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POSITION

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

The Executive Director is the lead part-time position responsible for guiding MATA in its mission to promote, present, and support early-career composers. The ED is responsible for the for day-to-day management and administration of MATA including grant writing and fundraising in partnership with the board of directors, managing calls for submissions, managing event production, financial management of the organization, leading strategic partnerships and collaborations, and coordinating part-time and event staff including an Intern, Festival Coordinator, Artist-In-Residence, and panelists.


CANDIDATE PROFILE


MATA is an organization where experimentation and risk-taking are encouraged. We are seeking a creative and organized leader with strategic vision who has a deep understanding of new music, sound art, and experimental performance with a dedication to equity, justice, diversity, and belonging. Empathy,  cultural sensitivity and awareness, and innovation are key qualifications for this position. MATA is a small organization with two supportive part-time staff who share organizational responsibilities. We offer a flexible remote work environment with the expectation that staff should be based within the Tri-State area to be present for all MATA activities. MATA encourages applicants who are People of Color, Indigenous, LGBTQIA+, immigrants, individuals with disabilities, and people from diverse social, educational, and economic backgrounds to apply to this position.



ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES 


Overall Vision

  • Cooperate with Artistic Advisory Board 

  • Curate panelists and mentors for MATA Jr.

  • Continue EDI work with staff and board

  • Continue to streamline and increase accessibility of the call for submission application process 

  • Think creatively, authentically, and openly about how MATA can better serve our community 


50%

Event Production

  • Coordinate part-time technical staff for special events

  • Establish strategic partnerships with venues

  • Manage equipment rentals

  • Coordinate calls for submissions from promotion through panelist selection process to the final event

  • Coordinate and manage marketing strategies and promotional materials with Digital Agency

  • Finalize agreements and manage contracts for artists and independent contractors such as sound engineers, lighting designers, videographers, and photographers

  • Manage and finalize agreements with vendors such as equipment rentals and special event catering

  • Manage all part-time staff including Event Coordinator, Intern, Tech Director, Panelists, and Artist-In-Residence


25%

Fundraising & Donor Development

  • Strategize fundraising initiatives in partnership with the board of directors

  • Write 12-15 foundation and federal grant proposals annually, including editing work samples, and manage all final grant reporting 

  • Write Fall and Spring annual appeals

  • Send donor acknowledgement letters

  • Manage donors in donor database, Little Green Light

  • Produce annual benefit concert



25%

Financial Management

  • Reconcile bank account monthly in Quickbooks

  • Responsible for paying all bills artist fees and independent contractor payments (payroll done by outside accountant)

  • Maintain fiscal health and responsibility

  • Balance and prepare annual budgets, continuously managing any variances

  • Ensure all insurance policies are current and up to date

  • File 990 and CHAR500 taxes on time with assistance from our accountant

KEY QUALIFICATIONS 

  • 3-5+ years of relevant experience in nonprofit management in music and/or the performing arts 

  • Understanding of new music, sound art, and experimental performance

  • Experience with social impact work

  • Track record of organizing successful music events

  • Comfortable with technology (audio + video editing, etc.)

  • Comfortable cooperating with a board of directors 

  • Experience developing and launching successful fundraising campaigns

  • Comfortable talking with donors and patrons

  • Excellent management skills, ability to prioritize and delegate

  • Excellent public speaker

  • Strong computer skills (Google Drive, Microsoft Word, Excel)

  • Financial and budgeting skills (Quickbooks and Little Green Light)

  • Can problem-solve with integrity and manage sensitive and confidential information 

  • Self-directed



COMPENSATION AND WORK ENVIRONMENT


Salary: $36,000 

Hours: ~20 hrs/week plus additional nights and weekends for events

No benefits provided

Flexible remote work environment with occasional visits to NYC office and requirement to be on-site for all events


START DATE

Immediately.




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Position

MATA (Music at the Anthology) Member, Board of Trustees

As Music at the Anthology’s (MATA’s) elected governing body, the 18-member Board of Trustees is legally responsible, by its Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws, for establishing, guiding, and assessing the overall direction and performance of MATA.

Length of Term

Three years, which may be renewed up to three terms if elected by the Board of Trustees

Responsibilities

Leadership, governance, and oversight

  • Elect the Executive Director, provide guidance and support as needed, and evaluate performance.

  • Oversight of long-range strategic direction:

    • Approve the long-range strategic direction.

    • Approve the long-range strategic plan and annual business, operating, and fundraising plans

  • Oversight of MATA’s annual budget, audited financial statements, Form 990, and material business decisions; being informed of, and meeting all, legal and fiduciary responsibilities.

  • Oversight and approval of trustee governance documents, policies, and procedures.

  • Elect trustees.

  • Elect officers of the board.

  • Review outcomes and metrics created by MATA for evaluating impact, and regularly measure its performance and effectiveness using those metrics.

  • Monitor ethical, legal, and audit compliance and assess business risk.

  • Support the MATA mission and values.

  • Avoid conflicts of interest. When unavoidable, disclose actual, perceived, and

    potential conflicts and abstain from discussion and voting.

  • Respect confidentiality of board deliberations and information provided.

  • Publicly support decisions made by the board.

  • Understand and honor the respective roles and responsibilities of the board, Executive Director, and staff.

  • Serve on board committees as appointed.

  • Regularly attend and participate in meetings. Review advance meeting materials,

    come to meetings well-informed and prepared to share knowledge with board

    colleagues, ask discerning questions, and discuss potential consequences of

    board decisions.

  • Represent MATA to external groups as requested.

  • Participate in MATA events.

  • Identify prospective board candidates.

Fundraising

  • Consider MATA a philanthropic priority and make annual gifts of $5,000 or more as Board dues. MATA giving should reflect its status as a philanthropic priority, understanding that when 100 percent of MATA’s board members make an annual contribution MATA can credibly solicit contributions from foundations, organizations, and individuals.

  • Network on behalf of MATA, including opening doors to create fundraising opportunities for the Institute.

Qualifications

  • Understanding of operations for nonprofit organizations.

  • Extensive professional experience with significant executive leadership accomplishments in business, government, philanthropy, or the nonprofit sector.

  • Commitment to and understanding of MATA’s beneficiaries, preferably based on experience.

  • Savvy diplomatic skills and a natural affinity for cultivating relationships and persuading, convening, facilitating, and building consensus among diverse individuals.

  • Personal qualities of integrity, credibility, and passion for improving the lives of MATA’s beneficiaries.

Meetings & Time Commitment

  • Trustees spend an average of 2-3 hours per month fulfilling board service responsibilities. Those trustees in leadership positions or who voluntarily assume a heavier assignment load typically average more hours per month.

  • Board service time includes regular attendance and preparation time for board meetings, retreats, committee meetings, and events.

  • Board meetings are held 4-5 times per year. Most committees meet 4 times per year, depending on the committee. Current standing board committees include:

    • Executive

    • Finance

    • Development

    • Governance

Service on MATA’s Board of Trustees is without remuneration, except for administrative support, travel, and accommodation costs in relation to board members’ duties.

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