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Welcome to the Scottsdale Cultural Council!

If you are personally and professionally driven to achieve goals that infuse the arts in our community, strive for excellence, display leadership qualities and the ability to work in a team environment, please apply! We are looking for people who are interested in making the arts an integral part of the Scottsdale experience.

Current Openings

VICE PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR

The Scottsdale Cultural Council (SCC) seeks nominations and applications for the position of Vice President and Director of the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA), a division of SCC.

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

The Director of the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art reports to the President and CEO of the Scottsdale Cultural Council.  The Director is principle representative of SMoCA at the SCC, to all levels of city government, the media, business, and the general public. The Council seeks a seasoned leader of vision and integrity who is talented at inspiring consensus and can work in partnership with all levels of stakeholders to carry out the mission of SMoCA.  Must have in-depth knowledge and understanding of art history and the contemporary arts.  The abilities to grow and lead the museum division will ideally be informed by a passion for and knowledge of the arts and humanities, and a compelling desire to involve communities in cultural experiences through culturally diverse programming.  Candidates must have excellent communications, interpersonal, written, and managerial skills and proven public speaking ability. Participation in fund raising activities and initiatives will be a key responsibility.

Strong candidates will possess management/administrative experience, creativity, risk taking ability, and passion for growing an organization and its staff. The successful Director will be a world-class citizen who is culturally sensitive, artistically informed, and with a commitment to diversity through the contemporary arts.  It is imperative that the successful candidate bring experience, warmth, and depth in building all facets of contemporary art audience development and programming. This person’s demonstrated leadership style should ideally be accompanied by enthusiasm, high energy, integrity, team-building, and the ability to focus on the needs of the staff while also enhancing the mission of the SMoCA through his/her strong personal commitment to that mission.

The Director should be someone who is both ambitious and interpersonally artful, bringing energy and passion to the programming of the SMoCA, its staff and the SCC organization. S/he will focus on continuing to raise the profile and reinforce the brand of SMoCA, both regionally and nationally, as a premier contemporary arts organization. The Director is expected to provide artistic and executive leadership, direction and management for the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art and its component programs.  S/he will direct the staff in planning, programming, research, and budgeting, and works collaboratively with other members of the Scottsdale Cultural Council staff to achieve museum goals in fund raising, marketing, facility management and asset protection. Works collaboratively with the directors of the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts and the Scottsdale Public Art Program to achieve multi-disciplinary program goals and distinction among arts institutions.  S/he must posses an established curatorial vision with staff to determine exhibition schedule in accordance with board adopted strategic plan, mission and policies. The Director will have experience in the development of acquisitions and policies in accordance with a collection.  S/he will have a proven ability to maintain a healthy and mutually supportive relationship with Board of Directors, Trustees and the President and CEO. Must have experience in long-range strategic planning with an established reputation for leadership and management effectiveness.  The Director will have a demonstrated expertise at organizing, staffing, training/development and managerial skills. 

This position will also play a principal role in deepening the Council’s commitment to the arts and culture in Scottsdale, as well as to arts educators and artists locally and across the nation. 

Qualifications for the position include, but are not limited to:

• Master’s degree or equivalent in a related field is required and a Doctorate is highly desirable.
• Minimum ten years contemporary art curatorial experience at a senior management level
• Demonstrated accomplishments and achievements in the area of exhibitions, scholarly art publications, arts education programming, fund raising, audience development, budgeting, and working with volunteers
• Leadership skills in managing a staff of 20-25
• Ability to work effectively and relate confidently and with authority with top-level executives in the private and public sectors.
• Resourcefulness with highly creative skills
• High energy level and initiative, resourcefulness and highly creative skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Excellent organizational skills
• Excellent computer skills
• Deep knowledge and experience in the contemporary arts
• Possesses an extensive network of contacts with museum curators, directors and artists in the contemporary and visual arts

Salary commensurate with experience.

ORGANIZATION BACKGROUND:

The Scottsdale Cultural Council is the non-profit organization that shapes and enhances the arts and cultural affairs of the City of Scottsdale under a master agreement with the City.  The organization’s mission is to create diverse arts experiences by encouraging the active participation and cooperation of government, business, education, and the private sector; and by providing quality management, fund raising, and financial services to the various operating divisions and allied arts organizations.  As part of the growth of the greater Phoenix metropolitan area, the SCC seeks to create a cultural center that is the premier multi-arts organization ensuring innovation and leadership in the arts in Arizona while nurturing a vibrant arts community in the heart of Scottsdale.

