Arts & Life Program Manager
Burlington, VT · FlexibleFull-time$62–70K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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The Arts & Life Program Manager will craft strategy, vision, and implementation for national Arts & Life programming for the Center for Community News network of journalism faculty. In coordination with the Executive Director, the role manages ongoing educational and collaborative projects, including virtual panels, reporting cohorts organized around specific beats, and national and regional events. The Center supports community reporting programs at colleges across the country.
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Advertising/Posting Title Arts & Life Program Manager
Posting Summary
Craft strategy, vision and implementation of national Arts & Life programming for CCN’s network of journalism faculty. In coordination with the Executive Director, this role will manage an ongoing schedule of educational and collaborative projects for UVM’s Center for Community News, a national organization that supports community reporting programs at colleges across the country. Programming includes virtual panels for journalism faculty and media, reporting cohorts organized around specific beats, national and regional events.
Minimum Qualifications (or equivalent combination of education and experience)
Masters degree or PhD in journalism or mass media. Higher education classroom teaching experience. Three to five years of experience managing complex multi-year programs for a nonprofit, college, or newsroom. Experience as a working journalist. Familiarity with basic web site content management systems, news platforms, digital reporting trends, and news landscape research.
Desirable Qualifications
Highly organized. Experience building nonprofit networks or audiences. Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and maintain communications with faculty, staff, and student participants.
Anticipated Pay Range $62,000 - $70,000
Other Information
Special Conditions A probationary period may be required, This position is eligible for a hybrid schedule with an option to split time between campus and elsewhere, in accordance with the university telecommuting policy, This position is eligible for full-time telework in accordance with the university telecommuting policy, Background Check required for this position
FLSA Exempt
Union Position Yes, UVMSU
Posting Details
Position will be posted for a minimum of one week, after which it is subject to removal without notice.
Job Location Burlington, Vermont, United States
Job Open Date 11/10/2026
Job Close Date (Jobs close at 11:59 PM EST.)
Open Until Filled No
Our Common Ground Statement
The University of Vermont is a welcoming, educationally purposeful community committed to creating an inclusive environment that embraces intellectual diversity and global perspectives. We seek to prepare students to be accountable leaders who will bring to their work a grasp of complexity, effective problem-solving and communication skills, and an enduring commitment to learning and ethical conduct. Members of the University of Vermont community embrace and advance the values of Our Common Ground: Respect, Integrity, Innovation, Openness, Justice, and Responsibility. Staff play a critical role in this effort and the successful candidate will demonstrate a strong commitment to UVM’s mission and advancing Our Common Ground values through the execution of their job duties.
Position Information
Position Title Outreach Prgm Mgmt PC3 X
Posting Number S6393PO
Department Center for Community News/31250
Position Number 00028041
Percent of Full-Time 1.0
Standard Hours at 1.0 FTE 37.5
Term (months per year) 12
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How this job compares
Set against the 11,038 open Program Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$62–70K/yr
- Vermont median$102–202K/yr53 salary ranges
- US median$120–201K/yr8,664 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $66K, is 56% below the Vermont median midpoint ($150K) — in the lowest quarter of Program Manager salary ranges in Vermont.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 67 open Program Manager jobs in Vermont and 11,038 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience — less than three in four Program Manager postings that state a minimum ask for (median 6 years, across 9,519 postings).
- Education
- 4,361 of the 11,038 open Program Manager jobs (40%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 11, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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