2018 Festival Marketing & Outreach Coordinator

ORGANIZATION PROFILE
The San Francisco Jewish Film Festival (SFJFF), presented by the Jewish Film Institute, is the largest and longest-running festival of its kind and a leader in the curation and presentation of new film and media exploring the complexities of Jewish life around the world. Presenting more than 65 films and 135 individual screenings, performances and events in five Bay Area cities (San Francisco, Palo Alto, San Rafael, Oakland, Berkeley), SFJFF attracts more than 40,000 filmgoers and industry professionals to its 18-day program.

The Jewish Film Institute is the premier curatorial voice for Jewish film and media and a leading arts and culture organization in the Bay Area. Built on the foundation of the world-renowned San Francisco Jewish Film Festival - the world's first and largest Jewish film festival - the Jewish Film Institute catalyzes and inspires communities in San Francisco and around the world to expand their understanding of Jewish life and culture through film, media, and dialogue. In addition to its signature summer Festival, the Jewish Film Institute presents year-round live events in the San Francisco Bay Area and a host of online content initiatives, including JFI On Demand, the pay-per-view streaming service that makes a portion of films from its archive available to watch online.

POSITION SUMMARY
The Marketing & Outreach Coordinator will assist in all aspects of communications, community outreach, group sales and marketing for the 38th San Francisco Jewish Film Festival (July 19 - August 5, 2018). Working closely with the Marketing & Communications Manager, the position oversees the Community Partners program by coordinating co-presentations for all SFJFF films, ticket giveaways with organizations throughout the Bay Area, encouraging group sales to partner organizations and assisting the Marketing Manager with cultivating and stewarding strategic partnerships. The Outreach Coordinator will also provide support  in managing and creating content for social media outlets and in preparing images for digital and print presentation.  The ideal candidate will be a self-motivated, highly organized individual with experience in arts marketing and/or community outreach, excellent writing skills, a knowledge of Bay Area nonprofit and arts organizations and a passion for Jewish film.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Work closely with Marketing & Communications Manager to:

• Oversee SFJFF38's Community Partner program by researching, soliciting and confirming co-presenters for Festival screenings, maintain spreadsheets tracking co-presenter information, prepare regular communications to provide them with materials for outreach, deadlines, and other logistical information.
• Conduct targeted outreach to partner organizations and coordinate distribution of promotional materials in San Francisco and the East, North and South Bays
• Coordinate with Festival Box Office to provide ticket giveaways, discount codes, group sales and comp tickets to co-presenters.
• Craft email marketing materials, social media posts and blog content throughout the Festival period
• Prepare target audience groupings in social media advertising platforms for engagement and sales campaigns
• Document Festival events "in real time" on organization's social media platforms
• Prepare Festival film images and written content for digital and print distribution.

In Coordination with the Digital Media Department:

• Produce and coordinate select video content projects for social media advertising
• Assist with the production of the in-theater Festival Sponsor Reel

Work independently and cross-departmentally to:

• Manage Marketing interns and assign and approve tasks.
• Attend scheduled festival meetings and remain on-call during major events, including theater operations tasks, on-site community partner support and coordination, special events production and more.
• Complete post-Festival written wrap report.
• Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience with marketing, community outreach, event planning and/or public relations
• Familiarity with Bay Area Jewish Community and media arts organizations and events
• Working familiarity in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop and Illustrator), MS Office and Google
• Experience with email marketing platforms
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
• Details-oriented and demonstrated attention to detail
• Basic experience in graphic design a plus
• Responsive to unpredictable workflow and hours
• Flexible, creative and able thrive in a fast-paced environment

TO APPLY
Please send cover letter and resume by March 26th to opportunities@jfi.org  with Subject: SFJFF38 Community Outreach Coordinator. Or by mail to:

Jewish Film Institute
Outreach Coordinator Search
145 9th Street, Suite 200
San Francisco, CA 94103 

No phone calls, please.

JFI is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants for paid and volunteer positions, and employees seeking advancement, are considered on the basis of their qualifications, and without regard to race, color, national origin or ancestry, religion, age, sex, perceived gender, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, HIV status or medical condition, mental or physical disability, or any other characteristic made unlawful by federal, state or local laws.