all areas of the building are patron-ready, serving as box office support for theatrical performances, staffing the gallery and providing patrons with a warm welcome and informed assistance, and other administrative duties as assigned, such as copying, filing, scanning, shipping, and mailing. All team members are expected to embrace a team mentality and support other areas of the organization as needs arise.
An internship at The DC Arts Center provides the opportunity to become familiar with the workings of a small, non-profit arts organization, an opportunity that is especially beneficial for emerging artists, curators, up-and-coming theater professionals, and emerging arts administrators. A small stipend is provided along with a free Artists’ Membership to the DC Arts Center. College credit can also be arranged.
General Manager
The DC Arts Center seeks a dedicated and detail-oriented administrative professional to join our team as the organization's General Manager. Reporting to the Executive Director, this is a mission-critical role that supports all organizational efforts, including operations and communications, personnel management, programming, finance, and development. Responsibilities include maintaining positive relationships with key stakeholders, general maintenance and facilities management, day-to-day financial management, and event coordination and support. The General Manager will be expected to embrace a team mentality and support other areas of the organization as needs arise.
Available Opportunities
Development Manager
The DC Arts Center seeks a dedicated and detail-oriented administrative professional to join our team as the organization's Development Manager. Reporting to the Executive Director, this is a mission-critical role that supports all development efforts, including aggressive contributed revenue cultivation, generation, documentation, and application. Responsibilities include maintaining our donor database, grant writing, reporting, and research, budget development, event coordination, and relationship building and stewardship. All team members are expected to embrace a team mentality and support other areas of the organization as needs arise.
FULL-TIME / SALARY / EXEMPT
FULL-TIME / SALARY / EXEMPT
Program Manager
The DC Arts Center seeks a dedicated and detail-oriented administrative professional to join our team as the organization's Program Manager. Reporting to the Executive Director, this is a mission-critical role that supports all programmatic efforts, including the design and implementation of professional, artistic, educational, and community-based programs and initiatives for a wide variety of constituents. Responsibilities include designing, planning, and facilitating all programmatic activities, recruitment and application management, proactively monitoring and assessing programmatic implementation and success through qualitative and quantitative analysis, event coordination, and relationship building and stewardship. All team members are expected to embrace a team mentality and support other areas of the organization as needs arise.
Arts Associate
The DC Arts Center seeks passionate arts supporters and detail-oriented professionals to join our team as Arts Associates. Reporting to the General Manager, this role supports all areas of the DC Arts Center’s day-to-day operations, including exhibitions, theatrical performances, educational programming, special events, and daily administrative support. Responsibilities include daily maintenance ensuring all areas of the building are patron-ready, serving as box office support for theatrical performances, staffing the gallery and providing patrons with a warm welcome and informed assistance, and other administrative duties as assigned such as copying, filing, scanning, shipping, and mailing. All team members are expected to embrace a team mentality and support other areas of the organization as needs arise.
Internships
The DC Arts Center seeks passionate art students, enthusiasts, and supporters to join our team as part of our Internship program. Reporting to the General Manager, this role supports all areas of the DC Arts Center’s day-to-day operations, including exhibitions, theatrical performances, educational programming, special events, and daily administrative support. Responsibilities include daily maintenance ensuring all areas of the building are patron-ready, serving as box office support for theatrical performances, staffing the gallery and providing patrons with a warm welcome and informed assistance, and other administrative duties as assigned, such as copying, filing, scanning, shipping, and mailing. All team members are expected to embrace a team mentality and support other areas of the organization as needs arise.
An internship at The DC Arts Center provides the opportunity to become familiar with the workings of a small, non-profit arts organization, an opportunity that is especially beneficial for emerging artists, curators, up-and-coming theater professionals, and emerging arts administrators. A small stipend is provided along with a free Artists’ Membership to the DC Arts Center. College credit can also be arranged.
PART-TIME / SALARY / EXEMPT
PART-TIME / HOURLY / NON-EXEMPT
STIPEND / HOURLY / NON-EXEMPT