Specialist, Master Fine Arts Program

Job Summary/Basic Functions

The MFA Program Specialist is responsible for staffing the Bluegrass Writers Studio office; creating and distributing marketing materials; maintaining the social media presence of the Bluegrass Writers Studio; updating the MFA student handbook; assisting the Program Director in arranging preparing and coordinating the domestic summer residency in July; assisting students with enrollment for the summer residency in Lisbon Portugal; providing technical assistance to online graduate students; and serving as managing editor for the literary journal Jelly Bucket including all aspects of production and distribution.

Minimum Qualifications

Education: B.A. in English or related-area of Humanities required; MFA in Creative Writing preferred.

Experience: The applicant must have experience with some of the following: web design (no html experience required) desktop publishing Office Suite Adobe Suite (primarily inDesign and Photoshop). Additional education or work experience in online education communications marketing or related field and/or photography visual arts or graphic design is highly desirable. The successful candidate will also have experience with or demonstrable ability to learn the features of Canvas Ventrilo and Banner.

Job Duties:

• 25% - Develops promotional and advertising materials.
• 20% - Recruits new students for the MFA.
• 20% - Plans schedules and coordinates some program activities.
• 25% - Is the managing editor producer and publisher.
• 10% - Provides technical assistance and support for faculty members and students teaching.