Careers Job Description
General Description
HOSTOS CENTER FOR THE ARTS & CULTURE
An integral part of Hostos Community College of the City University of New York since 1982, the Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture, which includes two state-of- the-art theaters of 900 and 360 seats each, a black box experimental theater, and a museum-grade art gallery, is a resource for students and faculty in addition to serving the cultural needs of South Bronx residents and neighboring communities. Recognized nationally as a leader in Latin and African-based programming, the Hostos Center creates performing and visual arts forums in which the diverse cultural heritages of its audiences are celebrated and cultivated. In meeting that objective, the Center is dedicated to the development of emerging artists and the creation of new work.
The Center’s programming consists of a performing arts presenting series; a visual arts exhibiting series; periodic festivals featuring different cultural traditions including the highly acclaimed BomPlenazo; the Hostos Repertory Company; a children’s performing arts series; and an individual artists’ program consisting of commissions and residencies. Presenting seasons also include annual observances of Kwanzaa, Puerto Rican Heritage Month, Black History Month, and Women’s History Month. Over the years, The Center has presented and exhibited such artists as Rubén Blades, Dizzy Gillespie, Eddie Palmieri, Dance Theatre of Harlem, El Gran Combo, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, Ballet Hispánico, Jennifer Mueller, Antonio Martorell, Faith Ringold, Celia Cruz, Marc Anthony, Tito Puente and Lucecita Benítez. HCAC produced a 50-year retrospective of Tito Puente’s music in April 2017, covered and praised by The New York Times and produced a retrospective of Cuban bandleader Machito in 2019.
Other Duties
Marketing activities include working with the Director in developing marketing plans and budgets, the creation of brochures and collateral materials as well as overseeing the design and placement of print and electronic media advertising. The position takes primary responsibility for the Center’s website and burgeoning social media network.
Communications responsibilities include developing press releases and calendars, contracting photographers, and working with the College’s Communications Office in handling media relations for local, regional, and national press. A major focus of the position will be outreach into the neighborhoods surrounding The Center, utilizing a team of student ambassadors and others by informing residents about events and coordinating group sales and special promotions for different constituencies.
Qualifications
Applicants should hold a Bachelor’s degree and have at least two years’ experience in non-profit marketing, preferably with the arts, ideally with both marketing and communications responsibilities. Excellent writing and interpersonal skills are essential.
Knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Excel is important.
Experience with Publisher, Illustrator, and other design programs is helpful.
Proficiency on several social media platforms is preferred. Spanish language ability is a plus.
OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION
Candidates must attach the following to their application:
- Resume
- Cover letter
- Writing samples (ideally a marketing piece and a press release)
- Three (3) professional references
RFCUNY Benefits
RFCUNY Employee Benefits and AccrualsAbout the Research Foundation
The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) was established as a not-for-profit educational corporation chartered by the State of New York in 1963. RFCUNY supports CUNY faculty and staff in identifying and obtaining external support (pre-award) from government and private sponsors and is responsible for the administration of all such funded programs (post-award).
RFCUNY stands between CUNY’s principal investigators (PIs) and the sponsors who support them and strives to fulfill its essential responsibilities to both groups. Working closely with individual PIs and Grants Officers on the campuses, RFCUNY oversees employment, accounting, audit, reporting, purchasing, and special responsibilities that include management of a planned giving program; liaison with governmental agencies and foundations; negotiation of agreements; facility construction and renovation; protection and commercialization of intellectual property; and compliance with applicable standards in research involving human subjects, animal care, environmental and radiological safety, and conflicts of interest.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Key Features
Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture
Full Time
$50,000.00 - $60,000.00
Mar 31, 2022 (Or Until Filled)