City of Tampa

This is responsible work involving accomplishing specified goals relating to the city’s Department of Arts & Cultural Affairs.

An employee in this class is responsible for performing tasks of more than average difficulty to promote the involvement of artists in projects throughout the city, enhance the physical environment of the city, and celebrate the city’s unique character and identity. This employee is required to exercise considerable initiative and independent judgment with respect to project management. Work requires considerable tact and courtesy in engaging with neighborhoods, diverse groups, inter-departmental representatives, and public art committee members. The position requires some work to be performed on nights, weekends, and holidays to ensure service standards are being achieved. Work is reviewed through conferences, observations and results obtained.

• Assists Arts & Cultural Affairs staff in all needed work to meet their goals.  This position will participate in all phases of public art projects and the maintenance and conservation needs of artworks in the city’s art collection. This means meeting with diverse groups from the community, artists, stakeholders, inter-departmental colleagues, and others. Employee works closely with the city’s art collection, maintaining inventory and database records, moving, and installing (or working with others who are moving and installing) artwork and signage.

• Other duties include, but are not limited to, posting Calls to Artists, and receiving artist applications, assisting staff in standard meetings, including Art Selection Meetings and Public Art Committee meetings, responding to community or artists requests for information; contacts selection committee members for public arts projects; coordinates committee members; establishes schedules and locations for committee to meet for review and selection of artist proposals.

• Performs related work as required.

Considerable knowledge of: creative arts practices and policies; operation of modern office computer equipment and related software; effective communication techniques; methods of performing multi-tasks and prioritizing activities.

Working knowledge of: arts in metro areas, project management.

Ability to: establish and maintain effective working relationships with artists, developers, interdepartmental colleagues.

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor’s degree in an art related field (e.g. art history, art education, fine arts) and at least 1 year of experience in an art related field

Possession of a valid State of Florida driver’s license.

During periods when the Mayor issues an emergency declaration for the City of Tampa, all employees may be required to work in preparation, response or recovery activities related to the stated emergency.