Director, Ratcliffe Center for Creative Entrepreneurship (RCCE)

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Job Title: Director, Ratcliffe Center for Creative Entrepreneurship (RCCE)

Department: Ratcliffe Center for Creative Entrepreneurship 

Division: Open Studies

FLSA Status: Exempt

Union: NA

Grade: 9

Salary Range: $89,010 - $98,900

Reports to: Senior Vice President, Enrollment Strategy, Innovation and Partnerships

Position Summary: The Director will lead and activate a passion for creative entrepreneurship through thought leadership

This leadership position is responsible for advancing student-engaged entrepreneurship, cultivating community and business partnerships, and building innovative, high-impact programs through the Ratcliffe Center for Creative Entrepreneurship (RCCE). The Director will collaborate closely with MICA’s senior leadership, Open Studies, Advancement, and external stakeholders to scale the Center’s mission of transforming classroom ideas into ventures and industry-changing outcomes.

The RCCE is a vital component of MICA’s academic identity, serving students and faculty across all disciplines. The Director will represent the Center both internally and externally, foster long-term institutional partnerships, and ensure compliance with the grant agreement between MICA and the Philip E. & Carole R. Ratcliffe Foundation.

Major Role Functions

• Provide strategic vision and serve as MICA’s central leader for entrepreneurship co-curricular and extracurricular programming.

• Manage all daily operations of the RCCE, including team supervision and program execution.

• Collaborate with academic and administrative leaders to design and pilot entrepreneurial initiatives aligned with MICA’s mission.

• Build and sustain a robust network of community partners, industry mentors, and experiential learning sites for student and alumni ventures.

• Integrate entrepreneurship as a core institutional pillar by engaging departments and divisions across the College.

• Represent the RCCE at institutional, local, and national events, elevating the visibility of MICA’s entrepreneurship ecosystem.

Key Responsibilities

• Expand the RCCE’s co-curricular offerings and deepen engagement with external business and nonprofit communities.

• Lead the vision and implementation of a national entrepreneurship conference at MICA—curating speakers, designing tracks, coordinating logistics, and fostering community engagement.

• Act as the campus point of contact for strategic partnerships that support student venture development, incubation, and launch.

• Collaborate with the Associate Director to design and deliver the UP/Start Accelerator curriculum, integrating guest lectures and mentorship from industry experts.

• Facilitate quarterly co-working incubator sessions to maintain alumni and student engagement with MICA’s entrepreneurship network.

• Recruit/retain/maintain an advisory board of investors, entrepreneurs, and civic leaders to advise and support RCCE programs.

• Collaborate with Strategic Communications to promote student/alumni success stories and elevate MICA’s impact in the venture space.

• Partner with Advancement and Finance to develop annual and final reports demonstrating RCCE program deliverables in accordance with the Ratcliffe Foundation grant.

• Support growth of key RCCE resources: CESI Hub, Resource Labs, and ENTRE/Play online tools to increase access for students, alumni, and faculty.

• Oversee program assessment and conduct regular evaluations of RCCE staffing, programming, partnerships, and financial operations.

• Develop integrated engagement strategies with BCAN and alumni bridge initiatives to expand post-graduation support.

• Build and sustain relationships to secure demonstration, launch, or incubation spaces to showcase venture cohorts and pilot products.

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