FSRN is hiring two positions, a Development Manager/Outreach
Coordinator and a General Administrator. Details are below.
Part-Time Development Manager/Outreach Coordinator
Free Speech Radio News is looking for a creative, passionate and
experienced development professional to join our worker-run
collective.
Free Speech Radio News is the only collectively run daily news
program in the United States, and is broadcast on more than 100
stations across the country. FSRN has reporters in 40 states and 50
countries and aims to provide news that brings to light voices from
the grassroots and the disenfranchised. We are at a critical moment
in our development, and are looking for a capable fundraising and
outreach professional to help us become financially independent and
grow. Since its inception, FSRN has been funded primarily through the
Pacifica Network. We are now looking to develop alternative sources
of income so that our funding base is diverse and steady. A
consultant is currently a developing a strategy for this purpose, and
the Development Coordinator will help implement that strategy.
Qualifications: Our ideal candidate will have two years of
fundraising experience with a successful track record. The candidate
will ideally also be able to formulate development strategies that
will allow us to reach an annual target of $600,0000 - $800,000.
Experience in individual donor campaigns, major gifts, writing
grants, and creating web traffic are all valuable skills for this
position. Expanding distribution of our newscast is another aspect of
this position.
As a collective, decisions at FSRN are made in a decentralized
manner.
Consequently, the ideal candidate must be comfortable with this kind
of process and be able to work effectively with it. Also due to the
collective nature of the organization, the Development
Manager/Outreach Coordinator must be able to function with a high
level of autonomy.
Preferred Qualifications: Experience in marketing, database
management software, graphic design, and basic HTML. Experience in
and support of non-commercial media. Experience working with
volunteers. Preference given to candidates in the Bay Area, CA.
However, we will consider candidates that meet the above
qualifications who live in any major metropolitan area.
Duties include:
A. Fundraising
Write grants and maintain grant records and reporting Develop and
cultivate relationships with all funders Create and implement major
donor campaigns Maintain and expand donor database Perform Bulk Mail
appeals Create and implement web-based fundraising Oversee and expand
station donations Support special events organized by FSRN reporters,
affiliate stations, supporters, etc.
B. Outreach
Maintain communications with affiliate stations Keep a current
broadcast schedule for all radio stations carrying FSRN Do outreach
to new stations to increase FSRN's carriage Create and maintain
station email list for notifications and press release distribution
Attend and coordinate outreach for relevant media conferences
Maintain and update FSRN promotional materials including brochures,
postcards, web banners, etc.
Create, oversee and distribute fundraising premiums Monitor radio
e-groups and participate as necessary Design, implement and oversee
national ad campaigns Serve on Finance Committee Report to Steering
Committee, Board and Staff on fundraising and outreach efforts Train
and coordinate volunteers and interns for outreach work
Other duties as required
Location: Home office. Candidates must have their own computer,
reliable internet connection, telephone number for business purposes,
Microsoft Office, and Quickbooks.
Candidates must be able to attend weekly meetings usually scheduled
between 9 AM – 7 PM US Eastern.
Hours: The position is currently 30 hours/week, but could expand to
full-time contingent on available funding. We provide a flexible work
schedule, paid holidays and the opportunity to participate in an
egalitarian worker-run structure.
Pay: $18.75/hour
How to Apply: Send a cover letter, resume and four references to
jobs@fsrn.org by December 15, 2008. Please put the title of the
position in the subject line.
Part-Time General Administrator
Free Speech Radio News is hiring a general administrator to join our
worker-run collective.
Free Speech Radio News is the only collectively run daily news
program in the United States, and is broadcast on more than 100
stations across the country. FSRN has reporters in 40 states and 50
countries and aims to provide news that brings to light voices from
the grassroots and the disenfranchised.
The general administrator serves as a liaison between daily news
staff, FSRN's Steering and Finance Committees and the Board of
Directors, facilitating communication and projects between various
FSRN bodies, including paid staff and volunteers. This administrator
also develops and oversees the budget, provides support to our
bookkeeper, coordinates short and long-term projects, and assists
with fundraising and outreach as needed.
This position provides general administrative support to the
organization, ensuring that FSRN's internal processes runs smoothly.
FSRN operates as a non-hierarchical collective with decision- making
power shared between the staff, the members (FSRN reporters), the
Steering Committee and Board. Note there is no central manager or
executive director who oversees Free Speech Radio News. As a
worker-run collective, we endeavor to balance the individual's
control of their work with shared decisions in policy and procedure.
This Administrative position is key in facilitating decisions,
meetings and shared work among the FSRN collective. All applicants
should have prior experience working or volunteering with
non-hierarchical collectives.
Qualifications: Our ideal candidate has administrative, managerial
and non-profit media experience. Candidates should be self-
motivated, able to function with a high level of autonomy and able
to work productively within FSRN's decentralized structure.
Candidates should have the ability to work independently and as a
team, as well as the ability to develop and maintain databases,
filing and other organizational systems.
Experience with Quickbooks and other database programs essential.
Preferred Qualifications: Experience in graphic design, marketing,
and basic HTML. Experience in worker-run collectives and working
with volunteers.
Location: Home office. Candidates must have their own computer,
reliable Internet connection, telephone number for business
purposes, Microsoft Office, and Quickbooks.
Candidates must be able to attend weekly meetings usually
scheduled between 9 AM – 7 PM US Eastern.
General Administrator responsibilities include:
Act as the spokesperson and point person for the collective under
the guidance of the staff, committees and board.
Develop the budget in consultation with staff, committees and
board; monitor budget to ensure adequate cash flow.
Reconcile bank accounts monthly
Enter weekly payroll journal records into Quickbooks Prepare a
monthly "Budget vs Actual" Profit & Loss statement and Balance
Sheet for the Finance Committee.
Manage FSRN email traffic at general e-mail; update and maintain
the FSRN wiki.
Maintain and update the membership and reporter lists; manage the
FSRN database Ensure good internal communication and adherence to
all policies between different areas of the collective.
Serve on Fundraising and Finance Committees Assume long and short-
term projects in conjunction with the Steering and Editorial
Committees to maintain and improve FSRN's organization and newscast.
Coordinate work of committees and staff to keep projects moving
and ensure that policies are developed and implemented Attend
relevant committee and board meetings, take minutes and post to
FSRN wiki; give monthly reports to the steering committee and
board Keep the collective informed as to new developments,
meetings, etc.
Coordinate the Annual General Meeting with the Steering Committee
and Board.
Assist Development Manager/Outreach coordinator as necessary
Hours: The position is currently 20 hours/week, but could expand
to full-time contingent on available funding. We provide a
flexible work schedule, paid holidays and the opportunity to
participate in an egalitarian worker-run structure.
Pay: $18.75/hour
How to Apply: Send a cover letter, resume and four references to
jobs@fsrn.org by December 15, 2008. Please put the title of the
position in the subject line.
