The primary role of the Program Assistant is to assist in the Public Experience and Learning department with office administration and the management and implementation of the UMMA Student Advisory Board (SAB), and public & student events. Specifically, the Program Assistant will assist staffing events, maintaining the program database, posting on the Museum’s student blog, and performing general office tasks as needed. During programs and events, the Program Assistant will be responsible for working together with other UMMA staff to ensure all set-up needs are fulfilled, interacting with the public, as well as frequent event photography and social media outreach. The Program Assistant will also play an integral role in the co-leadership of the UMMA Student Advisory Board which includes working closely with UMMA staff and SAB members to set the meeting schedule and agendas, lead recruitment and project development efforts, and ensure that the SAB is meeting its goals. If the Program Assistant has a conducive skillset, they will be tasked with occasional graphic design or video production and editing responsibilities, and light text editing to assist with the maintenance of educational and interpretive materials, and working on programatic research projects. Graphic design production experience is highly desirable. |