Baltimore Office of Promotion and The Arts (BOPA) seeks Mural Program Coordinator
The Baltimore Mural Program Coordinator is a contractual position that administers the Mural Program by seeking out qualified artists, matching them to designated mural sites, and overseeing efforts to create murals in public, visible locations throughout the city of Baltimore. The contract for this position runs from July 1 – December 31, 2012 (26 weeks). It is anticipated that the Coordinator will work approximately 20 hours per week.
Responsibilities
- Contacting communities in which murals are scheduled to be created and link them with artists to complete the project
- Planning and heading organizational meetings with the involved parties to ensure a smooth and satisfactory experience for the communities, artists and funders
- Locating building owners and obtaining Right of Entry agreements before work begins
- Hiring, supervising, and contracting with mural artists so that roles and responsibilities are clearly defined
- Arranging for equipment, paint, and supplies for the projects
- Maintaining supply inventory
- Ensuring appropriate project documentation and maintaining accurate files and records
- Managing budgets
- Troubleshooting during mural creation as necessary
- Planning and executing mural dedications with the BOPA staff, if the community requests it
- Maintaining online mural map as part of the project documentation
Required knowledge, skills and abilities
- The ideal candidate is a dynamic, people-oriented individual with outstanding organizational skills. Additional required skills:
- Mural program and/or creation experience required
- Excellent writing and speaking skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft computer programs (Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
- Familiarity with Baltimore neighborhoods
- Occasional evenings and weekends required
Education and Experience Required
BA in the arts or related discipline, or 2 years of equivalent relevant experience
Salary is commensurate with experience (No benefits are offered with this position)
New directions, new ideas and examples of other successful programs are a plus!
Send resume and cover letter with compensation requirements by June 1, 2012 to:
humanresources@promotionandarts.com. NO PHONE CALLS ACCEPTED.
The Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts is an Equal Opportunity Employer
The Berndt Group seeks Graphic Designer (Freelance)
The Berndt Group (TBG), an expert, award-winning web design and development company, is looking for freelance graphic designers to work part-time doing design/multimedia work for ongoing Web projects on an as-needed basis.
The Graphic Designer is part of a talented 5-person design team that produces award-winning web site designs.
TBG is Baltimore’s oldest, most respected web firm. We are consistently ranked as a top web design firm and software developer by the Baltimore Business Journal. In 2010 and 2011, the firm ranks on a list of “The Top Ten Interactive Design Firms and Web Design Firms” internationally. We win on average, five design awards per year—in 2010 we won 15 awards!
The ideal candidate must have the following:
- An online portfolio demonstrating strongly designed sites, designed from the ground up (not only sites that the candidate has contributed to or produced);
- At least 3 years experience designing for the web;
- Solid Fireworks skills;
- Enough production knowledge to be able to design keeping in mind how the end product will be built; and
- Knowledge of Dreamweaver.
Strong candidates will also have the following experience:
- Photoshop and Illustrator skills, enough to work with files and bring into Fireworks;
- Close contact / collaboration with production and technical departments in bringing sites to launch;
- Designing for integration with a content management system, including custom, third party and Open Source CMS (such as Ektron, CrownPeak, Sitecore, Umbraco);
- Designing for 508 compliant sites; and
- Logo / identity design; print design.
For full listing and to apply, click here.
The Berndt Group seeks Production Specialist (Full-time and Freelancers)
The Berndt Group is seeking a full-time Production Specialist: HTML/CSS Template Creator to assist a talented 5-person design team that produces award winning web site designs. We are also looking for freelancers; we are looking for someone that is reliable and can commit to small and large projects consistently as needed. When applying for the job, please indicate if you are applying for the full-time position or freelance work.
Responsibilities include:
- Valid HTML/CSS Template creation
- Content integration from text to Web
- Maintenance of existing sites – this may include adding a navigation item, a new image, new content, etc.
- Ability to quickly figure out how a site is put together, and make the appropriate changes
- Debugging front end code
- Wireframe and mockup review to catch potential issues before site build begins
- Thorough process of QA, addressing fixes logged by the design, technical, and account management departments
- Staying on top of current internet trends
Applicants must have a strong background in:
- Web Standards based template production in a fast-paced environment
- Rendering differences between browsers
- HTML
- CSS
- Unobtrusive Javascript – enough to hook together basic widgets and effects; jQuery experience is a plus
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The Berndt Group seeks .NET Developer (Full-time and Freelance)
The Berndt Group (TBG), an established and highly respected full-service Web developer, is looking for a full-time software developer to build new .NET Web applications and to maintain existing classic ASP sites. We are also looking for freelancers; we are looking for someone that is reliable and can commit to small and large projects consistently as needed. When applying for the job, please indicate if you are applying for the full-time position or freelance work.
