Job Posting: MassCreative Organizer!
From Matt Wilson, Executive Director, MASSCreative:
As you all know, MASSCreative is building a grassroots advocacy organization to support the arts and cultural community in Massachusetts.
The arts community has truly been an agent for change here in the state, helping to revitalize cities from Pittsfield to Lowell and impacting the lives of many who have used arts to help focus their lives and careers.
We are looking to hire a top notch organizer to help us roll out our organizing plan this fall. It is an exciting and passionate community to work with and has lots of potential. We will be doing our public kickoff in October and are looking for someone to come on staff around Labor Day.
Please pass this along to anyone who may be interested in doing some groundbreaking organizing work to support and arts and cultural community. Please forward me any potential candidates with whom I should follow up.
Hope to see you all soon.
Matt
Matt Wilson
Executive Director, MASSCreative
Job Description
MASSCreative, a new Massachusetts non-profit advocacy group will hit the streets this fall to bring the collective voice of the arts and cultural community to Beacon Hill, Capitol Hill, and city and town halls across the Commonwealth.
Founded by leaders of the state’s arts and cultural community, representatives from the Massachusetts Cultural Council and the Boston Foundation, MASSCreative will work to unite the sector to advocate for increased public investment in the arts to drive economic development and build robust and creative communities. In particular, MASSCreative will work to restore the Massachusetts Cultural Council’s budget, advocate for strong arts education programs for youth, and promote the creative economy.
Join MASSCreative’s team to help build a powerful grassroots political network of advocates, cultural leaders and arts supporters all across Massachusetts. We are truly a start-up. This fall we will publicly launch our program, recruit our grassroots field action network, and build a broad-based fundraising base. Through our work, we will create a powerful voice to convince our leaders in Washington, Boston, and city and town halls across the state to support and increase investment in the arts, culture and the creative economy.
The Campaign seeks an energetic and talented organizer to recruit, train and mobilize a statewide network of supporters committed to using the arts and cultural community as a driver for building vibrant communities and economies.
Major Responsibilities:
- Recruit, train, and mobilize arts and cultural community leaders and supporters to energize our statewide grassroots advocacy campaigns
- Help build a diverse fundraising base through organizational and individual memberships
- Manage field interns
- Utilize social media tools to engage our base and monitor their activities
- Build a leadership steering committee of grassroots leaders
- Help develop and lead statewide, regional and local advocacy campaigns
- Broadcast compelling stories of individuals and regions that have been energized by the arts
Minimum Qualifications:
- Passion and a commitment for advocating for the arts and cultural community
- Experience in grassroots volunteer recruitment, training and management
- Experience with database management and social media tools
- Grassroots fundraising experience
- Demonstrated ability to build and mobilize a group of people around a project or campaign
- Desire to work hard out in communities across the state with a team of eager and talented volunteers
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to travel via car throughout the state
- 2-5 years of experience as a full-time organizer or advocate in a progressive social change group
Location: Boston MA, with travel throughout Massachusetts
To Apply: Email letter of interest, résumé, and two references to jobs@mass-creative.org with your name and Campaign Organizer in the subject line.
People of color, women, and GLBTQ people are strongly encouraged to apply.
View this job posting online here.