Associate Dean, Artistic Planning, ESM – Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Saturday, May 31, 2025
Administrative
Full Time
Paid
Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester
Resume or CV, Cover Letter, Philosophy of Teaching Statement, References
- Master’s Degree required.
- Minimum 10 years in Artistic Planning and Management required.
- Minimum 5 years leadership in Higher Education setting required.
- Excellent management and organizational skills with strong attention to detail and follow up required.
- Strategic thinker with excellent planning and leadership skills required.
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively with a variety of teams and individuals required.
- Ability to interface effectively with leaders and staff at all levels, including internal and external customers required.
- Ability to sustain relationships and confidence of internal and external constituencies required.
- Ability to develop and maintain a commitment to excellence, creativity, and teamwork required.
- Ability to oversee and execute multiple projects simultaneously while working effectively under pressure.
- Demonstrated ability to think both creatively and analytically and to synthesize ideas under deadlines required.
- Ability to plan weeks and months in advance required.
- Appreciation for classical music and understanding of its value in the community preferred.
- Experience with Microsoft Office and task management applications required.
- Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communications skills required.
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GENERAL PURPOSE:
The Associate Dean for Artistic Planning is a senior-level leader, reporting to the Dean of the Eastman School of Music. This position will develop and implement a strategic approach to artistic planning across the School through collaboration with leadership, faculty, staff and students. The position balances artistic, pedagogical, logistical, and financial goals, has a keen sense of current trends in music and music education, must be well-versed in working in a higher education setting, and have experience working within a fast-paced performing arts center.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Strategic Leadership- Artistic Affairs
- Partners with Faculty and colleagues in Academic Affairs, Faculty Affairs, the Ensemble Library, and Concert Operations to ensure that concert programming across the School aligns with Eastman’s educational mission through logistical needs (space, number of players, etc.), artistic and pedagogical goals.
- Leads direction for advancing the School’s strategic priorities connected to artistic affairs. Will regularly assess current practices and set appropriate short- and long-term goals through collaboration with the appropriate offices and faculty to ensure alignment and advancement with the professional performance world.
Strategic Leadership – Revenue Generation
- Collaborates with Eastman School of Music leadership team to build and maintain external relationships with local, national, and international artists, organizations, and other partners, with a focus on creating revenue-generating opportunities. Responsible for identifying key professional artists for concerts, residencies, guest conductors, and working with faculty to design related experiences for students.
Artistic Planning and Operations
- Works closely with faculty in Conducting and Ensembles to plan, announce, and execute the academic year concert season for large student ensembles. Responsible for developing a comprehensive rehearsal and performance schedule, in conjunction with production, operations, and ensemble library teams.
- Works across departments to maximize the impact of invited guests, performers, and scholars during their time on campus, including faculty engagement, marketing and advancement needs.
- Collaborates with appropriate faculty across the School to oversee competitions, reading sessions, and symposia, through structure design, implementation and planning of related activities. Supports the planning and execution of run-out concerts, community events, tours, and other special events.
- Oversees the planning and execution of large-scale, cross-departmental, concerts, conferences, and events.
Department Management
- Controls departmental resources.
- Provides input to functional or departmental strategy.
- Works collaboratively with others to build processes for leveraging analytics and data to drive decision-making.
- Establishes key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the impact and effectiveness of initiatives, and to optimize and improve results. Gathers and analyzes data and metrics to develop regular reports and presentations. Makes presentations to university leadership.
Staff Management
- Leads, directs and manages the performance of direct reports. Provides direct supervision and coaching to ensure staff are working efficiently and collaboratively as a cohesive and effective team. Manages needs of the staff including, but not limited to: approving hiring decisions, providing ongoing supervision, addressing personnel issues and actions, and conducting performance reviews.
Financial Management / Oversight
- Provides input into capital and/or operational budgets consistent with the strategic objectives of the University. Assists School leadership in setting and managing the annual budget. Ensures budgets assigned are met. Acts as decision-maker for administrative budget/financial decisions.