Located in Baltimore, TBG is one of the oldest, most respected web firms in the country. Since 2009, the firm has ranked on a list of “The Top Ten Interactive Design Firms and Web Design Firms” internationally. We win on average, five design awards per year—in 2010 we won 15 awards! We are also consistently ranked as a top web design firm and software developer by the Baltimore Business Journal.
The candidate must have at least three years of professional experience developing Web based applications in C# or VB.NET. The role requires that applicant be able to demonstrate skills in application design, database integration, and scalability concepts. The developer will work with the Technical Director and other team members to define requirements and code the project through to completion.
The candidate should be comfortable with working through structured, modular, and well-documented development processes, but also have enough flexibility to work in a mid-size and busy company, working in teams on rapid development projects.
For full listing and to apply, click here.
The Berndt Group seeks Senior Web Account Manager
The Berndt Group (TBG), an expert, award-winning web design and development company, is seeking to hire a highly experienced web project manager / account lead to be a part of a talented project management team that produces a wide range of web applications and award-winning web sites.
Located in Baltimore, TBG is one of the oldest, most respected web firms on the East coast. Since 2009, the firm has ranked on a list of “The Top Ten Interactive Design Firms and Web Design Firms” internationally. We win on average, five design awards per year—in 2010 we won 15 awards! We are also consistently ranked as a top web design firm and software developer by the Baltimore Business Journal.
Candidates must have at least three years of continuous industry experience in web design and development (or comparable) project management. Project managers serve as the primary contact with the clients, have general responsibility for the success of projects, manage internal resources in collaboration with the company directors, report financial projections to the Vice President of Operations, manage all administrative aspects of the project including timelines/billing/deliverables, and work to develop ongoing business with existing clients.
The projects we work on and sites we build are not vanilla web implementations – we need a seasoned project manager that can successfully manage complex web site implementations with grace under pressure and solve complex problems on the fly. It’s also important for a project manager at TBG to be interested in staying on top of industry trends and best practices, and be “game” for taking on new challenges and learning new technologies.
For full listing and to apply, click here.
The Berndt Group seeks Director of Account Management
The Berndt Group (TBG), a national, award-winning web design and development company is seeking to hire a Director of Account Management.
Located in Baltimore, TBG is one of the oldest, most respected web firms on the East coast. Since 2009, the firm has ranked on a list of “The Top Ten Interactive Design Firms and Web Design Firms” internationally. We win on average, five design awards per year—in 2010 we won 15 awards! We are also consistently ranked as a top web design firm and software developer by the Baltimore Business Journal.
The Director of Account Management oversees a department of six Web project/account managers and serves as senior project manager to a select group of Berndt Group accounts/clients. The Director of Account Management is part of a six person management team comprised of the President/CEO, Vice President/Chief Operating Officer, Creative Director, Technical Director and Director of Web Strategy.
The ideal candidate is a seasoned senior Web project manager with management/directorial experience that can successfully manage several accounts while also managing a team of project managers and work with the other Directors of the company to grow and perfect the business. The candidate must exhibit grace under pressure and solve complex problems on the fly. The candidate should be the most experienced and best project manager at TBG as well as a strong department manager.
Candidates must have at least five years of continuous industry experience in Web design (or comparable) project management; we prefer that at least two of these years are also in a management capacity. We will, however, also consider seasoned Web project managers who can successfully demonstrate that they are exemplary management material.
For full listing and to apply, click here.
Spotlighters Theatre announces Auditions for “Bus Stop”
PERFORMANCE DATES:
Oct 12, 2012 – Nov 11, 2012 – Fri & Sat 8pm, Sun 2pm
AUDITIONS -
- Saturday – June 9, 2012 11am – 2pm
- Sunday – June 17, 2012 6pm – 9pm
Please arrive no less than 30 minutes before the scheduled end of auditions.
Spotlighters Theatre
817 Saint Paul Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
Directions/parking info on website: http://www.spotlighters.org/directions–parking.html
AUDITION INFO -
- ROLES – 5 MALE, 3 FEMALE
- Contact: Fuzz@spotlighters.org
- No Appointments. First come / First heard.
- Please prepare a 2-3 monologue. Bring headshot and resume.
- SOME Actors will be asked to present a side reading in character accent.
- SOME actors may be asked to read sides from Bus Stop with other actors.
- Call backs if needed will be scheduled after all auditions are completed.
