POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
ARTS COUNCIL OF GREATER LANSING
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MISSION STATEMENT
The Arts Council of Greater Lansing exists to support, strengthen and promote arts, culture and creativity in the Capital region.

‍ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW
The Arts Council of Greater Lansing has been a leading voice for arts and culture in the Greater Lansing region since 1965 providing direct support to hundreds of artists and arts and cultural organizations located in Ingham, Eaton and Clinton counties. The role of the Arts Council is to support and promote the work of its constituents by assisting them in the growth and development of their artistic practice, financial stability, and accessibility.

In addition to the support the organization provides its constituents, the agency also provides community arts leadership by actively engaging with area business and civic leaders to ensure that the arts play a vital role in economic development, creative placemaking, community revitalization, and quality of life issues. Currently the Arts Council is not open to the public and is conducting business remotely.

POSITION DESCRIPTION:
The Administrative Assistant will perform clerical, administrative and reception tasks while serving as a brand ambassador for our mission to “support, strengthen and promote arts and culture in the Capital region.” The ideal candidate will be responsible, take initiative, multitask with ease and work well as part of a remote team. The Administrative Assistant will clearly and personably communicate with stakeholders, including but not limited to: board,staff, interns, donors, sponsors and students.

We are seeking a polished professional who enjoys interacting with people, creatively solving problems and working collaboratively toward real change. The Administrative Assistant will report to the Executive Director using strategically-aligned organizational goals for capacity building, increasing revenue through contributions, grants, memberships and sponsorships. 

REQUIREMENTS:
Qualified applicants should possess the following (please provide examples of these in your application materials):

    • A love and passion for the arts

    • A career interest in arts administration, arts programming or fund development 

    • Is comfortable with technology and working in a remote setting

    • Expert communications skills with developed interpersonal and customer service skills

    • Outstanding organizational, communication, written and oral skills.

    • Flexible and resourceful

    • Skilled in problem-solving with a “can-do attitude” required for nonprofit administration

    • Adept in meeting goals and timelines to support organizational growth

    • Motivated by high-quality standards

    • Capable of working independently and proactively, as well as directing others

    • Skilled at working with team members to meet the strategic objectives of the organization

    • Detail-oriented and organized with evidence of improving systems and procedures

    • Accomplished in prioritizing, delegating and multitasking

    • Knowledgeable in office procedures

    • Technologically adept in Microsoft Office Suite: Word, Excel and PowerPoint

    • Familiar with Adobe (PDF)

    • Sensitive to confidential matters

    • Experienced in professional settings with at least two years of relevant work such as volunteer coordination, customer service, hospitality, administration or similar field

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Relevant post-secondary experience or degree(s)
- Experienced in database management, donor-tracking software or similar software
- Proficient in website management or desire to be trained
- Creative background, including, but not limited to, academic or professional arts experience
 
This job description is not an exhaustive list of all functions that the employee may be required to perform, and the employee may be required to perform additional functions. Additionally,the Arts Council reserves the right to revise the job description at any time. 

Physical demands: While performing the essential duties of this job physical mobility is required, including standing, walking, lifting, and bending. Typing/data entry required. Prolonged periods of sitting/standing required. Travel in personal automobile may be required for Arts Council business, with or without reimbursement.

‍‍PAY RATE: 
Part-time, hourly position. Approximately 20-30 hrs/week. $12/hr. ‍

WORK SCHEDULE: 
Position is currently remote and part time with some flexibility (up to 30 hrs per week) during remote hours: Monday – Friday, 9 a.m.– 5.p.m. Some work outside of normal business hours may be required.  

It is the Arts Council of Greater Lansing’s philosophy and policy to provide equal opportunity in employment to all qualified individuals in recruitment, hiring and employment practices. Unlawful discrimination against any employee or applicant based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, sexual orientation and sex-stereotyping), national origin, age,disability, genetic information, veteran, marital status, or other factor prohibited by law will not be allowed or tolerated. This policy applies to all employment practices including recruiting, hiring, pay rates, conditions of employment and termination.
 
To apply, email cover letter and resume to mailto:info@lansingarts.org with “Administrative Assistant Position” in the subject line. No unsolicited inquiries please. Job is posted until filled. Applications received by 5 p.m., Friday, Oct. 2, 2020, will receive priority.

The Arts Council of Greater Lansing is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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Arts Council of Greater Lansing | 1208 Turner Street, Lansing, MI 48906

SURVEY ANNOUNCEMENT
Reopening Riverwalk Theatre –

At Riverwalk Theatre, we’re looking forward to starting “Act Two” after our pandemic intermission. This will require in-person, group work projects and training sessions in order to safely prepare for productions to resume in our auditoriums. To help us understand what “safely” means for our supporters, volunteers, actors, crews and audience members, we are asking you to complete a survey. Your opinion is important to us.

The survey is now online now at RWT Reopening Survey https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc7OUfws43zqvF16L6j0YNnx68W48V91f58ugNZjFaowiW2Tg/viewform and will be available until September 30. Results will be aggregated and shared with our planning teams. Results will not be linked with the person responding unless the person asks a question. If a respondent asks for someone to contact him/her, then a member of the survey team will follow up.

We’d like to get as many responses as possible, so please let others in the Riverwalk Theatre family know about this survey.

Thanks for your support. If you have any questions about the survey, please feel free to contact Tom Ferris at mailto:tjferris49@gmail.com.

Click on this link to start the survey – RWT Reopening Survey https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc7OUfws43zqvF16L6j0YNnx68W48V91f58ugNZjFaowiW2Tg/viewform

RIVERWALK LIVE SHOW in the PARKING LOT!

Join us for BROADWAY ON THE GRAND a parking lot popup show Saturday, September 12,  8:30 pm—a Riverwalk special event!

We couldn’t say no when our friend Sam Rohloff, asked to put on a show for the Riverwalk community while he’s here at home waiting for New York theatres to reopen their doors. With touring credits from Kinky Boots, and West Side Story, and as a graduate from Oakland University, he’s put together a night of show tunes with special guests you won’t want to miss. 

Performers include Sam, himself, plus Emily Hadick, who has come a long, long way since she played orphan “Pepper” in Riverwalk’s 2011 Annie. She’s performed at Meadowbrook, Encore, The Dio, Exit Left Theatre, The Huron Playhouse... and more.
...and Sean Holland II, a fourth-year MSU award-winning music education/classical voice major who was outstanding as “Seaweed J. Stubbs ” in Riverwalk’s 2019 Hairspray as well as playing the title role in Orpheus in the Underworld among other roles at MSU and he has been featured on many recordings. 
Performers are supported by Kait Wilson on keyboard and by Riverwalk staff and technicians: Kelly Jo Garland on sound, Cody Skalmowski and Cambray Sampson on lights, Jeff Magnuson producing, and Tom Ferris and Leroy Cupp on staging and logistics.
There will be no concessions sold and the building (bathrooms) will not be open to the public. We expect the performance to last about an hour. Parking instructions will be emailed to guests upon processing your reservation. We will be parking vehicles along Museum Dr., Michigan Ave., and within our own north lot. The performance will be outside, with numbered areas for you to set up your lawn chairs. You’ll reserve a space for up to four people from the same household to sit together in your own portable chairs with six-foot distance from other groups of patrons. This is a live, in-person event; we will not be recording/streaming it later.

​ONLY 100 audience members are allowed, so make your reservation ASAP. $20 per person of any age/no discounts. You can reserve online (http://riverwalktheatre.com ) or by phoning Mike 517-482-5700. He is at the office Tuesday-Friday 10 am - 2 pm. 


9/11-12 - Lebowsky Center is presenting a similar outdoor revue with 6pm and 9pm shows both Friday and Saturday in Owosso. featuring some of your favorites from the Lebowsky Center stage. Each evening, Park Street will be closed down for an ambient experience featuring two separate lineups of performers singing a mix of popular songs from the stage to screen for this safe, socially distant event.
More info at https://lebowskycenter.com/pop-up-on-park/

The Curtainless Theatre is thrilled to present the next installment of The Oedipus Cycle: 
Oedipus at Colonus. 
Streaming live on our Facebook page at 8 pm on Friday, August 28, this second part of Sophocles' classic trilogy catches up with the tragic Oedipus many years after the events of Oedipus Rex. 

Having been thrust from his home and kingdom in Thebes, Oedipus finds himself a wayfarer in Athens, where he rests on a rock near the town of Colonus. Reflecting on fate, guilt, treachery and friendship, Oedipus spends his final hours with his daughters. When a haunting figure from his past returns to take his daughters away, Oedipus looks to Theseus of Athens for aid.

Directed by Dale Wayne Williams with technical direction by Cody Skalmowski, the cast features a host of Lansing area favorites, including transplants Jordan Climie in Detroit and Monica Holland in Boston. Those who tuned in to our production of Oedipus Rex will see some familiar faces in the cast, including Tim Edinger returning as Oedipus and Joe Clark continuing in the role of Creon (joined this time around by his fiancee Kate Dickinson!).

This event is Free, but donations are encouraged and very much appreciated: paypal.me/curtainlesstheatre

Note: this play contains sensitive material that may not be suitable for all ages. Parental guidance suggested.

Note from Jane: You can check out the “prequel” Oedipus Rex, at Curtainelss Theatre’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/search/videos/?q=the curtainless theatre

As a “classics-challenged” viewer, I recommend checking out the Cliff’s Notes version, in advance. You can also review summaries of the previous “Oedipus” and the subsequent “Antigone” at this site: https://www.cliffsnotes.com/literature/o/the-oedipus-trilogy/play-summary/oedipus-at-colonus