FLACC is Hiring!
OPEN CALL FOR FLACC, Director of Marketing and Development [POSITION TERM: 2023 - 2024]
¡Bienvenidxs!
The Festival of Latin American Contemporary Choreographers (FLACC) is seeking a strong leader and process oriented, self-starting team member to join our vibrant organization as Director of Marketing and Development during our 10th year anniversary. This is a project-based position, with a minimum commitment through January 1, 2024, and hopefully continuing thereafter with room to grow.
With the support of FLACC's organizing team, the main responsibilities include coordination of the FLACC’s social media, newsletters, marketing, development, publicity and public relations. Support with a monthly on-line archive programing June-December, Piñata Dance Collective’s production season in June 8-17, 2023, fundraising events and other community events throughout the year. With the support of FLACC's organizers, the main responsibilities include creating content for FLACC’s social media and newsletter marketing, spearheading our fundraising goal of $10,000 to celebrate 10 years of FLACC, maintaining local community partners and engaging the local media and public about all aspects of performances and events.
The successful candidate is bi-lingual(English-Spanish), highly detail-oriented, able to see the big picture, and will engage in thoughtful process planning with a focus on inclusivity, equitability, and transparency.
Your support, presence, and commitment will ensure that FLACC as an organization is running smoothly and will empower us to execute the full vision of our festival, which includes street and theater performances, site-specific interventions, and amplifying the voices of Latinx and Indigneous performance artists. FLACC prides itself on being the premiere festival for celebrating Latine/x/o/a/Chicanx/o/a and Indigenous diversity putting forth exceptional programs that set the standard for dance venues. Your role is a critical element of continuing to move towards and achieve this goal by adding your unique gifts and energy.
Responsibilities
Commitment requirements:
To apply, please submit a brief cover letter stating what moves you to apply for this position and your qualifications to the Managing Director, Gizeh Muniz-Vengel, at Gizeh@flaccdanza.org. If you have any questions about this position, feel free to write to her directly to set up a brief time to chat.
The Festival of Latin American Contemporary Choreographers (FLACC) is seeking a strong leader and process oriented, self-starting team member to join our vibrant organization as Director of Marketing and Development during our 10th year anniversary. This is a project-based position, with a minimum commitment through January 1, 2024, and hopefully continuing thereafter with room to grow.
With the support of FLACC's organizing team, the main responsibilities include coordination of the FLACC’s social media, newsletters, marketing, development, publicity and public relations. Support with a monthly on-line archive programing June-December, Piñata Dance Collective’s production season in June 8-17, 2023, fundraising events and other community events throughout the year. With the support of FLACC's organizers, the main responsibilities include creating content for FLACC’s social media and newsletter marketing, spearheading our fundraising goal of $10,000 to celebrate 10 years of FLACC, maintaining local community partners and engaging the local media and public about all aspects of performances and events.
The successful candidate is bi-lingual(English-Spanish), highly detail-oriented, able to see the big picture, and will engage in thoughtful process planning with a focus on inclusivity, equitability, and transparency.
Your support, presence, and commitment will ensure that FLACC as an organization is running smoothly and will empower us to execute the full vision of our festival, which includes street and theater performances, site-specific interventions, and amplifying the voices of Latinx and Indigneous performance artists. FLACC prides itself on being the premiere festival for celebrating Latine/x/o/a/Chicanx/o/a and Indigenous diversity putting forth exceptional programs that set the standard for dance venues. Your role is a critical element of continuing to move towards and achieve this goal by adding your unique gifts and energy.
Responsibilities
- Oversees all marketing, communications, audience engagement, and customer service/sales activities in support of the company's mission, institutional brand positioning, audience development, and earned revenue goals.
- Build out and implement the marketing plans and prospecting campaigns across all marketing channels and touch-points
- Create and maintain production timeline and marketing campaign strategy for FLACC’s annual showcase and other programs.
- Work collaboratively with FLACC’s Artistic Director, Managing Director and other Staff to conduct marketing and outreach for FLACC events via email, social media, web, and print
- Work closely with the production managers and provide stage management/production support at FLACC events as needed.
- Provide fundraising and administrative support
- Maintaining and outreach to local community partners
- Engaging the public about all aspects of performances and events.
- Excellent writing, verbal, planning, and communication skills
- Possesses strong integrated marketing background with experience and knowledge to manage marketing mix, with particular strength in digital marketing and direct response including email, newsletters, print, content, social media, video ads, programmatic, mobile, PPC/SEM as well as traditional advertising, OOH, TV, radio etc.
- Ability to assert leadership with limited supervision (self-starter/pro-active)
- 3+ years experience managing a festival or event
- Excellent organizational skills, time management and great attention to detail
- Familiarity with press releases and calendar listings in the performing arts field preferred
- Knowledge of social justice issues affecting artists of color, Latine, Indigenous and other historically marginalized communities
- Proficiency in MS Office suite and web-based tools such as Google, Zoom, etc.
