Circus Assistant and Liaison Officerexpired
Posted on: Jan. 21, 2018
United States, Miami
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Description:
Les Ailes du Désir is looking to develop a unique Contemporary Circus in Miami by providing our students with unique and talented performers from around the world. Contemporary circus art has developed exponentially throughout the world; however, Miami has experienced a more muted growth when it comes to this niche art form despite being a metropolitan city.
Our organization is actively looking for a circus assistant & liaison officer that will work alongside LADD staff and personnel, gaining hands-on experience in a fast-paced international arts environment. In addition to their daily responsibilities, the new recruit will assist in the development of period seminars and workshops on relevant issues in Contemporary Circus and Dance with guest artist rom a wide range of arts organizations representing different aspects of the field.
Role and responsibilities also include:
• Provide administrative support to the founding partner, including but not limited to answering phones, filing and managing paperwork, coordinating meetings, preparing reports and managing expenses.
• Managing correspondence and communications and digital marketing plan including board meeting notes, conducting research and information gathering, and drafting correspondence and documents.
• Representing the Les Ailes du Desir Contemporary Circus school on the phone and with public.
Qualifications:
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including use of Microsoft office products to create professional correspondence, presentations, and reports; exceptional organizational skills including an ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects and be accountable to project deliverables; ability to work well under deadlines; ability to work independently.
Les Ailes Du Desir is an equal opportunity employer.
About us:
While Our organization strives to be a laboratory of experimentation in order to promote innovation, it is essentially based on a 3 pillars model:
Center for Artists:
Les Ailes du Désir aims to offer a structured progressive inter-disciplinary training for aspiring Circus professional and established performers. As such, we are actively seeking to offer intensive workshops in innovating acrobatics, balancing, fixed and swinging trapeze, silk, rope, hoop, Chinese pools, straps along with Cyr Wheels as we are thriving to offer unique talents from different culture and traditions to the local community.
Artists in Residence:
The organization will invite world-renowned performers that are willing to share their innovative advancement in circus arts and demonstrate their technical evolution based on their specific apparatus. As such, these unique artists will have 8 to 12 week-long residencies in our school.
Recreational activities & Summer Camps:
The school will also offer recreational courses targeted towards young people between the ages of 4 and 17. This, in turn, will provide a chance to discover the spirit of the circus while learning basic techniques of circus arts. The program is also designed to help develop their coordination, concentration, perseverance and motor skills.
Our main objective is to bring unique and inspiring talents to allow the community to discover the circus arts. We really want to share our passion by working on the following points:
· Encouraging and supporting international exchanges between schools
· Promoting young artists and creators coming from different schools
· Cultural exchanges
· Bring talent from all around the world to the local community
· Create events and collaborations with different art forms
Application Deadline:
Feb. 28, 2018 1:00 am
Job Start Date:
Jan. 21, 2018 6:38 pm
Job Duration:
Open ended
Job/Audition Type:
Full Time
Job Category:
Administrative
Job Location:
United States,
Miami
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United Arab Emirates, TBA
