[Jobs] games for change april 15
Jeremy Hunsinger
jhuns at vt.edu
Sun Mar 11 13:01:54 PDT 2007
Executive Director
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Education: Bachelor (BA, BS, etc.)
Location: New York, New York, United States
Posted by: Games for Change
Job Category: Management
Language(s): English
Job posted on: February 20, 2007
Area of Focus: Communications Access and Infrastructure, Computers
and Technology, Media and Journalism
Type: Full time
Last day to apply: April 15, 2007
Last updated: March 10, 2007
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Description:
This is a full-time opening in a high-profile, cutting-edge nonprofit
dedicated to supporting the new field of videogames to address real-
world issues. The position has enormous growth potential and creative
latitude. We are seeking a dynamic leader with experience in moving a
startup organization to the next level of development and growth.
Work begins as soon as possible based in New York City; salary is
commensurate with experience and education; benefits include health,
transit subsidy, vacation, etc.
Overview of the Position: Founded in 2004, Games for Change (G4C) is
the central organization building the field of social change through
digital games media. Like documentary film in the 70?s, games media
have the potential to significantly change how we engage the public
on today?s real-world issues. After two years of rapid growth, we are
seeking a social change innovator and experienced program manager to
serve as our Executive Director. This position is being created as
part of a second phase for G4C that will solidify growth while
diversifying our funding base and developing programming that leads
and empowers our young field. The Executive Director will report
directly to the Board of Directors and will lead a team of five
people as the organization expands from a small but promising upstart
to a solid yet flexible institution at the forefront of a new form of
media in the public interest.
Games for Change: We act as the new field?s international nexus for
visibility, community and best practices. Our three core competencies
are in offline events/festivals, online networks of practice, and the
research/dissemination of best practices for game media. We?ve been
covered this year in the New York Times, NPR, and CNN, among others
and have a community of more than 500 organizational and individual
participants. We?ve been recruited to help the MacArthur Foundation
with their broader $50M digital media and learning field building.
We help nonprofits make intelligent decisions about when (and when
not) to use game technology; we are starting a prototyping, teaching,
and research lab; we are facilitating scale by securing distribution
channels and developing new public spaces for games media ? just like
NPR has done for radio and PBS for television. We?ve been featured
this year at the Margaret Mead Film Festival and the IFP Market; in
January we?ll appear at Sundance and we expect more than 300 people
at our annual Festival in June of 2007.
Sector-Wide Context: Many of today?s social issues--from poverty to
racism to rainforest destruction--are increasingly pressing. The role
of social change organizations is crucial, but most nonprofits are
heavily burdened and need support when considering new media
solutions. Sector-wide delays today will result in a future where
nonprofits have minimal access to the games funding and distribution
channels they need to make a difference. The sector needs leadership
and support for both immediate and longer term needs.
Organizational Growth & Positioning: After two years, we have
established significant credibility with nonprofits, academics,
artists and game developers. Our partners and investors include the
Surdna and Robert Wood Johnson Foundations, thinkMTV, Parsons the New
School of Design, the Serious Games Initiative, The Institute of
Play, and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. As
always, our growing practitioner base is hungry for more guidance,
tools, and community connections and the numbers of newcomers and the
press mount as they come seeking orientation. Our third-annual
Festival this past June drew more than 250 participants to New York
from around the world, and included a briefing for the philanthropic
community, for whom G4C is quickly becoming a coordinating hub. 2007
represents a new phase. We?ll be starting new work to establish an
academic institutional base at The New School University.
Our blog (www.gamesforchange.org) provides a sense of our earliest
programming, and our new web site is set to launch in early 2007.
Responsibilities: (each section is ordered with the highest
priorities at top)
Core Programming:
? Serve as primary public spokesperson for G4C at national events and
conferences
? Work closely with the MacArthur Foundation in co-producing a series
of online and offline events as part of their new Digital Media and
Learning Initiative.
? Secure foundation and corporate funding agreements in cooperation
with the President
? Collaborate with the Design and Technology program at Parsons to
envision and create a first-of-its-kind lab/center for prototyping,
evaluation and teaching in the new design arena of social change games.
? [optional] Develop and teach curriculum around the emerging field
of games and social change in either online or in-person courses
Core Operational:
? Create a meaningful and lasting programming strategy around games
and social change in both a non-profit and academic context.
? Establish annual operational benchmarks, budgets, timelines, work
plans, and resources needed to achieve consistent and high-quality
results.
? See that the organization operates within budget guidelines.
? Maintain official records and documents, and ensure compliance with
federal, state and local regulations.
? Be responsible for the recruitment, employment, and release of all
personnel, both paid staff and volunteers. Ensure that job
descriptions are developed, that regular performance evaluations are
held, and that sound human resource practices are in place.
? Maintain a working environment which attracts, keeps, and motivates
a diverse staff of top quality people.
? Encourage professional development and education, and assist
program staff in relating their specialized work to the total program
of the organization.
Additional Shared Programming with the President:
? See that the board is kept fully informed on the condition of the
organization and all important factors influencing it. Work with the
President to build and engage a board of directors and core advisory
group of high-profile industry and academic leaders to support
fundraising, visibility, and programmatic goals.
? Initiate, cultivate and sustain relationships with a broad base of
non-profit and government organizations interested in using game
technology for social-issue related missions, as well as establish
sound working relationships and cooperative arrangements with
community groups and organizations.
? Work with the president on press strategies and institutional
communications' objectives, as well as publicize the activities of
the organization, its programs and goals to the media and general
public.
Additional Qualifications:
Attributes: To be a good match, the candidate should be:
- An Effective Leader: bringing the confidence and exceptional
communication skills able to carry out our current mission, as well
as bring vision to the future direction of the organization.
- A Programmatic Strategist ? able to envision new programs for the
organization and get them funded through clear and comprehensive
strategies.
- A Deal-closer ? will need to get from conversation to contract with
our major partners understanding how their institutional needs can be
integrated with our own aims Always looking for concrete indicators
to measure success
- Team-oriented: deliberately plan strategies to leverage others?
strengths and avoid their weaknesses, enjoys working with others of
various skill sets.
- Entrepreneurial: enjoys building a new organization; rewarded by
creating new systems ? original thinker required.
- An Experienced Manager: Able to maintain and implement systems to
manage a growing team of employees in a dynamic workplace
Additional Qualifications:
The candidate should have a college degree, and five or more years of
experience in non-profit organizational management and/or executive
leadership. They must have a deep understanding of the new media
landscape, and be familiar with and committed to social change in our
society. Academic background a plus: opportunity for teaching and
curriculum development in association with our academic partnership.
How to Apply:
Make sure to indicate the title of the position you're applying for
(?Executive Director?) in the SUBJECT line of an email to ed-
search at gamesforchange.org. Interviews begin immediately. Your cover
letter should be BOTH included in the body of the email and attached
along with your resume (in rich text, MS-Word or PDF format). In your
letter, please let us know where you heard of the position, why you
are suited to this role, and how the position relates to your career
objectives and personal interests. Only those candidates selected for
interviews will be contacted. Position will remain open until filled.
jeremy hunsinger
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