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Executive Director
Position Profile

About the Opportunity

Montclair Film, headquartered in Montclair, New Jersey and home to the celebrated Montclair Film Festival, seeks their next Executive Director to shepherd this growing organization through its next chapter of achievement and impact. Since 2010 when the festival was founded, Montclair Film has evolved into a year-round cultural hub, offering a diverse and comprehensive education program, screenings at its arthouse cinemas, and an active community engagement program. With an annual budget of close to $4.5 million and a staff of 20 full-time and 28 part-time employees, Montclair Film continues to advance annual festival and year-round programming goals.

Reporting to an active and engaged Board of Trustees and serving as a co-leader of the organization with Artistic Director, Tom Hall, the Executive Director will be critical in advancing the organization’s mission, inspiring the team, and creating the financial capacity to achieve its vision. This leader will be an adept communicator, forward-thinking strategist, and experienced in making nuanced business decisions. They will also be skilled in fundraising and building relationships for the organization.

Job Description

The Executive Director is one of two co-leaders of Montclair Film that report to the Board of Trustees, guide the staff, and set the strategic vision for the organization. Their partner and co-leader, the Artistic Director, leads all curatorial and programmatic planning, while the Executive Director is responsible for the overall administration, finance, and development activities of the organization. Together, these leaders face the opportunities of further growth for the organization, as Montclair Film continues to build upon its esteemed reputation across the national film festival circuit.

Duties & Responsibilities

Organizational Oversight/Staff Management
• Lead efforts to further develop strong operations and management practices throughout the organization’s venues and activities.
• Oversee the organization’s pursuit of goals laid out in the recently articulated five-year strategic plan.
• Own primary accountability for the overall P&L of Montclair Film, working closely with the Artistic Director in the creation, management, and reporting of an operating budget of $4.5 million.
• Serve as the primary liaison with the Board of Trustees to support the strategic, governance, and operational responsibilities of the Board.
• Establish a protocol for all staff members to set annual goals and conduct performance reviews within their departments, and provide those annual reviews for four direct reports.
• Cultivate and maintain a positive, healthy, and safe work environment.

Fundraising/Development
• Partner with the Director of Development in creating, executing, and reporting on the annual strategic fundraising plan.
• Directly solicit, nurture, engage, and steward major donors and sponsors.
• Collaborate with the Sponsorship Manager in creating and implementing the menu of festival and year-round benefits for all sponsors.

Marketing & Communications
• Act as a lead strategist in crafting the overall strategic marketing and branding of Montclair Film as an organization.
• Manage and meet regularly with the Director of Marketing to develop and execute Montclair Film marketing including brand development/management.

Education
• Work closely with the Education Director and their team, as they create and execute the strategic plan for education programs.

Community Engagement
• Cultivate partnerships with local business and organizations, in order to both serve the community and benefit from neighborly relationships.

Government Relations/Advocacy
• Serve as the primary liaison for government relations, leveraging the Board and other staff as needed to build and sustain outreach.

Board Management/Development
• Develop and execute a strategic vision to shape and grow the Board of Trustees.