Campus Events & Media Lead

The New School; United States; On-site; USD 23,000 - 32,000; Part time

Job summary

The New School is seeking an Events, Media & Community Coordinator to support MFADT campus gatherings, admissions events, and public showcases. You will set up materials, signage, and check-in desks, assist with catering and logistics, and document projects for the program archive.

You will photograph and film student work, captions assets, and turn them into social media posts, while tracking alumni news and handling parcels and print orders.

Qualifications

• Strong organization skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills, able to interact with multiple students and staff across channels.

Responsibilities

• Assist at Orientation, Long Table dinners, Admissions and Portfolio Review days, Dorkshops, and the End-of-Year show: arrange program-owned materials, lay out printed programs and name cards, place program signage, staff a check-in table.
• Receive catering deliveries, set out program-owned serveware, replenish beverage stations, return program items to storage.
• Photograph and film student projects, live demos, Dorkshops, and thesis exhibitions; caption, file, and back up assets in the program media archive.
• Draft post copy, edit photo and video assets, and schedule approved posts to MFADT channels.
• Compile publicly available alumni news - exhibitions, publications, studio launches, awards - into the program tracking spreadsheet.
• Pick up parcels and print orders addressed to MFADT from the mail window and print services.

Skills

Organization

Attention to detail

Communication

Job description

The New School is seeking an Events, Media & Community Coordinator to support MFADT campus gatherings, admissions events, and public showcases. You will set up materials, signage, and check-in desks, assist with catering and logistics, and document projects for the program archive.

You will photograph and film student work, captions assets, and turn them into social media posts, while tracking alumni news and handling parcels and print orders.