Denver, Colorado, United States
Hybrid
With competitive pay, great benefits, and endless opportunities, working for the City and County of Denver means seeing yourself working with purpose — for you, and those who benefit from your passion, skills and expertise. Join our diverse, inclusive and talented workforce of more than 11,000 team members who are at the heart of what makes Denver, Denver.
What We Offer
The City and County of Denver offers a competitive salary commensurate with education and experience. New hires are typically brought into the organization between $109,134 - $150,000. We also offer generous benefits for full-time employees which include but are not limited to:
Location & Schedule
The City and County of Denver supports a hybrid workplace model. Employees work where needed, at a job site several days a week and off-site as needed. In this position you can expect to work on site at least three days per week. Office is located at 1245 Champa Street, Denver.
Who We Are & What You’ll Do
About Denver Arts & Venues
Denver Arts & Venues (DAV) is the City and County of Denver agency responsible for operating some of the region’s most renowned facilities, including Red Rocks Amphitheatre, the Denver Performing Arts Complex, Colorado Convention Center, Denver Coliseum, Loretto Heights, and McNichols Civic Center Building. DAV also oversees the Denver Public Art Program, administers cultural funding opportunities such as the DENVER CREATES Fund, Five Points Jazz Grant, and P.S. You Are Here, and leads implementation of DENVER CREATES: A Collective Commitment to the Arts, Denver’s cultural plan.
Revenue generated by the agency is reinvested into the community through grants for artists and arts organizations, free and low-cost cultural events, public art, venue operations and maintenance, and arts education programs.
Denver Arts & Venues is committed to advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) through practices that expand access to arts and culture, foster authentic community relationships, and create meaningful, lasting impact across Denver’s diverse communities.
About the Role
Denver Arts & Venues is seeking a Director of Cultural Affairs to lead the Cultural Affairs Division and advance the agency’s mission of supporting arts, culture, and community throughout Denver. Reporting to the Deputy Executive Director of Arts & Culture, this position provides strategic leadership for Denver’s cultural plan, grantmaking programs, cultural initiatives, and community-based events and activations.
The Director of Cultural Affairs serves as a key leader within the agency, responsible for developing long-term strategies, managing division operations, overseeing staff and resources, and building partnerships across the arts and cultural sector. This role also plays a critical part in advancing DAV’s equity, diversity, and inclusion goals and ensuring alignment with agency-wide priorities.
Key Responsibilities
What You'll Bring
We value diversity of ethnicity, race, socioeconomic status, sexual identity, gender, religion, language, ability, and experience and exemplify this through the makeup of our team at all levels. You'll be right at home here if you cultivate strong relationships and push yourself, your work, the people around you and Denver to the next level.
Our ideal candidate has some or all the following experience, skills, and characteristics:
Required Minimum Qualifications
Internal Candidates Only: Please note that probationary employees are not eligible to apply to open positions until they’ve successfully passed probation. Please only apply if you have already passed probation.
Application Deadline
To be considered for this position, you must include the following on your job application (upload the attachment(s) to the Resume/CV section on the My Experience tab):
This position is expected to stay open until 10/12/2026. Please submit your application as soon as possible and no later than 10/11/2026 at 11:59 PM.
Job Profile
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Position Type
UnlimitedPosition Salary Range
$109,134.00 - $180,071.00Target Pay
$109,134 - $150,000/based on education and experienceAgency
Arts & Venues DenverRedeployment during Citywide Emergencies
City and County of Denver employees may be re-deployed to work in other capacities in their own agencies or in other city agencies to support core functions of the city during a citywide emergency declared by the Mayor.
The City and County of Denver provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, age, or any other status protected under federal, state, and/or local law.
It is your right to access oral or written language assistance, sign language interpretation, real-time captioning via CART, or disability-related accommodations. To request any of these services at no cost to you, please contact Jobs@Denvergov.org with three business days’ notice.
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