EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, COLUMBIA FILM SOCIETY The Columbia Film Society (CFS) seeks Executive Director with experience and proven potential as a manager, communicator, fund-raiser, leader, and team player. Extraordinary opportunity to have an impact on the community arts scene. Responsibilities include: working with the Board and other staff to establish goals and plans for new and existing programs, leading and motivating staff and volunteers to achieve these plans, raising and managing an annual budget of $180,000, and overseeing community outreach and volunteer development. The ideal candidate will have: excellent organizational and management skills; experience in grant-writing, fund-raising, and administration for non-profit arts organizations; an ability to recruit and motivate volunteers; strong writing and communication skills; and experience in media arts. The CFS is an exciting, well-supported grassroots organization that seeks to provide films and videos in a context stimulates community debate and artistic appreciation. Founded in 1979 as a non-profit media arts organization, the CFS operates a repertory film theater (www.nickelodeon.org) and sponsors a variety of education programs, including visiting media artists, community forums about social issues raised by films and videos, and courses in media production. Staff includes Education Director, Theater Manager, and four part-time employees. The excellence of our culturally-diverse programming has been well-recognized in the region, and our recent emphasis has been on becoming a recognized community center for media literacy and media arts education. The metropolitan area has a population of 500,000 and includes the University of South Carolina (25,000 students) and the state government. Immediate opening. Salary starts at $22,000-25,000 (depending on experience) for a full-time position, plus health insurance and annual leave. The CFS is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. Send a resume and three references to David Whiteman, President, via fax (803-254-0299) or e-mail ([log in to unmask]). Review of applications will continue until the position is filled. ---- For past messages, visit the Screen-L Archives: http://bama.ua.edu/archives/screen-l.html