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Job Title: Director of Education & Community Engagement
FLSA Status: Full-time, Exempt
Supervises: Associate Director of Youth Ensembles, Associate Director of Education & Community Engagement, Education Programs Manager, and Santa Rosa Symphony Youth Ensembles Conductors and Directors
Job Location: Santa Rosa, CA
Reports to: President & CEO
Overview: Santa Rosa Symphony (SRS) is one of the Bay Area’s leading nonprofit performing arts organizations. With a $6 million operating budget, SRS presents over 40 performances along with a robust portfolio of music education programs–offered through its Institute for Music Education (IME)–that inspire and engage 50,000+ people each season. A key member of SRS’s senior management team, the Director of Education & Community Engagement provides strategic leadership and overall direction for the IME and its comprehensive portfolio of education and community engagement programs. The Director establishes departmental vision, priorities, goals, and standards; leads long-range planning and program development; oversees departmental financial and administrative performance; and ensures the quality, impact, and continued evolution of SRS’s education and community engagement initiatives.
The Director leads a team of talented administrators responsible for major IME programmatic areas, and empowers these administrators to oversee the day-to-day planning, administration, and delivery of programs within their respective portfolios. The Director provides coaching, guidance, accountability, and coordination across these areas while maintaining overall responsibility for departmental outcomes.
The Director of Education & Community Engagement will also represent SRS with other arts, education, and civic organizations to promote effective working partnerships in the community.
Position:
The Director of Education & Community Engagement is a full-time, exempt position based at SRS’s office in Santa Rosa. SRS offers a hybrid work environment to its administrative employees. In addition to regular business hours Monday-Friday from 9:00am-5:00pm, some weekend and evening hours throughout the year will be required for performances, educational activities, meetings, and other events.
Compensation:
Salary range for this position is $80,000-$90,000, depending on experience. Compensation package includes 100% employer-sponsored health, dental, vision and long-term disability insurance, 401k plan with employer match, and generous paid vacation, holidays, and sick leave.
To Apply:
Email cover letter and resume as a single PDF by Friday, October 23, 2026, to J. Andrew Bradford, President & CEO, at abradford@srsymphony.org. Include job title in subject line. No phone calls, please.
Santa Rosa Symphony is committed to providing equal opportunity for all persons employed or seeking employment with SRS. SRS will recruit, hire, retain, promote, and otherwise treat all employees and job applicants equally, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, physical or mental disability, marital status, medical condition, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.
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