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Internships Availability for Open Doors 2010
WBGO: Major Gifts Officer Needed
The Arts Council of the Morris Area: Gallery Assistant Internship
Art Teacher for Summer Art Program Wanted
Part Time Art Teacher For Ongoing Saturday Children's Workshops
Internships, My 9 News
Program Director, Parks for People—Newark, Trust for Public Land
Executive Director, The Carolyn Dorfman Dance Company

Internships Available For Open Doors 2010
Posted: May 11, 2010

Newark’s flourishing art scene is comprised of diverse galleries and cultural outlets and a large number of independent artists. The Newark Arts Council unites these entities and presents the Ninth Annual Artists’ Studios and Available Space Tour, September 23 – 26, 2010 (Open Doors 2010). 

Several internships are available for this year's event. Please download the following documents for more information:

Send a brief cover letter and your resume to jade.lien@newarkarts.org. Please specify the position in the subject line of the email. (One position per application.) Please no phone calls regarding these positions. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed. Candidates in their third or fourth year of study only.

Administrative Assistant

Gallery Assistant

Art Handler

Graphic and Web

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WBGO: Major Gift Officer Needed
Posted: July 24, 2010

About WBGO: Founded in 1979, Newark Public Radio, Inc. is a publicly supported cultural institution that champions jazz via WBGO Jazz88 FM and wbgo.org, and through live broadcasts and innovative music programs (including Latin jazz, blues, and R&B). Recognized as the nation’s pre-eminent jazz radio station, WBGO also presents award-winning regional news and public affairs programming, including Newark Today with Mayor Cory Booker. WBGO is one of the most respected jazz presenters in the country and is NPR’s primary jazz provider, producing nationally syndicated programs such as Jazz Set with Dee Dee Bridgewater and the annual New Year’s Eve marathon, Toast of the Nation.

WBGO is currently considering candidates for a Major Gifts Officer. WBGO is recruiting an entrepreneurial-minded development team that will help build a robust major gifts program to capitalize on an untapped prospect pool from a loyal membership base. All candidates must have experience working in a not-for-profit development environment and be familiar with, and proficient in, the moves management process—identification and research, strategic analysis, cultivation, solicitation, closing, stewardship. The new development team will implement a capital campaign to raise funds to place the main WBGO transmitter in midtown Manhattan (WBGO headquarters will remain in downtown Newark). This transformative project has the potential to reach over one million new or underserviced listeners, and serve as launching point for an ongoing major gifts initiative ($10,000+ gifts).

We are seeking a traditional front-line fundraiser profile: ambitious, proactive major gifts officer with sophistication and savvy, who identifies, researches, cultivates, solicits, and skillfully manages a portfolio of 150-200 major donor prospects at varying stages of the moves management process. Candidates should have at least 3 to 5 years experience in face-to-face solicitation and closing of meaningful gifts, and first-hand knowledge of the major gifts cultivation process, preferably in a cultural institution. Candidates will be expected to be out of the office frequently visiting top prospects face to face as well as remaining in contact by phone and email. Candidates should have strong organizational, interpersonal and communications skills, with the ability to synthesize and articulate WBGO priorities and match them with donor values and interests, plus the ability to prepare dynamic written and oral presentations. Revenue and contact/cultivation goals will be assigned. Competency in Microsoft Office and donor database applications, e.g., Raisers Edge, is expected in order to be able to effectively enter and manage prospect information, including contact reports, follow-up actions, research, strategies, and proposals. Expertise in other development functions, i.e. planned giving, direct mail/annual fund, capital campaigns, events, institutional grants, would be a plus. This is a full-time position with benefits. WBGO is an equal opportunity employer.

Submissions by EMAIL ONLY to cferrero@wbgo.org with "Major Gifts" in subject line; replies will be sent only to candidates chosen for an interview.

