Night School – OST Coordinator & Lead Instructor

JOB SUMMARY

Provide in-person instruction for people over 18 interested in sharpening their media production skills. Support the development of the curriculum, identify and support instructors, participate in recruitment, selection, and onboarding, and manage the training of participants. Understand the power of people trained in various careers in media-making, balancing production-driven learning with their broader development.

BAVC Media (Bay Area Video Coalition) has been a trusted community educator, collaborator, incubator, community builder, and resource for the media arts world since 1976.

BAVC Media serves as a community hub and resource for media makers in the Bay Area and across the country, reaching thousands of freelancers, filmmakers, jobseekers, activists, and artists every year. We provide access to media-making technology, hands-on training, workshops, mentorship, preservation services, broadcast opportunities, artist development support, and more.

Across BAVC Media’s programs, we advocate for those whose stories aren’t being told and provide the resources for anyone to create, share, and amplify their stories and those of their communities.

With the guidance and support of the Workforce Team, coordinate all of the key elements of media training programming, including outreach and recruitment, classroom-based and hands-on project-based instruction, collaboration with internal and external partners, field trips, guest speakers, and supporting the placement of the majority of participants into apprenticeships and jobs post-program completion.

Recruit and select participants for the program. These are people over 18 who are interested in a career in media production.

• Lead the development of the course curriculum, lesson plans, and student work plans with contracted instructors
• Iterate upon curriculum development as the program progresses
• Support the social-emotional assessment and program plan

• Provide guidance and support to participants as they learn
• Ensure that participants are meeting or exceeding satisfactory competencies
• Prepare students to present at end-of-program celebrations, rehearse, and provide public speaking support

• With support from the Director, build and maintain relationships with social service providers who serve our target participant population. (Seek guidance from the Director drawing from our COYA Apprenticeship Planning grant.)
• Implement supportive practices from partner organizations into our training and support curriculum, as possible.

• With support from Senior Workforce Development staff, enter and track participant data for weekly attendance and for reporting
• Document class/student progress through imagery and written word to provide weekly updates

Plan and produce culminating events for each cohort.

• With support from the Workforce Development Director, work with the Employer Engagement Specialist:
• To recruit professional volunteers for career panels and guest speakers
• To secure field trip opportunities for each cohort
• To cultivate Apprenticeships and jobs for participants upon program completion (our goal is to place 50%)

• BAVC Media’s Advanced Media Training programs are designed to be workforce development programs – blending best practices from across BAVC Media programs.
• To this end, the incumbent will collaborate and communicate internally with personnel from workforce development programs including:
• Maintain and enhance BAVC’s standard of instruction while working to meet challenging deadlines in a positive work environment
• Utilize a mix of in-person interactions and digital tools, which will include but are not limited to social media (such as Instagram), virtual meeting platforms (such as Google Meet or Zoom), and learning platforms such as Google Classroom
• Complete professional development/growth activities in accordance with the requirements of the faculty development…