Fairy Tales Job Call: Outreach & Volunteer Coordinator Posted January 10, 2012 Application closing date: Jan. 27, 2012
The Fairytales Presentation Society is looking for a dynamic and compassionate professional to join our team as Outreach & Volunteer Coordinator. The ideal candidate will have a background in educational or community presentation and be committed to the ideals of GLBTTQ diversity, criticality and inclusion in our society. Special consideration will be given to those with experience in community development and/or those who have a background in media production.
Working with the Festival & Programming Director and the Operations Director, the Outreach & Volunteer Coordinator will oversee the OUTReels and Youth Queer Media programs; assist with the annual Q the Arts Festival and be responsible for the administration and management of volunteers for the Society’s activities.
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This is an early-to mid career position of 4 days / week, with a salary beginning at $32,000. Health benefits to be negotiated depending on funding.
Application Requirements:
Please submit a current resume and a cover letter outlining your interest in the position and relevant skills before the closing deadline of January 27, 2012 at 4 p.m. Apply by mail to: Hiring Committee, Fairytales Presentation Society, #202, 351 – 11 Ave. SW, Calgary, AB, T2R 0C7 OR e-mail to: programdirector@fairytalesfilmfest.com
About Us
Fairytales Presentation Society is a not-for-profit, charitable organization located in Calgary, Alberta that focuses on showcasing local and national queer artists. As our name suggests, and bylaws state; we showcase and celebrate queer artists of all artistic mediums including but not limited to film. Our artistic endeavors strive to provide a safe and respectful venue for members of all communities to celebrate queer culture. While the term queer often refers to people who are LGBTTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, two-spirit and questioning), Fairytales understands queer to also include those who subscribe to culturally, politically, artistically, and otherwise alternative and innovative ways of contributing to society. We see queer as a vista, a way of looking at the world differently- with an eye towards diversity, criticality and inclusion.
Fairytales adds a dynamic flare to Calgary's cultural offerings while improving upon the city's national and international reputation as an accepting destination thus having a positive impact on residents of Calgary and tourism.
Fairy Tales is the largest annual GLBTQ Film
festival in Alberta.
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The Fairytales Presentation Society is best known for our annual Fairy Tales Queer Film Festival, celebrating films made by and/or about the LGBTT and Queer community. called Now in its fouteeth year, the festival has attracted over 14,000 patrons. We show entertaining and thought provoking work that would otherwise be hard to experience cinematically in Calgary. Our innovative programming ensures that film leaps from the screen to the lived experience. We show local, national and international work with opportunities for filmmakers, audiences and emerging audiences to engage, network and grow.
Fairy Tales also delivers the year-round OUTReels Program. OUTReels provides diversity education to the communities around Calgary by using filmmaking and other art forms as educational vehicles. Screenings have included: Miscellaneous Youth Group, Queers on Campus, Alliance to End Violence, Calgary Public Library (Fish Creek, Central and Louise Reily branches), Hillhurst United Church, and St. Stephen's Anglican Church. OUTReels features films that generate conversations on topics such as bullying, the intersection between religion and sexuality, queer history and the global struggle for human rights worldwide.
Brief History
The Fairy Tales Festival began in 1999, under the umbrella of the Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers (CSIF), and was incorporated January 30, 2004, as the FairyTales Presentation Society. A governance board runs the society with one full-time paid festival director, volunteers and contract staff on an as needed basis. FairyTales programming has more than doubled since 1999, growing in length significantly and featuring over 70 works of various genres and lengths, Q&A’s and panels.
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