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Jersey City, Nj, Us

New York, New York, United States

Oversee business operations of the IFC Center, a leading arthouse cinema, in its daily operations and its DOC NYC festival, with the goal of building awareness with the industry and public, growing audiences and increasing revenue from a variety of sources: ticket sales, concessions, merchandise, memberships, marketing opportunities, community partners, etc.Finance/Accounting:- Monitor and track film screening settlements database, ensuring accurate and timely payments to distributors, including collection of vendor paperwork, creation of invoices, and processing payments via Oracle systems.- Maintain detailed records of film-related financial transactions and report tracking to Accounting monthly.- Reconcile monthly Travel & Expense reporting for company corporate card charges.Data Tracking, Analytics and systems:- Develop and maintain efficient systems for data tracking and analysis related to audience attendance, box office performance, concessions sales and film programming.- Generate regular reports and provide insightful analysis to inform decision-making processes.- Track special event & repertory grosses tracking to monitor industry trends and successes.- Develop and implement best practices for administrative procedures in collaboration with the General Manager, lead Theater Manager and admin staff.Digital Advertising- Secure commitments from clients for e-blasts, growing that revenue stream and subscriber base. Oversee production, testing and execution of e-blasts, as well as invoicing and tracking for accounting.- Train full-time and seasonal staff on festival systems; collaborate in builds of new templates, databases and documents.Moderate Q&As and run lead on special events as needed.

New York, New York, United States

- Creating custom-formatted sales analysis spreadsheets for daily ticket sales comparison and projection data.- Contracting and managing short-term hire Production, Crew, Content Management and Venue Management leads for the festival.- Maintaining costs in line with staffing and production budget set by Executive Director- Connecting all departments of festival through unified sources of communication, including Slack.- Identifying accessibility capabilities of each facility engaged by the festival and maintaining internal and external communications regarding in-theater accessibility, including wheelchair accessibility and the availability and access to open and closed captioning and audio descriptive tracks for any title screening at the festival, both in-person and online.- Creating and maintaining Airtable database builds for program, financial, outreach and contact tracking needs of the larger festival. Also includes management of revenue share processing and payment for online streaming participation for films.- Overseeing Ticketing team to install and manage online and in-person ticketing sales, manage customer service inquiries, responses and resolution, establish badge tiers and fulfillment.- Overseeing internal and external contract issuance, collection and status integration between DocuSign, Airtable and Dropbox.

New York, New York, United States

Responsible for managing and overseeing operational aspects of DOC NYC, including sponsorship contracts, budget tracking, vendor management, graphics creation, website, Airtable, and managing relationships with internal departments. Also supports ticketing, manages operations and oversees the planning and execution of select off-site events. Assists with year-round events including FYC campaign booking and invoicing, Spring Showcase, DOC NYC Selects and DOC NYC PRO.Sponsorship: Assists the Executive Director with individual contracts and invoices for each sponsor, vets drafts with the legal department, manages in-kind sponsors, executes on-site deliverables, writes and executes grant applications, and uploads contracts into Conga. Helps maintain and cultivate sponsor relations to maximize revenue, retain sponsors, as well as grow the sponsorship base year over year. Budget and Expense Tracking: Oversees and manages spending across all departments, tracks expenses, and updates the working budget. Consistently updates budget to ensure all expenses are within budget and manages vendor relationships to make sure rates remain consistent and competitive. Provides training on IC and vendor paperwork and invoicing, including onboarding assistance.FYC Campaigns: Manages booking FYC campaigns from outside vendors and agencies including outreach, scheduling and invoicing, as well as IO execution. Identifies new advertisers to grow the revenue stream and maintains existing relationships. Database and Software Management: Integrates Airtable and Dropbox for all-staff (including training), creates and manages high-level automations, establishes team templates, provides online and in-person tech support for DOC NYC PRO.

Greater New York City Area

Key duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to: - Work closely with Festivals Executive Director to research, develop and execute the various festivals- Provide additional research support on the franchising potential of DOC NYC and other festivals- Maintain festival websites throughout the year and support social media profiles (as needed) during off-season- Monitor all general festival emails and respond / forward accordingly- Assist Festivals Development Director research sponsorship leads; keep contact list current; collect signed sponsor contracts; circulate internally to general executed version; create sponsor invoices; answer sponsor billing questions and track down all outstanding payments - Liaise with vendors to complete festival-related contracts and invoicing- Track festival related expenses and follow AMCN accounting protocol for reimbursements- Help with festival assisting with whatever is needed in lead-up and during the festival: operations, logistics, graphics, filmmaker relations, RSVP management, budgeting, etc.- Provide general office assistance and support to Festivals Executive Director —answer phones, assist with scheduling, complete expense reports.

Greater New York City Area

Job position and duties include but are not limited to:Communications Coordinator at DOC NYC- Creating e-blasts, promotional materials, - Writing blog posts and managing overall upkeep of website- Assisting with graphic design, marketing research and social media- Managing Advertising and badges sales and bookkeepingSeries Producer at Pure Nonfiction- Producing, editing, encoding and transmitting weekly episodes - Creating graphics and promotional materials- Responsible for Social Media presence and weekly eblasts- Managing bookkeeping and financesProject Coordinator at Stranger Than Fiction- Organizing event coordination for winter / spring / fall seasons; including guest & sponsor liaison, print traffic & volunteer supervision and ticket distribution- Creating e-blasts and promotional materials- Assisting with social media and marketing outreach

South Orange, New Jersey

Job Duties include:- Organizing production personnel- Editing scripts- Producing promotional material- Managing and producing social media content- Obtaining rights and licenses- Contributing when needed during pre-production, production, and post-production

Brooklyn, Ny

Job duties include but are not limited to:- Social media marketing (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Reddit, etc.)- Contributing to outreach efforts to support theatrical, digital, and home video releases- Assisting in designing promotional materials for current and future Argot releases- Assisting in shipping of movie posters, postcards, etc.

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