Posted: 06-Nov-25
Location: Detroit, Michigan
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STATUS: Full time, 10/2 (10 months Full time, 2 months half time)
DIVISION: Undergraduate Studies / Entertainment Arts
REPORTS TO: Chair, Entertainment Arts
SUPERVISES: N/A
FLSA STATUS: Exempt
Position Description
The Program Manager provides administrative leadership and daily operations management of the academic program in its purview. In collaboration with the Department Chair, the Program Manager manages, coordinates and executes curricular operations and program activities. The Program Manager serves as the key liaison between students and academic/administrative departments, and collaborates with program faculty to achieve program outcomes. Other responsibilities include assisting the Department Chair with staffing, faculty support, and student advising. This position works closely with their respective Department Chair, Dean of Undergraduate or Graduate Studies and other College departments, as needed. Duties and responsibilities may shift depending on the needs of the program and certain times of the academic year.
Position Accountabilities and Essential Functions
Administration
- Create, execute and manage systems and processes, to ensure administrative adherence to College policies and standards;
- Create and provide monthly reports, surveys and other information as requested by College stakeholders;
- Create and manage course scheduling and room assignments;
- Manage and maintain all administrative and student records pertaining to the Program;
- Assist Chair with coordinating and managing sponsored and special projects;
- Review, edit and archive course syllabi (as applicable);
- Manage and coordinate the annual review of all students in the Program (as applicable);
- Coordinate and manage Program and course changes;
- Assist Chair with research and development of Program and Program curriculum, benchmarking competitive programs, competitions, grants and writing the relevant summaries;
Operations
- Manage daily operations of the Program and its inventories and facilities;
- Assist Chair with vision for Master Plan and space planning;
- Manage Department Chair calendar;
- Coordinate and promote student mentorship with faculty;
- Communicate and liaise with the department Chair, faculty, students and
- academic/administrative departments;
- Assist Chair with recruitment and retention of faculty and students;
- Assign and delegate duties as authorized and represent Chair in their absence.
Budget
- Manage the Program budget and resources;
- Assist Chair with capital and operational planning;
Event & Program Management
- Coordinate, manage and execute departmental programming, exhibitions, student
- reviews/juries/adversary sessions, student meetings and orientations, and other program-related activities;
- Coordinate travel arrangements and development for approved faculty, students, visiting artists and other VIP guests;
Advising & Mentoring
- Assist the Chair with student advisement;
- Draft advising documents for department, Academic Advising & Registration, Admissions, and prospective students and their parents (as applicable);
Marketing
- Assist the Chair with social media management (as applicable);
- Manage learning management system (LMS) administration;
- Coordinate the maintenance of the department digital visual archive (as applicable);
- Assist Chair with alumni relations (as applicable);
- Assist Chair with Program marketing efforts (as applicable); Personnel Management
- Recruit, train, and manage work study students;
- Draft job descriptions for program vacancies (as applicable);
- Assist Chair with management of full-time and adjunct faculty and technicians, as authorized;
- Assist Chair with hiring of adjunct faculty and coordinate new personnel documentation;
- Other projects and duties as assigned.
Qualifications and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree preferred or related experience;
- Excellent organizational and outstanding interpersonal skills;
- Excellent writing ability;
- Excellent computer skills (Microsoft Office and preferred expertise in image management software including Adobe Suite);
- The maturity to manage confidential student and faculty matters;
- High energy and motivation to be a self-starter, with the ability to multi-task, manage multiple projects and is capable of working in a fast-paced environment, with changing priorities;
- A willingness to work with a highly diverse team of talented and creative people;
- An interest in design and the arts.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: This job operates in a professional office and college campus environment. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to maintain a stationary position, use a computer and other office equipment, and communicate effectively in person, by phone, and virtually. Frequent interaction with others, including staff, faculty, students and third parties is required. The employee may occasionally be required to move files or other objects weighing up to 25 pounds, including from low and high places. The ability to move around within the office and between buildings on campus, attend off-site meetings and events, and travel between Ford Campus site to Taubman Center site are required. CCS will make reasonable accommodations that will allow individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
About CCS
The College for Creative Studies (CCS) is a nonprofit, private college accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and authorized by the Michigan Education Department to grant Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees. CCS, located in midtown Detroit, strives to provide students with the tools needed for successful careers in the dynamic and growing creative industries. CCS fosters students’ resolve to pursue excellence, act ethically, engage their responsibilities as citizens, and learn throughout their lives. With world-class faculty and unsurpassed facilities, students learn to be visual communicators who actively use art and design toward the betterment of society. The College is a major supplier of talent to numerous industries, such as transportation, film and animation, advertising and communications, consumer electronics, athletic apparel, and many more. Its graduates are exhibiting artists and teachers, design problem solvers and innovators, as well as creative leaders in business.
To apply
Applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. The search will close when a suitable candidate is hired. Interested candidates should submit the following in PDF format: Resume and a letter of application should be submitted to: hr@ccsdetroit.edu
CCS website: http://www.ccsdetroit.edu/
The College for Creative Studies, a leading college of art and design, represents a community composed of individuals with many perspectives, personal experiences, values, identities and worldviews and we value what this brings to our organization. CCS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider applicants for all positions without regard to age, race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, height, weight, gender identity, marital or veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.
The College for Creative Studies subscribes to the principle of equal opportunity in its employment, admissions and educational practices and strives to provide an environment and workplace free from unlawful harassment or discrimination. We encourage applications from all.