(Photo Caption) El Barrilito de Fuego by Jazmín Urrea.

The Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture has opened an open competitive exam for the classification of Program Associate, Arts and Culture. A Program Associate, Arts and Culture functions as a program specialist or a project lead within a programmatic division (e.g., Arts Education and Youth Development, Civic Art, Cross-Sector Initiatives, Grants and Professional Development, Research and Evaluation). For more information about the level of responsibility, job duties, and compensation range for this classification, visit Class Specs.

Members of the public and current County employees can apply to this open competitive exam. Applicants that successfully meet the exam’s qualifications will be placed on a list of eligible candidates for a 12-month period, that the Department can use to fill future vacancies at the Program Associate, Arts and Culture classification. For more information, see County’s Civil Service Competitive Examination Process.

Before you submit an online application, review the job bulletin for key information such as application filing period, requirements to qualify, desirable qualifications, exam components, supplemental questions, and contact information. Please note:

1. The job bulletin will be available for view only beginning on Wednesday, 11/20/2024 at 12:30PM (PST).
2. The application filing period for this exam will begin on Tuesday, 12/03/2024 at 12:30PM (PST). Filing will be suspended after the first 200 applications are received, or by Thursday, 12/05/2024 before 5PM. (PST), whichever occurs first. Applications received after the first 200 will not be considered.
3. First-time applicants must create a user profile with a unique username and password to submit an online application. Information including contact information, personal information, work experience, education, Additional information (certificates and licenses, skills, language), and references can be updated as needed and in advance of the application filing period.
4. Applicants should allow at least one hour to complete the online application and supplemental questionnaire.

The Department of Arts and Culture is an agency of LA County local government and is subject to the civil service process. civil service rules are, “prescribed for the purpose of carrying out the Charter provisions, of assuring the continuance of the merit system, of promoting efficiency in the dispatch of public business, and of assuring all employees in the classified service of fair and impartial treatment at all times subject to Merit System Standards and appeal rights as set forth in these Rules.”

If you have any questions regarding this exam, please contact Vanecia Logan, Exam Analyst, at careers@arts.lacounty.gov.