Administrative Manager for Teaching Artist - Gaithersburg, MD

Job Description
Administrative Manager

Job Title: Administrative Manager
Job Type: Part-Time (avg. 10-20 hours per week )

The Administrative Manager is responsible for coordinating the various components needed to initiate, run and conclude major and minor activities for Story Tapestries.

Duties Include:
Making cold calls and sending out press packets to organizations hoping to book the company
Manage and build the organization's database of clients and potential funders
Coordinating/assisting the writing and submission of proposals and grant
Assisting with conferences, showcases and event planning
Fielding telephone calls, word processing, filing, faxing and preparing invoices/contracts.
Arranging and scheduling all bookings, meetings, and travel itinerary
Drafting weekly status reports and maintaining calendar
Attending at least two booking conferences a year

Skill and Requirements:

Strong organizational skills
Strong computer skills including Internet research abilities
Requires excellent communication skills
Previous work in the Arts, education preferred
Previous grant writing experience
Previous administrative management work

Closing Date: August 10, 2009

To Apply:
Apply with cover letter indicating job title, current resume and a list of three pertinent references to administrator@ariannaross.com