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Title: Specialist, Master Fine Arts Program

Position Type: Part-Time Staff

Search Type: External - minimum 7 days

Department: 21R010 - College of Letters, Arts & Soc Sci

Division: 2R0000 - Academic Affairs

Position Location: Richmond Campus

Driver Classification: Non-Driver

FLSA: Non-Exempt

Schedule Type:  Part Time, No Benefits (less than 20 hrs per week)

Posted Salary Grade: Non-Exempt - G19

Retirement:   None 

Contact Person: Charlotte Rich

Job Summary/Basic Functions

The MFA Program Specialist is responsible for staffing the Bluegrass Writers Studio office; creating and distributing marketing materials; maintaining the social media presence of the Bluegrass Writers Studio; updating the MFA student handbook; assisting the Program Director in arranging, preparing, and coordinating the domestic summer residency in July; assisting students with enrollment for the summer residency in Lisbon, Portugal; providing technical assistance to online graduate students; and serving as managing editor for the literary journal Jelly Bucket, including all aspects of production and distribution.

Minimum Qualifications

Education: B.A. in English or related-area of Humanities required; MFA in Creative Writing preferred.

Experience: The applicant must have experience with some of the following: web design (no html experience required), desktop publishing, Office Suite, Adobe Suite (primarily inDesign and Photoshop). Additional education or work experience in online education, communications, marketing, or related field and/or photography, visual arts, or graphic design is highly desirable. The successful candidate will also have experience with or demonstrable ability to learn the features of Canvas, Ventrilo, and Banner.

Job Duties:

• 25% - Develops promotional and advertising materials.
• 20% - Recruits new students for the MFA.
• 20% - Plans, schedules, and coordinates some program activities.
• 25% - Is the managing editor, producer, and publisher.
• 10% - Provides technical assistance and support for faculty members and students teaching.

Sponsorship: This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Funding Source: Institutional

Open Until Filled: Yes

EEO Statement

Eastern Kentucky University is an Equal Opportunity employer and educational institution and does not discriminate on the basis of age (40 and over), race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, ethnicity, disability, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information in the admission to, or participation in, any educational program or activity (e.g., athletics, academics and housing) which it conducts or any employment policy or practice.

Background Check Statement

Offers of employment are contingent upon a satisfactory background check.