Sonyt Program Specialist

Job Title: Program Specialist, Pre-College 2024

Organization: BrandEd

Department: The School of The New York Times

Reports to: Residence Hall Director, Pre-College Programs

Program Information

Highly innovative, The School of The New York Times (The School), a collaboration between The New York Times and Cambridge Information Group, provides a comprehensive set of educational offerings for pre-college aged students. Drawing on unequaled expertise and unrivaled access, The School provides seminal formative experiences, giving students expanded vision and focus, while serving as the foundation for success in their future studies and in life itself.

Held in New York City, Summer Academy (SA) provides students with an immersive environment during 2-week terms over the course of the summer, in which they learn, investigate and explore while having fun and discovering friends, mentors and instructors who share their passions and interests.

About BrandEd

Knowledge is our passion. We thrive at the intersection of business and education and have built a global reputation for developing world-class learning programs to nurture the industry leaders of tomorrow.

Our mission is to empower lives through education. We seek to understand the passions of a new generation of students to help transform those passions into meaningful and fulfilling career trajectories. We do this by delivering relevant, experiential courses taught by industry experts from the world’s best brands.

BrandEd has been operating for two decades beginning with the acquisition of the London campus of Sotheby’s Institute of Art in 2003. Over the years we have built a portfolio of world-class academic programs with iconic brands including Sotheby’s Institute of Art, The School of the New York Times (est. 2016), City Football Leadership Institute (est. 2022) and Conde Nast College of Fashion & Design (acquired in 2023). BrandEd is owned by Cambridge Information Group (CIG), a family-owned investment firm since 1971 focused on long-term and meaningful ventures in education, technology, and information services.

Position Description

As a leader within the residence life program, the Program Specialist will directly support the Residential Housing Assistant Director (RHAD) in administrative, supervisory and management tasks required of Summer Academy. The Program Specialist will serve as an advisor and role model for responsible behavior, work ethic and integrity for both staff and students. This is a live-in position, working up to 40 hours per week with housing provided.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Each Program Specialist will be assigned a “house,” comprised of roughly 150 students per term and 20 staff and is primarily responsible for building and maintaining a strong and safe residential community. The Program Specialist oversees student programming from the staff proposals to the execution of the program, including scheduling. Other responsivities include:

• Support the RHAD in program management and supervision of Program Counselors

• Attend and co-lead weekly staff meetings;

• Act in a management role during check-in and check-out days, ensuring delivery of customer service and a smooth process overall;

• Manage student and staff interactions through the use of student management software;

• Oversee staff scheduling;

• Case manage student accommodations and issues as they arise and refer accordingly;

• Assist with daily student affairs duties, including resource triage and incident follow up;

• Support and present student orientation and community building activities;

• Manage and track petty cash use among staff;

• Attend co-curricular events and activities;

• Oversee and manage the boxed lunch ordering and dissemination process;