OM Opportunities

Background

Founded in 1992, San Francisco’s Other Minds (OM) is a leading national and international producer and presenter of new and experimental music in all its forms. OM’s signature event is its annual international festival of new music in San Francisco. OM also presents other concerts throughout the year, including composer retrospectives, Latitudes—a series dedicated to emerging composers and musicians—and a series called The Nature of Music, featuring composers working at the intersection of contemporary art music and environmental advocacy. OM maintains an online archive (archives.otherminds.org) hosting thousands of hours of radio programs originally broadcast at KPFA FM in Berkeley and more, a record label featuring historical works alongside new releases, and broadcasts a weekly two-hour roundup of new releases of contemporary music on KALW FM in San Francisco. OM operates on an annual budget of between $550,000-650,000 and has fifteen dedicated members on its board of directors. Our office is situated in downtown Berkeley, in the David Brower Center, 2150 Allston Way, Suite 240, Berkeley CA 94704. Our corporate headquarters are at 55 Taylor Street, San Francisco CA 94102.

Further info: www.otherminds.org.

Operations Associate

This position requires a versatile individual who reports to the Associate Director and functions as an office and project administrator to ensure the timely scheduling and implementation of the multiple programs of Other Minds. The Operations Associate should be able, for the most part, to run the administrative functions of the office in the absence of the AD.

Job Responsibilities

Areas to be managed include day-to-day office functions not limited to ordering office supplies, answering email/phone inquiries, managing website updates, overseeing OM social media channels, drafting and sending institutional emails, managing the Other Minds webstore/inventory and product fulfillment, preparing contracts, and maintaining digital and hard copy historical records of the organization. Record keeping will include digital scanning of photographs and ephemera as well as editing files within digital audio workstations and graphic design programs.

Candidate Qualifications

Undergraduate degree.
Must have an automobile.
Touch typing (60+ wpm).
Power user of MS Office, Filemaker Pro, WordPress, Logic, graphic layout programs.
Skilled in the use of social media, copy writing.
Strong grasp of English grammar and creative writing skills.
Maturity; people skills; attention to detail.
Prior office and administrative experience with demonstrated ability to handle multiple responsibilities independently & under time pressure.

Preferred Qualifications

Knowledge of contemporary music and/or art.
Technical knowledge related to concert production.
Experience with grant writing.
Video editing skills.

Other Minds is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, class, sex, gender, sexual orientation, disability, family/marital status, religion or other protected classes. We encourage women, people of color, and LGBTQ+ people to apply.

Compensation

Starting salary: $25/hour

This position is eligible for the Other Minds Health Plan.

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. To apply, send cover letter and resumé to: Joseph Bohigian, Associate Director, at joseph@otherminds.org with the subject line “Operations Associate.”

Other Minds seeks highly skilled, music-loving volunteers to assist with administrative work at our office at the David Brower Center, 2150 Allston Way, in downtown Berkeley. Our needs are various.

Highest priority for us—an individual skilled in photo and document preservation, including use of Photoshop to touch up historical pictures and records.

Ongoing also is our need for a person to assist in preparing concert materials and mailing.

Volunteer hours will be conducted during normal business hours, subject to negotiation depending on availability.

Interested?

Contact Joseph Bohigian via email: joseph@otherminds.org with your area of interest and contact information.