[Ecommerce] Media Tank is Hiring for Assistant Director (Philadelphia)

[Manon Ress]

From: Media Tank <info@mediatank.org>
Date: November 27, 2006 8:23:17 AM EST
Subject: Media Tank is Hiring for Assistant Director!

Please Forward Widely

Assistant Director

An exciting opportunity to help lead Philadelphia=92s premiere media
education organization!

Media Tank has an immediate opening for an Assistant Director. The
Assistant Director will provide leadership and direction for Media
Tank=92s administration, fundraising, and community education efforts.
Ideal candidate will be responsible, high-performing individual with
experience in all or most of the following areas:  nonprofit
administration, program development, event planning, popular
education, fundraising, and motivating and supervising young people.

This is an exciting new position that combines administration and
management duties with program coordination.  The Assistant Director
will work closely with Media Tank=92s executive director to coordinate
community education activities and manage the organization=92s day-to-
day operations.  S/he will have the opportunity to promote critical
thinking skills and provide tools needed to engage Philadelphia
residents and communities in working for a media system that more
adequately reflects their needs.  S/he will work to build public
understanding of the current American media system and how media
justice and communication rights relate to people=92s everyday lives
and struggles.

Full-time position; occasional evening and weekend hours.  Salary
commensurate with experience.  Good health and dental benefits.

Responsibilities

  Job responsibilities will include:

Administration/Management/Fundraising

Assist with organization=92s financial operations

Prepare annual and quarterly budget reports

Oversee the development of website

Advise executive director on strategic decisions for program
development and operations

Manage program assistants and student interns

Assist with fundraising including grantwriting, special events and
research

Provide support for executive director

Assist with general organization and office duties

Program Development

Manage event planning and logistics

Negotiate with presenters and venues

Manage program and curriculum development

Coordinate lesson planning/workshop design

Develop online resource centers and other resource materials
including flyers, fact sheets, resource lists, handouts, etc.

Recruit and manage volunteers/participants

Outreach to community groups and leaders

Convene and facilitate meetings

Conduct workshops and trainings

Qualifications

College graduate

Familiarity with media justice/reform issues

  3-5 years non-profit experience

Staff/volunteer supervision/management

Background in public education, community or popular education

Experience with program development; workshop design and implementation

Excellent communication skills (written and verbal). Must be
comfortable with public speaking (to community groups, the press, etc.)

Computer proficiency (MAC preferred) =96 Microsoft Office, PowerPoint,
Photoshop, Filemaker Pro

Good interpersonal skills (work well collaboratively, able to give
and receive feedback, etc.)

Commitment to social, racial, and economic justice

Successful candidate will be reliable and self-motivated, self-
assured with a professional attitude, enthusiastic and able to learn
quickly, organized and detail-oriented, and able to work with and
motivate a wide range of people.  Other desirable strengths include:
Graphic/web design/administration/programming, familiarity with
Philadelphia communities and/or politics, and a good sense of humor.

How to Apply

To be considered for this position, please submit the following
materials to the address listed below.

=B7       Brief cover letter highlighting your interest and strengths
=B7       Professional r=E9sum=E9
=B7       2-3 brief writing samples, (each 2 pages or less)
=B7       3-4 references with complete contact info, context and length
of time known
Media Tank is an equal opportunity employer.  Women, people of color
and other traditionally underrepresented individuals are strongly
encouraged to apply.

Please send to:     Media Tank
100 S. Broad Street, Suite 1318
Philadelphia, PA  19110
Fax:  215-563-4951
Email: info@mediatank.org

Media Tank is a non-profit media education organization working to
provide communities with tools to understand and participate in
critical decisions about our nation=92s media system and culture.
Through our community education, grassroots organizing, and national
field-building activities, we help to broaden the movement for media
justice and reform as a key strategy for social change. For more
information about Media Tank and its programs, please visit our
website: www.mediatank.org.