Job Description

Bard College seeks an Arts Facilities Coordinator who will be responsible for the art facilities on the Massena Campus.

About Bard:

Bard College’s main campus is in Annandale-on-Hudson, N.Y., with 1,900 undergraduate students; the College also includes multiple graduate programs. The 1,000-acre campus sits along the Hudson River and offers the Fisher Performing Arts Center, and Hessel Museum of Art, and is the home of the Bard Prison Initiative, the largest college-degree-granting prison education program in the U.S. The Bard Network also includes several Bard High School Early Colleges across the country as well as international campuses and partnerships. Bard College is a private institution working in the public interest. Bard faculty and staff lead their students by example, building upon the existing network of boundary-breaking programs focused on rethinking who can and should be included in a liberal arts education.

About the Massena Campus:

In 2023, Bard acquired 260 acres in Barrytown, adjacent to the Montgomery Place Campus. The Massena Campus now houses the residential Simon’s Rock at Bard College, an early college pioneer, after its nearly six decades in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. Massena also houses facilities for a number of Bard programs including the Studio Arts Program (print, ceramic, wood, and metal shops), Bard Early College, CHRA, a satellite Dean of Students Affairs Office, and Stevenson Library archives. In addition, there are classrooms, offices, an exhibition space, and art studios. The Wihanble S’a Center for Indigenous AI, exploring the many implications of artificial intelligence from Indigenous perspectives, is also located at Massena.

Responsibilities:

• Manage and maintain facilities, shops, classrooms, exhibition and studio spaces on multiple levels of a newly acquired facility with ongoing renovations
• Communicate and coordinate with the Studio Arts Department Faculty, Staff and Administration, MFA Directors, other Programs on the Massena Campus, Buildings and Grounds, Environmental Services, and Upper Administration
• Coordinate and supervise Massena staff and Work Study student employees
• Communicate effectively and keep a good working relationship with students in regards to their projects, studio spaces, exhibitions, and overall community engagement and respect
• Respond to emergency situations as needed and relay information as directed
• Oversee fire safety code enforcement, safe shop practices, and safe material handling
• See to proper waste and recycling efforts, as well as hazardous waste and material disposal in conjunction with Environmental Services
• Manage the turnover from the main academic year into the Summer MFA program and return to Undergraduate usage for the Fall semester
• Assist in ongoing design and installation of the shop, classroom, studio and project facilities
• Work with department administration to enforce department policies regarding studios and exhibitions space usage
• Coordinate and assist in planning and exhibition prep for undergraduate and graduate thesis exhibitions and individual undergraduate class exhibitions
• Assist students with the planning and installing of undergraduate and graduate exhibitions
• Respond to the needs of Faculty in regards to classroom spaces and materials
• Maintain inventory and dispense supplies as necessary for shops and classrooms
• Assist Shop Manager in maintenance and upkeep of tools and equipment
• On occasion, provide support and assistance to students using the Massena Studio Arts wood and metal shops
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• BFA required, MFA preferred
• Wood and metal shop skills and experience a must
• Construction knowledge helpful
• Art handling, installation, fabrication, studio assistant, artist residency, and gallery experience is a plus A/V equipment knowledge and computer skills, a plus
• Working artist preferred
• Excellent communication skills
• Great troubleshooting and workflow understanding a plus
• Ability to give, take, and follow directions

Physical Qualifications:

• Must be able to lift over 50lbs
• Must be able to climb four flights of stairs multiple times on a daily basis

Application Instructions

Please provide a cover letter, resume, and the contact information for three professional references to Interfolio by following this link: https://apply.interfolio.com/187443

Compensation: $65,000 annually

This salary range reflects the College's good faith and reasonable estimate of the compensation for the position at the time of the job posting. Salary decisions are dependent on several factors including but not limited to market and organizational considerations, experience, and qualifications of a selected candidate as well as internal and external equity.

Benefits Overview:

We are pleased to offer our full-time employees an excellent benefit package which includes; multiple health insurance options; TIAA retirement plans; generous vacation, sick, and personal time; and more. To learn more about employee benefits and eligibility at Bard College, please visit https://www.bard.edu/humanresources/benefits/

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Bard College is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome applications from those who contribute to our diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, mental, or physical disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, familial status, veteran status, or genetic information.

Bard is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for all individuals in employment practices, services, programs, and activities.