Opportunities
18th Street Announces:
18th Street Arts Center is seeking candidates for the new position of Outreach Director
Full-time, salaried, exempt, starting range $40,000 – $50,000 plus full Benefits
18th Street Arts Center’s mission is to provoke public dialogue through contemporary art-making. Since 1988 the Center, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, has supported thousands of individual artists and is a community that values art-making as an essential component of a vibrant, just and healthy society. Primarily offering artist residencies for artists working in all disciplines from visual art media, to music and performance, 18thStreet also hosts 2-3 signature events annually and multiple small public gatherings featuring the artists-in-residence. Artists are selected through partnerships locally, nationally and internationally including the Pacific Rim, Eastern and Western Europe, Africa and Latin America. 18th Street is committed to artists who are risk-takers and are innovatively engaging the public through their work. For the position of Outreach Director we are seeking a motivated individual who will communicate 18th Street Art Center’s stories and promote its programs to a wide array of art lovers, patrons, artists and partners through our website, email, social media and print materials.
The Outreach Director has 3 major roles:
- Communicate strategically to our audience and the media to further 18th Street Art Center’s mission.
- Maintain and refine 18th Street’s website and social network sites to ensure accuracy and impact.
- Produce 18th Street’s signature events to engage our audiences (i.e. artist talks, open studio nights, screenings, etc.)
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
- Responsible for the development of communication strategies and day-to-day maintenance of our website, e-communications and social network sites.
- Ensure that e-content is organized and edited to make it meaningful to our audience.
- Oversee planning and production of 2 large open studio events annually, including securing sound and projection technicians, performers, food vendors, and photographic documentation.
- Write and disseminate 18th Street’s press releases.
- Guide the production of one annual print catalog
- Manage and administer 18th Street’s image archive, keeping both the digital and physical components up to date and available for funding proposals.
- Manage, hire and oversee interns, graphic designers, printers and event technicians as needed.
- Responsible for the management of 18th Street’s audio and visual equipment.
- Work closely with the Business Manager for the development of and adherence to budgets.
Qualification Requirements
- Must demonstrate sound knowledge of the contemporary art field’s concepts and practices.
- Minimum 3 years experience in website maintenance and social media marketing
- Successful event production track record.
- 3+ years of managing production schedules and budgets from concept to completion.
- BA or BS, ideally with a concentration in communications, marketing, graphic design or related field.
- Must display the ability to develop a rolling three-year general outreach strategy and a rolling one-year specific strategy with associated implementation plans.
- Excellent organizational skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Comfortable interfacing with a broad range of people.
- Ability to think visually.
- Demonstrated ability to deliver projects on time.
- Proficient in all MS Office suite programs and WordPress or similar content management system.
- Comfort working in an all Mac environment
- Familiarity with Photoshop, Iphoto, Indesign beneficial
- Must work well in individual and team environments.
To be seriously considered for this position please submit the following:
- A thoughtfully written cover letter indicating why you are the right person for this opportunity
- Your current resume
- A list of websites you have published or actively maintain
- 3 professional references
Please send your complete application via email to jobopenings@18thstreet.org
18th Street Arts Center
Santa Monica, CA USA
www.18thstreet.org
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WE ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR OUR UNESCO-Aschberg Bursaries for Artists 2011
We have accepted all applications from Central and South American artists and have made our selection for 2011.
Click here to learn more about the Unesco-Aschberg Busaries for Artists.
Please continue to check our website regularly for other artists project grant opportunities.
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