Student Artistic Programming Assistant

Position Overview

Job Description

• Provide administrative support to the Artistic Director, including scheduling, correspondence, document preparation, and organization of materials.
• Help coordinate meetings, events, and departmental initiatives as needed.
• Aid in artistic programming and production logistics.

Required Qualifications

• Interest in theatre, performance, artistic leadership, arts administration, dramaturgy, directing, or related areas, as indicated in application materials.
• Prior experience with theatre production, stage management, dramaturgy, directing, arts administration, literary management, or event support, as indicated in application materials.
• Experience with proofreading, note-taking, or administrative support, as indicated in application materials.
• Comfort working with spreadsheets, databases, and shared documents, as indicated in application materials.
• Experience reading plays and offering thoughtful feedback, as indicated in application materials.
• Interest in season planning, new work development, and artistic programming, as indicated in application materials.

Preferred Qualifications

• None specified in the job posting.

Position Requirements

• Availability for regular cohort meetings on Mondays from 2:00–3:30 p.m. and Fridays from 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
• During the semester term of the appointment, the student hourly must be enrolled in no fewer than 6 credit hours. For summer periods the student hourly must: (1) have been enrolled in no less than 6 hours in the past spring semester or (2) be pre-enrolled in the upcoming fall semester in no less than 6 hours or (3) be enrolled in summer session or (4) be admitted to study in the upcoming fall semester. Student Hourlies may be undergraduate or graduate students. (Exceptions granted for GRA/GTA/GA appointments DO NOT apply to Student Hourly appointments).

Employment Conditions

• This is an hourly/non-exempt position. A student employee cannot hold an hourly/non-exempt position and a salaried/exempt graduate or undergraduate position (GRA/GTA/GA/RUA/RGA) concurrently.

Additional Candidate Instructions

• Resume/CV
• Cover letter that addresses the required and preferred qualifications, briefly describes your interest (one to two paragraphs), and confirms your general availability on Mondays and Fridays.

Contact Information to Applicants

MarkusPotter@ku.edu