Job Announcements 8/7/2009
Mallarmé Chamber Players in Durham, NC seeks a dynamic and creative person to take on the role of Development and Marketing Manager. The ideal candidate will have experience in successful grant writing, fundraising, and marketing in a not for profit structure, as well as a solid foundation in non-profit administration. The successful candidate will likely have worked for three years or more in a leadership position in the non-profit arts sector and will have had experience in developing fundraising and marketing strategies. This position will be expected to take a lead role in developing a strategic plan for the organization. An interest in and knowledge of classical, chamber, and world music is a desired trait.
The Business and Development Manager will report to the Artistic Director and will work closely with staff, board, consultants, and musicians in the following areas:
DEVELOPMENT AND FUNDRAISING
- Grant writing and reporting, to include government agencies at all levels, foundations, and other funding sources
- Research, strategy development, and stewardship for individual donor program
- Identify, cultivate and solicit prospects
- Managing new corporate and small-business development efforts
- Donor relations to include gift acknowledgments, donor recognition strategies, donor records
MARKETING AND PROMOTION
- Marketing communications to include mailings, e-mail, press relations
- Responsible for overall look of Mallarmé marketing materials (including brochures, Playbills, website, etc.)
- Playbill ad sales
- Donor and subscriber database management and maintenance
VOLUNTEER COORDINATION
- Reception coordination
- Front of house management for concerts (ticket sales, ushering, etc)
- Mailings
Salary/Hours
The position is part-time; salary commensurate with experience; health benefits may be available.
About the Organization
Mallarmé Chamber Players is a nationally acclaimed ensemble of professional musicians, performing in mixed ensembles of three to seven artists. Mallarmé’s mission is to perform music among friends that serves to honor the artists and the art of chamber music, to expand cultural awareness, and to build bridges in the community through education and performance and celebrate the diversity in our community by featuring the music of, among others, African-American Asian, Latino, Indian, etc. composers and musicians.
Created in 1984, the ensemble’s name comes from Stéphane Mallarmé, the 19th-century French poet and philosopher who believed that true art is created through a unity of music, dance, literature and the visual arts. In keeping with their namesake, Mallarmé performances are often interdisciplinary and have been praised by critics and audiences as innovative, eclectic, and of the highest artistic quality.
With the most gifted artists from North Carolina’s Piedmont, Mallarmé Chamber Players performs programs that include rarely heard works from the traditional chamber music repertoire, and celebrate the diversity in our community by featuring the music of African-American, Asian, Latino, Indian, Middle Eastern and women composers. Mallarmé regularly commissions new works by American composers. They create new contours in the landscape of chamber music, and develop new models for community-based arts organizations.
Currently Mallarmé offers 5 subscription concerts, 1 gala, and over 40 community and educational concerts each year, with additional private events (i.e. weddings, parties, graduations) rounding out the schedule.
How to Apply
Please email résumé and cover letter to suzanne@mallarmemusic.org.
Or mail to:
Human Resources
Mallarmé Chamber Players
120 Morris St
Durham NC 27701
www.mallarmemusic.org
No phone calls or faxes, please.
Dance Educator (NC Licensure required) Grades 6-8 at Mineral Springs Middle Arts and Leadership Magnet School, one of the original A+ Schools of North Carolina. Dance department is well established with a 16 year history of successful enrollment and programming. Facilities include fully appointed dance studio with floor to ceiling mirrors, sprung floor, portable professional grade barres, advanced sound system, and a collection that includes over 380 custom designed and constructed costumes. Department has full library with student texts, DVDs and videos on historical and cultural dance forms. Curriculum is modern-based with support from active system-wide network of dance colleagues. Musical theatre background is also desired as dance department collaborates with advanced drama instruction. Exceptional opportunity for well-qualified individual with a desire to work with talented young adolescents. Current enrollment data: 65% female, 35% male dancers - auditioned class assignments and levels are prepared for the 2008-2009 school year.
