Founded in 1985 by filmmaker Richard Linklater, AFS creates life-changing opportunities for filmmakers, catalyzes Austin and Texas as a creative hub, and brings the community together around great film. AFS supports filmmakers towards career leaps, encouraging exceptional artistic projects with grants and support services. AFS operates Austin Studios, a 20-acre production facility, to attract and grow the creative media ecosystem. Austin Public, a space for our city’s diverse mediamakers to train and collaborate, provides many points of access to filmmaking and film careers. The AFS Cinema is an ambitiously programmed repertory and first run arthouse with broad community engagement. By hosting premieres, local and international industry events, and the Texas Film Awards, AFS shines the national spotlight on Texas filmmakers while connecting Austin and Texas to the wider film community. AFS is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
OPEN POSITIONS
Senior Development Officer
Job Purpose Summary
AFS seeks a Senior Development Officer to provide strategic support for the AFS Development department by expanding the portfolio of donors and securing major gifts at the individual and corporate giving levels. The successful candidate will have a track record of portfolio management, including a history of cultivating new and existing corporate partnerships. The Officer will have a natural inclination to liaise with others, authentically and enthusiastically, engaging people through AFS’s mission and vision. As a highly visible, front-facing individual, the Officer will focus primarily on building relationships between AFS’s individual donors and corporate partnerships, identifying new and innovative approaches to solicitations.
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Essential Responsibilities & DutiesDonor Engagement and Cultivation Strategies
- Collaborates with the Chief Development Officer on a comprehensive, strategic development plan that will grow annual contributed revenue year over year
- Serves as a visible ambassador for the mission and vision of AFS by regularly attending events
- Ideates and executes new strategies to increase donor engagement and annual giving at all levels
- Collaborates with Marketing department by reviewing communications and collateral for donors and corporate sponsors
- Acknowledges major donors through public and private recognition
Corporate Sponsorship
- Develops sponsorship proposals and interfaces with Marketing on supporting collateral
- Collaborates with Sales and Events Manager on creating and maximizing events for development value, and on lower-dollar corporate partnerships ($500-$2500)
- Secures financial support from businesses, leveraging Texas Film Awards and AFS Cinema for sponsorship opportunities
- Stewards sponsor relations and oversees sponsor deliverables and activations
- Develops strategies with the Chief Development Officer to engage a large number of corporate members both financially and through program participation
Fundraising and Portfolio Expansion
- Manages existing and expanding portfolio of donors and prospects
- Makes direct, face-to-face solicitations, and assists the Chief Development Officer with other solicitations
- Promotes and guides the adoption of best practices and innovative approaches to individual major giving, corporate and foundation grants, planned giving initiatives, annual appeals and events
- Tracks contacts and opportunities in Salesforce and other portfolio management tools
- Grows a major gifts program ($5K to $25K gift range at present) through the identification and cultivation of local prospective partners, managing and growing a portfolio of donors and cultivating their commitment to the organization
Texas Film Awards
- Serves as a key player on the Texas Film Awards fundraising team, accountable for both sponsorships and table/ticket sales; helps plan and execute auction and onsite fundraising at event
Required Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
- 4+ years experience in fundraising and/or sales and securing sponsorships
- Proven ability to work independently; self-driven and confident working self-sufficiently
- Outstanding verbal and written communication skills; a natural storyteller and negotiator
- Passionate about film and Austin’s filmmaking community
- Creative thinker capable of conceiving new strategies for donor cultivation
- Ability to be a collaborative team player, committed to the success of the department and the organization
- Ability to handle confidential records with discretion
- Flexibility on nights and weekends required for events
Compensation and Benefits
Salary: $65K/year
Benefits:
- 11 paid holidays per year plus PTO and sick leave accrual
- Options for 100% employer-sponsored health, vision, and dental benefits
- Simple IRA with matching
- Employer-sponsored life insurance
- Employer-sponsored mobile phone plan
- Employee AFS Cinema and Austin Public perks
- Flexible work hours
- Optional accident, critical illness, legal, pet insurance, and more
Expected Hours
This is a full-time, exempt position. Work hours vary.
