Executive Director/Publisher (Administrative Executive Officer) - Feminist Press
The Graduate Center, CUNY
Executive Director/Publisher (Administrative Executive Officer) – Feminist Press
Position Title: Executive Director/Publisher (Administrative Executive Officer) – Feminist Press
Job ID: 22277
Compensation: Salary commensurate with education and experience
Closing Date: Open until filled with review of applications to begin on April 5, 2021
Position Details:
The Graduate Center, CUNY is the focal point for advanced
teaching and research at The City University of New York (CUNY),
the nation's largest urban public university. With over 35 doctoral
and master's programs of the highest caliber, the Graduate Center
fosters pioneering research and scholarship in the arts and
sciences and prepares students for careers in universities and the
private, nonprofit, and government sectors. The Graduate Center's
commitment to research and scholarship for the public good is
exemplified by its more than 30 centers, institutes, and
initiatives, including its Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC),
a 200,000 square-foot facility in upper Manhattan, designed to
promote collaboration among scientists in five areas of global
research and innovation: nanoscience, photonics, structural
biology, neuroscience, and environmental sciences.
The Graduate Center (GC) benefits from highly ambitious and diverse
students and alumni—who in turn teach hundreds of thousands of
undergraduates every year. Through its public programs, the
Graduate Center enhances New York City's intellectual and cultural
life.
Founded in 1970, the Feminist Press at the City University of New
York, is the longest-running non-profit educational feminist
literary publisher in the world. In these times of rapid change for
publishing, fund-raising, and feminism, the Feminist Press has
established itself as a singular voice in movements for gender
equality and social justice. It continues to be an activist press,
serving the women's studies movement by publishing excellent,
"lost" literature by women, in part for the collegiate curriculum,
and publishing original works by current feminist writers from
around the world for a diverse general readership. Please visit
www.feministpress.org for more information.
Reporting to the Board of Directors, the Executive
Director/Publisher is responsible for the publishing program,
budget, staff, and will build partnerships and engage with CUNY and
the wider public. The Executive Director will ensure that the
Press's operating budget is fully supported by a combination of
earned income, in part from the sale of books and rights, and in
part from individual donations, events, and grants. S/he will
manage e-book technology and sales, and leverage social media to
increase sales and to fundraise. The Executive Director will offer
strategies for increasing sales and fundraising.
Duties include but are not limited to:
- Administers the finances of the Feminist Press in collaboration
with the Board of Directors;
- Communicates effectively with varied constituencies of the
Feminist Press, important among them are other CUNY groups and
institutions;
- Enhances strategic and intellectual relationships with feminist
and women's/gender studies communities and other social justice
organizations;
- Leads and manages the development programs of the Feminist Press
to bring in half of the required budget;
- Oversees the daily operations of the Feminist Press, including
the recruitment and supervision of staff members and interns;
- Sustains, develops, and implements the Feminist Press's
publishing program, using electronic and other marketing strategies
to maintain earned income as half of the budget;
- Partners with the Board of Directors on governance issues;
and
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree and eight years' relevant experience
required.
A preferred candidate should have:
- Excellent literary taste and editing, writing, and marketing
skills, and experience in book publishing or relevant
industry.
- Experience with e-book technology and sales, web-marketing and
all forms of social media.
- Experience securing foundation and corporate support, funds from
individual donors and from organizing fundraising events.
- Knowledge of feminism, women's studies, and Feminist Press books
used in classrooms and libraries, and books sold in
bookstores.
- Ability to work with the Board of Directors to develop annual
budgets, three-year plans and forecasts, as well as oversee the
annual audit, manage cash flow, legal compliance, investments, and
other balance sheet issues.
- Ability to manage and budget for a small team.
- Demonstrated success as a creative thinker and
spokesperson.
- Ability to attract authors and donors to the organization's
programs.
CUNY Title Overview:
- As a senior staff member in a Campus or University Executive's
office, leads unit initiatives, participates in planning and
setting priorities, and drives strategic initiatives to ensure
their success.
- Participates in planning and in setting policies with
responsibility for preparing aspects of strategic and operational
plans. Participates in developing and executing performance
management systems to evaluate progress.
- Works with other Campus and University units to oversee complex,
high-priority projects, with responsibility for
outcomes.
- Represents the Executive in Campus or University-wide activities
and may act in his/her place when required.
- Independently carries out major responsibilities under the
Executive's purview, such as monitoring and evaluating unit
activities, financial planning and review, serving as chair of key
committees, and communications with senior Campus or University
management.
- May serve as Chief of Staff of a large Executive Office.
- Performs related duties as assigned.
How to Apply:
Go to http://cuny.jobs/ and search for Job ID 22277.
Click on "Apply Now" below which will bring you to the registration screen. If you are a new user, you must register to apply. If you already have a user ID, please use your existing ID to apply. Make sure to upload a cover letter, resume, and contact information for three (3) professional references (name, title, and organization). Please upload all documents in Word or PDF format as one file.
Equal Employment Opportunity:
CUNY encourages people with disabilities, minorities, veterans and
women to apply. At CUNY, Italian Americans are also included
among our protected groups. Applicants and employees will not
be discriminated against on the basis of any legally protected
category, including sexual orientation or gender identity.
EEO/AA/Vet/Disability Employer.
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