Please apply to:
Randy Fulton, Principal
Mineral Springs Middle Arts and Leadership Magnet School
4559 Ogburn Ave
Winston Salem NC 27105
336/703-6733
rfulton@wsfcs.k12.nc.us
The primary purpose of this position is to market and promote the arts and Arts Council programs across North Carolina to news outlets (print, broadcast, electronic), the arts community, government agencies, and the general public; and to educate the public about the work of the Arts Council. Employee is responsible for most Agency content including press releases, e-newsletters, and other promotional content. Position serves as the primary contact with the news media for the Agency, develops and maintains relationships and responds to inquiries from the media.
Responsibilities
- Develop an overall communications plan, key messages and strategies to increase public awareness of and interest in the arts in North Carolina.
- Develop and implement an editorial calendar for news, features, e-newsletters and schedules of media pitches.
- Interpretation and dissemination of comprehensive and technical arts and grant information through the written word, Web site and other vehicles to stimulate interest in programs of the Arts Council.
- Serve as editor-in-chief for Arts Council communications through planning, writing, editing and distribution of a variety of materials (print and electronic) including:
- Yearly update of basic Arts Council press kit
- Evergreen features
- Event highlights and What’s News/Noteworthy (annually)
- Seasonal content
- Feature stories on topics, such as contemporary craft in NC, summertime performing arts, artist profiles, cultural tourism, etc.
- News releases on Agency programs, the arts industry and the economic impact of the arts in N.C.
- Ongoing updates to Press Room on agency Web site, www.ncarts.org
- Research and develop new ways to reach the media and the general public through online news outlets and various social media as a way to build new audiences for arts participation and increase exposure in the media about the arts in North Carolina.
- Work collaboratively with marketing team to implement promotional and marketing initiatives and to implement and contribute content and media/publicity support for promotions.
- Develop “how tos” such as communication toolkits and materials to help train constituents in the area of press and media relations.
Qualifications
Employee must have excellent writing and editing skills and the ability to effectively convey information to a wide audience. Must have the ability to work independently and as part of a team and perform with multiple projects and deadlines.
Graduation from a four-year college or university, preferably with a degree in journalism, or English, Arts Administration, or Communications and two years experience in media relations, public relations, reporting for print or broadcast media; or an equivalent combination of training and experience. Experience working for an arts related organizations a plus. An affinity for the arts is preferred. Additional experience with editing publications and AP-style is desirable.
Position requires travel and occasional night work.
Applicants selected for an interview are expected to bring a résumé and three writing samples to the interview.
Equivalent training and experience
BA in one of the art forms and one year of experience in media/public relations with an emphasis on existing relationships with statewide media/press.
Hiring Range
$36,685 - $38,767 (depending upon experience and the availability of funds)
Benefits total approximately 21% of salary.
Application Deadline
August 29, 2008
To Apply
Send a cover letter, current resume, and a State of NC Application for Employment Form PD107* by the deadline to:
| Delivered by US Postal Service: Human Resources Office Department of Cultural Resources 4603 Mail Service Center Raleigh NC 27699-4603 |
Delivered by any other means: Human Resources Office Department of Cultural Resources 109 E Jones St Raleigh NC 27601-2807 |
*Your application will not be considered by the Human Resources Office without Form PD107, which is available at any NC Employment Security Office or at http://www.osp.state.nc.us/jobs/applications.htm. Faxed or E-mailed applications will not be considered.
Please do not send applications to the North Carolina Arts Council. Note that the Arts Council will receive only those applications the Human Resources Offices determines to be the highest qualified based on education and experience.
The North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources, is an equal opportunity employer with a permanent staff of 26. The mission of the North Carolina Arts Council is to make North Carolina a better state through the arts in partnership with artists and arts organizations, other organizations that use the arts to make their communities stronger, and North Carolinians – young and old – who enjoy and participate in the arts.
Hiring Supervisor
Rebecca Moore, Marketing Director, 919/807-6530 or rebecca.moore@ncmail.net.