Student Assistant Specialist, VLC
The New School
Position Information Position Information Position Availability: Immediately Position Title: Student Assistant Specialist, VLC Requisition Number: 0406073565 Location New York City Position Type: Student Department: SPE/Dean's Office Responsibilities:
The Vera List Center for Art and Politics seeks a graduate student to assist with various administrative, programmatic, social media, and design tasks and support the presentation of exhibitions and public events. The student should be available 7 hours/week, some during the evening or weekend, at an hourly rate of $21/hour. The position begins in January 2025 and will run through May 2025, with the possibility of being continued into the 2025–2026 academic year. The student worker will report directly to Eriola Pira, the Curator and Director of Programs at the Vera List Center.
The student assistant specialist will gain insight into the Vera List Center’s organization, including its public events, publications, exhibitions, fellowships, and prize cycles. The student assistant specialist will learn about the interdisciplinary contributions of the VLC to New York City’s cultural communities and will be engaged with the Center’s efforts to diversify its programs and make them broadly accessible. The position is open to graduate students in any program at The New School with strong research and writing skills who are passionate about the arts and how they intersect with current political issues and provide strategies to enhance social justice.
About the Vera List Center for Art and Politics
The Vera List Center for Art and Politics is an artist-centered organization at The New School that imagines and supports politically-engaged art, public scholarship, research, and community worldwide. Founded in 1992, we are guided by the unwavering belief that artists play an essential role addressing issues that are urgent to communities around the world. We are a vibrant locally, nationally, and internationally connected hub for art that advances equity, inclusion, and social justice; a forum for rigorous study, research, and teaching on the significance of art as a force for political empowerment; and a venue to support, present, and commission visionary projects. Across all our work, we galvanize resources to support artists and nurture public recognition of their extraordinary role in society. We contribute to a thriving arts ecosystem through direct support of artists (prizes, fellowships, exhibitions, and other meaningful public presentations of artists’ work); educational and public programs that are free and open to the public; and publications intended for a broad audience.
www.veralistcenter.org
NOTE: This position is available only to New School’s matriculated students.
The Vera List Center and The New School are committed to creating and maintaining an environment that promises diversity and tolerance in all areas of employment, education, and access to its educational, artistic, or cultural programs and activities. The New School does not discriminate based on age, race, color, creed, sex or gender (including actual or perceived gender identity or expression or transgender status), sexual orientation, sexual and other reproductive health decisions, pregnancy, religion, religious practices, mental or physical disability, national or ethnic origin, citizenship status, veteran status, marital or partnership status, or any other legally protected status.
The Vera List Center and The New School are strongly committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace and particularly seek applications from members of underrepresented groups and candidates who share this commitment.
Responsibilities
The student assistant specialist, working with the Curator and Director of Programs across programs and initiatives, supports various members of the VLC staff, providing day-to-day support as well as working on longer term projects. This multifaceted position includes research, administrative, communications, and programmatic responsibilities, sometimes extending to archival work or database management. Duties of the position include:
Supporting the new Focus Theme, Matter of Intelligence, the related fellowship open call, Jane Lombard Prize, and upcoming seminar series. Collect and organize research in support of the selection process for the Jane Lombard Prize for Art and Social Justice. General administrative support includes help with preparing mailings, website updates, filing, and organization, putting together itineraries, etc. Support program evaluations, attendance, and statistics and gather other data relevant to outreach, PR, and development. Supporting communication efforts in accordance with the VLC outreach calendar and social media, including taking pictures and drafting posts. Assistance with publication and other asset management and organization. Using the FileMaker database to archive the VLC projects and network, including creating new records for individuals, events, and programs; managing lists, updating prior entries; using it to export lists of contacts, addresses, etc.; and saving backups of the FileMaker archive regularly. Other administrative and programmatic tasks as assigned. In-person event support.
Hourly rate: $21/hourWork mode: Hybrid Minimum Qualifications: Outstanding research, writing, and communication skills Passion for engaging with diverse communities of different backgrounds and levels of expertise through contemporary art and social justice work. Strong office, administrative, and organizational skills Exemplary attitude and work habits, including diligence and attention to detail. Independent worker with great self motivation and initiative who thrives working simultaneously across different tasks and platforms and can work without close supervision Commitment for Spring semester and flexibility in the evenings and weekends to help with events.
Preferred Qualifications: Curatorial, editorial, and event planning experience. Social media and communication experience. Experience with video editing, graphic design, WordPress, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop and/or Adobe Indesign software a plus.
Job Family: Schools of Public Engagement Posting Date: 12/11/2024 Closing Date: Open Until Filled Yes Supplemental Questions
The Vera List Center for Art and Politics seeks a graduate student to assist with various administrative, programmatic, social media, and design tasks and support the presentation of exhibitions and public events. The student should be available 7 hours/week, some during the evening or weekend, at an hourly rate of $21/hour. The position begins in January 2025 and will run through May 2025, with the possibility of being continued into the 2025–2026 academic year. The student worker will report directly to Eriola Pira, the Curator and Director of Programs at the Vera List Center.
The student assistant specialist will gain insight into the Vera List Center’s organization, including its public events, publications, exhibitions, fellowships, and prize cycles. The student assistant specialist will learn about the interdisciplinary contributions of the VLC to New York City’s cultural communities and will be engaged with the Center’s efforts to diversify its programs and make them broadly accessible. The position is open to graduate students in any program at The New School with strong research and writing skills who are passionate about the arts and how they intersect with current political issues and provide strategies to enhance social justice.
About the Vera List Center for Art and Politics
The Vera List Center for Art and Politics is an artist-centered organization at The New School that imagines and supports politically-engaged art, public scholarship, research, and community worldwide. Founded in 1992, we are guided by the unwavering belief that artists play an essential role addressing issues that are urgent to communities around the world. We are a vibrant locally, nationally, and internationally connected hub for art that advances equity, inclusion, and social justice; a forum for rigorous study, research, and teaching on the significance of art as a force for political empowerment; and a venue to support, present, and commission visionary projects. Across all our work, we galvanize resources to support artists and nurture public recognition of their extraordinary role in society. We contribute to a thriving arts ecosystem through direct support of artists (prizes, fellowships, exhibitions, and other meaningful public presentations of artists’ work); educational and public programs that are free and open to the public; and publications intended for a broad audience.
www.veralistcenter.org
NOTE: This position is available only to New School’s matriculated students.
The Vera List Center and The New School are committed to creating and maintaining an environment that promises diversity and tolerance in all areas of employment, education, and access to its educational, artistic, or cultural programs and activities. The New School does not discriminate based on age, race, color, creed, sex or gender (including actual or perceived gender identity or expression or transgender status), sexual orientation, sexual and other reproductive health decisions, pregnancy, religion, religious practices, mental or physical disability, national or ethnic origin, citizenship status, veteran status, marital or partnership status, or any other legally protected status.
The Vera List Center and The New School are strongly committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace and particularly seek applications from members of underrepresented groups and candidates who share this commitment.
Responsibilities
The student assistant specialist, working with the Curator and Director of Programs across programs and initiatives, supports various members of the VLC staff, providing day-to-day support as well as working on longer term projects. This multifaceted position includes research, administrative, communications, and programmatic responsibilities, sometimes extending to archival work or database management. Duties of the position include:
Supporting the new Focus Theme, Matter of Intelligence, the related fellowship open call, Jane Lombard Prize, and upcoming seminar series. Collect and organize research in support of the selection process for the Jane Lombard Prize for Art and Social Justice. General administrative support includes help with preparing mailings, website updates, filing, and organization, putting together itineraries, etc. Support program evaluations, attendance, and statistics and gather other data relevant to outreach, PR, and development. Supporting communication efforts in accordance with the VLC outreach calendar and social media, including taking pictures and drafting posts. Assistance with publication and other asset management and organization. Using the FileMaker database to archive the VLC projects and network, including creating new records for individuals, events, and programs; managing lists, updating prior entries; using it to export lists of contacts, addresses, etc.; and saving backups of the FileMaker archive regularly. Other administrative and programmatic tasks as assigned. In-person event support.
Hourly rate: $21/hourWork mode: Hybrid Minimum Qualifications: Outstanding research, writing, and communication skills Passion for engaging with diverse communities of different backgrounds and levels of expertise through contemporary art and social justice work. Strong office, administrative, and organizational skills Exemplary attitude and work habits, including diligence and attention to detail. Independent worker with great self motivation and initiative who thrives working simultaneously across different tasks and platforms and can work without close supervision Commitment for Spring semester and flexibility in the evenings and weekends to help with events.
Preferred Qualifications: Curatorial, editorial, and event planning experience. Social media and communication experience. Experience with video editing, graphic design, WordPress, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop and/or Adobe Indesign software a plus.
Job Family: Schools of Public Engagement Posting Date: 12/11/2024 Closing Date: Open Until Filled Yes Supplemental Questions
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