Executive Director

Background

Founded in 1992, San Francisco’s Other Minds (OM) is a leading national and international producer and presenter of New and Experimental music in all its manifestations. Now in its 30th year, OM’s signature event is its annual international festival of New Music in San Francisco. OM also presents other concerts throughout the year, PastForward: a series highlighting retrospectives, including both neglected composers and important historical works, and The Nature of Music: a series featuring composers working at the intersection of contemporary art music and environmental advocacy.

OM maintains over 10,000 hours of New and Experimental Music on its website, otherminds.org including works from its OM Archives, Annual OM Festivals throughout its past twenty nine years, OM concert series, OM Radio programs, OM Podcasts, and the OM Record Label. The OM Archives are an online archive (archives.otherminds.org) hosting thousands of hours of radio programs originally broadcast on KPFA FM Berkeley, California, as well as other venues. The OM record label features historical works alongside new releases, and broadcasts of music and interviews are presented on Music from Other Minds, its weekly two-hour roundup of new releases of contemporary music on KALW FM in San Francisco, and the Other Minds Podcast.

OM currently operates on an annual budget of between $700,000 and $800,000 and has 13 dedicated members on its Board of Directors. OM’s corporate headquarters is located at 55 Taylor Street, San Francisco, CA 94102 while its administrative office is located in downtown Berkeley, in the David Brower Center, 2150 Allston Way, Suite 240, Berkeley, CA 94704.

Job Responsibilities

The Executive Director (ED) will have overall strategic and operational responsibility for executing OM’s mission and purpose, while administering its staff and ensuring that it is financially sustainable through fundraising and grant awards and opportunities. The Executive Director is expected to provide leadership, strategic direction, and the management necessary to build upon OM’s 33 years of programming while continuing its financial stability and its priority of community engagement. The ED will establish clear metrics to evaluate OM’s programs and operations, and ensure that results are communicated effectively to OM’s Board of Directors, funders, and the broader community. The ED will bring a balance of artistic literacy, nonprofit management, financial acumen, and genuine enthusiasm for working in partnership with staff, Board, artists, local organizations, and donors.

The Executive Director will identify, solicit, and cultivate new sources of funding while sustaining OM’s annual and legacy planned gifts. The ED will additionally encourage and support the fundraising efforts of OM’s Board. The ED will create, build and sustain productive professional relationships with foundation, corporate, and government funding sources.

The Executive Director is responsible and accountable for all aspects of the organization’s management and operations. This includes: staffing, strategic planning, fundraising, budgeting and financial management, marketing and audience development, concert production, public relations, human resource management, and community relations. The ED will direct cash-flow management and resource allocation and in coordination with the bookkeeper, oversee financial operations, monthly and year-end reporting, and audit compliance.

The Executive Director will work in close partnership with OM’s Artistic Director (“AD”) who is charged with leading OM’s programming and artistic vision. The ED is responsible for all administrative, financial, and operational functions, while ensuring that staff and operations support the realization of OM’s art