Job Opportunity at VP
Education Program Development Contract
Join Our Team and Develop Our Education Programs!
VP is seeking applications for an Education Program Development (EPD) contract position. The position will be the lead in developing a new HyFlex Learning (Hybrid/Flexible) educational program for VP and will include: HyFlex research and development, program conceptualization and development, instructor training and recruitment, grant-writing and funding research, partnership development, and technical implementation. The position will be part of the VP team and will work closely with the Executive Director and Technical Director and will be provided with background information and research from work that has already been completed.
The position will require the EPD Contractee to be able to work both independently and as part of a team, utilizing VP’s internal communications protocols including weekly reporting and regular activity updates. This contract position may be extended depending on funding.
As this is partly a research position, it is not expected that a candidate will have previous knowledge of HyFlex.
EPD tasks will include, but not be limited to:
- Research to better understand HyFlex Learning concepts and how they apply to non-profit arts education
- Development of a flexible but stable education program utilizing concepts of HyFlex learning, suited to an arts environment.
- Working with other contractors and instructors to create a template for future programs.
- Working with contractors and instructors to develop, schedule and deliver an intensive HyFlex education program of approximately 8-16 classes over 3-4 months (details TBD).
- Assisting instructors to run workshops as required.
- Advertising HyFlex and other education programs.
- Managing students and instructors within education programming.
- Managing and booking equipment requirements for education programs.
- Documenting and developing educational outlines for current and future HyFlex programs, including instructor templates, technical manuals and other relevant learning modules as required.
- Organization and delivery of templates and other required materials and documents.
- Recording and reporting on relevant statistics.
- Research and development of grant materials for future program funding.
- Grant writing for program fund development
- Reporting on activities to the VP team.
- Attending and/or organizing meetings as needed.
- Basic financial management of workshops and instructors.
- Other duties related to the education program as requested by the Executive Director
What We’re Looking For
- Strong knowledge and curiosity about technology-based art
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Strong organizational skills
- Can demonstrate ability to take initiative
- Can demonstrate ability to work well in a team environment
- Can demonstrate active anti-racist and anti-oppression awareness
- Technically proficient with computers and hardware, including troubleshooting (successful candidates are not expected to know all the hardware/software being taught but should be comfortable in a technical environment
- Willingness to work evenings and weekends as required by workshops
About Video Pool Media Arts Centre
Video Pool Media Arts Centre inspires curiosity and creative expression through technological empowerment and open exploration in all media art forms, cultivating experimental artistic practices and accessibility to technology through presentation, production, distribution, and education. We house the largest collection of prairie video art in Canada, present work at the intersection of technology and art in our Poolside Gallery, and The Output, our A/V performance and rehearsal venue, provides new opportunities for performance based work.
VP is Manitoba’s only artist-run centre dedicated to the exploration of technology-based
art. http://www.videopool.org/
How to Apply: Please email a single document that contains your cover letter and resume to:
Hiring Committee
Video Pool Media Arts Centre
info@videopool.org