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EMPLOYMENT

Operations Manager - Part-time, Hybrid

 

The Chicago Dance History Project (CDHP) seeks a creative, collaborative thinker to assist with office functions and administration as its Operations Manager. This individual will possess a commitment to the performing arts and the organizational skills needed to manage daily operations of a growing not-for-profit research center and digital archive. The Operations Manager plays a vital role in everything CDHP does. This individual will be responsible for basic office management functions that relate to financial maintenance, scheduling, internal communications, HR, and office space. CDHP is a small organization with a broad scope of programming and a high level of productivity. Therefore, the Operations Manager should expect to be involved in the creation, execution, and delivery of various programs, both digital and in-person.

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Responsibilities​​

  • Oversee day-to-day office operations

  • Assist with events and programming, both digital and in-person

  • Primary point person for office communications and scheduling

  • Works with CPA/bookkeeper to generate quarterly financial reports

  • Maintain organizational calendar and scheduling

  • Assist with the grant management process

  • Organize and maintain donor database

  • Other related duties as assigned

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Education / Experience

  • Bachelors degree or beyond

  • Three+ years related experience

 

Proficiencies

  • Excellent writing and interpersonal skills

  • Ability to think in an organized way

  • Attention to detail

  • Collaborative spirit

  • Resourcefulness

 

Hours

20 hours per week

Flexible hybrid schedule is a possibility

This position could potentially lead to full-time employment

 

Compensation

$20,000 - $24,000 annual salary

 

How to Apply

This role will report directly to Jenai Cutcher, Executive and Artistic Director of Chicago Dance History Project. Please send a resume and cover letter to her at jenai@chicagodancehistory.org by Monday, January 23, 2023.

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About CDHP

Chicago Dance History Project (CDHP) investigates, preserves, and presents the oral and corporeal histories of theatrical dance in Chicago and its vicinity. It is building a digital archive that honors the vast number of national and international dance artists with roots in the city; surfaces lesser-known individuals, organizations, and venues that have anchored Chicago’s strong local dance community; and links various collections of historical knowledge and traditions with present and future generations.

 

CDHP pursues three primary modes of research: conducting in-depth interviews with area dancers, choreographers, educators, advocates, and others associated with the form; hosting panel discussions and other events that facilitate collaborative explorations of specific historical topics; and discovering and digitizing ephemera held by individuals within the community. CDHP also establishes partnerships with area institutions and individuals housing dance archives in order to link the various strains of knowledge maintained throughout the city.

 

These recorded interviews and events, along with the digitized supplemental materials, serve as a public online library and a platform for establishing a body of original and collected research that examines how Chicago has shaped dance — and how, in turn, dance has shaped Chicago — throughout the 20th century and into the present.

 

Organizational History

Chicago Dance History Project launched in 2015 with the hiring of Founding Artistic and Executive Director, Jenai Cutcher, and has just become an Artist-In-Residence organization at the historic Ruth Page Center for the Arts. The team also includes two part-time employees, seasonal contractors, and a robust group of interns. CDHP’s six board members and 15 Advisory Council members represent all aspects of the arts and humanities landscapes of Chicago. To date, CDHP has interviewed over 200 individuals for its original collection of materials, hosted 38 public events, and holds 47 collections of donated materials.

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CDHP is an Equal Opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.

  • Adaptability

  • Payment platforms including Donorbox, Stripe, and PayPal

  • Quickbooks

  • CRM experience; Salesforce preferred

  • Knowledge of Chicago dance history ideal but not necessary

INTERNSHIPS

Please send your resume and cover letter for any and all of these positions to info@chicagodancehistory.org.

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Digital Archiving Intern

Archiving

The Chicago Dance History Project (CDHP) seeks a creative, interdisciplinary thinker to assist with researching, documenting, and preserving histories of dance in Chicago as our Archiving Intern

 

Responsibilities

  • Digitize analog materials such as photographs, videos, and documents

  • Organize, catalogue, and assign metadata to items in the CDHP collection

  • Assist in building a digital archive of videos, images, and text

  • Support the Archive Dive program and other initiatives

  • Other related duties as assigned

 

Learning Objectives

  • Learning to work with digital and physical archives

  • Proficiency with digital asset management skills

  • Develop ability to organize and describe vast amounts of interrelational, multimedia materials

  • Experience working within a small nonprofit environment 

 

Required Skills

  • Excellent writing skills and attention to detail

  • Proficiency with Google Sheets and/or Excel 

  • Interest in dance and/or Chicago history is ideal but not necessary

  • Experience with archiving is ideal but not necessary

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Minimum 10 hours per week

Flexible, remote work schedule that could potentially be adapted to a hybrid model of in-person and remote

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Video Production Intern

Production

The Chicago Dance History Project (CDHP) seeks a creative, interdisciplinary thinker to assist with video production, sound operation, remote recording, and livestream events as our Production Intern

 

Responsibilities

  • Record oral history interviews and CDHP events (remote and/or in-person)

  • Assist with production for contracted services, such as live documenting and streaming events

  • Assist in post-production (cataloging, transcription, metadata)

  • Other related duties as assigned

 

Learning Objectives

  • Exposure to professional interviews and dance performances

  • Participation in full cycle video production

  • Proficiency with audio/visual equipment

  • Experience working within a small nonprofit environment 

 

Required Skills

  • Strong desire to learn

  • Ability to improvise and adjust to various production circumstances

  • Ability to think in an organized way

  • Attention to detail

  • Experience with non-linear editing software, Adobe Premiere Pro preferred

  • Experience operating production equipment is ideal but not necessary

  • Familiarity with dance is preferred but not necessary

 

Minimum 10 hours per week

Flexible, remote work schedule that could potentially be adapted to a hybrid model of in-person and remote

Arts Administration Intern

Admin

The Chicago Dance History Project (CDHP) seeks a creative, interdisciplinary thinker to assist with administrative duties and development as our Arts Administration Intern

 

Responsibilities

  • Assist with the grant management process

  • Organize donor database

  • Maintain organizational calendar and scheduling

  • Provide support for the CDHP Production House and other initiatives

  • Other related duties as assigned

 

Learning Objectives

  • Develop project management skills through full-cycle grant application processes

  • Exposure to donor database management 

  • Enhance communication skills through regular contact with organizational collaborators and constituents

  • Experience working within a small nonprofit environment 

 

Required Skills

  • Excellent writing and interpersonal skills

  • Ability to think in an organized way

  • Attention to detail

  • Knowledge of dance history preferred but not necessary

  • Experience with database or project management is ideal but not necessary

 

Minimum 10 hours per week

Flexible, remote work schedule that could potentially be adapted to a hybrid model of in-person and remote

 

Communications & Events Intern

Communications

The Chicago Dance History Project (CDHP) seeks a creative, interdisciplinary thinker to assist with digital communications and event coordination as our Communications & Events Intern

 

Responsibilities

  • Create content for social media and assist in management of CDHP accounts across platforms

  • Work with CDHP Production and Archival departments to publicize programming

  • Assist with the creation of email campaigns

  • Coordinate digital and/or socially responsible in-person events

  • Other related duties as assigned

 

Learning Objectives

  • Exposure to social media strategy and management 

  • Learning digital and/or in-person event coordination 

  • Experience working within a small nonprofit environment 

 

Required Skills

  • Excellent writing and interpersonal skills

  • Ability to think in an organized way

  • Attention to detail

  • Knowledge of dance history preferred but not necessary

  • Experience with social media and/or event management is ideal but not necessary

 

Minimum 10 hours per week

Flexible, remote work schedule that could potentially be adapted to a hybrid model of in-person and remote

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