Graduate Production Manager and Program Liaison
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- Pratt Institute
- Location
- Brooklyn, NY
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- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
Location
Brooklyn, NY
Open Date
Feb 6, 2019
Under the direct supervision of the Photography Department Chair and in close consultation with the Director of Graduate Studies and Photography Labs Manager, oversees and manages all Graduate photography production facilities and equipment as well as administrative duties associated with the MFA Program.
Working with Photography Administration, Technical Staff, and the Faculty Program Director:
- Manage graduate production facilities including, but not limited to, maintaining, operating, troubleshooting, and repairing all equipment within the digital and analog production facilities.
- Manage graduate photographic equipment supply including, but not limited to, maintaining equipment database, reserving and checking out equipment to students, repairing and replacing equipment as necessary, growing equipment pool to accommodate student and curricular needs.
- Manage and maintain supply budgets for lab consumables (ink, chemistry, etc.) as well as new purchases.
- Manage and maintain all software within digital production spaces.
- Hire, train, and manage technical graduate assistants in order to maintain all production facilities.
- Train faculty, staff, and students on proper use of digital and analog equipment, facilities, and software.
- Assist undergraduate staff on operation and maintenance of shared graduate/undergraduate spaces including, but not limited to, the non-silver lab, lighting studio, group black and white darkroom, and photography gallery.
- Assist the Photography Assistant to the Chair with administrative tasks (mailings, posters, correspondence, etc.) that involve the MFA program.
- Assist the Photography Assistant Chair with summer student advisement.
- Assist the Photography Director of Graduate Studies in planning and implementing graduate student orientation.
- Coordinate with colleagues in Fine Art Department on administrative and facilities related tasks.
- Perform all other related duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Education: Bachelors degree in photography.
Experience: 3 years experience, preferably in a university lab setting within technical, administrative, and managerial rolls.
Skills: In depth knowledge of Apple computers, Adobe Creative Cloud software, digital and analog cameras and lenses, studio lighting equipment, digital printing and scanning, and black and white and non-silver darkroom materials and methods.
Other: Excellent managerial, organizational, problem solving, and communication skills, are essential as is a positive attitude and the ability to work well with others.
Application Instructions
Please submit your cover letter and resume. If you are selected for an interview, please be prepared to provide at least 5 References via our on-line reference tool system. At least 2 of your References must be, or have been, your direct managers.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, national or ethnic origin, citizenship, marital or domestic partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. Pratt Institute recognizes and values the benefits of a diverse workforce.
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About Pratt Institute
Pratt Institute is a coeducational, private, professional college offering associate, bachelor and master's degree programs in art and design, architecture and library science. The Institute has been educating professionals for productive careers in artistic and technical fields since its founding on its present site in Brooklyn in 1887 by the industrialist and philanthropist Charles Pratt. His revolutionary philosophy of education emphasized applied knowledge and the teaching of specific skills demanded by a growing industrial economy.
The Institute currently occupies 25 tree-filled acres in the landmark Clinton Hill section of Brooklyn-an historic residential district featuring turn-of-the-century brownstones, Victorian mansions and wide tree-canopied boulevards. Midtown Manhattan, the heart of New York City, is a 1/2-hour subway ride away and offers students a wealth of vocational, cultural and recreational opportunities. Pratt is the only college for art and design on the east coast that has a traditional enclosed campus with on-site student housing.
Pratt is one of the largest undergraduate and graduate schools for art, design and architecture in the country and offers a wide range of cross discipline study options, dual degrees and major concentrations. The Institute houses five schools: Architecture, Art and Design, Information and Library Sciences, Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Professional Studies.
The Institute's 25-acre campus contains twenty-four buildings, including landmark Romanesque and Renaissance Revival-style structures, clustered around spacious lawns and tree-canopied plazas. Sixteen buildings contain extensive studio, shop and technical facilities needed to support work in all media-from the traditional to the experimental. Five buildings are student residences. All have computer networking capacities and are Internet accessible. Computer labs, established with the most current equipment and the latest software, are available for instructional purposes and individual project use. Gallery space is extensive and the work of students, alumni, staff and other well-known artists is shown throughout the academic year. Pratt's Library, an historical landmark built in 1896, was the first fully automated academic library in the New York City area. Its art and architecture collection is excellent and contains approximately 208,000 volumes, 500 periodical and newspaper subscriptions, 66,000 slides, 190,000 pictures, 50,000 microforms, and 45,000 governmental documents.
The energy, foresight, money and spirit Charles Pratt gave to his dream remains even today. Here careers are molded, and goals, like those of Charles Pratt, are encouraged. Inscribed on the seal of the Institute is the motto: Be True To Your Work And Your Work Will Be True To You.
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