Santa Fe Workshops: Course Coordinator (In person) June 27th-Aug 19th

Job Details

  • ID#38251449
  • Address 87501 , Santa fe / taos,

    New Mexico

    Santa fe / taos USA
  • Job type

    Contract

  • Salary USD This position is performed for a daily stipend of $155.00, plus reimbursement of incurred mileage expenses that are Workshop related. This position is performed for a daily stipend of 155.00 plus reimbursement of incurred mileage expenses that are Workshop related.
  • Hiring Company

    New Mexico

  • Showed08th April 2022
  • Date05th April 20222022-04-05T12:21:00-0700
  • Deadline04th June 2022
  • Category

    Art/media/design

Santa Fe Workshops: Course Coordinator (In person) June 27th-Aug 19th

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The responsibilities of this contract position are carried out under the guidance of the Santa Fe Workshops Operations department. This individual must have experience in photography, a strong technical background, interest or experience with content and social media marketing, as well as possess the capability to work well with groups of people in a demanding educational environment. Course Coordinators (CC) must be technically capable to support participants. Being well organized, responsible, personable, dependable, and resourceful are necessary personal qualities.

This contractor position is scheduled to work 5 days a week over 8 weeks. This includes "Prep Week,” "Clean- Up Week," and 6 weeks included in the SFW Summer Season June 27th until August 19th. This position is performed for a daily stipend of $155.00, plus reimbursement of incurred mileage expenses that are Workshop related. Lunches are provided, Monday through Friday, one class dinner is reimbursed, and a group dinner on Friday is provided during the 6 weeks that classes are running. These meals are not included during set up and clean up weeks. Contractors will be responsible for submitting an invoice for fees at the end of each week, this should also include any reimbursable expenses. Candidates should be aware that the stipend does not include any allowance for tax obligations. Taxes are the responsibility of the individual.

Desired Qualifications and Eligibility for the Course Coordinator:

Hold or are currently pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in photography or equivalent.

Have experience assisting photographers and/or freelancing as a professional photographer.

Possess a portfolio of work that represents your photographic style.

Have a good command of various camera systems.

Be prepared to assist participants with technical issues regarding camera gear, digital capture, and workflow with both Mac and PC platforms.

Retail or customer service experience is beneficial.

Current Red Cross CPR Certification Card must be obtained prior to beginning employment.

CC must have their own car to drive to locations. Mileage will be reimbursed.

The Course Coordinator Experience

The main focus and priority of a Course Coordinator is to meet the needs of the instructor and the participants. Each CC is assigned one workshop per week.

The agenda set by the instructor must be carefully analyzed and kept on track by the CC. Standard workshop operational policies are to be enforced in addition to meeting the needs of the instructor's agenda.

In the event that a class cancels, the Workshops offers three options for the CCs: 1) time off without pay for the week; 2) work on campus on a per day basis to assist with administrative responsibilities or performing special assignments; 3) participate in an available workshop tuition free (without daily stipend); however you must pay for lab fee, model/location fee, meal plan, or the like.

Course Coordinators work Monday through Friday.

Course Coordinator General Guidelines and Responsibilities:

Open Classroom starting at 8 am Monday through Friday.

Collect student images and prepare class critique by 9am.

Inform participants of the SFW logistics and policies.

Attend Monday night instructor presentations.

Collect content according to designated creative brief specifications, including but not limited to video footage and photographs of the workshop experience and upload all files to a designated shared folder for the Marketing Director on a weekly basis no later than end of day Friday

Assist the instructor during demo shoots and throughout the entirety of the workshop.

Print maps and hand out to participants for location days.

Organize model rotations.

Fill out payment forms for locations.

Prepare the final Friday night show via Premier Pro.

Assist Marketing Department in related activities associated with social media channels and content distribution

To apply:

Please send resume, a brief statement of 200-500 words of why you want to work for SFW, and a portfolio of 12 images of recent photographic work to leah@santafeworkshops.com by May 1st 2022.

Vacancy expired!