Program Director, Leadership Programs
At the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism, our mission is to train journalists and media professionals at all stages of their career. Our professional development and executive education programs summarized under J+ are among the most innovative in the field, and are a constantly growing and increasingly impactful part of our portfolio.
We’re looking for a Program Director, Leadership Programs to run and scale our flagship program for media managers, the Executive Program in News Innovation and Leadership. The program is designed to empower and train a new, more diverse generation of journalism leaders and help them lead more effectively at the intersections of editorial, product, business and technology.
Working closely with the entire J+ team and our team of adjunct leadership faculty, the Program Director will be the owner and academic lead of the year-long Executive Program. They will lead program development, curriculum design and, together with other team members, fundraising, partnerships, sales and marketing. They’ll also explore and pursue new opportunities for custom leadership programs and management training. The Program Director will be reporting to the Executive Director of J+ and the Associate Dean.
Responsibilities include:
- Guiding and overseeing all academic aspects of the executive program in accordance with the associate dean, with a focus on ensuring and delivering an excellent and transformative cohort experience
- Being the public name and face of the program, and leading efforts to build the brand, recruit students, enter partnerships and raise funding for scholarships
- Coordinating program, class and syllabus design with our global group of adjunct instructors, and providing feedback, advice and support to them
- Participating in, teaching and hosting classes, workshops, convenings and alumni gatherings for the Executive Program
- Serving as the main point of contact for prospective and admitted participants, media organizations, alumni and adjunct faculty
- Identifying promising leads and creating convincing pitches for additional custom leadership and management programming
- Together with the Marketing & Communications Manager, leading the design and execution of the marketing, sales and admissions processes together
- Together with the other Program Directors, identifying new and promising instructors and coaches
What we are looking for:
The ideal candidate is an experienced, thoughtful senior journalism leader excited about helping other leaders in the space grow, flourish and innovate. They are well connected in the journalism industry, both in and outside of the United States.
They bring experience building and scaling teams, programs and initiatives. They have a strong footprint as a manager supporting diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, innovation and transformation in the journalism industry and are excited about the mission to train a new, diverse generation of forward-thinking media leaders.
They are passionate about coaching and teaching and strive to deliver unique educational experiences that directly impact the journalism industry.
Preferred candidates bring:
- Significant experience leading newsrooms or newsroom-adjacent departments, including managing teams and budgets
- An entrepreneurial mindset and an ability to scale through collaboration and constant iteration
- Excellent interpersonal, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills
- A passion for teamwork, communication and collaboration with a diverse and international community of alumnis, students and instructors
- Excellent writing, teaching and communication skills
- Experience building and delivering educational programs in the journalism space
- Master's degree preferred but not required.
- Continuing business education is not required but a plus (MBA, EMBA)
What you can expect:
- We are passionate team working on the transformation of the journalism industry, and you will have plenty of opportunity to lead and build exciting initiatives
- This position can be hybrid (with several weeklong residencies spent in NYC) or fully based in NYC
- Applicants must be based in the U.S and legally permitted to work in the U.S.
- Salary range: $120-150K USD
This is a full-time role (1-year contract with possibility for regular renewals)
The Program Director Leadership Programs is a grant-funded position that will be on the payroll of the CUNY Research Foundation, which offers a competitive compensation and benefits package.
APPLICATION CLOSING DATE: September 18, 2022 at 11:59 p.m. EST.
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We believe that when journalism and journalism education do not reflect and serve the communities they cover, it hurts our communities – especially people of color, people from working class backgrounds, LGBTQ people and women. These communities are at the heart of what we as journalists and as a journalism institution care most about. We strongly encourage applications from members of these and other marginalized communities.
CUNY encourages people with disabilities, minorities, veterans and women to apply. At CUNY, Italian Americans are also included among our protected groups. Applicants and employees will not be discriminated against on the basis of any legally protected category, including sexual orientation or gender identity. EEO/AA/Vet/Disability Employer