JOB OPENING: Program Manager, Scribe Video Center of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Salary: $35,000-$42,000) Job description Scribe Video Center, a non-profit organization, is an arts education center that provides instruction in video, film, audio and other forms of digital media production. Founded in 1982, Scribe works with emerging and mid-career artists, as well as with members of community organizations, who wish to make use of video as an artistic medium and as a tool for progressive social change. Scribe is a metaphor for the use of electronic media as the modern medium to record significant contemporary concerns and events. Scribe makes use of digital video and new media platforms to document issues and ideas affecting diverse economic and cultural communities, create media works that comment on the human condition and celebrate cultural diversity. Scribe Video Center encourages new approaches to visual form and language in an effort to further the aesthetics of video movie making. Position Summary. The Program Manager is responsible for managing and coordinating the major program activities at Scribe Video Center, including the educational workshop program, screening and lecture series, community based workshop productions and after-school/summer youth production workshops. The Program Manager must have a philosophical commitment to the mission of Scribe Video Center, a solid background and training in independent film/video production, experience in film/video education, and excellent written and verbal skills. The Program Manager supervises a Program Associate, who is responsible for outreach to constituency, promotion and publicity of programs. The position of Program Manager has four main areas of responsibilities. Workshops: Coordinating the instructional workshops is a central responsibility of the Program Manager. Each year Scribe offers over 50 workshops, most of them multi-week, in various aspects of media production. Workshops are offered in trimesters. The Program Manager works closely with the Executive Director in creating curricula, deciding which workshops will be of benefit to our constituency of emerging, mid-level and established media-makers. The Program Manager recruits, interviews and contracts instructors, often drawn from the Philadelphia regions large community of working filmmakers. In addition to working with local filmmakers as instructors, Scribe offers a limited number of Master Classes with filmmakers from around the country. The Program Manager identifies guest artists and makes arrangements for their visits to Scribe. The Program Manager supervises the timely publication of brochures publicizing workshops. With the Executive Director, the Program Manager will create evaluation and assessment mechanisms to determine needs of constituency and effectiveness of program. Screenings: The Program Manager programs Scribes screening series, including the Producers Forum, which provides a venue for nationally recognized artists to present new work and talk about their artistic practice; Storyville, a monthly presentation of non-fiction films by local videomakers; and Street Movies!, a community based screening series, produced in conjunction with the Program Associate. In order to bring important new works to Philadelphia, the Program Manager must have knowledge of trends in the independent media field, in particular new works produced by artists under-represented in mainstream commercial media (with a specific knowledge of African-American, Latino, Asian-American, Native-American, women, and LGBT media artists.) There is a small annual travel budget for the Program Manager to attend festivals and seminars (e.g., The Robert Flaherty Film Seminar, Silverdocs, Toronto Film Festival and/or New York Film Festival) for professional development. In-House Events: For all in house events – including screenings and special presentations, the Program Manager ensures that all events are adequately staffed, including securing hosts and technical crew. The Program Manager oversees receptions and public events. Distribution and exhibition duties: The Program Manager will coordinate the writing, production and distribution of an annual catalogue of works produced through Scribe programs. The Program Manager will oversee the distribution of completed Scribe video programs, assigning tasks as necessary to distribution personnel. The Program Manager will present Scribe works to festivals, exhibitors and broadcasters and will coordinate the exhibition of Scribe works, including in-person presentations by the artists. The Program Manager reports to the Executive Director. The position is 32-40 hours a week with health benefits and vacation time. Requirements: 1. MFA (or equivalent) or minimum of three years professional experience as a film/video producer. 2. Minimum of three years teaching experience in film/video production or related field. 3. Knowledge of the national and Philadelphia independent film/video community. 4. Highly organized individual who can manage print production and publication deadlines; 5. Excellent writing and verbal skills, including experience with public speaking; 6. Demonstrated experience with social media marketing and promotion; 7. Ability to work with diverse constituencies and to represent Scribe to national peer arts organizations and community organizations. 8. Excellent software and Internet skills. HOW TO APPLY Applications will be accepted until April 11, 2014 or until position is filled. Please send a cover letter explaining your interest in the position, your resume and contact information for three professional references to: [email protected] Please type Program Manager and you name in the subject line.
Posted on: Mon, 10 Mar 2014 17:33:54 +0000
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