Strathmore Hall Foundation seeks Operations Manager
The Operations Manager ensures smooth day to day operations of the Strathmore campus (Music Center, Mansion, and grounds). Included in their responsibilities are: event and project management, maintaining the physical asset of the grounds and facilities, strategic coordination between landlord and other tenants as well as internally between departments, supervision of several part-time positions, and either direct set-up or coordination of set-up of all venue and room rentals (except the Concert Hall).
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- 40% – Identify maintenance concerns throughout the campus and facilitate their timely resolution with Montgomery County (landlord) in addition to contracted vendors
- 20% – Ensure smooth event transitions throughout campus, both by directly performing and education events set ups and strikes as required as well as supervising others
- 15% – Manage outdoor events and several large-scale festivals throughout the year including supervision of parking crews
- 10% – Support rental manager by pre-event meetings with high level clients and assistance with special large scale events
- 10% – Supervisory and administrative responsibilities
- 5% – Related duties as assigned
STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE
This position requires:
- Exceptional initiative and attention to detail
- Demonstrated capability as a team player.
- Superior verbal and writing communicating abilities.
- High competence and proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel.
- Experience recruiting and managing both employees and vendors.
- High dependability and reliability with the ability to some work evenings and weekends.
- Ability to lift and carry up to 50 lbs.
- A current driver’s license.
- Ability to independently manage projects from initial conception through completion.
- The position requires varied and some weekend hours.
Ideal applicants will also possess:
- Proficiencies in reading building plans and basic facility systems including HVAC, electrical, building automation, and performance venue technologies.
- At least three years of facility or venue management experience with experience in event / social rental of spaces a plus.
SEND LETTER OF APPLICATION, RESUME AND REFERENCES TO:
Executive Vice President of Operations
Strathmore Hall Foundation, Inc.
5301 Tuckerman Lane
North Bethesda, MD 20852-3385
or by e-mail (preferred) to ops@strathmore.org.
SALARY & BENEFITS:
Salary range $45,000 – $55,000: Final compensation determination will be based on the applicant’s previous experience and ability. Benefits include excellent health, life, vision and dental plans and mandatory pension plan participation with employer participation. This position is a full time exempt position reporting directly to the Executive Vice President of Operations. The Strathmore Hall Foundation, Inc. is a non-profit arts organization and equal opportunity employer.
Baltimore School for the Arts Foundation seeks Development Associate
The Baltimore School for the Arts Foundation is seeking a Development Associate to work 30 hours per week in the development office. The Development Associate is responsible for all administrative aspects of development, special events and communications at the school.
The Development Associate plays an important role by providing administrative support to the BSA Foundation Office – participating in all fundraising activities including donor relations and special events.
Principal Responsibilities:
- Process donations and prepare acknowledgement letters and other correspondence.
- Maintain foundation, corporation and individual donor files.
- Continually update and correct database records.
- Conduct preliminary research on prospective corporate foundation and individual donors.
- Coordinate productions and mailing of fall and spring appeal letters.
- Maintain Expressions sponsorship records and ensure acknowledgement and delivery of sponsor benefits. If required by funder, prepare and submit all necessary follow-up reports.
- Maintain guest lists, gather and prepare registration materials and other duties as assigned for fund-raising events.
- Other duties as assigned by the Director of Development.
Preparation and Knowledge
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Excellent interpersonal, organizational, analytic, writing, computer, internet, e- mail and verbal communication skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel. Knowledge of Raiser’s Edge is a benefit.
- Ability to organize and prioritize work
- Ability to work independently with little supervision
- Excellent interpersonal skills
Work Hours:
26-30 hours/week for 35 weeks from September through mid-June
Compensation:
Salary commensurate with experience
No benefits are provided.
Application Procedure:
Please send a cover letter, resume, three references, and a writing sample.
Application Deadline:
June 1, 2012
Send application by regular mail or e-mail (preferable) to:
Carter Arnot Polakoff
Baltimore School for the Arts
712 Cathedral Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
cpolakoff@bsfa.org
Children’s Chorus of Maryland announces Auditions for 2012-2013 Season
The official Children’s Chorus of Maryland (CCM) is currently holding auditions for their 2012-2013 season! Children ages 5 1/2 and above are invited to explore their musical aptitudes for placement within in the school and chorus. Children up to age 7 are guaranteed placement in CCM Beginner I classes.
CCM students participate in a fun series of games and activities while learning about music with incredible speed and ease. In addition to being a part of a world renowned choir, children learn how to read and write the language of music, using their voices as their instruments. For more information or to sign up for an audition time, please visit www.ccmsings.org or call us at 410-494-1480.
