PlatteForum hosts an international artist residency geared towards social justice. The artist’s practice and work created during their residency must address a social justice issue and may be created through any creative discipline. Resident artists are given full access to PlatteForum’s studio space during their residency. In return they are required to lead workshops with ArtLab interns and other youth-serving groups, culminating in exhibitions/performances in collaboration with youth. Free housing is provided for out-of-state artists.
2023 Resident Artist Application PlatteForum
Marketing & Communications Manager
Title: Marketing and Communications Manager
Reports to: Director of Development and Communications
Status: Full-Time, Exempt, Salaried
Location: San Francisco, California
ORGANIZATION PROFILE
The Jewish Film Institute (JFI) is the premier curatorial voice for Jewish film and media and a leading arts and culture organization in the Bay Area. As the presenter of the world-renowned San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, the world’s first and largest Jewish film festival, JFI champions bold films and filmmakers that expand and evolve the Jewish story for audiences everywhere. In addition to its signature summer Festival, the Jewish Film Institute presents year-round live events in the San Francisco Bay Area and online content initiatives, including JFI On-Demand and free Monthly Online Shorts. In addition to its exhibition services, JFI has a robust filmmaker support program for filmmakers working with Jewish themes through its Filmmaker Residency program, Completion Grant program, and Social Justice Teen Fellowship.
POSITION SUMMARY
The Marketing and Communications Manager supports the production of the marketing, outreach, and communications campaigns for the Jewish Film Institute. Working with the Director of Development and Communications and the staff and board, this position plays a key role in the ideation and implementation of JFI’s various engagement initiatives to build JFI’s brand. A key member of a highly collaborative team, you will be required to think strategically and creatively. You should be an experienced author of digital and print media and able to communicate in a highly articulate manner both verbally and in writing. The successful candidate will have a passion for film and a knowledge of how to increase brand awareness, audience engagement, and revenue through digital and print outreach strategies. This job will only be virtual for a couple months. The ideal candidate lives in the San Francisco Bay Area and is able to work on-site within a couple of months.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Marketing and Social Media
- Craft creative, engaging, and branded content for social media channels. Maintain social media channels’ updates, mentions, and inboxes.
- Produce bi-weekly newsletters for robust email subscriber list and audience segments. Work with the Development
- Manager and Box Office to regularly clean and update subscriber databases.
- Implement paid digital advertising and audience targeting campaigns for events.
- Support the production of campaign briefs and marketing reports.
Website and Publications
- Take a lead role in managing JFI’s website, the Institute’s primary audience cultivation and messaging platform. Build a strong, asset-rich platform that reflects JFI’s brand. Develop site content and annual production calendar for jfi.org and SFJFF and WinterFest sub-sites. Manage updates with staff, developers, and designers.
- Produce engaging, creative content for JFI’s digital blog, The Cinegogue.
- Manage the production of the annual SFJFF printed program guide. Maintain production and distribution schedules and relationships.
- Produce clear and effective in-house graphics for signage, slide shows, reports, invitations, and other presentational documents.
Community Outreach
- Plan and support the communications activities for the engagement of specific audiences for key JFI programs and events. Craft engaging invitations to community organizations for events and visitation.
- Manage cross promotional activities; prepare and distribute materials to outreach partners. Coordinate outreach to local hotel concierge and tourism centers.
- Collaborate with the Development Department to craft member and donor-facing messaging.
- Support the implementation of sponsorship benefits in external publications and the development of marketing assets for media partnerships.
Media Relations
- Manage the collation, production, distribution, and archiving of print and digital press kits to approved media lists.
- Respond to media requests for information as available. Request and organize press kits and assets from filmmakers and partners.
- Working with JFI’s publicists, maintain production calendars, fact sheets, hold review, and screener link spreadsheets.
- Write and distribute content for calendar listings, Radio PSAs, and other media portals.
General
- Ensure brand and editorial integrity across all media platforms.
- Develop advance schedules and evaluations of the communications program.
- Execute all communications and marketing activities in an efficient, timely, and organized way.
- Effectively organize and maintain JFI’s archive of press, print, media, video, audio, and photographic assets and files.
- Help maintain departmental operations manuals and guidebooks.
- Contract and support photographers for JFI events.
- Attend events as needed.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s Degree with 2-5 years of related experience.
- Strong interest in and knowledge of film, Jewish culture, the visual arts, literature, design, media arts, and communications.
- Working knowledge of paid and organic social media and communications best practices in a cultural or media art setting.
- Demonstrated excellence in project planning with the ability to self-direct, anticipate roadblocks, meet deadlines, and prioritize among competing goals, while maintaining attention to detail.
- Ability to develop, maintain, and strengthen partnerships and work cooperatively with others on a team and across teams for the benefit of the organization.
- Understanding of website development and management practices.
- Excellent written and oral communications, and strong stakeholder engagement skills.
- Competency in Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Microsoft Office, Google Drive, Adobe Creative Suite, and/or social media management platforms.
Nice to Have
- Local knowledge of Bay Area film, arts, and philanthropic communities.
- Experience with large-scale event production.
- Familiarity with streaming and VOD platforms.
- Experience in film, visual arts, or other professional arts environments.
SALARY
Commensurate with experience and qualifications. Excellent employee benefits include insurance for medical, dental, and vision services; employee supported retirement plan, paid vacation, paid holidays, and sick time.
TO APPLY
Please send cover letter, resumé, and writing sample via email to:
opportunities@jfi.org
with Subject: Marketing & Communications Manager.
JFI is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants for paid and volunteer positions, and employees seeking advancement, are considered on the basis of their qualifications, and without regard to race, color, national origin or ancestry, religion, age, sex, perceived gender, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, HIV status or medical condition, mental or physical disability, or any other characteristic made unlawful by federal, state or local laws.
Grant Writing For Artists
Shelley Rugg, Artist and Arts Administrator, will share some tips for funding your artistic projects- from alternative resources to grants and fellowships. Learn how to seek out and connect with the RIGHT funders, and how to avoid some of the pitfalls so that you don’t waste your time writing the wrong grants.
In this workshop you will learn:
·How to effectively research and find appropriate grants.
·How to approach the writing process.
·How to partner with non-profits and other organizations who are eligible for receiving funds.
·How to handle a rejected grant.
Assistant, PEN America Los Angeles
PEN America, a growing nonprofit organization that stands at the intersection of literature and human rights, seeks a proactive and detail-oriented assistant to support the work and operations of PEN America Los Angeles. This is a full-time position based in Los Angeles; the work is currently conducted remotely but will be in-office when health protocols permit.
The assistant will work closely with the PEN America Los Angeles team on the full spectrum of activities conducted by PEN America in the region, including literary programs, author and member events, free expression advocacy initiatives, and fundraising efforts. The role involves providing administrative and logistical support for programming, public events, and the office; preparing correspondence; conducting research; and engaging with PEN America’s Members, donors, and partners in Los Angeles, headquarters in New York City, and supporters nationwide.
The successful candidate has a problem-solving mindset and an energetic approach, with one to two years of professional experience and an interest in PEN America’s focus areas. The role will be fundamental to building PEN America’s Los Angeles office and expanding activities in Southern California. PEN America Los Angeles offers the opportunity to be part of a mission-driven organization with a strong, positive organizational culture, a fascinating array of programs involving writers and human rights advocates, and constituents across the United States and around the world. The role offers the opportunity to develop professionally in nonprofit administration, program management, public programming, and advocacy.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
– Produce polished letters, memos, agendas, and other written materials
– Support fundraising, including gift processing, drafting of donor acknowledgment letters, event support, and prospect research
– Track action items and work plans to ensure initiatives are progressing
– Conduct research and collect information to inform programs, presentations, and partnerships
– Ensure a well-functioning work environment, initially remotely, including liaising with vendors, venues, and other services
QUALIFICATIONS:
– One to two years of professional experience, preferably in a support role at a nonprofit organization or business
– Interest in literature, human rights, and/or advocacy
– Excellent written communication skills
– Attention to detail with capacity to organize, track, and systematize information
– Ability to work quickly and accurately under pressure, and to handle a variety of assignments simultaneously
– Professionalism and effective interpersonal skills
– Experience supporting a board of directors or advisory committee a plus
– Familiarity with Raiser’s Edge or other donor database a plus
Salary and Benefits: PEN America offers competitive compensation and benefits, commensurate with experience.
TO APPLY:
Please submit a cover letter, resume, and the contact information for three references. Submit the entire application to jobs@pen.org. Please use “LA Assistant” and your name as the subject of your email (for example, “LA Assistant – Jane Doe”). Only complete applications will be reviewed, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
PEN America is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate in its hiring practices, and in order to build the strongest possible workforce, actively seeks a diverse applicant pool.
No phone calls, please.
ABOUT PEN AMERICA:
PEN America stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression in the United States and worldwide. We champion the freedom to write, recognizing the power of the word to transform the world. Our mission is to unite writers and their allies to celebrate creative expression and defend the liberties that make it possible.
