Star Education

Los Angeles, CA

POSITION: MEDIA ARTS DEPARTMENT : ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

COMPENSATION: STARTS AT $20/HR, FULL TIME WITH PAID VACATION, PAID HOLIDAYS, 401K, AND HEALTH BENEFITS AVAILABLE.

SUMMARY:

The Media Arts Assistant department director helps to oversee our after school media arts enrichment program. This program offers various classes and summer camps for elementary school kids that cover a range of digital media, including film making, animation, and digital photography. Ideal candidate would be proficient in video production and editing, have strong administrative skills, have teaching experience, and a passion for working with kids. This position will be both administrative and creative.

Responsibilities will include:

• Scheduling and communicating with teachers

• Developing curriculum

• Managing equipment inventory

• Teaching Media Arts classes to elementary school students

• Preparing budgets

• Promoting and planning summer camps

• Programming student film festivals

• Managing youtube channel and social media

Education: Bachelor’s degree preferred.

Experience: 1-2 years of administrative experience preferred. Experience working in education and/or non-profit organizations a plus. Teaching experience strongly preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Ideal candidate will have:

• Excellent written and spoken communication and interpersonal skills

• Exemplary organizational, time management, project management, file management, and event coordination skills

• Excellent attention to detail and follow through on projects/tasks

• Stellar editing and proofreading skills

• Advanced knowledge using Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Macintosh or PC platform required. Experience with Google Drive also helpful

• Familiarity with video streaming and social media platforms

• Understanding of graphic design

• Strong video production and video editing skills

• Friendly, outgoing professional presence in telephone and face-to-face communication

• Ability to work independently and quickly

• Flexibility in adapting to the current needs of the organization or project

• Creativity, curiosity, and a good sense of humor

• Passion for arts or arts education

• Experience dealing with the issues and concerns of California’s diverse student population

• Proficiency in FCP, Premiere, iMovie and other video production software

• Ability to work quickly and problem solve in dynamic environment

Interested candidates should email resume and cover letter to: [email protected]