Arts Admistration Jobs

1- DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANT - Vienna, VA

Job posted on October 17, 2007

WOLF TRAP FOUNDATION FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS has an entry-level position available for entering donor gifts and processing acknowledgement letters using Raisers Edge. Individual will also assist with special events team in busy summer months. Strong communication skills; accuracy w/ data entry; excel attention to detail; proficient in MS Office and Raisers Edge experience preferred. Wolf Trap Foundation recognizes a value of a work force made up of a highly skilled people from a variety of backgrounds. Please submit cover letter and resume to: hr@wolftrap.org. EOE.

Employer Profile
ORGANIZATION	WOLF TRAP FOUNDATION FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
ADDRESS	1645 Trap Road Vienna , VA 22182
FAX	703-255-4001
E-MAIL	hr@wolftrap.org
URL	http://www.wolftrap.org
PROFILE	The Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts is a nonprofit organization founded in 1971 by Catherine Filene Shouse (1896-1994) that presents and produces a full-range of performance and education programs in the Greater Washington, D.C. area, as well as nationally and internationally. Wolf Trap is home to three performance venues, the Filene Center and Children’s Theatre-in-the-Woods at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts, and The Barns at Wolf Trap. It also programs and operates the Wolf Trap Opera Company and year-round education programs for children of all ages. The Foundation’s activities are principally operated from the Center for Education at Wolf Trap. Located in Vienna, Virginia, the Center is a national, arts-in-education resource center for children, parents, educators and performing artists. Visit the Wolf Trap Web site at www.wolftrap.org for more information. Terrence D. Jones is President and CEO of the Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts.

2- Academic and Office Coordinator-Washington, DC

Job Id: 24835851 Company Name: Georgetown University Job Title: Academic and Office Coordinator Job Status: Hourly Job Code: 2007-1084R Industry: Education / Training Job Function: Teaching - Professional / Vocational Job Division: Not Listed Education: Bachelor's Pay Range: Negotiable Career Level: Not Listed Job Location: Washington, DC Public Transportation | Driving Directions Contact Information: Department of Human Resources, 37th & O Streets, NW Washington, DC 20057 Date Posted: 11/8/07

Academic and Office Coordinator (Requisition # 2007-1084R) 2007-1084R - Academic and Office Coordinator Dept: Performing Arts Grade/Level:07 Salary: $ 13.88- $ 15.54per hour Date Opened November 05, 2007 Reporting to the Directors of Theater & Music/Dance, the Academic and Office Coordinator manages the coordination of the Music and Theater & Performance Studies academic programs in Performing Arts, including major and minor degrees in addition to coordinating the front office functions, providing administrative support to the unit at large. Bachelor's degree and at least 2 - 4 years of administrative, office and general organizational experience or equivalent experience is preferred.

3- Administrative Assistant
(found here (artsearch), but better information is here)

Woodruff Arts Center
Administrative Assistant

JOB SUMMARY:
The Administrative Assistant will support the Woodruff Administration’s Senior Staff (including the Senior Executive Assistant to the President, Director of Strategic Initiatives and Vice President for Operations). This is primarily a clerical position that demands accuracy, efficiency, and strong written and oral communication skills. In addition, a strict attention to detail and a courteous, customer friendly attitude is essential.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE :
• Assist with scheduling a wide variety of internal and external meetings, including scheduling attendees, managing room reservations, catering, set-up and RSVPs/tickets if necessary.
• Assist in document preparation and provide other assistance and support as requested.
• Setup and maintain office files and manuals.
• Answer phone calls, take messages, and schedule appointments.

