SPARC is seeking a Project Manager for The Great Wall Institute, an 8-year initiative to extend The Great Wall of Los Angeles Mural, currently located in Valley Village inside the Los Angeles River. The Great Wall Institute will be an interior mural studio that will house the painting production for six new decades of the Great Wall mural, beginning in the 1960s and ending in 2020. The Great Wall Institute Project Manager will oversee and manage day to day production for the Institute. The creation of the additional ½ mile of new mural will be led by internationally known artist and SPARC Artistic Director, Judy Baca. The project’s artistic team will conduct research and design of each decade to the full scale painting production with a team of mural artists and youth at the Great Wall Institute. SPARC seeks a professional for this position who is committed to social change and passionate about making a difference.
The Great Wall Institute’s Project Manager will work closely with the Great Wall Institute Director in preparing project budgets and cash flow projections, while establishing time and cost schedules. They will be responsible for ensuring that project milestones are completed on schedule by coordinating all of the facets of production in the Institute, including the installations of each decade at the Great Wall mural site inside the Tujunga Wash. Additionally, this role is to strategize and participate in the negotiation, coordination and preparation of various contracts, obtaining legal reviews and permitting when necessary. The Project Manager will oversee and, as necessary, prepare project financial accounting, contract payments, and funder reporting requirements in a timely manner.
This position is supervised by the Great Wall Institute Director. This a full time position with a competitive benefits package. Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience.
Please submit a resume and cover letter to jobs@sparcinla.org.
About the Organization
Social and Public Art Resource Center (SPARC) is a community-based non-profit arts organization founded in 1976 by muralist Judith F. Baca, filmmaker Donna Deitch and artist Christina Schlesinger. SPARC is dedicated to producing, presenting and preserving public artworks in Los Angeles neighborhoods. The organization is best known for its work in hundreds of Los Angeles neighborhoods at a grassroots level to produce the rich legacy of Los Angeles murals.
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