- Interest in growing an organization long-term
- Demonstrate Resonance with the mission of FLACC
- Bilingual preferred (Spanish/English) but not required.
Commitment requirements:
- Minimum of 9 months commitment with hopes to continue long-term
- Hours fluctuate throughout the year. They are based on the scope of the festival and its various programs. Your average availability throughout the year overall starting April 2023-Dec. 31 2023. 10-20 hours/wk. Some months may be 40 hours/week helping production and working at the festival.
- This position is a part-time position
- This position is paid as an Independent Contractor (1099)
- This position will be paid via invoicing FLACC bi-weekly. Funds will be disbursed within 5-10 business days.
- Pay rate depends on experience ($20-$26/hr) Pay rate will increase in 2024.
To apply, please submit a brief cover letter stating what moves you to apply for this position and your qualifications to the Managing Director, Gizeh Muniz-Vengel, at Gizeh@flaccdanza.org. If you have any questions about this position, feel free to write to her directly to set up a brief time to chat.
OPEN CALL FOR FLACC, PRODUCTION MANAGER (PART-TIME) [POSITION TERM: 2022 - 2024]
Pay is competitive depending on experience- Bay Area Applicants only
To Apply: Send Cover Letter and Resume to gizeh@flaccdanza.org
Project Scope
To successfully help coordinate and execute the production of our 10th anniversary at Dance Mission Theater Oct. 23-29, help implement an on-line archive project in collaboration with one of FLACC's community partners , help with FLACC's participation in the the San Francisco International Arts Festival in June 8 & 10 2023, as well as Highways Performance Space, June 14-17 in Santa Monica, Ca. The Production Manager will oversee the production and activities of 7 artists. Classes and virtual programming may occur as part of the festival and throughout the year as well.
You are encouraged to guide the production in whichever direction you envision within contractual limits and as it aligns with the Artistic Director’s goals (and the physical limits of our space and technical setup). Should you have questions, or if any issues arise during the course of the production, you are encouraged to solicit the advice and guidance of the Managing Director and the Artistic Director.
Importantly, you are more than just a manager. You are the meeting point of the production. Your responsibility is to provide risk-free experiences for audience members, coordinate with venue managers and staff, and ensure that invited artists fulfill their contractual obligations. Also, you are responsible for helping FLACC in several ways outside of simply managing the shows:
To Apply: Send Cover Letter and Resume to gizeh@flaccdanza.org
Project Scope
To successfully help coordinate and execute the production of our 10th anniversary at Dance Mission Theater Oct. 23-29, help implement an on-line archive project in collaboration with one of FLACC's community partners , help with FLACC's participation in the the San Francisco International Arts Festival in June 8 & 10 2023, as well as Highways Performance Space, June 14-17 in Santa Monica, Ca. The Production Manager will oversee the production and activities of 7 artists. Classes and virtual programming may occur as part of the festival and throughout the year as well.
You are encouraged to guide the production in whichever direction you envision within contractual limits and as it aligns with the Artistic Director’s goals (and the physical limits of our space and technical setup). Should you have questions, or if any issues arise during the course of the production, you are encouraged to solicit the advice and guidance of the Managing Director and the Artistic Director.
Importantly, you are more than just a manager. You are the meeting point of the production. Your responsibility is to provide risk-free experiences for audience members, coordinate with venue managers and staff, and ensure that invited artists fulfill their contractual obligations. Also, you are responsible for helping FLACC in several ways outside of simply managing the shows:
- Decorum – FLACC enjoys a very diverse range of ages, abilities, languages, and artistic processes with the people in our productions. The Manager works to ensure a professional, harmonious, and peaceful production environment.
- Artist Communications. Familiarize yourself with artist contracts. A significant amount of potential friction is avoided by being aware of, and properly managing, the expectations we have of every participant in a production. Your input on amendments are welcome.
- Gathering Tech needs from the artists for technical directors.
- Gather and compile Program information for the programs for in-person productions.
- Promotion – Use your personal networks, social media, and contacts in the theatre community as heavily as possible to get the word out, and encourage your cast to do the same. FLACC will work hard to promote our show via our media outlets, advertising, collateral, and community network, but there is nothing that replaces "word of mouth" advertising.
- Publicity- Your experience and expertise with bi-lingual social media posts will be an additional part of your job description. You will generate a schedule and strategy for publicity materials to be released and attend weekly meetings regarding publicity and production with the FLACC directors. FLACC has scheduling templates, PR templates, newsletter structures on Mailchimp and contact lists must be updated every week during the festival and every month at other times of the year. All of this will be provided and you are free to generate your own systems with your flaccdanza email.
- Bilingual(English/Spanish) applicants encouraged to apply. Production Managers are working directly with international artists in FLACC.
- Pay rate depends on experience
