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Senior Producer+ Job Number: 24345+ Functional Area: Event Planning+ Department: Office of the Arts+ School Area: Associate Provost for the Arts+ Employment Type: Full-time (Hybrid)+ Employment Category: Exempt+ Visa Sponsorship Available: No+ Schedule:Email a Friend Save Save Apply NowJob DescriptionSENIOR PRODUCER, Office of the Arts, to design, develop, and oversee visiting artist residencies, public programs, exhibitions, installations, and performances for the Center for Art, Science & Technology (CAST). Will partner with the director of the Council for the Arts at MIT (CAMIT) on strategic planning for donor events; provide advanced strategizing, project management, logistical planning, onsite management, and coordination with faculty, researchers, and staff for arts initiatives throughout MIT; oversee production teams for campus-wide programs for the Arts at MIT; supervise a team of full-time producers and part-time staff; identify, hire, and supervise contract employees and external vendors; and collaborate on researching, writing, and creating media materials to promote the arts at MIT. Full job description available here (it.edu/opportunities/jobs/) .Job RequirementsREQUIRED: bachelor’s degree; five years’ leadership experience in arts programming, event management, or visual and performing arts curation; experience managing high-profile events; experience leading teams with a range of expertise to execute complex, multi-faceted events; excellent organizational, time-management, interpersonal, and oral and written communication skills; initiative; flexibility; comprehensive knowledge of the Apple computing environment and related software; familiarity with or willingness to learn web content management systems (WordPress preferred), Adobe Creative Suite, Airtable, Dropbox, Excel, and Google Suite; and familiarity with presentation software, e.g., Keynote, PowerPoint, Google Slides, and Adobe Professional Suite. Must be able to develop, manage, and monitor complex event budgets; manage projects under pressure and across multiple departments, disciplines, and personnel; and work independently and on teams. PREFERRED: master’s degree in visual arts or related field; experience with high profile events in a university/nonprofit setting; and ability to identify, hire, and manage vendors. Job #24345-10Work conditions: moving objects weighing 10 to 20 lbs. and rapidly moving from site to site, sometimes over long distances. This is a hybrid position with a combination of on-campus and remote work. Occasional evening and weekend work is required.8/20/24