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Editorial Assistant/Coordinator

scody — Thu, 15 May 2008 15:39:56 -0800

Editorial Assistant/Coordinator, Publications Dept., Los Angeles County Museum of Art Reporting to the Co-Directors of Publications, the Editorial Assistant provides administrative support to the Publications department staff and is responsible for the tracking and maintaining of the production schedule and workflow of exhibition materials among editors, designers, curators, and educators. Duties include: generating contracts and payments for outside parties such as authors, editors, co-publishers, printers, and customs agents; preparing travel requests and reconciling expenses; monitoring and processing royalty payments; organizing distribution of exhibition catalogues in-house and externally; maintaining inventory of existing catalogues; and general troubleshooting. In addition to these primary duties, there is also potential to gain editorial experience by assisting senior editors in a variety of entry-level editorial tasks, including proofreading, fact-checking, and some copyediting. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree or the equivalent amount of professional experience. The qualified candidate will also have excellent interpersonal, administrative, organizational, and language skills.

Slow Food Nation - Agrarian Participatory Arts Coordinator

Miko — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 07:23:08 -0800

DUTIES: The Agrarian Arts position is focused on building a new program within Slow Food Nation by engaging ethnic communities, nonprofits and folklore organizations in celebrating and preserving our agricultural traditions. The Agrarian Participatory Arts Coordinator will develop a strategy that best meet the needs of the program and will work closely with the Justice Director as the content areas of justice and immigrant agricultural communities are an overlapping focal point of Slow Food Nation's Justice Agenda.. QUALIFICATIONS: Strong interest in the intersection of gastronomy, agriculture and the arts; experience in the nonprofit community and with agrarian or folk arts. Ability to disseminate information, record concepts, take minutes, and coordinate the multitude of ideas and work schedules of many individuals. Must be able to multi task, and work under pressure. Proficiency in Word, Excel, and Power point programs. REPORTS TO: Justice Director WORK AREA: SFN office and special events locations HOURS OF WORK: Full-time, with benefits, ability to attend evening and weekend special events, meetings, and seminars. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 1.. Build collaborative relationships to reach out to groups working in the fields of folk art and music. 2.. Generate a list of organizations to be included in the development process of the Agrarians Arts program. 3.. Build opportunities for Bay Area ethnic groups related to agriculture to engage in Slow Food Nation and Slow Food convivia events. 4.. Organize performances that bring together new immigrant and cultural groups. 5.. Engage the agricultural populations of Mayans, Hmong, Native Americans, African Americans, Japanese Americans and other immigrant groups to share and celebrate their rich agriculture-based performance art at Slow Food Nation. 6.. Working in collaboration with the Slow Food Nation team to design, coordinate and implement the Agrarian Arts programming for Slow Food Nation. 7.. Record information, and disseminate same. 8.. Maintain complete records, and have information readily available for each stakeholder. WORKING CONDITIONS: Works at the corporate office in a well-ventilated and properly lit office. Extensive typing and manual entries required. Must be able to sit for long periods of time. Occasional travel required. May be required to lift up to 40 lbs. Subject to frequent interruptions. Must be able to multi-task, and handle stress. PERSONAL QUALIFICATIONS: Ability to follow oral and written directions. Must be flexible, creative. Excellent organizational and planning skills. Strong administrative, interpersonal and communications skills. LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to write business correspondence, reports and applications. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups and individuals. Slow Food Nation is committed to the implementation of an Affirmative Action Policy and the Americans with Disability Policy in its recruitment selection and placement of all personnel and is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Office Coordinator

ebrendan — Thu, 03 May 2007 09:38:10 -0800

MOMENT, a young and growing interaction design firm (working on websites, software applications, and mobile device interfaces) is looking for an Office Coordinator. We’re a small group working with huge clients and we need someone to join our ranks and help with operations. Our studio is a casual, fun and interesting environment located in a great part of SoHo. This is a full-time staff position with a competitive salary, excellent benefits, and tremendous learning opportunities. We’re looking for someone who: - Can work independently and work hard - Is professional, intelligent, articulate and polished - Is unquestionably dependable; someone who will become our “go-to“ person - Has diligent attention to detail - Is interested in what we do - Has working knowledge of MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint We need basic administrative support, including: - Triage of incoming calls, checking the mail, greeting guests and signing for packages - Ordering and stocking office supplies - Making occasional travel arrangements - General vendor management; i.e. manage our outsourced cleaning service, couriers, making Poland Spring and Fresh Direct orders Other responsibilities will include: - Coordinating annual celebrations, both small and large - Administering the company healthcare benefits - Office –wide time tracking & reporting - Coordinating outgoing invoices - Scheduling meetings & interviews - Editing and proofreading proposals and design documents Pluses: - Strong design sensibility - Excellent taste in music - Some basic knowledge of Adobe CS (InDesign, Illustrator and PhotoShop) We’re absolutely NOT looking for a lackey to pick-up our dry cleaning; get coffee or pick up lunch… We need the exercise. If you think you might be a fit for this position, send a brief cover letter with a resume to Coordinator@momentnyc.com.