AMP: Artists' Meeting Place and Resource Collective

Assistant Director, Support Organizations

The Music Center/Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles County, one of
the nation's premier performing arts institutions located in
Downtown Los Angeles, seeks a skilled professional to serve in the role
of planning and coordinating special events logistics.

Reporting to the Director, Support Organizations the Assistant Director
is responsible for the development, management and coordination of
special events and fundraising projects for one or more Music Center
support organization as determined and assigned by the Director. In
addition, the Assistant Director will also have responsibility for the
coordination of department-wide events such as a large scale annual
fundraiser.

Further, the Assistant Director will serve as a liaison between one or
more support organizations and the Music Center leadership, oversees the
annual event budget, appropriately prepares allocations and
expenditures, and performs other duties as assigned.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

-coordinating a variety of events, at times simultaneously, for the
support organization membership and other Music Center donors; special
events may include coordinating the annual fundraising gala dinners for
the Spotlight Awards, Bravo Awards or coordinating Dance related
cultivation and stewardship events

-establishing and maintaining positive and effective contact with the
members and volunteer leadership of the support organizations

-working with the Assistant Director of Membership and Communications to
arrange meetings and events for prospective new members and support
organization leadership.

-assisting in securing sponsors and other donors to fund the various
programs

Required skills and qualifications include:

-minimum of 3-4 years event planning experience to produce and manage
large scale events, required with 1 to 2 years special events
fundraising experience

-exceptional attention to detail with ability to effectively multi-task
with competing priorities while meeting hard deadlines

-excellent interpersonal skills to effectively provide leadership and
communicate with all levels of staff; must effective use tact and
diplomacy

-strong communications skills to produce correspondence and solicitation
materials on behalf of the organization

-strong hand-on skills with personal computers; Microsoft Word, excel,
Power Point

-knowledgeable of Southern California corporate and/or philanthropic
community a plus.

Salary range: $38,000-$45,000 commensurate with experience; compensation
package includes medical, dental and vision health plans, welfare
insurance benefits, 401k plan; generous vacation plus sick days, plus
more.

To be fully considered for the position all inquiries must include cover
letter, resume, plus salary history. Fax to (213) 972-0721 or
jobs@musiccenter.org .

No Phone Calls Please

EOE

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