Supervisor, Creative Workshop

University of Rochester•San Ramon, CA

6d•$23 - $33•Onsite

About The Position

The Creative Workshop Supervisor at the Memorial Art Gallery (MAG) establishes the strategic vision for the Creative Workshop and develops and implements high-quality educational and programmatic curriculum for adult, youth, and camp programs. The role advances program growth to meet enrollment and financial goals in support of MAG’s mission and strategic plan. It manages the operational, programmatic, and promotional aspects of hands-on art classes across four annual sessions: fall, winter, spring, and summer. The supervisor sets the annual departmental budget and directly supervises a core team of five regular or regular part-time team members, as well as approximately 35–40 Teaching Artist TAR Faculty members. The position oversees curriculum, program schedules, faculty, gallery exhibitions, budgets, registrations, staffing, scholarships, community outreach, and marketing. It works with museum departments, faculty, community partners, and the Director of Marketing to develop programming, improve enrollment and profitability, and promote the Creative Workshop. The role is full-time, with 40 scheduled hours per week, on the University of Rochester’s UR Day shift. The listed compensation range is $23.27–$32.60; the posting does not specify the pay period.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree, preferably in fine arts, arts administration, education (formal or informal), and/or project management, and four years of related work experience, including at least three years in an administration or leadership role; an equivalent combination of education and experience is accepted.
Experience creating budgets, forecasting, and meeting revenue targets.
Skills across art-related fields, administration, curriculum design, teaching, and basic gallery curating.
Excellent organizational and project management skills, attention to detail, and follow-through.
Strong management, planning, budgeting, decision-making, and time-management skills.
Ability to coordinate schedules and logistics, manage programs and budgets, and work on multiple projects simultaneously.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in fine arts, arts administration, education (formal or informal), project management, and/or business administration.
Experience in program management.
Experience working in a museum, informal education, or creative environment.
Experience producing creative content and curriculum and providing team leadership.
Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build collaborative and mentoring relationships and deliver constructive feedback.
Effective verbal and written communication and listening skills.
Support for equal employment opportunity principles.
Confidence and interest in working with youth ages 2.5–17 and adults 18+ across the Greater Rochester community.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint), experience with new media such as Zoom, and databases such as Altru’s Blackbaud.

Responsibilities

Establish the vision for adult and youth classes, youth programs and camps, and family and community programs to meet MAG’s mission, respond to market demands, and encourage growth.
Develop revenue-generating programs and schedule classes and faculty.
Oversee curriculum development to ensure a cohesive curriculum across programs, classes, and mediums; collaborate with faculty, ceramics staff, and museum educators to develop and maintain content, using Altru customer data to shape courses and curriculum.
Attend AMP, programming, and other MAG meetings where the Creative Workshop is an active partner.
Oversee the coordination and curation of Lucy Burne Gallery exhibitions featuring faculty and student work, including show layouts, labels, installation coordination with Facilities staff, and promotion with MAG PR/Marketing.
Update and reconcile monthly ledgers, monitor revenue, allocate expenses, and maintain enrollment statistics.
Develop and manage an annual budget within MAG guidelines, track program budgets, submit financial request paperwork, analyze salaries, fees, room usage, and program profitability, and propose corrections as needed.
Coordinate with MAG Advancement and contribute to grant writing or reporting when needed.
Supervise the Department Coordinator and oversee the Altru retail system, including class, camp, and program information, refunds, and registration questionnaires.
Oversee hiring, onboarding, training, and scheduling for team members, teachers, and teaching assistants; conduct staff reviews, support staff, audit classes for instructional quality, and approve payroll.
Manage the scholarship-awarding process and provide statistical analysis for annual reporting.
Collaborate with curatorial, academic programs, and other departments to integrate programming and curriculum into Gallery programs and MAG events.
Represent programs in the community to build awareness, the student base, and market share; network with artists, educators, administrators, and nonprofit community organizations to develop programs and partnerships.
Maintain effective working relationships with management, coworkers, museum patrons, volunteers, students, artists, and community organizations.
Collaborate with the Director of Marketing on a marketing plan within a set budget; approve advertisements, placement, and Creative Workshop public content across platforms.
Evaluate marketing effectiveness and adjust the plan to maximize impact; oversee Coordinators’ contributions to course content for brochures or guides.
Perform other duties as assigned.