Program Administrator, NYU Game Center Incubator

NYU•Brooklyn, NY

8d•$75,623 - $92,428

About The Position

Oversee, plan and coordinate all aspects of the NYU Game Center’s annual game incubator program, including providing production guidance and mentorship to current incubator teams, maintaining relationships with incubator alumni, and raising the public profile of incubator projects. Recruit and coordinate industry advisors to the incubator, including advisory board members and executive producers. In coordination with the Industry Liaison, manage programming for the Center of Excellence in Digital Game Development (CoE) and oversee the department’s industry-facing relationships and communications. Raise awareness of the Game Center and the creative work of Game Center students and faculty through event & conference coordination, social media and mass communication tools. Build partnerships within the games industry, game-adjacent fields, and other stakeholders; represent the Game Center at industry events. Plan and execute programs for students and incubator participants that foster a sense of community within the Game Center.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree
3+ years progressively responsible experience in academic or office administration
Must include experience working in and guiding creative teams
Must have a working knowledge of the games industry and stay up to date with industry work practices
Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and written and verbal communication skills
Ability to interact with distinguished visitors, faculty, and students
Proven ability to direct and implement a variety of operations and activities, to communicate policies and procedures to individuals at all levels and use problem solving
Knowledge of standard office software, web publishing, and social media
Extensive knowledge of games and game industry

Nice To Haves

Master's Degree
3+ years Experience in academic environment and/or games industry position

Responsibilities

Oversee, plan and coordinate all aspects of the NYU Game Center’s annual game incubator program
Provide production guidance and mentorship to current incubator teams
Maintain relationships with incubator alumni
Raise the public profile of incubator projects
Recruit and coordinate industry advisors to the incubator, including advisory board members and executive producers
Manage programming for the Center of Excellence in Digital Game Development (CoE)
Oversee the department’s industry-facing relationships and communications
Raise awareness of the Game Center and the creative work of Game Center students and faculty through event & conference coordination, social media and mass communication tools
Build partnerships within the games industry, game-adjacent fields, and other stakeholders
Represent the Game Center at industry events
Plan and execute programs for students and incubator participants that foster a sense of community within the Game Center