Job Opportunities

• Direct and manage the artistic and financial development of the organization, in pursuit of the mission of the San Francisco Cinematheque: to educate and develop audiences for experimental media.


• Oversee day-to-day operations of the organization; guide, mentor, and manage current part-time staff, interns, and volunteers to ensure audiences, artists, and educators experience a courteous and reliable environment.


• Maintain long-established high programming standards by featuring imaginative guest curators and traveling programs and artists, by fostering collaborations with other arts institutions, and by presenting educational forums and exhibitions.


• Create multiyear programming and event plans, in collaboration with the board and staff, and partnerships with local, national, and international organizations, government agencies, and arts organizations to ensure the vibrancy and visibility of the Cinematheque.


• Direct all development efforts, including grant writing and reporting, membership drives, and donor development; foster earned income opportunities and audience development.


• Publicly represent the organization at Cinematheque programs, at screenings of colleague organizations, at gatherings within the grantor community, at local policy forums, and at other Bay Area visual arts institutions.


• Manage the financial operations of the organization, using “best practices” nonprofit fiscal procedures and standards. Prepare an annual budget for board approval, and supervise and monitor cash flow and monthly income and expense reports for Board review, in consort with administrative staff and an independent bookkeeper.


• Coordinate and facilitate a rigorous marketing plan to promote the Cinematheque and its programming initiatives, research archive, Web site, and online and print publications.

• Three years managerial experience in a nonprofit arts presenting institution; preference to those candidates specifically involved with experimental moving-image media.


• Demonstrate a background in successful grant writing, individual donor development, and the creation and implementation of an annual strategic fund-raising plan.


• Knowledge and appreciation of experimental media, from legendary forbears to current artists working to expand the boundaries of moving-image expression.


• Excellent writing ability, proven public-speaking experience, and good interpersonal communication skills.


• Familiarity with print, press, and online promotion, and the production of effective marketing materials for these outlets.


• Experience and enthusiasm working with a small, dedicated staff and committed intern and volunteer pool.


• Background in special-event production, including the successful integration of board members and energetic volunteers.


• Excellent organizational, administrative, and financial experience geared to the capricious nature of current funding for the arts, and the business acumen to increase revenue from earned income and corporate sources.


• The ability to think strategically to implement the Cinematheque’s priorities through a coherent plan of imaginative programmatic strands, audience development, and education.


• A sense of humor and energetic passion for nonprofit work.