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Director of Development
Position Description and Responsibilities:
The Boston Early Music Festival (BEMF) — a 29-year old, non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion and presentation of Early Music, with offices in Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA (www.bemf.org) — is seeking an energetic and highly motivated professional to work in conjunction with the BEMF Executive Director and Development Committee. The position requires a 40 hour per week commitment; salary commensurate with experience. Applications should be sent to: Carla Chrisfield, General Manager, at carla@bemf.org by February 10, 2010.
The Director of Development will work closely with the Executive Director and Development Committee (consisting of several Directors from the BEMF Board) to implement various fundraising initiatives, including:
- overseeing the design and implementation of BEMF’s stewardship and donor relations programs;
- guiding and facilitating Board Members and other Volunteers in BEMF’s development efforts;
- managing BEMF leadership donor and Named Gift campaigns — supplying Executive Director and Development Committee with updated background information on prospects, and regular new prospect research;
- maintaining updated records of all BEMF donors in Raiser’s Edge, generating donor lists for BEMF program books (typically 6 to 15 program books per season), creating copy for and generating thank-you notes to all individual donors within two weeks of receipt of gift;
- defining parameters and coordinating details related to BEMF’s three to four annual House Concerts and Benefit Events;
- overseeing project-related Campaigns such as BEMF Orchestra and/or Opera donor tours, BEMF Opera Recordings, biennial Festival Operas, annual BEMF Chamber Opera Series, etc.;
- writing annual appeals, including three direct mail pieces — holiday, spring and fall appeals — and two annual Newsletter appeals;
- writing copy for all BEMF fundraising material — for website, program books, BEMF Yearbooks, etc.;
- more!
Director of Marketing and Publicity
Position Description and Responsibilities:
The Boston Early Music Festival — a 29-year old, non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion and presentation of Early Music, with offices in Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA (www.bemf.org) — is seeking an energetic and highly motivated professional to work in conjunction with the BEMF Executive Director and Staff to implement various marketing and publicity initiatives. The ideal candidate would have 3 to 5 years of relevant marketing and publicity experience, highly-developed interpersonal skills, organizational and managerial expertise, computer literacy (familiarity with Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Constant Contact, as well as website programs such as Contribute and donor programs such as Raiser’s Edge, plus experience editing photos and sound files with programs such as Picasa, Wavepad, etc.), excellent writing skills, and a dedication to the performing arts and early music. The position requires a 40 hour per week commitment; salary commensurate with experience. Applications should be sent to: Carla Chrisfield, General Manager, at carla@bemf.org by February 10, 2010.
In conjunction with the BEMF Executive Director, the Director of Marketing and Publicity would:
- Write and disseminate press releases (printed and digital) for annual concert series in Boston, MA and New York, NY, biennial festivals, CDs, and other notable news and events, contacting artists and managers for pertinent information when necessary;
- Maintain updated press and colleague organization contact lists, follow up with major newspapers, magazines, and music writers to secure preview and review coverage of BEMF events, and coordinate press tickets and press packages at events;
- Develop a comprehensive marketing campaign for the Boston Early Music Festival and its assorted events and projects, to include booking, writing copy for, and overseeing the graphic design of all brochures, postcards, posters, email announcements, and print and radio advertisements for annual concert series, biennial festivals, CDs, and other events;
- Oversee monthly E-Newsletter campaign;
- Write content for and oversee design of and updates to the BEMF website;
- Maintain image library and catalogue of all newspaper and magazine articles and reviews for all BEMF events and projects;
- Promote annual concerts and biennial festival events through “grass-roots” efforts (i.e. supplying brochures, posters, and postcards to local music schools, libraries, churches, and other concert performances, updating various web calendars with concert information, submitting concert info to relevant list-serves, trading web links, “info brochure campaign,” etc.);
- Strengthen current audience and cultivate new audiences through innovative audience development initiatives;
- more.
Internships
There are no internship opportunities at this time.
Volunteer
There are opportunities available at every concert. In exchange for your time and efforts, you will receive complimentary admission to all events for which you volunteer.
If you would like to be contacted about opportunities for the 2009–2010 season, please contact Carla Chrisfield.