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The Arts Council of the Morris Area:
Gallery Assistant Internship
Posted: May 4, 2010

The Arts Council of the Morris Area has a Gallery Assistant Internship available for the summer. The internship is an excellent opportunity for an undergraduate/ graduate student to learn the process involved in mounting a juried art exhibit in a professional art gallery.

The intern will be responsible for coordinating all administrative aspects of creating an exhibit, including reviewing all artists' submissions received in response to a Call for Artists; preparing a PowerPoint presentation of the submissions for the exhibit selection committee; participating in the selection committee meeting; preparing Loan Agreements for the selected artists and monitoring receipt of executed Loan Agreements; preparing an Object List and Price List of the exhibit works; and preparing a Catalogue for the exhibit. There is also the option of helping with the installation of the exhibit as well as attending the opening reception.

Good computer skills including facility with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint. No prior experience is necessary.

10-15 hours per week (approx)

Internship Details
Location: Morristown, NJ
Arts Council of the Morris Area office @14 Maple Avenue
Internship Period: June 7, 2010 - August 17, 2010 (end date is flexible)
Travel Required: No
Pay: Not Paid
Contact: Anne E. Aronovitch, Arts Council of the Morris Area
Executive Director at aaronovitch@morrisart.org

About the Arts Council of the Morris Area
Founded in 1973, the Arts Council of the Morris Area is a non-profit agency committed to a mission of bringing the arts to the center of community life. It accomplishes its mission through initiatives that focus on arts education in the schools, arts programming in the community, arts advocacy, and programs that nurture and support our local artists and arts organizations. The Gallery at 14 Maple, housed in Morristown's only LEED certified "green" building, was created in conjunction with the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation to showcase the work of contemporary New Jersey artists.

14 MAPLE AVENUE, SUITE 301, MORRISTOWN, NEW JERSEY 07960
973.285.5115 . Fax: 973.285.1199 . www.morrisarts.org

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Art Teacher for Summer Art Program Wanted

Art teacher for summer art program in Ironbound ages 5 – 12, Saturdays July 10, 17, 24, 31 and August 7, 14, 21.

Workshop from 10am to 12, lunch with children & workshop 1 to 3pm (work one or 2 shifts, or with different ages).

Must have experience in model building, drawing, puppetry, clay working, drama.

Pay negotiable as per experience.

Send resume, 10 images of your art work and 2 project ideas/lesson plans to: info@sumei.org

Sumei Art Center
85 Hamilton Street
Newark, NJ 07105
sumei.org

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Part Time Art Teacher For Ongoing Saturday Children's Workshops
posted July 18, 2010

Must understand/speak Spanish/Portuguese and be able to respond in both.  Must have teaching experience 3-12 yr olds. Must have desire to work with Ironbound community.

Send resume, 3 lesson plans to Sumei Art Center: info@sumei.org

Sumei Art Center
85 Hamilton Street
Newark, NJ 07105
sumei.org

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Program Director, Parks for People—Newark

Trust for Public Land

Position Summary:
The Program Director is responsible for implementing all aspects of a $30 million park development and stewardship program that sustains and creates new playgrounds and parks on publicly owned land in Newark, New Jersey. To date, the Parks for People—Newark program has created seven new community parks and playgrounds. In the next three years, we will develop two city parks and create or expand three community playgrounds. We will also lead a collaborative planning process to design parkland for the Passaic River waterfront. Critical aspects of the position involve managing a community development process with a particular focus on involving community stakeholders in site design and park stewardship. Expertise in the areas of community organizing, collaborative design, project management, governmental relations and partnership development are important.