LANGUAGE AND INTERPERSONAL SKILLS:
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Outstanding interpersonal skills with ability to successfully interact with a diverse group of people.
• Must display professionalism in all settings.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

The administrative assistant must be a self-starter with the ability to work with others in a dynamic, fast-paced setting. S/he must have the ability to manage and work effectively in a high-pressure vibrant environment with multiple concurrent priorities. Impeccable organizational and time management skills, attention to details, and excellent verbal, written and keyboard skills are required. The candidate must be able to work with a broad spectrum of personalities, exhibit patience and understanding, and have the ability to work under pressure. S/he must be upbeat, positive, outgoing, personable and able to relate well with diverse populations and age groups, and have demonstrated commitment to completion of projects on a timely basis. SPECIFIC CONDITIONS OF WORK: Full-time staff position. Working hours are 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. QUALIFICATIONS: College Degree preferred but not required • Minimum of three years administrative experience • Excellent written and oral skills • Demonstrated customer service skills • Friendly, helpful attitude • Dependable, efficient, effective • Proficiency with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook • Ability to work independently, perform multiple tasks and possess good problem solving skills

Music in Motion: Marketing Assignment

To market to our younger audience, Music in Motion will print promotional stickers. Stickers have several advantages as a marketing tool. To begin with, they can be printed in bulk for a relatively cheap cost. Companies such as U-Printing (http://www.uprinting.com/sticker-printing.html) Offer 1,000 stickers for a $78.00 charge. Also, stickers virtually create walking advertisements as soon as they are placed on clothing, backpacks, etc. The more exposure our name gets in the community, the more probable people will be to purchase our product. Music in Motion will distribute the stickers to agencies such as doctor’s and dentist’s offices to offer as prizes after checkups. We will also offer the stickers after our parent-child demonstrations, as free takeaways.

In an effort to reach our parental audience, we will print and mail brochures providing information about how to get one’s child involved in the arts. These brochures will contain information about different artistic genres and about how to introduce basic artistic concepts into a child’s everyday life. We will establish a joint promotion relationship with local community centers and school-funded programs; we will plug their names into our brochures if they return the favor by posting our flyers at their locations. The brochure will also suggest Music in Motion as a great way to get kids interested in the arts and will include a flyer for our free parent-child product demonstration. The 8 ½” x 11” brochures and flyers on Printingforless.com (http://www.printingforless.com/brochures.html) cost about $390.00 for every 250 printed. These materials are printed in four colors and have a front and a back side. Music for Motion would then mail these flyers and brochures to potential customers after purchasing a mailing list. According to an estimate on http://www.alescoleads.com/index1.cfm?StartFuseAction=SysCommon.StartNewList&listcode=ACC, a mailing list of 5,000 names in our target audience would cost about $450.00, or $22.50 for every 250 names. A single stamp is currently sold at 41 cents, which translates to $103.00 per 250 brochures mailed. Overall, the brochures would cost $515.50 per 250 copies mailed.

To attract both attention and potential customers, Music in Motion will host a free “Music, Motion, and You” workshop for both parents and children. The workshop will target two groups, both children in the appropriate age group and the parents of those children. The workshop will last for 90 minutes and will take place in a local community center. During the workshop, parents and children will be divided to participate in separate activities. Parents will attend a 45-minute speech about Music in Motion and will receive advice on how best to work with their children. The speech will be delivered by a member of the Music in Motion team and will focus on the benefits of concept based learning and parent-child interaction. During this time, the children will be in a separate area where other members of the Music in Motion team will lead activities and games. Of course, all these activities will center on the product and will focus on getting kids excited about the CD/book set.

The second half of the workshop will reunite parents and children. Together, they will travel to stations that have been set up around the room. Each station will be lead by a Music in Motion team member and will demonstrate one of the more difficult activities (as seen in our product). This allows the parents to see how the system works in real life while the children will have fun and get excited about the product. As some families may not have time to stay, we will offer the second half of the workshop as a strongly encouraged option. As an incentive for staying the full 90 minutes, the potential customer will receive a coupon for 10% off the CD/book set. Conveniently, the CD/book set will be available for purchase throughout the workshop at a table near the exit. After the workshop, to encourage parents to stay and talk with each other and with Music in Motion team members, we will provide juice and healthy snacks. The goal of the “Music, Motion, and You” workshop is to get 30 to 40 parents to attend and to sell at least 15 CD/book sets. We also hope to get at least 20 people to sign up for our e-mail list.
The total cost of this workshop would be $150.00 and 29 hours of work by Music in Motion team members. The breakdown of the cost is as follows:
-Space Rental: approximately $100
Source: http://www.urbanaparks.org/facilities/47.html
-Juice and Healthy Snacks: approximately $50 (unopened juice can also be stored for future events)
Source for prices: http://www.peapod.com
2 veggie platters with dip + 2 bags of pretzels + 6 big bottles of juice (3 apple, 3 grape) = $47.70
-Planning- 3 people, 3 hours each = 9 hours
-Set Up/Clean Up- 4 people, 1 hour each = 4 hours
-Workshop- 8 people, 2 hours each = 16 hours

