Cultural Engagement and Participation Manager (Arts & Cultural Programming)

IMPORTANT APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:Upload Resume or Curriculum Vitae for automatic population of information to the application.The contact information, work experience, and education listed on your Resume/CV will be parsed and input into your Montclair application.Review information and double-check all fields containing information that the system parsed – the software is intelligent, but you need to verify that the data is accurate.In the “My Experience” section, you will find a Resume/CV upload option where you can submit your cover letter and all other supporting documents.Note: If you have an expansive CV, we recommend that you apply manually and only include the positions you have held in the last ten (10) years. You will then be able to attach your Resume/CV, as well as all other supporting documentation in the "My Experience" section of your application.Job DescriptionSUMMARY:Reporting to the Dean of the College of the Arts, the Cultural Engagement and Participation Manager is responsible for developing and managing the Arts and Cultural Programming’s cultural engagement and participation initiative, which serves primarily the students of Montclair State University, as well as faculty and staff.  The ongoing initiative will both complement and extend the PEAK Performances program, a program of ACP (PEAK Performances is a small season of highest-quality, professional, live, presented public performances.) This is a 10-month position during the academic year, with employment commencing each year on August 1 and concluding on May 31.PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:With the ACP Director and select faculty, reconceive and articulate the desired outcomes and impact of the program, which will be directly related to an expansively defined concept of the live performing arts, (including but not limited to music, dance, theater, cinema and talks) serving an inclusive community of young adult students, most between the ages of 18 and 24.Design a creative and innovative strategy for delivering inclusive, mission-driven education, engagement, participation and learning opportunities for our students on campus, including for specific PEAK Performances and their associated visiting professional artists.With participating MSU faculty and visiting artists, design and plan the following discipline-specific activities: post-performance talkbacks, master classes, student workshops, symposia, open rehearsals and special events produced specifically with and for MSU students.Make formal linkages between specific courses and their learning objectives and specific performances and artists in the PEAK Performances season.Make active and visible efforts to offer MSU students free tickets to the PEAK Performances season. (Currently, we fill approximately 20% of available seats with MSU students. This is approximately 750 tickets per year.)Conceptualize, develop and implement effective online and digital strategies for participation and engagement.Lia...