Program Lead - SMFA Studio Art, Pre-College Programs
University College Pre-College Programs Program Lead - SMFA Studio Art
Position Overview
The School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University is seeking a Pre-College Program Lead to assist in managing our 3-week SMFA Studio Art Intensive summer program for high schoolers. This on-campus program invites top tier art students entering grades 10-12 or class of 2023 graduates to give art school a test drive by introducing them to the SMFA’s interdisciplinary approach to art-making.
The position will begin in as soon as possible for pre-program preparation and onboarding. The program will take place from Monday, July 10th - Friday July 28th. Candidates can expect to work remotely 5-10 hours per month from hire until the end of June, and full 8 hour on-site days during the 3 in-program weeks in July.
Locations:
- Pre-Program = Remote
- In-Program = School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts, 230 The Fenway Boston, MA 02215
Time Commitment
The SMFA Studio Art Intensive will run over 3 weeks during the summer from July 10th to July 29th, 2023. The Program Lead can expect to work an average of 5-10 hours per week upon hire during the spring semesters for pre-program planning including mandatory monthly program lead meetings, with full time hours during the 3 week summer program.
Program Planning: 5-10 hours/month January-June (flexible days/times)
Program Dates: July 10th to July 29th, 2023 (3 weeks)
Program Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30am-5pm
Compensation
The total compensation for the University College Pre-College Programs Program Lead position, inclusive of all planning and program time, is $5000.
Responsibilities
Program Preparation
- Admissions: manage faculty application review process, review applications, correspond with applicants, administer course changes as necessary
- Marketing: review marketing materials, suggest website updates, engage in email and phone outreach to leads/applicants/parents before and during program, participate in social media campaigns, attend program info sessions and webinars
- Hiring/Payroll: engages in recruiting, payment, and related logistics for guest speakers, and instructors/course assistants in collaboration with the UC team. May supervise CAs.
- Program Materials Prep: supports course instructor(s) with program logistics such as Canvas, Zoom, resource planning, and other preparation
- Program Planning: support course instructor(s) with planning sessions, workshops, course schedule, curriculum, field trips, and opening/closing activities
- Scheduling: sectioning students, organizing schedule, preparing and directing orientation, distributing materials and supplies, setup space and time for opening and closing activities
Program Planning
- Orientations and Events: Create/prepare and lead pre-program orientation sessions for staff and classroom assistants, Develops and participates in opening day and closing day activities, Aids program staff and instructors with field trip organization and supervision, Assigning and managing classroom assistants as needed
- Communication: Maintains regular communication with program staff as well as Medford based residential staff throughout the program, Write up weekly summary email communication for parents, Coordinates with Summer Discovery, the residential vendor
- Student Management: Coordinates the commuter student check-in and check-out process each day, Takes attendance each morning, monitors student off-campus permissions, Handles all critical student calls during program hours
- Marketing Support: Coordinate photographer and collaborate with program social ambassador for in-program social media content creation, Ongoing support to document program activities for future use in program marketing
- Instructor Support: Work with instructor(s) pre-program to review major projects and assure alignment with learning objectives for students, collect and organize syllabi, Onboard new educators by reviewing essential questions for the program, Ongoing instructor support throughout the program
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
- Background in arts education
- Familiarity with curriculum design and implementation
- Experience with program management
- Bachelor’s degree
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working with high school students
- Experience working with educators to develop and revise studio art curriculum
Contact: Sarah.Biggers@tufts.edu