Position Summary
This position supports the Assistant Director for Programming and Engagement at Wesleyan’s Center for the Arts, with a focus on connecting the CFA’s work across disciplines and into the community.
Wesleyan’s Center for the Arts (CFA) produces performances, exhibitions, and events that center creative inquiry, with a focus on interdisciplinary, global contemporary work that moves us to new ways of understanding the world. This position may help support
- The Creative Campus Initiative, which supports faculty-driven, arts-centered classroom collaborations
- WesGrooves Social Dance Series (approximately 2 events per semester),
- Navaratri Festival of Indian music and dance, October 9-11, 2026
- Public outreach programs, including the CFA’s annual 4th grade public school tours and K-12 arts exhibition.
- For more information on upcoming events at the CFA, visit www.wesleyan.edu/cfa.
Application Instructions
Apply via Handshake with an approved resume and cover letter (no more than one page). Please include relevant work experience in the arts and/or event production and speak briefly about the skills you wish to develop in this position.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
Duties may include:
- Program planning and support
- On-campus and community marketing and outreach
- Program/event documentation, archiving, and evaluation
- Event management (artist hosting, hospitality, support staffing).
- Artist hosting (hotel booking, catering orders, itinerary creation, in-person hosting)
- Work with campus and community engagement manager to be a resource – and create new resources – for students interested in arts engagement with greater Middletown.
Desired Skills & Qualifications
Minimum qualifications: Candidates should be outgoing, collaborative, interested in the arts and creative process, have excellent writing and research skills and be resourceful, detail-oriented, and able to work independently and meet deadlines. Facility with social media marketing is a plus.
Preferred qualifications include: a strong existing connection to the Middletown community; previous previous experience with Wesleyan’s scheduling software (EMS); at least 20 years of age with a valid drivers’ license.
The ideal candidate is available for a full year.
Schedule & Availability
- Start Date: July 15, 2026 (if available) for occasional weekly remote meetings before the semester begins on September 7.
- Duration: Fall 2025, with potential to continue into Spring 2026 dependent on positive performance evaluations.
- Minimum 2 hours of administrative work per week; up to 6 additional administrative and/or event support hours per week as available/interested. Available hours for this position will fluctuate based on event schedules.
- Administrative work can be scheduled M-F, 9-5pm or more flexibly if working remotely; event staffing hours may occur at lunchtimes/afternoons/evenings, including weekends.
Department Location
Remote and in/person meetings, as well as in-person work at the CFA office in the 2nd floor of the Zilkha Gallery; and at multiple performance sites around campus.
Supervisor(s)
Rani Arbo, Assistant Director for Programming and Engagement
Contact
Rani Arbo, rarbo@wesleyan.edu
Performance Evaluation
Ongoing conversation with supervisor, semester-end review.
Background Check
This position will NOT have unsupervised interactions with individuals under 18 years old, and does not require a background check.
