Car Collaborative Director of Places

The Director of Places for People is a lead-staff level position that focuses on the work at Big Car Collaborative making public places around Indianapolis and on Big Car’s campus fun, active, engaging, inclusive, welcoming, creative, and comfortable for the public. … and has views about and some level of experience with placemaking, placekeeping, and the role of the arts and artists in empathetic, equitable, and inclusive community and economic development. Event and Program Management/Coordination: 60% of time • Manage the Spark program with Executive Director and Director of Programming • Coordinate community events with Big Car staff, APLR artists, and other artists and musicians at public spaces in the city • Work with Director of Programming to implement programs and events at Tube Factory campus (especially during slower times for off-site programming) • Serve as a volunteer coordinator who recruits individuals and groups and develops meaningful volunteer opportunities related to Big Car’s public programs • Generate innovative ideas for community events, young professional and teen engagement, and other opportunities for public involvement • Serve as a liaison to communities where Big Car is working The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of that that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Physical demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell.