Orlando Shakes in partnership with UCF is looking for an energetic and creative individual ready to support the Education Department at Central Florida’s largest professional theater company. If you are passionate about youth arts education and providing administrative support, we are eager to meet you. Are you the perfect player to fill our role?

The Education Coordinator supports all activities and operations of the Education Department, including Children's Series productions, Camps, and Community Class programming.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

POSITION TITLE: Education Coordinator        CLASSIFICATION:  Exempt (Administrative)

DEPARTMENT: Education            EFFECTIVE:  Available as of 4/14/24

REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS

POSITION REPORTS TO:  Director of Education

DEPARTMENTS SUPERVISED:  NONE

POSITION SUMMARY 

Support all activities and operations  of the Education Department, including Children’s Series productions, Camps & Community Class programming. _______________________________________________________________________

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND BASIC DUTIES

• Contribute and assist to the overall growth, marketing and development of the Orlando Shakespeare Theater’s Education department.

• Research Theatre for Young Audiences (TYA) plays via scripts and local productions.

• Oversee play selection and rights negotiation for the Children’s Series based on quantitative research through surveys, feedback, and national trends.

• Develop relationships with publishing houses to obtain rights and negotiate royalties for Children’s Series productions.

• Creating informative study guides for each production based on Florida Standards.

• Administrate community classes and camps throughout the year, including being the on-site staff member while classes and camps are occurring.

• Teach select K-12 Saturday and Summer Camps when needed.

• Assist in school workshops (Shakespeare Alive and Books Alive)  for schools through scheduling and providing training to interns and contracted teachers.

• Oversee weekly schedules for Acting/Education Interns.

• Interview, onboard, train and schedule Summer Education Interns.

• Assist in coordination and training of any interns during the season.

• Assist in seeking new funding sources of Education programming and expansion of programming to additional counties.

• Contribute to the scheduling and marketing of school matinee performances, as well as assisting in the pre-show and post-show discussions.

• Coordinate with local teachers to encourage and enhance Shakespeare being taught and produced in the schools.

• Manage United Arts Invoicing for educational programming.

• Manage Sensory Friendly programming.

• Help load and unload buses during field trip performances.

• Directing and performance opportunities based on experience.

• Other duties as assigned.

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COMPETENCIES

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

• Decision Making - Ability to make critical decisions while following company procedures. 

• Judgment - The ability to formulate a sound decision using the available information.

• Problem Solving - Ability to find a solution for or to deal proactively with work-related problems.

• Analytical Skills - Ability to use thinking and reasoning to solve a problem.

• Communication, Written - Ability to communicate in writing clearly and concisely.

• Organized - Possessing the trait of being organized or following a systematic method of performing a task.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION/ BS/BA degree preferred in education, theater or other equivalent discipline.

EXPERIENCE: Two years experience in education is preferred. Skills and/or experience in K-12 school teaching, internet streaming, and/or remote learning a plus.

COMPUTER SKILLS: To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite, Google suite, general budgeting and word processing, and ticketing system and classroom software. 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT

The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit. The employee is required to talk and hear.

Work Environment: The noise level in the work environment is low.