AMP: Artists' Meeting Place and Resource Collective

Job title: Executive Director, Printed Matter, Inc.
Permanent full time position, beginning July 1, 2011, or no later than
September 15, 2011
Salary: To be determined, based on current role and prior experience

Printed Matter is seeking an ambitious, visionary Executive Director who is
eager to build on Printed Matter's history and achievements. The successful
candidate will have excellent leadership and interpersonal skills and an
ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and artists; an
international perspective and network; a solid focus on contemporary artists
and publishing; the ability and the aspiration and courage to discourse with
all stakeholders in the art world. This position is also the leading
spokesperson for the organization and, therefore, a candidate must be able
to articulate effectively the goals and vision of the organization to a wide
range of constituencies, including current and potential funders.
Fundraising skills and experience are critical. In addition, the individual
will have excellent judgment and significant management experience,
including familiarity with basic financial management programs. The
Executive Director reports to the Board of Directors.

The Executive Director will be expected to:
- in conjunction with the Board, set the strategic vision for the
organization.
- implement Printed Matter's core mission, manage the organization, and
oversee all aspects of day-to-day operations.
- promote Printed Matter's mission and objectives, and articulate its
philosophy, vision, and strategy for implementing that mission.
- in conjunction with the Board, identify and cultivate prospective new
Board members and donors.
- set and achieve fundraising goals and initiatives, through benefits,
fundraising editions, and the solicitation of individual contributions.
- establish and maintain relationships with foundation and government
donors.
- supervise and support a team of full and part-time staff members, many of
them artists, and foster a dynamic, friendly, and supportive work
environment that promotes learning, loyalty, and superlative service.
- in conjunction with the staff and Board, develop the annual operating
budget, currently over $1 million, and make financial decisions consistent
with the budget, as approved by the Board.
- in conjunction with the staff, create and oversee distribution and
programming budgets.
- in conjunction with the staff, oversee international wholesale and retail
distribution of artists' publications, including in the Printed Matter
store, by mail order, on the internet, and at art and book fairs.
- oversee and implement programming, including the exhibitions, publishing,
awards program, book launches and other events, that together support and
extend Printed Matter's distribution of artists' books as well as fulfill
the organization's mission to educate the public.
- oversee and implement the annual NY Art Book Fair, and the various spinoff
projects that it entails (such as the annual Contemporary Artists Books
Conference, organized together with a team of volunteer librarians).
- oversee and implement the redesign of Printed Matter's web site and
database to provide an interactive, fully integrated system that can be used
by various populations in unique ways, including the public, academics,
librarians, collectors, and the artists we represent.
- oversee payments to artists and seek ways to maximize the funds we
generate for artists.
- advocate for artists and art workers.

Printed Matter, Inc.: Founded in 1976 by a collective of artists and art
workers, Printed Matter is a 501(c) (3) not for profit organization
dedicated to the promotion and dissemination of artist publications. Printed
Matter proposes an art conceived along democratic ideals, a low-cost art
that travels into the world through the distribution systems typical of
books and periodicals, or popular music. Representing some 15,000 works by
more than 5,000 artists, a bookstore/exhibition space has always been a core
function of the organization with its latest incarnation at 195 Tenth Avenue
in the Chelsea district of New York. Printed Matter provides international
promotion and distribution, supported by innovative publishing, exhibitions,
and events, as well as the annual Awards for Artists, and organizes and
sponsors the fabled NY Art Book Fair. Printed Matter's web site at
www.printedmatter.org includes the most complete database on artists'
publications available worldwide, together with a comprehensive e-commerce
online shop. Printed Matter is proud of its role as an advocate of artists'
rights, and of its ability to put money in artists' pockets. Above all it
considers itself an artist-centered organization.

To apply, send your CV with a covering letter to
MGinsberg@MillenniumPtrs.com, putting 'PM Director' in the subject field.
Only those being considered for interviews will be contacted. Deadline:
April 30, 2011

Interviews will be held in New York City.
Printed Matter, Inc.
195 Tenth Avenue
New York, NY 10011
www.printedmatter.org

T: 212 925 0325
F: 212 925 0464

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