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Job Title: Associate Director, Creative Entrepreneurship

Department: Ratcliffe Center for Creative Entrepreneurship

Division:

FLSA Status: Exempt

Union: Staff Union

Grade: 8

Work Schedule: 35 hours/week; 12 months/year

Salary Range: $66,000 - 85,000

Reports to: Director, Ratcliffe Center for Creative Entrepreneurship

Position summary: The Associate Director will activate a passion for creative entrepreneurship through thought leadership that incorporates theoretical framework program building and implementation. The position will work with MICA leadership and the Ratcliffe Center for Creative Entrepreneurship (RCCE) team to expand on the core focus of moving impact-driven ideas from the classroom into industry transforming work.

The RCCE facilitates a partnership between Student Affairs and Academic Affairs, with an emphasis on integrated curricular and co-curricular programming, strengthened partnership building and research based resource development. 

 

General purpose:  The Associate Director for Entrepreneurship infuses a creative entrepreneurship practice with business skills as an integral element of education at MICA through program development, entrepreneurship training, 1-1 advising, while building internal and external partnerships.

 

Major role functions: 

• Serve as the primary campus entrepreneurship resource for RCCE’s co-curricular programming in terms of information, recruitment, refinement, marketing, and implementation

• Partner with the Director and faculty leadership on the overall vision and day-to-day efforts of Ratcliffe Center for Creative Entrepreneurship

• Work collaboratively with campus leaders to develop an action based strategy for MICA’s integrated curricular and co-curricular entrepreneurship programming that pilots and expands on existing and new initiatives  

• Develop and maintain a network of community partners, mentors, and internship sites that support entrepreneurial students and alumni

• Advise students and alumni in 1-1 appointments related to entrepreneurship and business

 

Position responsibilities: 

• Maintain a student-centered and service-oriented approach

• Grow the breadth and depth of current entrepreneurship focused co-curricular offerings

• Lead the JUST/Start Idea competition from promotion, ideation, application, pitch advising, program set-up and community engagement 

• Serve as the primary campus resource and organizer of UP/Start Venture Competition – generate interest, build resources, provide expert coaching, identify mentors and judges, design and implement curriculum, collect progress reports and develop and manage all critical processes from application to Pop-up & Pitch, IMET Pitch & Mix, media capture, public relations to finale and finale event

• Develop the UP/Start accelerator curriculum with the Director and Entrepreneur in Residence; where appropriate include industry expert guest speakers 

• Host quarterly student & alumni co-working entrepreneur incubator engagements to keep MICA’s entrepreneurial community continuously connected

• Establish and maintain MICA’s Creative Entrepreneurship Venture portfolio by keeping documentation of MICA entrepreneurial alumni to include press articles, status updates, new website links, changes in business model and contact details

• Develop and lead in-class workshops collaborating with the Career Development office on entrepreneurial topics

• Work with RCCE Director to expand and grow the ENTRE/Play online tool library to increase use access and assessment

• Assess the MICA community, including alumni, through instruments such as surveys and focus groups to identify priority areas for entrepreneurial education and programming

• Research latest best practices for entrepreneurship education methods and provide insights during team innovation challenge meetings and write entrepreneurship conference proposals 

• Work with entrepreneurs in the Baltimore community to determine the strengths and challenges of MICA candidates, providing feedback to enhance student outcomes.  Develop and maintain a roster of mentors, judges, speakers, panels and community partners  

• Coach and advise current students and alumni in appointments related to entrepreneurship, freelance, and business

• Develop resources for students and alumni to connect to local and national business support structures that includes partnering with BCAN where relevant 

• Serve as faculty for students completing an entrepreneurship internship for credit, grade assignments, conduct internship final presentation meetings with groups of students and visit internship sites, to ensure students make the most of their experiential education

• Seek out the E/Intern community partners and lead the jury selection process 

• Develop, assess and create reporting for RCCE programming for the RCCE and Student Affairs annual reports

• Oversee the design, develop and distribution of the RCCE Zine called Outside the Lines Journal

• Work with Strategic Communications office along with media team and student designer to market the RCCE through social media, print, video and web

• Provide tools and useful resources for the RCCE newsletter to promote upcoming entrepreneurship opportunities  

• Maintain and manage co-curricular program expenses in alignment with budget procedures  

• Participate in Student Affairs division and planning committees, and related programs

• Perform other related duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Background in business development including necessary resources for business planning 

• Background in program administration and event management

• Knowledge of art and design fields

• Experience generating and giving presentations and pitches

• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with a broad range of constituents

• Excellent oral and written communication and organization/planning skills 

• An active commitment to equity in all forms including the ability to create and maintain positive working relationships with people of diverse backgrounds and perspectives

• Strong interpersonal skills and a collaborative work style with a high level of maturity, professionalism, and diplomacy

• Ability to communicate effectively with others, promote teamwork, problem solve and be a dynamic thinker

• Proficiency with Windows and/or MAC operating systems, including Microsoft Office 

 

Minimum qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s Degree, preferably in business or related field 

• Relevant experience including business generation, project management, event planning

• Previous experience with small business advisement and entrepreneurship ownership 

 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree, preferably in business or related field

• Experience working with college students or in an educational setting

• Proficiency with the Adobe Creative Suite

Conditions of Employment:

• Conditions: Background Check

• Position will require some evening and/or weekend work

 

Reporting to this position: None 

 

Physical demands and work environment: The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Physical Demands: While performing the duties of the job, the employee is occasionally required to stand, walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; balance; stoop; talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

• Work environment: While performing the duties of the job, the employee is exposed to weather conditions prevalent at the time. The noise level in the work environment is usually minimal.

• Required training: Handbook orientation, Anti-Harassment, Hazard Communication, Emergency Plans & Fire Prevention, Personal Protection Equipment.

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MICA provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities on a case-by-case basis. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please contact Human Resources at 410-225-2363.

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Founded in 1826, MICA is among the top visual arts colleges in the nation. The college enrolls 1,863 undergraduate and 306 graduate students from 48 states and 54 foreign countries, offering programs of study leading to the bachelor of fine arts (B.F.A.), master of arts (M.A.), master of fine arts (M.F.A.) degrees, and master of professional studies degrees (M.P.S), as well as post-baccalaureate certificate programs and a full slate of credit and noncredit courses for adults, college-bound students, and children. MICA is recognized as an important cultural resource for the Baltimore/Washington region, sponsoring many public and community-outreach programs-including more than 100 exhibitions by students, faculty, and nationally and internationally known artists annually-as well as artists' residencies, film series, lectures, readings, and performances.

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