Responsibilities:

• Project Management: Manage all aspects of the park development process including oversight of environmental engineers, design consultants, and construction contractors. The Program Director will take primary responsibility for all project schedules and budgets and supervising the Newark Program Manager in day-to-day project oversight.
• Stewardship: Oversee the development and implementation of program stewardship plans to increase public agency and community capacity for park and playground maintenance and operations. Supervise Program Manager and Program Associate in the completion of periodic inspections of completed sites, the maintenance of relationships with school and cityrepresentatives, the training of both agency staff and community in implementing stewardship tasks, and the engagement of both youth and community in park cleanup and community events.
• Governmental Relations: Manage relations with public agency representatives, including Newark’s Department of Neighborhood Services, Engineering, Economic Development, and Office of the Business Administrator, Newark Housing Authority, Newark Public Schools, Essex County Department of Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Affairs, the State Department of Environmental Protection and others involved in providing funding or partnering in project implementation.
• Partnership Development: Oversee the program partnerships with local non-profits in support of park development and stewardship goals.
• Fundraising: Oversee all aspects of the program’s public funding efforts including identification of public funding sources, application process, execution of funding agreements, and reimbursements process. Work closely with the New Jersey State Director and regional development staff in their efforts to raise private funds for the program.
• Budgeting: Manage multi-year program budget in support of funding goals and annual expenditure forecasts.
• Marketing: Develop and oversee the implementation of public outreach plans in coordination with New Jersey State Director and regional public relations staff to promote program visibility and funding efforts. Supervise staff in hosting public events.
• Strategic Planning: Support New Jersey State Director in the development of annual and multiyear strategic plans for the program.
• Supervision: Oversee Newark program staff, a Program Manager and Program Associate, in the implementation of the program’s design, construction and stewardship functions.
  

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of five years of work experience in the field of communitydevelopment is required. Master’s degree in Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Urban Planning, or Public Administration is a plus.
• Experience in design and construction management, including oversight of design and construction professionals, budgets, project schedules.
• Experience in overseeing environmental assessment and remediation as part of overall site development projects.
• Experience orchestrating a collaborative design process involving community members, public agencies and other community stakeholders.
• Prior work experience with young people and/or diverse stakeholder groups.
• Work experience in Newark, New Jersey.
• Experience in urban parks development and management.
• Experience procuring and administering public grants and administering public contracts in New Jersey.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Highly detail oriented and organized.

To apply, please send letter and resume, indicating salary requirements to:

The Trust for Public Land
Attn: Lisa Chao
666 Broadway, 9 th Floor
New York, New York 10012

Email: MaroJobs@tpl.org
Fax: 212-353-2052

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Executive Director, The Carolyn Dorfman Dance Company

The Carolyn Dorfman Dance Company (CDDC), a New Jersey-based professional not-for-profit contemporary dance company, is seeking a full-time Executive Director.

Led by Artistic Director Carolyn Dorfman, CDDC is highly acclaimed for its artistic excellence and range as well as its extraordinary ability to communicate to audiences about dance and the creative process. CDDC appears at major theaters, dance festivals, and universities regionally, nationally and internationally and has also created model programs in arts education and community-based residencies. CDDC enjoys a solid, consistent funding base along with an active and growing Board of Trustees.

The Executive Director works in partnership with the Artistic Director to develop and execute strategic plans to achieve the vision and mission of the Company, including artistic, educational and outreach programming. He/she directs and supervises all business activities including financial and personnel management; public relations, promotions, and marketing; booking and touring; development; special events management; and long-range planning. The Executive Director also works closely with the Board of Trustees in all aspects of its operations to facilitate the goals of the Company. Candidate must have a passion for the arts and proven leadership ability with the capacity to manage staff (3-4) and independent contractors. He/she must demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills, flexibility, and an ability to inspire and motivate.

Qualifications: 3-5 years experience in arts administration at the senior management level in one or more of the areas identified above. Candidates with strength in marketing and development highly preferred. Experience with and knowledge of the dance field and New Jersey/New York regional arts are sought as well. The position is available January 2009 and will remain open until filled. Competitive salary and benefits.

Please submit cover letter, résumé, writing sample and references to:

Search.cddc@verizon.net

www.cddc.info

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