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Opportunities
Employment Opportunities
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
APAture 2008 Event Coordinator
Kearny Street Workshop is seeking a Coordinator for its 10th annual multidisciplinary arts festival, APAture: A Window on the Art of Asian Pacific Americans.
The APAture Event Coordinator, under the supervision of the Executive Director, will manage and supervise all organizational, administrative, and logistical aspects of Kearny Street Workshop's APAture: A Window on the Art of Asian Pacific Americans, a multidisciplinary APA emerging arts festival scheduled for September 16- 27, 2008. The Event Coordinator holds primary responsibility for running the event. The coordinator will plan, facilitate and record all organizational meetings with the volunteer APAture staff; structure and delegate task areas and tasks to committees, paid staff, and interns; coordinate and complete call for submissions process; serve as primary contact for artists, press and public and coordinate these with the staff; coordinate and supervise APAture-specific fundraising events and activities; coordinate and supervise production of event; write text and coordinate publicity with publicity staff.
Specific Duties
• Directs the strategic vision and organizational direction of KSW with the Board.
• Coordinate work of curatorial committees and task committees
• Convene all general planning meetings-recording and publishing meeting notes to all members-and coordinate committee meetings, attending where possible
• Work with web designer to update APAture 2008 Web page on KSW site
• Write publicity and promotional texts including fliers, press releases, press kits, and program text
• Identify APAture staff positions and tasks, and recruit organizers and committees to fill them
• Work with APAture graphic designer on 2008 logo, t-shirt, and written program
• Coordinate APAture-specific fundraising event schedule
• Coordinate featured artists selection process
• Coordinate and complete call for submissions process with submitting artists: receive submissions; create and maintain artists database; write and maintain all correspondence with submitting artists; coordinate artist confirmation process; assist technical, gallery and tables coordinators in making direct contact with artists
• Coordinate schedule and co-presentations; confirm venues
• Manage space logistics
• Supervise stage managers and coordinate with tech coordinator
• Work with KSW board and staff to coordinate in-kind donations of food/services
• Coordinate "thank you" party for festival volunteers
• Coordinate evaluation process and write a report on the planning and running of the event
Desired Qualifications
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to supervise staff and volunteers and effectively delegate responsibility
• Experience as an event planner preferred
• Fluency in Mac-based applications including MS Word and Filemaker Pro, Photoshop; Web design experience a plus
• Knowledge of Asian American community, organizations, and arts preferred
• Knowledge of San Francisco Bay Area preferred
• Ability to work weekends and evenings when required (evening meetings and fundraising events, and two weeks of festival itself)
Term of Employment: April 15 - Oct. 11, 2008
Pay: $7,000 total (Part-time, temporary, no benefits.)
Please submit resume, cover letter, and a 3-5 page writing sample to info@kearnystreet.org or
Kearny Street Workshop
180 Capp Street, #5
San Francisco, CA 94118
No calls, please.
Contract Bookkeeper
Kearny Street Workshop is in search of a contract bookkeeper to work in a friendly and casual work environment. We are currently using Quickbooks Pro to handle:
• accounts payable
• accounts receivable
• past entries to the general ledger
• monthly financial statements
• bank reconciliation
Hours are very flexible. Knowledge of Quickbooks and non-profit organization fund accounting is a must. Attention to detail and good accounting / bookkeeping skills needed. Rate from $20-25 per hour, maximum 15 hours per month. We prefer someone who has at least 2 years experience in bookkeeping.
Perk: Attend our art events for free!
Start date will be ASAP. Interviews will begin promptly. Please email resume to ellen@kearnystreet.org or send to:
Kearny Street Workshop
Attn: Ellen Oh
180 Capp Street #5
San Francisco, CA 94110.
KEARNY STREET WORKSHOP INTERNS
KSW seeks interns year-round to help out in our office
and with our programming. Our internships are unpaid and are intended
for students doing an independent study or seeking an internship for
credit.
Interns are asked to commit to 6-10 hours per week for a minimum of
four months. Please contact Samantha
Chanse for more information.
Depending on when you apply, the following jobs may be
available:
1. Membership Coordinator
2. Program and Office Intern
3. Web Intern
Membership Coordinator -
The Membership Coordinator works with the Executive Director and
Program Director to maintain and develop KSW membership systems and
events. Primary
duties include:
- working with KSW staff to develop new levels of KSW
membership, including benefit packages
- overseeing membership renewal process (keeping track
of membership expirations, and sending out monthly -renewal notices to
members whose membership is expiring)
- updating and managing database of KSW members and
potential members
- working with KSW staff to develop more outreach
activities to build membership
- coordinating and supervising membership table at KSW
events
- organizing membership events
a demonstrated interest in the arts and in working
with Asian Pacific American communities; personable manner and comfort
navigating a group environment; highly-organized with attention to
detail; strong writing skills; Word and Filemaker Pro experience.
Program and Office Intern -
The The Programs & Office Intern/Associate works closely with
the Program Director to coordinate KSW's different areas of
programming, and assists in office responsibilities. Primary duties
include:
- assisting in publicity for KSW events
- working with Program Director to coordinate event
logistics
- conducting volunteer outreach and
coordinating/supervising volunteers for
events
- assisting with office tasks, including answering
phones, mail, and making
xerox copies
a demonstrated interest in the arts and in working
with Asian Pacific American communities; personable manner and comfort
navigating a group environment; highly-organized with attention to
detail; strong writing skills; Word and Filemaker Pro experience.
Website Intern - The
Website Intern with the Executive Director and Program Director to
manage the KSW website and keep it up-to-date. Primary duties include:
- updating on-line calendar
- developing and adding special features
- developing Special Programs on-line archive
- troubleshooting problems with website
- general website management
a demonstrated interest in the arts and in working
with Asian Pacific American communities; experience in website
management and development; attention to detail.
To apply online, please click here.
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