Complexities and Conditions of Employment
Physical/ Environmental Demands: Sitting and/or standing, keyboarding, reading, grasping, mousing, handwriting for 8.0+ hours per day, and lifting maximum weight of 20 lbs. are essential requirements of the position. This position may require some nights, weekends, and after-hours availability.
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Marketing Coordinator
Job Purpose Summary
The Marketing Coordinator supports the Marketing department by providing administrative, operational, and events-related assistance. The Coordinator provides expert coordination of AFS’s events, supporting the Sales and Events Manager from planning and production to execution. The successful candidate will be a creative and motivated self-starter with excellent organizational and communication skills, will thrive in a fast-paced environment, and will provide a passion for AFS’s mission and film culture. The Marketing Coordinator collaborates across the organization in the development and maintenance of AFS’s organizational processes and day-to-day functions to ensure exceptional program delivery and operational excellence.
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Essential Responsibilities & DutiesMarketing and Communications Support
- Provides exceptional project management by managing timelines, meetings, approval processes, and internal communications
- Manages and maintains Marketing asset libraries and collateral
- Supports digital communications through newsletter and website building, some content creation, online updates, audience segmentation, and analytics reporting
- Develops social media decks in collaboration with the Marketing Manager to be used across all AFS channels
- Provides support for AFS social media channels by scheduling and executing posts
- Supports PR through maintenance of the press/media archive and distribution of assets
- Maintains AFS event posts to City of Austin website
- Responsible for routine AFS Cinema trailer reskins
- Coordinates logistics of collateral purchases and distribution of AFS marketing materials across Austin Studios, Austin Public, and the AFS Cinema
- Manages, packages, and ships AFS merchandise requests
Event Production & Support
- Coordinates with Sales & Events Manager on planning and executing AFS events
- Provides support for onsite and offsite events, including event administration, budget tracking, setup, coordination, and breakdown
- Ensures onsite activations and in-kind partnerships are fulfilled
- Ensures that all event-related marketing collateral is produced, approved, and ordered according to specified timelines and deadlines
- Other onsite event support, as needed
Administrative Support and Data Management
- Serves as first point of contact for marketing-related inquiries via email and telephone, delegating where appropriate
- Provides exceptional administrative support to Marketing staff and stakeholders, including calendar management, travel arrangements, accounting coordination, and other tasks as needed
- Coordinates Marketing efforts, including project management, to ensure timely and successful execution
- Responsible for data entry and maintenance of all department-related information and transactions in Salesforce and Asana
- Responsible for maintaining department documentation and information systems reporting, as well as supporting department-specific data management protocols
- Provides exceptional and comprehensive customer service in response to visitors, general email, and telephone inquiries and requests, including following up and bringing inquiries to closure
- Manages department equipment and supplies maintenance, including procurement, inventory, storage and organization, as well as workspace organization and professional appearance
- Serves as Austin Studios backup receptionist
Intern Supervision
- Trains, supervises, and mentors interns
- Schedules and coordinates interns, including for special events and other volunteer opportunities throughout the year
Required Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Comprehensive customer service skills
- Excellent skills in organization, prioritizing tasks, and attention to detail
- Ability to stay organized while managing simultaneous projects
- Ability to diagnose, troubleshoot, resolve, and communicate issues, escalating when appropriate
- Proficient in Google Workspace and Microsoft Office
- Experience with Adobe Creative Suite, particularly Adobe Premiere, Photoshop, and InDesign
- Experience with WordPress, Salesforce, and/or Asana a plus
Compensation and Benefits
Salary: $42K/year
Benefits:
- 11 paid holidays per year plus PTO and sick leave accrual
- Options for 100% employer-sponsored health, vision, and dental benefits
- Simple IRA with matching
- Employer-sponsored life insurance
- Employer-sponsored mobile phone plan
- Employee AFS Cinema and Austin Public perks
- Flexible work hours
- Optional accident, critical illness, legal, pet insurance, and more
Expected Hours
This is a full-time, exempt position. Work hours vary.
Complexities and Conditions of Employment
Physical/ Environmental Demands: Sitting and/or standing, keyboarding, reading, grasping, mousing, handwriting for 8.0+ hours per day, and lifting maximum weight of 20 lbs. are essential requirements of the position. This position may require some nights, weekends, and after-hours availability.
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