Teachers are another very important audience for Music in Motion. One way to market this product to teachers is to place advertisements in educational journals and magazines. The cost of placing an advertisement can vary depending on the publication and the size of the ad. For example, a half page advertisement in Education Week, a weekly publication that reaches teachers and administrators across the country, costs $5,811.00 for a one time appearance. The cost can be less if the ad is scheduled to run more than once. The same half page advertisement in the Illinois Music Educator, a publication that reaches all Illinois Music Educator's Association members, only costs $205 for a single appearance or $185.00 per ad if it appears in three issues. While advertising in the Illinois Music Educator is much cheaper, it also only reaches a very specific group. Advertising in Education Week reaches a vast and varied audience. The additional costs involved with advertising in Education Week could be worth the investment since the ad would reach a much larger group. In addition to the cost of placing the advertisement, the cost of hiring a graphic designer to create the ad also must be factored in. Overall, placing advertisements is a very expensive undertaking but has the potential for huge returns.

Another way to reach teachers, especially local ones, is to have in-house demos. A Music in Motion team member will go into a classroom and will introduce the program with the students. This will give the teacher an opportunity to see the students engaged and excited about Music in Motion. The benefit to this type of marketing is that there is no cost involved at all. In terms of time it is a relatively small investment, as it would take one person about an hour plus the time spent traveling to the school. If each team member gave 5 in-house demos a week, Music in Motion could reach 60 teachers and all of their students within a month.

Collaborators: Alyssa Schoeneman and Meagan Roloff

Music in Motion: Pricing/Business Plan and Surveys

Music in Motion will produce a CD and book set that provides a way for anyone, even those who have little to no music or dance background, to comprehend and to teach music to children. The CD will consist of tracks that focus on specific elements of music, such as pitch and tempo. The accompanying book will provide a variety of movement exercises that embody the musical elements in each track. The CD-book set will provide an easy, inexpensive way for parents, teachers and childcare providers to introduce music to children at an early age. In an age where children are overly sedentary, this kinesthetic way of learning is unique.
The target customers for this product are married individuals, both male and female, between the ages of 30 and 50 who live in the state of Illinois. These individuals have completed college with a Bachelor’s Degree or higher and average household income ranges from $50,000 - $100,000. These families, on average, have 2 children who attend daycare, after-school activities, park district programs, and dance classes weekly. The targeted families spend money at bookstores and all-purpose stores such as Meijer, and are prone to spend money on educational children’s products.

Music in Motion has several close competitors, but no exact counterpart in today’s market. Baby Einstein creates their products from a baby's point-of-view with the overall goal of promoting real-world discovery. With a product line that ranges from books to DVDs and CDs, Baby Einstein products promote parent-child interaction through an interactive media experience. On average, they charge $6.99 for a CD and $3.99-$7.99 for a book. The Brainy Baby Company produces videos, books, music, toys and games for babies, toddlers and preschoolers. The basics of the alphabet, the number system, and the world of arts and language are emphasized in their products. This company charges an average of $7.99 for a book and $7.95 for a CD. Elmo’s World and Sesame Street DVDs teach life skills regarding personal care and safety, as well as academic lessons in counting and real world exploration. These DVDs are sold for $15 each. The Leap Frog company produces a wider range of multi-media children’s products which focuses on teaching simple academic skills through educational video games and other electronics. While their video game systems for preschoolers cost approximately $89.99, Leap Frog also produced educational videos and DVDs ranging in price from $8.99 to $14.99. V Tech, which makes a similar game system called V Smile, also has a wide range of products which are designed to teach basic elementary reading and math skills. Their least expensive products, learning workbooks, sell for $8 each and their game systems sell for $80-$175, with the cost increasing as children get older.

