Artist Trust prioritizes work/life balance, and self/community care. We offer 22 days of vacation and holiday time in the first year of employment, including 10 days accrued paid vacation, at least 10 paid holidays (including a paid two-week break at year end), and 2 paid personal floating holidays; Artist Trust also offers accrued sick leave and family leave. Vacation accrual increases after the 1st and 4th year of employment, and four weeks of additional paid sabbatical is offered in the 7th year. We offer group medical, long-term disability, life insurance, and an employer-matched retirement plan at no cost, professional development support for each staff member, and a flexible workplace that supports work/life balance. This is a 32-hour per week full-time overtime eligible position, salary and paid time off will be prorated at .8 FTE.

The Program Coordinator helps ensure Artist Trust’s grants, workshops, and artist support programs run smoothly and effectively. This position supports program operations through data management, participant communications, logistics coordination, and payment processing. As a key point of contact for artists across Washington State, the Program Coordinator helps connect community members with resources while supporting the day-to-day administration and success of our programs. The Program Coordinator reports to the Program Director.

Artist Trust is a nonprofit organization that supports working artists of all disciplines in Washington State. We fuel our funding and other programs for artists through fundraising, partnership, and community engagement. Recognized as a national model for direct funding and professional development for working artists, we have invested over $15 million in individual artists since our founding in 1986. At Artist Trust, all team members help shape our organization’s strategy and culture in a hardworking yet joyful environment that prioritizes collaboration, trust, accountability, and care. We view our mission through a lens of racial and geographic equity and are actively working to become an anti-racist organization and build a leaderful workplace. We invite you to learn more by visiting www.artisttrust.org/about.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated customer service or community-facing experience, with the ability to respond to inquiries clearly and with care.
• Confidence using nonprofit databases, CRM platforms, and data management systems. Experience learning and navigating new technology tools is highly valued. Familiarity with platforms such as Little Green Light, Salesforce, Eventbrite, DocuSign, Submittable, SurveyMonkey, Zapier, or similar systems is a plus.
• Experience using Microsoft programs (SharePoint, Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Teams, etc.). 
• Keen attention to detail and high level of concentration to accurately comprehend, identify, and capture key data points.
• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with discretion and care.
• Experience coordinating events, volunteers, or community-facing programs is a plus.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to be kind and welcoming while representing your area of work to Artist Trust’s community, staff, and Board.
• Ability to exercise discretion and independent judgement in managing daily workload and remain accountable to achieving goals and completing tasks. 

Artist Trust is committed to racial equity throughout our organization, working against systems of racism and engaging in partnership with our Black, Indigenous, and people of color artist community to truly fulfill our mission to support all artists in Washington State. All staff and members of our Board of Trustees sign a commitment to anti-racism and are encouraged to regularly have discussions and share resources about racial equity, power, privilege, and positionality, and participate in trainings and race-based caucusing. To learn more visit: artisttrust.org/about/commitment-to-racial-equity.

To apply, please submit a cover letter and resume to hiring@artisttrust.org with the subject Program Coordinator.

Hiring Process: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Applications submitted by October 26 will receive priority review. By the end of the hiring process, we will update all applicants on the status of their application. Final candidates will be asked to provide professional references. Following a conditional offer of employment, Artist Trust may conduct a background check that is relevant to the responsibilities of the position and consistent with applicable law. We appreciate your interest in the position and invite your questions at hiring@artisttrust.org.

Artist Trust maintains a physical office in Seattle’s Capitol Hill Arts District. Our work happens in artist communities statewide. Artist Trust maintains a hybrid workplace, with staff splitting their time working from home and in our office. This position would be ideal for someone in the greater Puget Sound region who can commute to our Capitol Hill, Seattle office 2-3 days per week, as well as travel within the greater Seattle area for meetings and events as needed.