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Hua Quan Village - Head of Education
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Hua Quan Village
in Yingtan, JiangXi
Hua Quan Village is an art and cultural village located in Jiangxi, China, a 3 hour train ride from Shanghai. It is right next to Longhu Mountain (Dragon Tiger Mountain), the birthplace of Taoism and one of China’s most beautiful UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The village was created as a place for people of all walks of life to create their own personalized journey of creative exploration. Spanning across 41 acres (165,000 square meters), Hua Quan Village was created by legendary musician Liu Jiachang and philanthropist Susan Wang over the course of 11 years and is one of the largest art and cultural centers in Asia. The village houses and supports a large number of local artists.
Curated by the nation’s leading artists, musicians, and cultural experts, Hua Quan Village provides a rare opportunity to explore numerous galleries, over 100 outdoor murals created by famous artists from around the world, art museums, and cultural museums. Additionally, the village offers a collection of art, well-being, and cultural classes and experiences that cater to every individual’s needs and interests.
With numerous schools from University of Long Island graduate programs to International Schools in Shanghai visiting Hua Quan Village in the past year and providing feedback, we have decided to bolster our offering. The village is recruiting someone for a rare opportunity to fully re-develop and dictate the direction of our education program. The position will be based at the village in Jiangxi, China with travel flexibility. As a key member of our leadership team, the candidate will begin with re-developing our art and culture educational programs and classes. This will entail a curriculum that will be an enriching experience to a myriad of visitors (e.g. students vs. general visitors) and for different durations (e.g. 2-3 day at the village vs. 1 week). Part of this responsibility will include not only teaching some of these classes, but additionally coordinating with our resident artists and with our team of teachers to improve our programs and schedule classes. Depending on the curriculum and interest of the individual, additional responsibilities can be given such as leading educational partnerships.
Applicants for this position need to have an educational background and be able to lead communications with various schools, universities, and non-profits preferably in both Chinese and English. Additionally, applicants will need to be self-motivated, entrepreneurial, hard working, and work well on teams. 2 references must be supplied.
Please email info@huaquanvillage.com for more information or to apply.
Responsibilities
- Build and maintain key relationships and partnerships with schools and educational groups both domestically and internationally
- Work with artists and teachers at Hua Quan to standardize and improve classes and educational offerings
- Work with resident artists to teach classes based on language needs
- Collaborate with team to plan, coordinate, and host trips with visiting schools
- Build and maintain key relationships and partnerships with art organizations and artists
- Help build out and manage art residency program
- Work with the management team to set and uphold budget and to set targets
- Provide valuable input on how to enhance our guest experiences
- Collaborate with branding and marketing team to drive planning process and implementation
- Uphold all company policies and see that quality and safety controls are followed
Requirements
- Min. 1 year education background
- PREFERENCE: Ability to speak both English and Chinese
- Comfortable speaking and presenting in front of large groups of people
- Comfortable teaching classes
- Must be committed and proactive about customer service and community relations, detail-oriented, a clear communicator, a strong leader, a team and culture builder, and a team player
Compensation
- Competitive salary
- 1 month off with flights back home included to begin with
Curated by the nation’s leading artists, musicians, and cultural experts, Hua Quan Village provides a rare opportunity to explore numerous galleries, over 100 outdoor murals created by famous artists from around the world, art museums, and cultural museums. Additionally, the village offers a collection of art, well-being, and cultural classes and experiences that cater to every individual’s needs and interests.
With numerous schools from University of Long Island graduate programs to International Schools in Shanghai visiting Hua Quan Village in the past year and providing feedback, we have decided to bolster our offering. The village is recruiting someone for a rare opportunity to fully re-develop and dictate the direction of our education program. The position will be based at the village in Jiangxi, China with travel flexibility. As a key member of our leadership team, the candidate will begin with re-developing our art and culture educational programs and classes. This will entail a curriculum that will be an enriching experience to a myriad of visitors (e.g. students vs. general visitors) and for different durations (e.g. 2-3 day at the village vs. 1 week). Part of this responsibility will include not only teaching some of these classes, but additionally coordinating with our resident artists and with our team of teachers to improve our programs and schedule classes. Depending on the curriculum and interest of the individual, additional responsibilities can be given such as leading educational partnerships.
Applicants for this position need to have an educational background and be able to lead communications with various schools, universities, and non-profits preferably in both Chinese and English. Additionally, applicants will need to be self-motivated, entrepreneurial, hard working, and work well on teams. 2 references must be supplied.
Please email info@huaquanvillage.com for more information or to apply.
Responsibilities
- Build and maintain key relationships and partnerships with schools and educational groups both domestically and internationally
- Work with artists and teachers at Hua Quan to standardize and improve classes and educational offerings
- Work with resident artists to teach classes based on language needs
- Collaborate with team to plan, coordinate, and host trips with visiting schools
- Build and maintain key relationships and partnerships with art organizations and artists
- Help build out and manage art residency program
- Work with the management team to set and uphold budget and to set targets
- Provide valuable input on how to enhance our guest experiences
- Collaborate with branding and marketing team to drive planning process and implementation
- Uphold all company policies and see that quality and safety controls are followed
Requirements
- Min. 1 year education background
- PREFERENCE: Ability to speak both English and Chinese
- Comfortable speaking and presenting in front of large groups of people
- Comfortable teaching classes
- Must be committed and proactive about customer service and community relations, detail-oriented, a clear communicator, a strong leader, a team and culture builder, and a team player
Compensation
- Competitive salary
- 1 month off with flights back home included to begin with
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