NEFA’s Creative Economy program strengthens New England's creative community by supporting its visibility, connection, and knowledge building. This is in service of the vision of a sustainable, inclusive, and resourced New England creative economy that is valued by all New England communities. The Program Coordinator, Creative Economy, is a steward of programmatic and organizational goals, balancing a mix of front-facing and administrative tasks. They work closely with users of CreativeGround.org, and other constituents within the New England creative economy; coordinate community engagement and promotional efforts that support and enhance the reach of NEFA’s programs, service, and impacts; and provide administrative and logistical support for department activities and events. They will play a critical role implementing narrative strategy and plans to grow and deepen engagement with New England’s creative economy network.
This position reports to the Senior Program Director, Creative Economy, and works in close coordination with the Program Manager. The Program Coordinator is responsible for organizing all communications and community building activity: implementing engagement and promotional campaigns and distributing materials; providing direct technical assistance to constituents and CreativeGround users; supporting meetings, workshops, trainings, and events; tracking trends, and cohort lists; and building relationships and gathering stories to share with stakeholders and partners. This position requires relational care, excellent communication, attention to detail, and project coordination, an aptitude for online marketing, an appetite for learning new platforms and tools, comfort with direct constituent engagement and public speaking, and a passion for building community with New England’s artists and creative enterprises. This role collaborates with NEFA’s grant program staff to advance the organization’s mission and impact in the region, and with NEFA’s communications staff to support storytelling and enhance brand coherence across the organization.
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All candidates will apply using the application form at nefa.org/about/employment. If you need assistance in order to fully participate in the hiring process, you may request an accommodation by contacting NEFA’s co-accessibility coordinator: [email protected] | tel/tty 617-423-1390.
We ask all candidates to submit a current resume and a cover letter describing their interest in and preparedness for the role, and to respond to a limited set of questions about relevant skills. Please note that NEFA restricts the use of generative AI in our work. We request candidates submit materials that represent their unique voice, perspective, and original thoughts, to provide us with an accurate picture of your personal communication style and capacity to perform the essential duties of this role.
The deadline to apply for this position is Monday, September 28, 2026. NEFA staff will review all applications submitted by the deadline. Applications received after the deadline may not be reviewed if the existing candidate pool is deemed sufficient. A NEFA team member will contact candidates selected for interviews approximately two weeks following the deadline. Please note, due to the volume of applications we receive, and our limited internal capacity, team members are not able to respond to every applicant individually. We kindly request you not contact individual NEFA staff about the hiring process. Instead, we invite you to direct your questions to the hiring team by email us at [email protected].