What are the responsibilities and job description for the Experience Designer Job at Pomona College in Claremont position at Pomona College?
Job Posting Location :
Claremont, CA
Job Posting Title : Experience Designer
Job Description :
Experience Designer, Sontag Center
ABOUT POMONA COLLEGE : Located near Los Angeles, California, Pomona College is widely regarded as one of the nation's premier liberal arts colleges. Established in 1887, Pomona College is known for small classes, a challenging curriculum, close relationships between students and faculty, and a range of student research and leadership opportunities. Pomona is a member of The Claremont Colleges.
POSITION SUMMARY : Thank you for your interest in the Rick and Susan Sontag Center for Collaborative Creativity (the Hive). The Hive is an interdisciplinary, intercollegiate creativity and innovation center for students at all seven Claremont Colleges. The Hive's work is focused on cultivating creative capacity, collaborative skills, and enhancing the educational experience of diverse students.
The Experience Designer is an entry-level position at the Hive who works to inspire creative confidence and enhance the creative capacity of students, faculty, staff, and visitors across The Claremont Colleges. Working directly with full time staff of the Hive, the Experience Designer supports the management and maintenance of the Hive space and operations, mentors junior student staff, designs and executes programming events, contributes to a culture of creativity and design, creates a welcoming and inclusive atmosphere for all guests, and promotes the Hive's mission to the community.
CORE OPERATIONS AND DUTIES
The Experience Designer role is hands-on, in-person, and highly collaborative. No two days are the same. You will wear many hats and share a number of responsibilities. As an Experience Designer, you will steward :
- An Inclusive Atmosphere : Welcoming students, faculty, staff, and visitors to the Hive, including conducting tours, and sharing information about resources and programs.
- Relationships Community-Building : Developing relationships and collaborating with students, faculty, and staff of the 7Cs to create new opportunities and programs and connect communities.
- Student Staff Supervision : Create a bridge between student staff and senior staff to deliver a meaningful user experience and meet Hive goals. This includes effective mentoring and management of student employees; establishing and communicating clear expectations; coaching student staff on tasks, projects, schedules, and timekeeping.
- Instructor Support : Assisting instructors of courses and workshops sponsored by the Hive, including workshop design, technology support, space set-up, and course materials.
- Space Management : Monitor, maintain, and improve Hive spaces including assessing equipment needs, supplies, and developing procedures and processes for effective operation.
- Project Management : Design, lead, and execute workload for both collaborative and independent projects, including managing timelines, budgets, delegation, and task prioritization.
- Facilitation : Facilitating activities and select workshops, which may include students, faculty, staff, and community members.
- Communication : Effective and timely communication internally and externally, both in person and digitally.
SPECIALIZED OPERATIONS AND DUTIES
The Hive employs 3 Experience Designers who cover a variety of responsibility areas. This year we seek a candidate who can take ownership of the following :
Co-curricular programming
Making spaces facilitation and supervision
The Hive has several making spaces : the ToolBox, Sewing Shed, Print Lab, and SoundBox. Each Experience Designer is responsible for leading the craft, management, and supervision of 1-2 of these spaces. Responsibilities include :
Operations and space management
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
We are seeking candidates who can demonstrate professional, educational, or service experience to successfully achieve the job description above. Our ideal candidate will also possess the following qualities and skillsets :
Qualities of a Successful Experience Designer
Additional Required Knowledge and Skills
QUALIFICATIONS : Bachelor's degree and recent graduate.
REQUIRED HOURS : This is an in-person, full-time position with 40 hours per week, 5 days per week. Working hours are between 9a-9p (Hive open hours) and will be agreed upon with manager. Occasional overtime, holiday, weekend, and evening work hours are required.
ADDITIONAL POSITION DETAILS : Temporary, full-time, benefits eligible, non-exempt position. The hourly rate for this role is between $24.00-$25.00. The specific factors that the organization will consider when offering a salary to an individual will include education, training, prior experience, and performance in prior role.
All staff positions are ineligible for visa or permanent resident card sponsorship. As a California employer, Pomona College requires all employees to be residents of California.
TO APPLY : Please submit 1) cover letter, 2) resume, and 3) portfolio / work samples by January 22nd, 2025. Portfolio / work samples can be submitted in PDF, Word, or web link format, and may include design, art, making, event production, or facilitation materials. Incomplete or late applications will not be considered.
POMONA COLLEGE REWARDS : Pomona College offers a wide variety of benefits and perks including health, dental, and vision plan options; paid time off; flexible spending accounts; retirement benefits; tuition assistance; fitness and wellness programs; rideshare incentives; and so much more!
Pomona College prides itself in being an open, competitive, and equal opportunity employer.
Salary : $24 - $25