Call for Art-WITHIN
Art Fluent invites artists worldwide to submit artwork to our online exhibit, WITHIN.
THEME
WITHIN- A certain poetry exists within the moments of refuge, a confusing place where we have experienced absence in a whole new way. This profound moment in our lives has brought about a unique manner of living.
Security, intimacy, sanctuary, and the passage of time have all shifted to a deeper meaning. Beauty in the ordinary and intimate space that we have either accepted or resisted—but forced to surrender, nevertheless. Show us your sense WITHIN the quiet, WITHIN the asylum, WITHIN the retreat. Show us WITHIN from your perspective.
CALENDAR
JPEGs due by Friday, April 22, 2022.
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Notification of acceptance and online gallery opening Friday, May 20, 2022.
AWARDS
All accepted pieces will be displayed in our online gallery at www.art-fluent.com
Best of Show: $750
Two Director’s Choice awards: $250 each
ENTRY FEE
$25 for first entry/$10 for each additional entry. You may enter up to 20 total. Payment is non-refundable and does not guarantee acceptance. For 3D work, there is no need to pay for additional entries for detail shots. Once your first entry is made, you may send additional views by email to hello@art-fluent.com.
ELIGIBILITY
This call is open to artists worldwide, both amateur and professional.
RULES
Work that is copied or done under the guidance of an instructor is not eligible. Open to ALL fine art mediums (oil, acrylic, watermedia, pastel, drawing, printmaking, mixed media, photography, sculpture, fiber, wood, digital art) except film/video.
SELECTION PROCESS
Director’s choice. Each show is curated and juried by Creative Director, Amy Matteson Neill along with an anonymous committee of jurors. Please note, there is no personal feedback given by jurors.
ENTRY PROCEDURE
Entry is done through CaFÉ, a web-based service that allows artists to upload images and organize their artwork for submissions to galleries. To apply for a call, you must leave our website and go to the CaFÉ website at www.callforentry.org where you can create a FREE artist account. You will add your details and upload your images to CaFÉ and then you can submit work to WITHIN. If you have any questions, please contact us at hello@art-fluent.com we are happy to walk you through the process.
MEDIA PREPARATION
All images must be in JPEG format using CaFÉ guidelines. The image size must be 1,200 pixels or greater on the longest side. Maximum file size is 5 mb.
NOTIFICATION
Notification will be done by email, everyone who submits will be notified of the juror’s selections. If for any reason you do not hear from us by the notification date, please check the filters in your email account. Notification emails are sent to the email on file with CaFÉ.
SALES
All sales inquiries will be directed to the artist’s website. For any artwork that is sold, the artists receive 100% of the sale.
GIVING BACK
A portion of the proceeds from the entry fees is donated to organizations committed to the arts and supporting artists.
REQUIRED FORMS
Cash awards over $600 are subject to federal income tax withholding within the United States. A W-9 form must be filled out by the winner and submitted to Art Fluent, Inc.
REGULATIONS
By entering our calls for art through CaFÉ you are agreeing to be added to Art Fluent’s email list for forthcoming artist opportunities. By submitting images, you agree that the images are your own work, nothing copied, you own all rights to the images, and you take full responsibility for the content of all images, including the likeness of recognizable individuals. The actual artwork will remain the property of the artist, our mission is to promote artists and their work. Should your work be accepted, you grant Art Fluent the right to reproduce your image on our website, on social media, and where appropriate to help promote our online exhibitions. Art Fluent will always credit you and your copyright wherever feasible. We will not use your image for any other purpose without the artist’s permission.
Teaching Artist: Film
Venice Arts’ seeks a filmmaker and Teaching Artist – a 12-week, beginning/intermediate narrative filmmaking class for young people ages 12-15, that takes young people from pre-production through the final edit, while teaching them what it means to be a director.
Classes are in-person with strict COVID-19 safety protocols in place.
Qualifications
The ideal candidate is a graduate of a film program, or has equivalent experience and personal practice, with a background in narrative filmmaking (experience in documentary filmmaking is a plus, if there is an interest in teaching future classes). Candidate must have at least two years experience teaching filmmaking to young people (middle- and/or high-school preferred); experience teaching at the beginning to intermediate levels, a strong plus.
The ideal candidate understands project-based learning, the value of a highly interactive approach to education, and is proficient at building a strong syllabus with sequenced lesson plans. Must have knowledge of historic and contemporary filmmakers and practices. An understanding of the educational equity needs of low-income youth is a plus, as is being bilingual (Spanish/ English).
