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The Program Director will be part of the senior team and co-lead the advancement of systems change through programming that centers equitable access to arts education for all public school students in California.\nKey Responsibilities\nAdvocacy Capacity Building & Community Engagement\nDevelop and oversee statewide programs, including Arts Now, that build capacity among students, educators, parents, and local community members to effectively advocate for quality arts education in their schools and districts.\nEnlist specialists to co-design and deliver trainings and develop resources to increase community knowledge and engagement in advocacy, policy and promising practices to increase access to arts education.\nFacilitate strategic partnerships with organizations and school districts to grow Create CA’s grassroots network, increase our reach and strengthen collective impact efforts.\nManage and support a statewide Youth Advisory Council, guiding them in the creation and execution of youth-led student engagement campaigns.\nFacilitate youth leadership development opportunities throughout the organization’s work and foster a collaborative, inclusive culture among the Youth Advisory Council.\nDevelop strategies to engage youth through our programs and initiatives.\nLead the planning, coordination, and execution of Student Arts Advocacy Day(s), including logistics, outreach, programming and speaker recruitment. Ensure the events center on student priorities and advance arts education policy priorities.\nIdentify potential partners and explore collaborations with youth-serving organizations that share our commitment to youth empowerment to amplify impact, develop collective actions and strengthen statewide youth advocacy.\nLegislative & Policy Advocacy\nWork closely with Create CA’s Deputy Director and contracted lobbyist to support legislative tracking, analysis and strategy development.\nWork with the Deputy Director on developing and activating the annual policy and legislative agenda.\nCoordinate youth and community participation in legislative actions, hearings, meetings with lawmakers, and public comment opportunities.\nContribute to developing policy briefs, testimony, and communications that clearly articulate Create CA’s arts education policy agenda.\nTranslate complex policy information into accessible materials and talking points for use by advocates across the state.\nWork with the Deputy Director to convene, design, and facilitate Policy Council meetings, and lead all related administrative functions.\nWork with the Deputy Director to ensure alignment on programming and broader strategic initiatives.\nWork with the Deputy Director to gather regular input and feedback (through surveys and focus groups) from program participants, Policy Council members and field leaders to improve and inform our work.\nContribute to Create CA’s collective impact work and provide long-term strategy and evaluation input, including helping update core strategic documents that guide collective work.\nContribute to the communication strategy and develop strategies for local partners to advance the goals of Create CA’s public will campaign.\nGeneral Duties\nMajor decision-making related to all aspects of the programs, including strategy, design, budgeting, evaluation, reporting, meeting coordination and contractor management.\nProvide direction, supervision, and support to the Program Manager.\nReport program activities, accomplishments, challenges and needs.\nRepresent Create CA to the public and effectively work with constituents, including Board members, Policy Council members, nonprofit arts organizations, independent contractors, vendors, and the general public.\n\n#J-18808-Ljbffr","company":"Caforthearts","rawCompany":"caforthearts","city":"Pasadena","state":"TX","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-06-18T03:29:45.310Z","occupations":[{"code":"11-9151.00","title":"Social and Community Service Managers","slug":"social-and-community-service-managers"},{"code":"11-9032.00","title":"Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary","slug":"education-administrators-kindergarten-through-secondary"},{"code":"11-9039.00","title":"Education Administrators, All Other","slug":"education-administrators-all-other"}],"industries":[{"code":"923110","title":"Administration of Education Programs","slug":"administration-of-education-programs"},{"code":"813319","title":"Other Social Advocacy Organizations","slug":"other-social-advocacy-organizations"},{"code":"624110","title":"Child and Youth Services","slug":"child-and-youth-services"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Create CA - Program Director Pasadena","description":"Create CA seeks a dynamic and strategic Program Director to lead our statewide advocacy capacity-building, drive youth engagement initiatives, manage collaborative programming, grow our network, and align community-focused work with statewide policy and collective impact initiatives. 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