Arts & Culture Associate

The Arts and Culture Associate position presents an exciting opportunity to enhance SCOPE’s utilization of arts and culture within our organizing strategies to educate, empower, and mobilize South LA residents to take action toward improving their material conditions.

This role centers cultural fluency and deep ties to Black and Brown communities in South LA. The ideal candidate keeps an ear to the street and is rooted in the cultural pulse of South LA—knowing who and what’s up-and-coming in Black and Brown cultural spaces. They are in tune with multigenerational artists, musicians, influencers, storytellers, businesses, and political figures who shape the community’s creative expression and cultural identity.

Responsibilities include curating and developing both signature and one-off events and activations—such as Black History Month Celebration, Earth Day, and Juneteenth—as well as supporting the logistical and creative elements of marches, rallies, protests, and direct actions. This includes designing visuals, coordinating performances, and integrating art, music, and storytelling to amplify campaign messages and build movement energy on the ground. The role also entails overseeing and implementing all aspects of event and action planning from start to finish, including booking venues, coordinating logistics, working with vendors and artists, managing production, transportation, and staffing.

The Arts and Culture Associate reports directly to the Communications and Cultural Programs Manager within the Communications team and collaborates across departments to integrate art, culture, and narrative strategy into SCOPE’s campaigns, actions, and community engagement. This position offers a unique opportunity to uplift joy, resistance, healing, and collective care through cultural work that amplifies grassroots organizing. The ideal candidate possesses exceptional communication skills, meticulous attention to detail, and a strategic vision to develop and implement innovative arts and culture initiatives that reflect and uplift SCOPE’s values, campaigns, and community power.

• Collaborate with local artists and staff to curate and develop dynamic arts and cultural projects that align with SCOPE’s mission and community objectives.
• Support arts and cultural programming to enhance community engagement and strengthen organizing strategies.
• Write and coordinate engaging content for multiple platforms, including email, blogs, websites, and other publications, that reflects the vibrancy and diversity of South LA.
• Generate original content for SCOPE’s social media channels, including but not limited to
• Contribute to the production and editing of materials such as brochures, flyers, and fact sheets, adapting content for digital dissemination as needed.
• Manage communication projects as assigned, liaising with relevant parties to ensure timely delivery of materials and maintaining consistency with SCOPE’s branding.

• Collaborate closely with Communications and Organizing team members to carry out cultural strategies and/or programming, including event production, creative digital and online strategies, and logistics.
• Coordinate the planning and execution of direct actions, rallies, marches, and public demonstrations in collaboration with staff, partners, and community leaders.
• Lead key aspects of art and cultural events and projects from concept to completion.
• Serve as the main point of contact for artists and event production vendors.
• Assist in planning and facilitating Arts and Culture committee meetings.
• Work with creative consultants to implement digital strategies.
• Track key work areas and provide regular reports and updates to the Communications and Cultural Programs Manager.
• Coordinate, review, troubleshoot, and provide feedback to creative consultants.
• Serve as a key thought partner and collaborator within the organization.

• Support the communications skills development of staff and grassroots members through technical assistance, training, and identifying external resources as needed.
• Support the management…