Program Coordinator & Communications Liaison, Glassell Junior School

About the role

The Program Coordinator and Communications Liaison, Junior School assists with organizing various projects, functions, and school events, monitors student drop-off and pick-up, and serves as a back-up for the reception desk and in the classroom.

Responsibilities

• Assists with organizing projects, functions, and school events.
  • Faculty meetings, scholarship competitions, and exhibition openings.
• Maintains student records and supervises students during arrival and dismissal.
  • Supervises students sent to the office for early pick-up.
• Supports faculty by printing/preparing classroom materials, distributing supplies, and performing other duties.
  • Prints and prepares classroom materials.
  • Distributes supplies as needed.
• Cares for students sent to the office for early pick-up.
  • Assists in the classroom as needed.
• Responds to registration inquiries via phone, email, and in person, and posts announcements regarding start of semester, holidays, school closures, etc.
  • Answers registration inquiries.
  • Posts announcements about the start of the semester, holidays, and school closures.
• Processes student enrollment, tuition payments, and miscellaneous sales (aprons, t-shirts, bags).
  • Processes student enrollment and tuition payments.
  • Handles miscellaneous sales.
• Serves as a back-up for the reception desk and in the classroom.
  • Substitutes if needed.
• Aids in exhibition installations.
  • Prepares artwork (matting and framing finished work).
  • Creates and mounts labels.
• Assists with special projects and other duties as needed.
  • Generates address lists for school mailings and e-blasts.
  • Stocks, organizes, and distributes classroom/office supplies.
  • Assists with special projects.

Communications/Marketing/Web

• Collaborates with the Administrative Dean & Glassell Marketing Manager to identify and prioritize digital content needs for the Glassell Junior School.
  • Writing and editing text & providing images for web pages and social media pages (Facebook, Twitter, etc.).
• Works with the Administrative Dean & Glassell Marketing Manager to follow up on e-marketing and web communications.
  • Continually addresses outreach needs, including promoting new course offerings and undersubscribed programs.
• Updates Glassell Junior School information on MFAH calendars and publications.
  • Updates Glassell Junior School information on MFAH calendars and publications.

Skills, Knowledge And Abilities

• Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills; ability to resolve conflicts.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office suite.
• Ability to multi-task and manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work under deadlines and sometimes changing requirements or expectations in an appropriate manner.

About The MFAH

The MFAH is an organization comprised of 600+ employees and 1,000+ docents and volunteers. The museum is more than 100 years old and ranks nationally among the top 10 art museums in exhibition space, memberships, endowments, and attendance, with 1M visitors annually. Our multifaceted institution includes multiple gallery buildings, a sculpture garden, two art schools, three eateries and two house museums for decorative arts. The encyclopedic collection numbers more than 70,000 works of art in a wide range of media.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in arts, humanities or a related field preferred OR an equivalent combination of experience and education from which comparable and demonstrable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.
• Experience working with children ages 3-18 (in a school setting) preferred.
• Energetic, enthusiastic, self-starter.

Pay

Salary will be commensurate with the applicant's experience and the needs and requirements expressed in the job description. The MFAH has set the pay range for this job and level as a general guideline and not a guarantee of the compensation amount or salary. A salary range for this role has been set but we know additional factors may be considered in extending an offer including (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, candidate experience and unique qualifications, knowledge, skills, and abilities, the needs and requirements expressed in the job description, as well as internal equity, and alignment with market data, and any related regulations or other laws.