The Executive Director of OTMRA manages a board of 20 volunteer directors. The Executive Director manages the office & staff and carries out the directives of the board. Program development & execution is a large part of the position. Monthly and annual events require advertising, sponsorship sales, logisitcal planning and hands-on attention. Relationship management spans many personalities including residential members, business members, customers, vendors, city officials, state officials & tourists. All aspects of the job require impeccable speaking and writing skills and the ability to think on your feet and make quick decisions that will support the goals of the board and the organization as a whole.***Marketing & neighborhood branding program development & execution with sponsorship sales over $90,000 in the first two years***Added a total of 15 individual events and promotions to the annual calendar over the course of 5 years. ***Increased membership revenue, festival revenue, marketing revenue & overall association participation***Public Meeting & Candidate Forum planning, execution & moderation***Press relations & media communications***Volunteer & donation coordination***Grant writing & reporting: city & state compliance***City of Chicago permitting & licensing experience***Business consulting & connecting: relationship building & introducing strategic contacts***Office management & coordination***Budget creation & management***Organizational leadership, goal setting, & trajectory planning

The Program Manager of Special Service Area #48 reports to a mayor-appointed commission of nine community stake holders. The purpose of the Special Service Area is to enable the business district to self-determine a local atmosphere & create that atmosphere through program development & supplementary services. ***Application completion & community consensus building to create an SSA district***Program & service determination & budget creation***Marketing & sponsorship sales***RFP creation & management***Vendor communication & management***Tracking deliverables and community involvement & support***Annual audit & government reporting

Dog & Pony Theatre Company is an itinerant Chicago storefront theatre company known for their devised & promenade theatre pieces. The Managing Director must be the puppet master of the organization. ***Fundraising & Development -- annual fund & special events***Board recruitment & retainment, on-boarding & activating***rights & royalties management***insurance management***personnel management, hiring & compliance***marketing, communications, branding, technology & innovation

Culinablu is a kitchen & bathroom design & build company in the Old Town neighborhood. They became the United States brand ambassador of RWK's line of German modular cabinetry for the kitchen & bath. ***Company Liaison between Chicago Dealer & German Manufacturer -- travel required***Creation of international line of cabinetry***Marketing material translation & creation***Sales of international product line***Oversight of design, shipping & installation of 3000 sq. ft showroom