THEATRE
Assistant to the Theatre Department

Hope College invites immediate applications for this part-time, benefit-eligible position with the Theatre Department. The Assistant will work 30 hours/week during the academic year (40 weeks) and 15 hours/week during the summer (12 weeks). Hope College is a Christian, co-educational, undergraduate, residential, multicultural, liberal arts college of 3,200 students, affiliated with the Reformed Church in America, located in Holland, MI.

Position Summary:

This position provides secretarial and administrative assistance to the Theatre Department faculty and Hope Summer Repertory Theatre.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Recording secretary for weekly Theatre Council meetings
• Gather information/set up programs for departmental productions
• Assist Director of Theatre with DAA Audition Day, high school outreach program, and publicity
• Assist Chairperson with NAST, internal reviews, departmental reports
• Process recruiting letters
• Update alumni and email distribution lists
• Disperse electronically weekly departmental newsletter and other announcements/notices
• Organize/coordinate ACTF trip
• Process student work authorization forms/time cards as well as hire/train/supervise student office assistants
• Coordinate media services
• Serve as bookkeeper for departmental budgets
• Maintain departmental video/script libraries
• Process departmental mailings
• Maintain the department website

Qualifications:

• Minimum of a high school diploma with previous office experience necessary
• Proficient in computer applications including Word, Excel, Power Point, and website development.
• Experience with graphic design software and the production of marketing tools is preferred.
• Must have excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills
• Ability to perform simple bookkeeping functions, manage multiple deadlines and activities, and work independently

Application Process:

Interested candidates must submit a resume and three references by Friday, September 5 to:

Hope College Human Resources
Attn: Krista Deur
100 East 8th Street, Suite 210
Holland, MI 49423

Resumes will also be accepted via email to deur@hope.edu. Hope College places a high priority on sustaining a supportive environment that recognizes the importance of having a diverse faculty and staff in order to best prepare our students for successful careers in our multi-cultural nation and global community. Applications from qualified persons with diverse backgrounds and cultures, including women and persons of color are, therefore, especially welcomed. Hope College complies with federal and state requirements for nondiscrimination in employment.

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