Job title: Executive Director, Printed Matter, Inc.
Permanent full time position, beginning July 1, 2011, or no later than September 15, 2011
Salary: To be determined, based on current role and prior experience

Printed Matter is seeking an ambitious, visionary Executive Director who is eager to build on Printed Matter’s history and achievements. The successful candidate will have excellent leadership and interpersonal skills and an ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and artists; an international perspective and network; a solid focus on contemporary artists and publishing; the ability and the aspiration and courage to discourse with all stakeholders in the art world. This position is also the leading spokesperson for the organization and, therefore, a candidate must be able to articulate effectively the goals and vision of the organization to a wide range of constituencies, including current and potential funders. Fundraising skills and experience are critical. In addition, the individual will have excellent judgment and significant management experience, including familiarity with basic financial management programs. The Executive Director reports to the Board of Directors.

The Executive Director will be expected to:
- in conjunction with the Board, set the strategic vision for the organization.
- implement Printed Matter’s core mission, manage the organization, and oversee all aspects of day-to-day operations.
- promote Printed Matter’s mission and objectives, and articulate its philosophy, vision, and strategy for implementing that mission.
- in conjunction with the Board, identify and cultivate prospective new Board members and donors.
- set and achieve fundraising goals and initiatives, through benefits, fundraising editions, and the solicitation of individual contributions.
- establish and maintain relationships with foundation and government donors.
- supervise and support a team of full and part-time staff members, many of them artists, and foster a dynamic, friendly, and supportive work environment that promotes learning, loyalty, and superlative service.
- in conjunction with the staff and Board, develop the annual operating budget, currently over $1 million, and make financial decisions consistent with the budget, as approved by the Board.
- in conjunction with the staff, create and oversee distribution and programming budgets.
- in conjunction with the staff, oversee international wholesale and retail distribution of artists’ publications, including in the Printed Matter store, by mail order, on the internet, and at art and book fairs.
- oversee and implement programming, including the exhibitions, publishing, awards program, book launches and other events, that together support and extend Printed Matter’s distribution of artists’ books as well as fulfill the organization’s mission to educate the public.
- oversee and implement the annual NY Art Book Fair, and the various spinoff projects that it entails (such as the annual Contemporary Artists Books Conference, organized together with a team of volunteer librarians).
- oversee and implement the redesign of Printed Matter’s web site and database to provide an interactive, fully integrated system that can be used by various populations in unique ways, including the public, academics, librarians, collectors, and the artists we represent.
- oversee payments to artists and seek ways to maximize the funds we generate for artists.
- advocate for artists and art workers.

Printed Matter, Inc.: Founded in 1976 by a collective of artists and art workers, Printed Matter is a 501(c) (3) not for profit organization dedicated to the promotion and dissemination of artist publications. Printed Matter proposes an art conceived along democratic ideals, a low-cost art that travels into the world through the distribution systems typical of books and periodicals, or popular music. Representing some 15,000 works by more than 5,000 artists, a bookstore/exhibition space has always been a core function of the organization with its latest incarnation at 195 Tenth Avenue in the Chelsea district of New York. Printed Matter provides international promotion and distribution, supported by innovative publishing, exhibitions, and events, as well as the annual Awards for Artists, and organizes and sponsors the fabled NY Art Book Fair. Printed Matter’s web site atwww.printedmatter.org includes the most complete database on artists’ publications available worldwide, together with a comprehensive e-commerce online shop. Printed Matter is proud of its role as an advocate of artists’ rights, and of its ability to put money in artists’ pockets. Above all it considers itself an artist-centered organization.

To apply, send your CV with a covering letter to MGinsberg@MillenniumPtrs.com, putting ‘PM Director’ in the subject field. Only those being considered for interviews will be contacted. Deadline: April 30, 2011

Interviews will be held in New York City.