Job: Programming Coordinator at Studio XX (!!!)

JOB OFFER @ STUDIO XX
Programming Coordinator

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JOB OFFER @ STUDIO XX
Programming Coordinator

Application Deadline : 1 March, 2007
Position Start Date : 19 March, 2007
Send in your c.v. and cover letter to :administration@studioxx.org

Description of the position : Programming Coordinator

The person who takes on this position is responsible of programming,
promotion, and the supervision and organisation of regular public
events at Studio XX, including the salons Femmes Br@nchées, the
Journées de la culture and Art's Birthday. The coordinator supervises
both the regular programming committee and the special events committee
(except for the HTMlles Festival). She is also responsible, alongside
the technical director, of the selection committee of artist
residencies and coproductions. With the collaboration of the general
director, she is in charge of grant writing with regards to the
programming of regular and special events.

The person who takes on this position agrees to work 21 hours weekly.

More specifically

The ideal person has a good knowledge of current artistic trends in
network arts, emerging media and sound art. She should also be very
aware of questions related to gender studies, as well as feminist and
activist practices. In order to be selected for the position, it is
necessary to have organisational, technical and administrative skills,
but mostly, abilities to develop a marketing strategy and visibility of
our activities to a larger public.

Description of tasks

1- Coordinating Public Events and Collaborations

The programming coordinator must :

* Coordinate the event logistics (equipment rental, venue booking)
and their production schedules by collaborating with the team,
especially the technician;
* Create links between the artists and the speakers, the curators,
team members (technician, translators, webmaster) and the volunteers in
the organisation of events;
* Create and work with a programming committee;
* Coordinate the promotion of events as well as communications;
* See with the team members that events are documented;
* Coordinate the production of critical articles and promotional
material, and the development of audiences.

2- Programming

The programming coordinator must :

* Supervise the programming committee;
* Articulate, with the help of the members of the team and of the
Board of directors, the main aspects of the annual program which should
follow the priorities of Studio XX;
* Develop an event calendar;
* Contact artists and speakers for Femmes Br@nchées.

3- Artist Residencies

The programming coordinator must :

* Come up with the pluriannual theme;
* Select the artist residencies with the programming committee;
* Facilitate links between the artists, the technician, the
workshop coordinator and the rest of the team.

4- Public Image of the Studio and Website

* The programming coordinator is responsible for the online content
related to Studio XX's programming. She is in charge of updating the
information on recent events and the archiving of past events (artist
biographies, description of projects and of salons Femmes br@nchées);
* The programming coordinator should underline the critical
interests of the Studio via her participation in the committee of the
online jounal .dpi

5- Grant Writing

The programming coordinator is responsible for writing grants for
regular annual activities. This responsibility is fulfilled in
conjunction with the general director.

STUDIO XX
Centre d'artiste féministe engagé dans l'exploration, la création et la
critique en art technologique.
Feminist art centre for technological exploration, creation, and
critique.

338 Terrasse Saint-Denis . Montréal . Québec. H2X 1E8
tél: 514-845-7934 . fax: 514.845.4941 . www.studioxx.org .
info@studioxx.org