Available Positions

Note: No telephone calls for position inquiries please. Please see instructions for application provided with each posting.

• Foundation and Government Grants Manager
• Marketing and Events Coordinator, Contemporary Art
• Associate Producer, Public Affairs, Community Media
• Freelance Media Instructors, Community Media
• Media Teaching Artists, Community Media
• Freelance Shooters, Community Media
• Freelance TV Reporters, Community Media

Foundation and Government Grants Manager
Posted 01-19-2012

The Foundation and Government Grants Manager is a key member of the BRIC development team. The Grants Manager focuses primarily on foundation, corporate and government grant prospecting, application, and management activities, and also provides support for BRIC’s ongoing funder relations activities. Approximately 50% of the Grants Manager’s time will be dedicated to foundation and corporate fundraising for BRIC’s Contemporary Art programs, including exhibition and education programming.

Primary Responsibilities include

• Research prospects and generate proposals and reports for foundation, government, and corporate supporters, including developing project ideas and budgets in consultation with Executive Director, program directors, and Director of Development.
• Manage annual grants calendar for all proposals, acknowledgements, and reports.
• Develop and update annual boilerplate proposal text for general operating support.
• Arrange for site visits for funders; secure meetings for senior management and Board members as necessary with current and potential funders; and assist with preparation for these meetings.
• Maintain relationships and correspondence with funders and potential funders. Assist with community outreach opportunities, including attending public events and meetings as appropriate.
• Provide stewardship for relationships with existing foundation, government and corporate funders, including preparing and distributing relevant newsletters, invitations, event and meeting follow-up and other materials.
• Manage current grants by: tracking grants; writing acknowledgments and processing contracts and payment requests for grants received; developing internal reporting systems; researching and writing reports; maintaining excellent historical records; working with staff to ensure each project or program is meeting proposal conditions and expectations.
• Assist with other fundraising tasks as requested, including annual appeal, donor events, and annual galas.

Desired qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• Minimum of three years’ experience with grant writing, reporting, and prospect research; proven track record of successful grants
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to interact effectively with funders
• Ability to take initiative, manage multiple tasks simultaneously, problem solve, and work as part of a team
• Knowledge of all Microsoft Office programs and Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge database
• Interest, knowledge and background in contemporary art and/or arts education a plus

Salary & Benefits

Annual salary low $40,000s. Full benefit package included.

How to Apply

Send cover letter (pasted into email) and resume to jobs@bricartsmedia.org, Subject: Grants Manager Position open until filled.

Marketing and Events Coordinator, Contemporary Art
Posted 12-14-2011

BRIC is seeking a Marketing and Events Coordinator to support a wide and exciting range of programs and activities. The Marketing and Events Coordinator will be organize and carry out marketing activities and special events in support of BRIC’s contemporary art programs, including exhibitions at BRIC Rotunda Gallery, public events and programs, and an innovative arts education program led in schools around the borough of Brooklyn. BRIC’s contemporary art programs aim to increase the visibility and accessibility of contemporary art while bridging the gap between the art world and global culture.

This position offers a unique opportunity to interact with all of BRIC’s programs, while supporting planning and efforts to open BRIC Arts | Media House, the new home of the organization slated to open in 2013. This position is a dual report to the Director of Contemporary Art and the Director of Marketing and Communications. The Marketing and Events Coordinator will be an integral part of two teams: the Contemporary Art team and BRIC’s centralized marketing team.

The Coordinator will work with staff from all areas of BRIC, including the contemporary art, performing arts and community media programs, to help carry out strategies to support BRIC’s institutional marketing goals:

• Implement steps to ensure a consistent institutional marketing and messaging approach is carried out across BRIC’s discipline areas;
• Advance the pre-public and launch goals of The Campaign for BRIC House and planning for the opening of the new BRIC Arts | Media House facility in 2013;
• Carry out tasks as part of a cohesive program marketing calendar of activities, leveraging collective efforts and resources to achieve BRIC’s goals;
• Support a comprehensive media plan to effectively tell the story of BRIC, its mission, programs and offerings;
• Utilize social media and technology to create audience-based marketing strategies that support engagement and fundraising goals; and
• Implement systems to support robust measurement, tracking and evaluation of marketing and communication activities.

As a specialist for BRIC’s contemporary art programs, the Coordinator will:

Work closely with BRIC’s Director of Marketing to design and execute an annual marketing plan for contemporary art, with tasks including:

• Prepare marketing timelines for each exhibition; communicates deadlines to curators and staff;
• Write press releases for exhibitions, programs, and events; follows up on contacts as needed;
• Cultivate relationships with art critics, bloggers, and other key members of the art press
• Prepare and submit announcements and listings for exhibitions, events, and artist opportunities to print and on-line media;
• In coordinating direct mail, work to prepare mailing lists with BRIC’s database manager;
• Coordinate with BRIC’s design director on design and production of all printed marketing materials including announcement cards, fliers, special event notices, Gala pieces, and VIP invitations;
• Identify and write content for BRIC-wide and program-based e-blasts, website updates, and social media platforms; use content managements system for site updates and MailChimp for eblasts;
• Act as marketing liaison to guest curators, exhibiting artists, and presenters;
• Pursue creative and niche marketing as appropriate, including marketing support for Contemporary Art Education initiatives and the annual student show;
• Represent BRIC externally at local and art-related events, meetings, etc.;
• Coordinate survey distribution at exhibitions and gallery events, to support program assessment;
• Attend marketing team meetings and reports on activities and programs in contemporary art, and actively contributes to resource sharing among marketing team;
• Through environmental scanning and online research, work to stay up to date on trends and resources in marketing and online communications;
• Supervises interns with Marketing-related tasks; and
• Other tasks as needed.

Working with the Contemporary Art staff on special events and programs, the coordinator will:

• Work closely with Exhibitions staff and guest curators to develop exhibition-related public programs;
• Have the opportunity to create and implement new public programs including new initiatives (for example, summer programs, film programming, and professional development for artists) and programs independent of exhibitions;
• Work with Contemporary Art and Development staff to produce annual Gala; duties will include coordinating design and production of major printed pieces, event marketing (eblasts, web site, and other electronic marketing; coordinate and staff mailing of invitations; developing and implementing plan for centerpieces, artist gifts, attendee gifts; work with Director of Contemporary Art to secure auction art works; and
• Coordinate VIP receptions, cultivation events, etc. including guest list creation, invitations, catering, and event execution.

General responsibilities include: