Development Assistant - Gene Siskel Film Center

School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Since 1972, the Gene Siskel Film Center of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago has presented cutting edge cinema to an annual audience of 80,000. The Film Center’s programming includes annual film festivals that celebrate diverse voices and international cultures, premieres of trailblazing work by today’s independent filmmakers, restorations and revivals of essential films from cinema history, and insightful, provocative discussions with filmmakers and media artists. Altogether, the Film Center hosts over 1,500 screenings and 100 filmmaker appearances every year. The Film Center was renamed the Gene Siskel Film Center in 2000 after the late, nationally celebrated film critic, Gene Siskel.

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Position Details

Development Assistant - Gene Siskel Film Center
Job
Full-time
10/9/2018
Chicago Illinois
Chicago, IL

The Development Assistant works directly with the Associate Director of Development on all aspects of fundraising. Participates as a Gene Siskel Film Center team member to further the mission of the GSFC.

Responsibilities:

  • Assist the Associate Director of Development with all aspects of fundraising including but not limited to sponsorships, individual giving, foundation support, donor and board relations, and fundraising events. 
  • Maintains the donor database using Raiser's Edge. Responsible for data management including maintaining database accuracy and completeness, and assisting the Associate Director of Development with reports. 
  • Assists with fundraising and donor special events; planning, execution, post event reports and wrap up. 
  • Conducts prospecting research for funding opportunities: individual, foundation, and corporate. 
  • Partners with the Office Assistant on client relations associated with renting the facility. 
  • As part of the Gene Siskel Film Center team, manages logistics for events in conjunction with programming. 
  • Creates collateral for fundraising events such as program booklets, flyers, and posters. 
  • Works with benefit committees on raffle and auctions. 

Other duties as assigned:

This position is a team member of the GSFC staff. All staff members support GSFC at large. All personnel participate, as needed, in all GSFC functions.

Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s Degree preferred 
  • Strong organizational and time management skills necessary 
  • Experience in Raiser's Edge or similar fundraising databases required 
  • Ability to multi-task with a strong sense of meeting deadlines 
  • Must have a high degree of professionalism, flexibility, and strong written and verbal communication skills 
  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, especially Word, Excel; also InDesign, Photoshop, and basic HTML for mass emails is required 
  • Flexible schedule; position may require working beyond set office hours

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