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 🔗Preservation Manager

  • Full Time
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • $85,649.00 USD / Year
  • Applications have closed
  • Department: City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs
  • Job Qualifications:

    Preferred Qualifications:
    Graduate or college degree or certificate in historic preservation, architecture, preservation studies, building trades, construction management, or a related field. Other combinations of work experience and education will be considered.
    Work experience at a historic property, and a familiarity of preservation construction projects at various scales.

    Eligibility:
    The emergency appointment opportunity is open to all individuals who meet the following criteria:
    1. Three years of full-time paid experience as a program administrator or director of an organization responsible for supervising staff and for coordinating, developing, and implementing:
    Fine arts, digital media arts, visual arts, folk arts, performing arts, or cultural activities and programs: OR
    Programs and activities involving public arts, or cultural activities and programs: OR
    Grant writing, fundraising, public relations, and/or marketing campaigns for arts, cultural, or educational institutions or programs/ activities OR
    2. A bachelor’s degree from a recognized four-year college or university in Arts History, Art Administration, Architecture, Business Administration, Cultural Studies, Historic Preservation,, Marketing, Communications, English, Non Profit Management, Public Art, or various artistic disciplines such As Music, Theater, Dance, Film, Design, Digital or New Media, Fine Arts, Literature, or Folk and Traditional Art; AND two years of full time paid experience coordinating a program which involve the activities described in requirement #1; OR

    3. A Master’s degree or Artist Diploma or Arts Certificate from a recognized conservatory, college or university in Arts History, Art Administration, Architecture, Business Administration, Cultural Studies, Historic Preservation, Marketing, Communications, English, Non Profit Management, Public Art, or various artistic disciplines such as Music, Theater, Dance, Film, Design, Digital or New Media, Fine arts, Literature, or Folk and Traditional Arts; AND one year of full time paid experience coordinating a program which involve the activities described in requirement #1.

  • How to Apply:

    All interested candidates should submit a cover letter, resume, and completed City application, which can be downloaded at http://per.ci.la.ca.us/Forms/Application.pdf. This document must be submitted as a single PDF file and sent to Jacyn Clayton, Department of Cultural Affairs Personnel Services, at jacyn.clayton@lacity.org. The subject line of the e-mail should read “Emergency Arts Manager – Hollyhock House”. If you have any questions, please contact Jacyn Clayton by email or phone at (213) 482-6727. Applications are due by January 13, 2025.

  • Contact Name: Jacyn Clayton
  • Application Email: jacyn.clayton@lacity.org
  • Application URL: http://per.ci.la.ca.us/Forms/Application.pdf
  • Application Phone #: (213) 482-6727

Website Hollyhock House

Reporting to the Site Director & Curator (Arts Manager II), the Preservation Manager (Arts Manager I) manages preservation projects and site maintenance for the historical structures, collections, and landscape in Barnsdall Park, including Hollyhock House, Residence A, and Schindler Terrace. This position requires expert knowledge and experience with historic preservation theory and practice as well as a thorough knowledge of construction project management, including a familiarity with The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties. The Preservation Manager will have the ability to carry out projects requiring the application of historic preservation, engineering, architectural, and landscape architectural standards and methods. This position manages preservation and maintenance planning, work, and documentation, including the oversight of full-time contract custodial, City staff, and contractors.

Visit hollyhockhouse.org for the full position description.