To research Music in Motion’s target audience, surveys were distributed to parents who have enrolled a child in the Saturday morning Creative Dance for Children Class, which takes place at 9am and is run by the University of Illinois Dance Department, and to teachers at Lincoln Elementary School in St. Charles. All of the survey participants lived in Illinois and, though all participants had at least one child, 82% had 2 or more children. Of those surveyed, 91% have at least a Master’s degree and 91% live in a household that makes at least $50,000. All of these attributes show that the participants researched are directly in line with Music in Motion’s target audience. This audience can be reached, not only through demonstrations at their child care providers, but through the stores that they frequent and the periodicals that they read. Most of our participants shop at Target (64%), as well as various book stores (64%). The News-Gazette is the most popular print source, reaching 45% of our surveyed audience.
Music in Motion shares a target audience with non-profit and commercial child care programs, such as daycare (54% participate) and after school programs (36% participate). Every adult surveyed enrolls his or her child in daycare or other extracurricular activities, such as fine arts classes (82% participate). The sites of these organizations provide strong marketing opportunities for our CD-book set.

Research revealed that a large portion (over 60%) of our surveyed audience has recently purchased educational, interactive products for their children from potential competitors such as Leapfrog. This demonstrates an existing market for Music in Motion. Educational and active products are desired by our target audience; instead of parking their child in front of the television, parents can exercise their child’s mind and body with Music in Motion.
Surveys showed that over half of our target audience (64%) would be willing to pay $20-30 or more for a product like Music in Motion. However, many of our competitors sell videos and DVDs for less than $20. To appeal to a larger amount of consumers, each CD and book set will cost approximately $20. This price allows us to make a strong profit and to be a viable competitor within our product market.

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Link to surveys: Music in Motion Surveys

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Collaborators: Alyssa Schoeneman and Meagan Roloff

Personal Budget

Monthly	..Yearly..	Income/Expense
2,848.50	34,182	Gross Income (of a teacher and part time dance teacher) Source: salary.com :Elementary School Teacher $34,182 I used the salary for an elementary school teacher because I hope to teach dance in elementary school. There is no salary for a dance teacher (choreographer does not describe a dance teacher in a school) so I used elementary school teacher.
-854.55	-10,254.60	Taxes: subtract 30%
-450	-5,400	Housing: apartment with roommate (Lauren Richardson) Source: Apartment Link
-156	-1,872	Health Insurance Blue Preferred by Care First Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO, $500 deductible, coinsurance 20%, $25 office visit Source: quote from ehealthinsurance.com
-4.17	-50	Rental Insurance Source: quote from State Farm quoted $100 total per year, which will be split with my roommate
-40	-480	Cellphone Source: Cingular Wireless Website
-40	-480	Internet Source: This is what I currently pay for internet and people who live in the area say that it's comparable to rates there.
-75	-900	Retirement savings
-45	-540	Electricity and heat My parents, who live in a nearby area, pay 200 a month for electricity and heat and their house is 2-3 times larger than the rental unit. So I estimate heat/electricity will cost about $90, which is $45 when split between two roommates.
-200	-2,400	Food Source: My current spending on food/necessities (rounded up)
-356	-4272	Car Payment Source: My current car payment.
-91.67	-1100	Car Insurance Source: My current car insurance costs.
-75	-900	Gas Source: It costs about $30 to fill up my car and, even when in Maryland, I never fill it up more than twice a month.
-416.67	-5000	Student Loans Source: I will owe $5000 a year for four years.
-0	-0	Credit Card Debt Source: I currently have no credit card debt.
-25	-300	Other- Supplies to care for my bird (Eeyore) Source: My current costs.
-19.44	-233.4	Amount left over

Note: both columns balance out to zero.
Living Area: suburbs outside DC, zip code: 20832

Executive Summary: Music in Motion

Music in Motion will produce a CD and book set that provides a way for anyone, even those who have little to no music or dance background, to comprehend and to teach music to children. The CD will consist of tracks that focus on specific elements of music, such as pitch and tempo. The accompanying book will provide a variety of movement exercises that embody the musical elements in each track. The CD-book set will provide an easy, inexpensive way for parents, teachers and childcare providers to introduce music to children at an early age.

