Employment at DNDA

DNDA’s Artplus Team is not currently seeking artists for contract hire. However, we are always open for volunteers and local artists looking to get involved in our programs!

If you are interested, please send your contact info, availability, and resume/portfolio to the Art Programs Manager Claire DeBenon through claire@dnda.org. If you have any questions or concerns please contact us; artists of all disciplines welcome!

Events A/V Technician

• This position reports directly to the Youngstown Manager
• Work events, managing clients’ needs with professionalism and friendliness
• ‘On the clock’ for call time given by Youngstown Manager. Additional lead-time is considered ‘off the clock’, unless confirmed in advance. Any time overage (past end of call/shift) should be explained in type to Youngstown Manager.
• One 15-minute break is typical of most calls. Staying on the grounds of Youngstown is preferred. Please plan accordingly, and discuss needs with Manager.
• May be required to work with other techs from Youngstown and Youngstown’s rental client teams. The Youngstown Tech is always the Lead. No unauthorized persons allowed to manage equipment or occupy tech booth unless confirmed with Youngstown Manager in advance.
• Pay Rate: $25/hr standard, $35/hr after hours (10:00p-9:00a)

Maintenance A/V Technician

• This position reports directly to the Youngstown Manager
• Work projects, make repairs to tech spaces as needed or requested, and see them through to the end
• Maintain tech log and report issues, progress, needs to manager in type (for documentation)
• Maintain tidiness and workability of tech spaces
• Communication is key. Timely response to correspondence from manager, clients, and other techs imperative.
• Sobriety a must while on the clock
• Pay Rate: $17.27/hr standard, $20/hr after hours (10:00p-9:00a)

House Managers are “On-call” Staff who oversee events hosted at Youngstown Cultural Arts Center, and may trade their time for space to do their art, programs, and events at Youngstown.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Greet and orient guests to the facility, assuring all needs are met
• Watch over active and inactive rental spaces to ensure compliance with building and rental regulations
• Answer front desk phone, and take messages for Youngstown Manager
• Manage cleanliness of rental spaces and access of the facility
• Cover other tasks as needed or requested by Manager and Director

About Our Community:
DNDA’s Youngstown Cultural Arts Center (YCAC) hosts groundbreaking youth arts programming and is a widely recognized model for comprehensive community engagement. Located in the diverse Delridge Neighborhood of West Seattle, the historic building renovated from the old Frank B. Cooper Elementary
School houses 36 units of low-income artist housing, commercial office space for arts-based nonprofits, as well as rental spaces for arts and cultural events, performances, classes and gatherings. Owned and operated by DNDA, Youngstown is the only mixed-use space in Seattle offering artist housing, nonprofit offices, youth programs, and creative public rental facilities, allowing incredible capacity for cross-sector collaboration.

DNDA is a diverse, anti-racist organization and Equal Opportunity Employer happily serving people of various communities and backgrounds. We seek applicants who are radical about inclusivity, and want to join in the work of revolutionizing and activating the Seattle arts scene with this lens. Women, LGBTQ and People of Color are strongly encouraged to apply.

How to Apply: Send your resume and one paragraph on why you’d like to join the DNDA team.

Email: volunteer@youngstownarts.org

Job Type: Volunteer, On Call