Become a Member
As the Society’s General Manager, you will be a self-directed team player with experience organizing events, writing grants and securing sponsorships. You will collaborate with the YFS Artistic Director and Board to help plan and implement programming, hire and manage staff and contractors, and oversee the organization’s finances. We have exciting things in the works and we’re looking for someone to help take our organization to the next level.
The Yukon Film Society (YFS) is a thriving 38-year-old non-profit organization committed to ensuring the vitality and excellence of media arts in the Yukon and the North. We exhibit studio and independent cinema, film, audio, and digital media artwork, provide filmmaking resources and equipment to our members, and provide training and professional development as it relates to film and digital media production and distribution. Our programming focuses on films that represent the experiences of Indigenous peoples, explore natural history and ecology, represent the lives and stories of other cultures, include LGBTQ+ themes, films by and about women, and films that reflect the experiences of people living in northern and rural regions. (www.yukonfilmsociety.com)
The Yukon Film Society is based in the traditional territories of the Ta’an Kwäch’än Council and Kwanlin Dun First Nations in Whitehorse, Yukon and gratefully acknowledges that it’s an honour and a privilege to present and support the creation of the art of cinema and storytelling on these lands.
This is a permanent full time senior staff position, reporting to the YFS Board of Directors. In collaboration with the Artistic Director, the General Manager is responsible for managing and planning the operations of YFS to provide regular services and special projects for its members and the public, and to promote exhibition and production activity. Core responsibilities include:
● Plan and co-ordinate annual programs that help YFS achieve its mission. Programs currently include the growth and operation of the Yukon Cinema, workshops, Available Light Film Festival and Industry conference, year-round Available Light Cinema, Yukon48 Hour Film-making Challenge, equipment rentals, Available Light on Demand VOD service, Jenni House Artist Residencies (with the Jenni House partners) and the ongoing expansion of a cinema library;
● Help plan and implement special programming such as media arts creation, training and professional development.
● Prepare grant applications, manage relationships with funding agencies, and submit reports and other information as required;
● Monitor and adjust applications and respond to potential funders’ requests;
● Take the lead on sponsorship and fundraising for the Available Light Film Festival;
● In partnership with the YFS Board, assist with annual plans and fundraising programs for annual giving, endowment giving, planned giving, grants and sponsorships, and explore new fundraising opportunities.
● Contribute to regular staff meetings;
● Report monthly to the Board of Directors about projects, fund-raising and budgets;
● Work with the Artistic Director to produce and update organizational and project budgets;
● Support the Board of Directors in the development of new policies, advising on organizational development, and the creation of committees;
● Take the lead on hiring and managing staff and contractors;
● Co-manage 4 to 6 staff including summer students and program staff by providing orientation, training, creating work plans, and providing performance evaluations;
● Oversee financial management and budgets.
● Proven ability to take initiative and work in a self-directed manner;
● Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills, including familiarity with social media;
● Experience with funding proposals and reports, and sponsorships;
● Experience working with diverse communities;
● Strong administrative, financial management and record-keeping skills;
● Proven event organizing abilities;
● Proven ability to work positively and constructively with staff, funders, Board, and volunteers;
● Flexibility and adaptability to assist with new projects, challenges and technologies as they arise;
● Experience working in the non-profit sector or the film, cinema or media arts sector is an asset
35 hours per week at $27 to $31/hour depending on experience. YFS has a modest health benefits plan.
Please send a cover letter and resume to board@yukonfilmsociety.com. Application deadline is December 31, 2022.
The Yukon Film Society is committed to developing an inclusive work environment and a diversified workforce. In support of this goal YFS will consider the following criteria as non-essential asset qualifications for this position: women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, members of visible minorities. All qualified persons are encouraged to apply, however we encourage applicants from these groups to include this information in their applications for our consideration.