While there is heavy competition in the market of childhood art education, there is a lack of products that allow the average adult to facilitate and encourage interactive learning, especially in the arts. To introduce our product to potential customers, members of the development team will offer free workshops in child-friendly environments, such as community centers and schools. Parents will be encouraged to attend these workshops and the product will be available for purchase. Also, free workshops will be offered in hospitals and rehabilitation centers as a method of community outreach. Advertisements will be placed in Educational and Parenting publications. Also, flyers will be distributed to schools, community centers and local businesses.

Meagan Roloff, who has a background in music, will compose, play and record music for the CDs. With their combined dance knowledge, Alyssa Schoeneman and Janis Dingels will collaborate in creating movement activities. As all team members have ample writing experience, they will work together to compose the corresponding book. Alyssa will write instructions for the movement activities and explorations, while Meagan will write the definitions and explanations of the musical concepts. Janis will write a chapter describing the benefits of the overall learning method and offering tips for instruction. All members of the team will lead workshops and work to promote the business.

Music in Motion has sufficient funds to advertise and to publish our book. However, funds are still needed to hire musicians and to record the CD. The cost of recording is a one-time investment, but the product can continue to be produced indefinitely. In our second year, we expect to publish a second book of activities to correspond to the original CD. In future years, additional CDs of varying musical styles will be produced with new accompanying movement exercises. Also, the product has the potential to be produced for older children and to feature more advanced movement and musical concepts.

Music in Motion stands out from its competition as an inexpensive, practical and convenient way to introduce children to music. It is especially unique in that it promotes interaction between children and adults. In an age where children are overly sedentary, Music in Motion is a great way to get them moving and excited about learning!


Collaborators: Alyssa Schoeneman and Meagan Roloff
Word Count: 466

Assignment: A Possible Proposal to An Investor

Proposal for an after-school Creative Dance Program in Elementary Schools

The Teach, Educate, and Move (TEAM) program aims to fill three gaps in elementary school education. First, public schools lack both funding and time in the school day for fine arts programs. In addition, the increasing number of standardized tests is making it impossible for schools to provide physical education programs, which is contributing to childhood obesity. The final void is the lack of after school care for children of working parents. The TEAM program will not only expose elementary school children to dance and music, and not only get them excited to exercise, but will assure parents that their children are in a safe, educational, environment even after the school day ends.

By investing in the TEAM program, companies will aid in the development of healthy, creative children and improve the environment of the whole school. Of course, the positive press resulting from such a contribution to the community will increase the profits of any investing company. However, the larger, more long term benefit, is that companies who invest in the TEAM program will, through advertising to younger consumers, be creating their own future consumer base. In addition, after start-up costs, the TEAM program has minimal maintenance costs, since it is based in physical movement as a learning tool, and will therefore be able to turn a solid, sustainable profit for a long time to come.

Three Possible Goals (split into bite size pieces)

Long Term Goal: Become a resident dance columnist at a reputable newspaper.
Short Term Goal (this year): Publish one article in a local paper.
This Month:
-Speak with Phillip Johnson about his contact with the local paper. Since he’s helped students publish articles in the past, he may be willing to help again.
-Check out dance magazines in the University library. Read at least two of them cover to cover.
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Long Term Goal: Become a dance educator in an elementary school.
Short Term Goal (this year): Teach one workshop at an elementary school or local community center.
This Month:
-Interview Kate Kuper, who works as a creative movement educator in local schools. Ask her how she got started, what books she recommends, how to best contact schools, and ask for any other spare pearls of wisdom she may have.
-Re-contact Generations of Hope to see if they have any more opportunities for working with the children there.
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Long Term Goal: Get paid to write scholarly dance papers.
Short Term Goal (this year): Submit one paper for publication.
This Month:
-Ask Phillip Johnson if his offer to submit your paper (on the Dance of Death) to an online research website still stands.
-Take Yutien Wong up on her offer to help you re-work paper from Dance History (on conceptions of the body) into publishable material.
-Re-read at least one of the books used in research for the above paper (the paper on conceptions of the body).