ASSOCIATION OF MOVING IMAGE ARCHIVISTS

OPEN POSITION

DATE: Dec 15, 1999

TITLE: Proposal Writer

FEE: $2,000-3,000

TYPE OF POSITION: work for hire, project contract

Send resumes & references to:

Association of Moving Image Archivists

Attn: Janice Simpson

8949 Wilshire Boulevard

Beverly Hills, California 90211 USA

 

Resumes are being accepted until January 14, 2000.

Project time frame: Estimated 2 weeks of work over a 4 week time span

First draft of proposal due March 1

Final proposal and all other receivables due March 15

Under general supervision of the Steering Committee of the Local Television Case Studies and Symposium Project (LTV Project), the Proposal Writer will write a funding proposal outlining the Case Studies Project. The funding proposal should be written with the express purpose of raising money to fund the project. It should be written in a style that would suit a variety of potential donors. Information on the project will be provided by the Steering Committee. Please see project summary at bottom of posting.

The candidate for this position must have an established track record in fundraising and grant writing with familiarity in the field of television, archiving and broadcasting.

Will report to the Steering Committee of the Local Television Case Studies and Symposium Project (LTV Project) of AMIA. Must be able to work creatively with a group of volunteers.

DELIVERABLES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:

1. A funding proposal, in electronic and hard copy form, to be used to raise necessary funds for the the Local Television Case Studies and Symposium Project as outlined in the project summary.
2. A list of possible funders to whom the proposal could be directed.
3. Any information or documents gathered to help in the writing of the proposal.

 

AMIA IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

 

 

Local Television Case Studies and Symposium Task Force

An AMIA task force has been formed to focus on mapping a strategy to address the problems of preserving local television. The Local Television Case Studies and Symposium Task Force proposes mounting a project that would join archivists and local television producing entities in discussing issues and making recommendations that impact the preservation of local television in the United States. This is an AMIA project in association with the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS).

NATAS is structured at the national and local levels, and has mechanisms in place (regional chapters, newsletters, web sites, etc.) that would allow the organization to reach its members and encourage them to participate in the project. AMIA will concentrate on reaching archivists; NATAS will concentrate on reaching producers and local stations through its 15,000 members.

• Creation of a database describing the local television holdings of public archives and stations
• Creation and dissemination of case studies that illustrate issues of concern in forming relationships between public archives and stations
• A 2-day symposium that will focus on the case studies, and conclude with recommendations to the field

The case studies will be organized around these issues: 1) Rights; 2) Intellectual Control; 3) Asset Protection; 4) Revenue; 5) Selection. Each issue may use one or more case studies to illustrate how different archives and stations have approached, resolved, or are developing solutions to problems encompassed by a particular issue.

A project of this size requires a Project Director and substantial funding. The AMIA board has approved funds for the hire of a professional proposal writer to write a funding proposal for the project. The job description for this position will be publicized. The proposal will be used to search for a Project Director who will be hired to raise the necessary funds for the whole project, including their own salary.

Once the Project Director is hired, it is estimated that the project will take 2 years. The timeline runs from hiring a project director to the project’s final evaluation 3 months after the symposium. It includes the fundraising efforts to fund the project, establishment of task forces, task forces defining the case studies and delivering information to writers hired to summarize the findings, task force members reviewing the summaries, the survey for the database sent to archives and stations, the 2-day symposium, compiling responses, updating case studies, publishing results, and final evaluation.

To achieve the goal of reaching beyond the AMIA constituency for purposes of conducting the survey, inviting participants, and publicizing the project, the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) has agreed to participate in association with AMIA on this project. NATAS boasts a national, regional and local structure that will help to reach producers and local TV stations. AMIA will publicize the plan and survey among archival entities; NATAS will adopt a similar course of action among video producers and television stations.

Members of the AMIA Local Television Case Studies and Symposium Task Force:

Steering Committee

• Bonnie Wilson, co-chair (AMIA)
• Karen Cariani, co-chair (AMIA)
• Greg Lukow (AMIA)
• Richard Fauss (AMIA)
• Lisa Carter (liaison to AMIA board)
• Mark Ritchie (AMIA)
• Linda Giannechini (NATAS)

Working Groups

• Database: Karen Cariani, Jane Beal, Mark Ritchie
• Rights: David Weiss
• Intellectual Control: Karan Sheldon
• Asset Protection: Steve Davidson, Sara Meyerson
• Revenue: Lynn Farnell, Lisa Carter
• Selection: Douglas Gomery, Bonnie Wilson

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