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Assistant Director, Temporary Coverage

Employer
Sarah Lawrence College
Location
Bronxville
Salary
$25-$28/hour
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Employment Type
Part Time
Institution Type
Four-Year Institution

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Assistant Director, Temporary Coverage

Job Description
Position Overview 
The Writing Institute seeks temporary coverage for the role of Assistant Director. The temporary assistant director will work closely with the Writing Institute director in planning and overseeing various aspects of our winter and spring programs. They will provide customer service to students, communicate with instructors and students about upcoming courses, assist with preparation for the Writers Week summer programs for high school students, and provide high-level administrative support and coordination within all aspects of the program, including enrollment, marketing and communications, instructor onboarding and new initiatives. This job is located in Bronxville, NY with occasional evening and weekend hours to support Writing Institute programs.

Contact/Supervisor:
Questions? Email Courtney Gillette (Director, Writing Institute) at cgillette@sarahlawrence.edu or call 914-323-6170. 

Essential Duties Summary
Responsibilities
  • Project management for administrative tasks across Writing Institute programs; assist with administration for Writers Week 2027.
  • Manage the Spring & Summer (Summer Courses announced in March 2027) course catalog for Writing Institute courses and events including schedule, descriptions, images, registrations, withdrawals, reports, refunds and waiting lists.
  • Maintain Writing Institute class catalog in Thinkific.
  • Manage Mailchimp newsletter calendar and weekly content.
  • Manage the Writing Institute payroll calendars for student employees, independent contractors and payroll.
  • Serve as a contact person for Writing Institute students, instructors and prospective students seeking recommendations for courses.
  • Represent the Writing Institute at community events such as the Wrexham Road Reading Series, Community Readings, Brooklyn Book Festival, Westchester Day, and related programs. 


Required Qualifications
Qualifications
  • Previous administrative experience required. 
  • Familiarity with newsletter marketing is a plus. 
  • Candidates must possess excellent attention to detail.
  • Organizational and writing skills.
  • The ability to work both independently and as a member of a team; and profound interpersonal skills: flexibility, forbearance, and general enthusiasm.

This position is open to graduate students and recent graduate alumni. 

Preferred Qualifications


Posting Number: S00476P
Open Date:
Close Date:
Open Until Filled: No
Salary: $25-$28/hour

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Organization

Sarah Lawrence is a prestigious, residential, coeducational liberal arts college. Founded in 1926 and consistently ranked among the leading liberal arts colleges in the country, Sarah Lawrence is known for its pioneering approach to education, rich history of impassioned intellectual and civic engagement, and vibrant, successful alumni. In close proximity to the unparalleled offerings of New York City, our historic campus is home to an inclusive, intellectually curious, and diverse community.

Talented, creative students choose Sarah Lawrence for the opportunity to take charge of their education. In close collaboration with our dedicated, distinguished faculty, students create a rigorous, personalized course of study, conduct independent research, and connect a wide array of disciplines. They graduate knowing how to apply the knowledge, skills, and critical thinking necessary for life after college.

Sarah Lawrence College occupies 44 wooded acres in Yonkers, NY, near the Village of Bronxville—just north of New York City. A 30-minute train ride from the Bronxville station takes students into Midtown Manhattan.

In addition to our round-table classrooms, Sarah Lawrence has outstanding theatres, art and performance studios, and music spaces; modern science labs; state-of-the-art graphic computing equipment; competitive sports facilities; a 60,000-square-foot visual arts center; and recently renovated dining facilities.

Our students are men and women who share an enthusiasm for intellectual rigor, academic risk taking, creativity in all disciplines, and original and interdisciplinary work. We are particularly committed to having our faculty, administration, and student body reflect the social, racial, and economic diversity that characterizes our society. The College’s 1,377 undergraduate students come from nearly every state and from 53 countries; 84 percent of undergrads live on campus.

At Sarah Lawrence, students spend more time one-on-one with award-winning faculty than do students at any other college in the country.

Working At Sarah Lawrence College

As a Sarah Lawrence employee, you will join a warm, challenging, and diverse community that offers both quality of life advantages and tangible, valuable employee benefits.

When you work at Sarah Lawrence, you:

  • Receive outstanding benefits, such as medical, dental, and vision plans that exceed the standard plans offered by many companies and institutions, and an exceptional retirement plan through TIAA-CREF.
  • Have unparalleled educational opportunities, such as tuition benefits on campus for employees, their spouses, and their children; discounted tuition to the College’s renowned nursery school; and tuition benefit programs for dependent children who attend other colleges.
  • Have continuous opportunities for advancement, as it is College policy to fill vacancies by promotion or transfer whenever possible.
  • Enjoy boundless cultural experiences, including readings, lectures, music, theater, film screenings, dance performances, art exhibitions, and a state-of-the-art library, free to employees. · Have free access to the 48,000-square-foot Campbell Sports Center, with a six-lane pool, modern weight/fitness training center, squash courts, gymnasium, indoor track, outdoor tennis courts, and fitness classes, open to employees seven days per week.
  • Have several on-campus options for meals, plus off-campus discounts at local restaurants and stores.
  • Work in a convenient location close to all major highways, easily accessed from the Metro-North Harlem line, and 35 minutes from mid-town Manhattan.
  • Enjoy free parking on campus, a 10% discount at the college bookstore.
Company info
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Telephone
914-395-2315
Location
1 Mead Way
Bronxville
New York
10708
United States

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