Position at Independent Media Arts Preservation

Executive Director
Independent Media Arts Preservation (IMAP)

Independent Media Arts Preservation (IMAP), a new service,
education, and advocacy consortium organized to ensure the
preservation of independent electronic media for cultural and
educational use by future generations, seeks an Executive Director.

Please note that this position is a part-time consultant's position
with an initial contract period of six months.  However, we expect
that the Director will raise sufficient funds to make the position
full-time and further define and develop the organization.  In
addition, this position offers the means for influencing national
policy on electronic media preservation, as well as the opportunity
to shape a dynamic new organization.

Only a year-old, IMAP has already received funding from the New York
State Council on the Arts, the Rockefeller Foundation, the New York
Foundation for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.

The Director will:

    *   Represent and advocate for electronic media preservation and
        for the organization before state and federal agencies,
        funding groups and professional organizations

    *   Supervise the on-going technical assistance program designed
        to teach the MARC for FileMaker Template

    *   Supervise and mold the Web Tutorial Project designed to
        teach the MARC for FileMaker Template via the Internet.

    *   Develop a program to address the issues of storage and
        long-term care of electronic media

    *   Serve as a resource on preservation for the electronic media
        community.

    *   Raise funds to complete the Web-Tutorial Project, continue
        other programs and make the position full-time

IMAP members represent over 40 organizations in the electronic media
field including the Museum of Modern Art, the Kitchen, the Donnell
Media Center, the Dance Collection of the New York Public Library,
the National Museum of the American Indian, the Jewish Museum, the
Experimental Television Center, Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center,
the Art Media Studies Department of Syracuse University, Paper Tiger
Television, the Bay Area Video Coalition, Electronic Arts Intermix
and the Video Data Bank.

Send a resume and letter expressing your interest and qualifications
for the position to:

    IMAP Director Search
    C/o Electronic Arts Intermix
    542 W. 22nd Street
    3rd Floor
    New York, NY  10011

For more information contact Jim Hubbard <jimhub [at] earthlink__net>

Please no phone calls.

IMAP is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications
from all qualified candidates including women, people of color, and
those with physical challenges.

Jim Hubbard
301 Cathedral Parkway, #15A
New York, NY  10026
212-865-1499 (phone/fax)


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