With an annual operating budget of $12 million and staff of 100, the SCC is one of the largest non-profit arts organizations in the state of Arizona.  The Scottsdale Cultural Council’s success is grounded in the deep roots of support and participation in the arts that is the hallmark of the city’s community.  The operating divisions are: the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Scottsdale Public Art Program. The directors of these divisions report to the CEO.

Founded in 1999 and accredited by the American Association of Museums since March 1999, the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA) is the only museum in Arizona devoted to the art, architecture, and design of our time. Global in its focus, the Museum is a unique and vital cultural resource for the Southwest, serving local audiences as well as visitors from throughout the United States and abroad.  The Museum presents a wide variety of educational programs and special events for adults and families, including lectures, docent-led tours, workshops, and classes. Designed by award-winning architect Will Bruder, SMoCA's minimalist building, a renovation of a former movie theater, has five galleries for showcasing changing exhibitions and works from the Museum's growing permanent collection. SMoCA also features an outdoor sculpture garden housing James Turrell's Knight Rise, one of the renowned artist's few public skyspaces, and Scrim Wall, a monumental curtain of prismatic glass by James Carpenter Design Associates.  Directly adjacent to the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts building, the new Gerard L. Cafesjian Pavilion has more than tripled the museum’s exhibition space, allowing the institution to continue to establish itself as a nationally-recognized institution that will significantly advance Scottsdale’s tradition of national leadership in the arts.

TO APPLY:

Please submit your cover letter, resume, references and salary requirements. Resumes@sccarts.org

Inquiries and nominations should be sent to:  Human Resources Manager, Valerie James, PHR

Scottsdale Cultural Council

7380 E. 2nd Street
Scottsdale, AZ  85251

480-874-4616

ASSISTANT PREPARATOR

(part-time, on-call)

Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art seeks to maintain a pool of qualified on-call, part-time Assistant Preparators for periodic employment during the installation and deinstallation of exhibitions at the museum. Documented art handling experience of six month to one year required. Wall framing, painting skills and familiarity with carpentry tools highly desired. Individuals must have the ability to occasionally lift up to sixty pounds per person. Must also be comfortable working at elevated heights when required and possess aptitudes for quick learning, problem solving and above all, teamwork. Individuals must be available to work a flexible schedule with periods ranging from one day to several weeks, Monday through Friday from 9am-5pm, as well as some evening and weekend hours. Pay commensurate with experience.

Interested applicants can apply through Resumes@sccarts.org

For this position we will be accepting resumes on an ongoing basis and will review them when opportunities become available.

  No opportunities at this time

Some of the benefits of regular full-time employment at the Scottsdale Cultural Council include:

Scottsdale Cultural Council is an equal opportunity employer, EOE. It maintains policies and practices that are designed to prevent discrimination against any qualified employee or applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, age, marital status, sexual orientation, disability and medical condition to the extent protected by law. This policy of nondiscrimination applies to all employment practices, including hiring, compensation, benefits, promotion, training, and termination. The Scottsdale Cultural Council promotes diversity in the workplace and understands that race, gender and ethnicity do not define us -- they are only part of who we are as workers. 

TO APPLY for these positions send us your letter of interest and resume. 
E-mail: Resumes@SCCARTS.org

Mail:
Scottsdale Cultural Council
Attn: Human Resources Department

7380 E. Second Street
Scottsdale, AZ 85251

The Scottsdale Cultural Council does not accept unsolicited resumes. Due to the high volume of applicants, we are only able to contact those canidates whose knowledge, skills and abilities best fit the needs of the open position.

The Scottsdale Cultural Council, a private, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, is contracted by the City of Scottsdale, Arizona, to administer certain City arts and cultural projects and to manage the City-owned Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art and Scottsdale Public Art Program. The programs of the Scottsdale Cultural Council are made possible, in part, by the support of members and donors and grants received from the Arizona Commission on the Arts through appropriations from the Arizona State Legislature and the National Endowment for the Arts.