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Posted: 06-Jan-23
Location: San Francisco, California
Type: Full Time
Salary: $62,956 - $67,249
ORGANIZATIONAL PROFILE
The San Francisco Symphony is widely considered to be among the most artistically adventurous and innovative arts institutions in the United States, celebrated for its artistic excellence, creative performance concepts, active touring, award-winning recordings, and standard-setting education programs. In the 2020–21 season, the San Francisco Symphony welcomed conductor and composer Esa-Pekka Salonen as its twelfth Music Director and embarked on a new vision for the present and future of the orchestral landscape. This exciting artistic future builds on the remarkable 25-year tenure of Michael Tilson Thomas as the San Francisco Symphony’s Music Director. Tilson Thomas continues his rich relationship with the Symphony as its first Music Director Laureate. In their inaugural season together, Esa-Pekka Salonen and the San Francisco Symphony have introduced a groundbreaking artistic leadership model anchored by eight Collaborative Partners from a variety of cultural disciplines: Nicholas Britell, Julia Bullock, Claire Chase, Bryce Dessner, Pekka Kuusisto, Nico Muhly, Carol Reiley, and Esperanza Spalding. This group of visionary artists, thinkers, and doers joins with Salonen and the San Francisco Symphony to chart a new course of experimentation by collaborating on new ideas, breaking conventional rules, and creating unique and powerful experiences.
The San Francisco Symphony presents more than 220 concerts and presentations annually for an audience of nearly 450,000 in its home of Davies Symphony Hall and through its national and international touring. A cornerstone of the organization's mission, the San Francisco Symphony's education programs are the most extensive offered by any American orchestra today, providing free comprehensive music education to every first- through fifth- grade student in the San Francisco public schools, and serving more than 75,000 children, students, educators, and families annually. The San Francisco Symphony’s recordings have won such awards as France's Grand Prix du Disque and Britain's Gramophone Award, as well as 16 Grammy Awards. San Francisco Symphony radio broadcasts, the first in the nation to feature symphonic music when they began in 1926, today carry the Orchestra's concerts across the country. In 2004, the SFS launched the multimedia Keeping Score on PBS-TV and online and in 2014, the San Francisco Symphony inaugurated SoundBox, an experimental performance venue and music series located backstage at Davies Symphony Hall. February 2021 saw the launch of SFSymphony+, the San Francisco Symphony’s on-demand video streaming service. For more information, visit sfsymphony.org.
VALUES STATEMENT
The San Francisco Symphony is committed to cultivating an environment of inclusion, equity, and diversity for our staff, musicians, patrons, and community. As leaders and innovators of our inherited tradition of orchestral music, we acknowledge our responsibility to identify and dismantle the oppressive barriers that we have historically maintained. We resolve to hold ourselves accountable, devote resources, and embrace change by centering racial equity and listening to and learning from marginalized voices.
We recognize that this is an ongoing, sometimes uncomfortable practice, and continue to learn and evolve. We welcome applicants who are enthusiastic to join us on this journey.
JOB SUMMARY
The San Francisco Symphony’s Editorial Department is part of a fast-paced, high-volume, vibrant artistic environment.
The Editorial Project Coordinator is primarily responsible for managing the production of San Francisco Symphony editorial content, ensuring that finished products are delivered correctly and on time. Reporting to the Editorial Director, this position is responsible for trafficking the work of an in-house team of writers/editors on many simultaneous projects.
Responsibilities include:
- Assists the Editorial Director in setting deadlines, assigning responsibilities, and monitoring progress of all editorial work for the organization.
- Coordinates the production of editorial content for collateral including (but not limited to): program book, direct mail, print advertising, broadcast, signage, emails, website, and social media.
- Creates project timelines and manages workflows with internal and external stakeholders, routing multiple print and digital deliverables simultaneously through production; coordinates approvals to meet multiple competing deadlines; ensures accuracy and timeliness of editorial collateral.
- Serves as a major point of contact for communication with other departments throughout the organization, working closely with the Project Coordinator, Creative, to efficiently forecast and execute production and proofing needs; providing timely, clear communication on status of all projects in production pipeline.
- Serves as an administrator for Symphony’s project management systems, creating and maintaining custom forms, project templates, and assisting with troubleshooting requests from the entire organization. Works with Editorial team and in conjunction with multiple departments to follow and/or improve processes on an ongoing basis.
- Serves as the Editorial point person for Symphony’s digital asset management system to accurately archive content for utilization by others in the organization.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Demonstrated project management and production experience, with strong knowledge of editorial processes. Experience at an arts or nonprofit institution preferred.
- Deep knowledge of project management and digital asset management systems (such as Asana, Ziflow, and Cortex) as well as the industry landscape.
- Flexibility coupled with excellent time management skills and a demonstrated ability to prioritize, multi-task, and operate under extreme deadline pressures.
- Strong proofreader with ability to maintain high standards of quality in finished deliverables while meeting deadlines.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Strong word processing, database, and computer knowledge/capabilities, clerical, and organizational experience.
- Passion for and background in music desired.
- Up to date knowledge and interest in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion work and institutional change.
- Ability to work with a diverse, creative group of people in a fast-paced environment. Willingness to jump in with the team and help with ongoing work as needed.
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
To apply, please visit www.sfsymphony.org/careers. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at !hr@sfsymphony.com or you may call us at 415-503-5433.
EEO STATEMENT
In alignment with the values statement above, the San Francisco Symphony celebrates diversity and is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. The San Francisco Symphony believes that diversity and inclusion among our employees is critical to our success, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.
Pursuant to?the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the San Francisco Symphony will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.