About ArtsRising:

ArtsRising seeks candidates for the position of Program Assistant. ArtsRising is a joint initiative of the Philadelphia Education Fund (Ed Fund), Fleisher Art Memorial (Fleisher), and Public Citizens for Children and Youth (PCCY). The Program Assistant will serve on the staff of the Philadelphia Education Fund, the lead organization in ArtsRising. The program’s goal is to build and integrate the arts into every child’s education in Greater Philadelphia. ArtsRising’s distinctive roles – as a builder, broker and bridge of arts educational opportunities and its unique partnership among an education, an advocacy and an arts organization – provide the initiative with the human, social and intellectual capital to fulfill its mission, and ensure a more coordinated and equitable system of arts education delivery. See www.myartsrising.org.

Responsibilities:

• Provide administrative support, including scheduling, to the Director of ArtsRising and other ArtsRising staff members as needed;
• Serve as webmaster for ArtsRising’s website; develop and manage content, including social media; work with Director of Communications and Director of ArtsRising to ensure content is consistent with ArtsRising’s Strategic Framework and Strategic Communications plan; align ArtsRising website with Ed Fund website;
• Manage the online ArtsEd Resources Center on myartsrising.org;
• Work with the Director and staff of ArtsRising to develop effective tools to communicate with key stakeholders from the arts and cultural community, the K-12 education system, youth-service organizations, postsecondary institutions, and business, funding and civic partners;
• Prepare, submit, and maintain records on independent contractor agreements and check requests;
• Compile, maintain, manipulate and manage program databases, and maintain program files and archives;
• Coordinate meetings and information dissemination, and communicate with ArtsRising leadership partners, Steering Committee, funders, school district, arts and cultural partners, and external contractors; Manage logistics and assemble materials for programmatic events and meetings;
• Assist in assembling and collecting information, program metrics, statistics, and data for reports and projects, and support ArtsRising Coordinators in collecting evaluation data;
• Other duties as assigned;
• Some evening and weekend hours required.

Qualifications:

• Associates or Bachelor’s degree;
• Related work experience;
• Strong organizational skills;
• Self-motivated, with the ability to work independently and in a team;
• Ability to work with a variety of online and other technological solutions to support the ArtsRising program (i.e. website, social networking, blogs, Basecamp, etc...);
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously and produce high quality results quickly and on time
• Outstanding written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills;
• Critical thinking, problem solving, accuracy and attention to detail;
• Ability to manage multiple and complex relationships with diverse stakeholders;
• High energy, and ability to think creatively and interact effectively with others;
• Commitment to and some understanding of public education preferred; some knowledge of K-12 arts education preferred;
• Familiarity with the arts community in Philadelphia a plus.

Reporting:

This position reports to the Director of ArtsRising at the Philadelphia Education Fund.

Applying:

Please email application letter, resume and contact information for three professional references to vmcmickens@philaedfund.org.