# Civic Life Program Specialist

**Company**: Salt Lake City Public Library
**Location**: Salt Lake City, UT
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $31.36/hour
**Category**: Events & AV Production

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## Description

The Civic Life Program Specialist will design, lead, and deliver large-scale programs and signature cultural events system-wide, including major initiatives such as Alt Press Fest, Diwali, Spring Festival/Chinese New Year, Día de Muertos, Eid/Ramadan, and Las Posadas.

The ideal candidate will have a Master's Degree in Event Management, Cultural Studies, Public Administration, Education, Library and Information Science, or a related field, and experience planning and facilitating large-scale cultural events or community festivals.

Responsibilities:

- Design, plan, and execute large-scale, system-wide cultural programs and community festivals

- Establish clear engagement and cultural learning goals for each major event

- Maintain deep knowledge of cultural traditions, community practices, and festival programming

- Serve as a subject matter expert and advisor across the library system for authentic, inclusive cultural programming

- Lead, develop, and support other adult programming on the Civic Life team across the system

- Create a safe, inclusive space where participants feel they belong

- Foster good working relationships with diverse people including staff, participants, volunteers, vendors, and community partners

- Build and maintain strong, collaborative relationships with community leaders, cultural organizations, performers, vendors, and internal stakeholders

- Design and deliver programs in parks, plazas, and other public spaces across the city

- Coordinate closely with the Event Services team at the Main Library and branch leads regarding room bookings, stage/AV setup, security, logistics, equipment needs, and day-of operations for system-wide events

- Direct the work of associates, event staff, and volunteers during major events

- Mentor team members in event logistics, audience engagement, and program facilitation

- Keep supplies, kits, and equipment stocked and in good condition

- Collect attendance, outcome, and participant feedback to improve the next program

- Oversee project life cycles for major events, managing master planning timelines, resource allocation, cross-departmental coordination, contracts, and vendor payments

- Partner with Communications to establish promotional timelines, submit publicity requests on schedule, review marketing collateral, and ensure effective outreach to target communities across channels

Requirements:

- Completion of a Master's Degree in Event Management, Cultural Studies, Public Administration, Education, Library and Information Science, or a related field

- 1 year of experience leading and mentoring other experts in end-to-end event project management

- Enthusiasm for teaching people of all ages and a genuine pull toward working with the public

- Comfort learning by doing

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills

- Experience taking a leadership role on a workgroup, task force, or project

- Experience mentoring other employees or volunteers

- Intermediate knowledge of operating a computer and common software applications

Preferred Qualifications:

- Experience planning and managing signature, system-wide cultural events and community festivals in public or non-profit settings

- Experience designing programs with clear learning goals

- Experience delivering programs in a public library, museum, school, or community setting

- Experience activating parks, plazas, and outdoor public spaces through large-scale programming and community events

- Desire to serve all age ranges: children, teens, and adults

- Spanish language and/or other non-English language skills

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## Skills

### Required
- event management
- cultural studies
- public administration
- education
- library and information science
- leadership
- mentorship
- communication
- Spanish

### Nice to have
- other non-English language skills
- program design
- event planning
- community engagement

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