Creative Arts Director - Salem YMCA

🎭 Join Us in Bringing the Arts to Life at the Salem YMCA! 🎨

At the Salem YMCA, we celebrate diversity and inclusion through a wide range of programs designed to serve every member of our community. We’re excited to invite passionate and creative candidates to apply for the role of Theater and Arts Director — a dynamic leader who can help us cultivate a vibrant and inclusive arts culture. This is an incredible opportunity to transform our YMCA into a thriving center for artistic expression, with a special focus on inspiring and engaging youth.

About the Role:
As the Theater and Arts Director, you will bring vision, creativity, and leadership to expand arts programming across the North Shore. You’ll play a key role in seamlessly integrating the arts into membership and community engagement initiatives, ensuring that our offerings reflect the rich diversity of the communities we serve. Your mission: to create innovative, high-quality arts experiences that inspire creativity and connection.

What You’ll Do:
✅ Develop and oversee engaging arts curricula and skill-building programs, including the Vibe Program.
✅ Lead the Creative Arts Summer Camp, ensuring excellence, safety, and creativity.
✅ Recruit, mentor, and support a talented team of staff and volunteers, building a culture rooted in growth and collaboration.
✅ Direct youth programs and mainstage productions, while also designing marketing materials to promote arts offerings.
✅ Manage Ames Hall events and space to ensure accessibility and inclusivity for all community members.
✅ Build partnerships with local organizations to enrich programming and expand community reach.
✅ Maintain fiscal responsibility, track program impact, and support fundraising initiatives.
✅ Embed the arts into all areas of YMCA membership and programming, strengthening our reputation as a hub for creativity.

Why You’ll Love Working with Us:
✨ Be part of a welcoming and mission-driven team.
✨ Shape innovative arts programming that makes a real difference.
✨ Enjoy opportunities to grow professionally and creatively.

We Offer:
🌟 Paid training and ongoing professional development.
🌟 Advancement opportunities across our seven YMCA locations.
🌟 Free YMCA membership and program discounts.
🌟 Health and dental insurance for full-time employees.
🌟 Employer-funded life insurance.
🌟 Generous paid time off, including 3 weeks of vacation, sick time, and personal days.
🌟 Retirement fund with a 12% company contribution (once vested; no match required).
🌟 Mileage reimbursement for work-related travel.

Bring your creativity, passion, and vision to a role where the arts truly come alive — and help us continue to inspire, engage, and build a stronger, more connected community.

📩 Apply today and help shape the future of the arts at the Salem YMCA!

✅ Proven experience in developing and managing arts programs — with a passion for innovation and quality.
✅ Strong leadership and team-building skills, dedicated to creating an inclusive and supportive environment.
✅ Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities, building positive relationships with staff, students, and community partners.
✅ Bilingual candidates are strongly encouraged to apply to better reflect and serve our diverse community.
✅ Prior experience directing youth theater productions — inspiring young performers and bringing creative visions to life.

The YMCA is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination and equal opportunity for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religious creed, protected genetic information, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, or veteran's status.