1. Employment Profile: What exactly does a Development Assistant do? |
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 What field is your job in?
Performing Arts- Theatre
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What is your job title?
Development Assistant
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Please provide a brief description of the firm or organization that you currently work for
(size and general description of what type of organization it is)
This is a nonprofit, Off-Broadway theater. They are comparably one of the bigger organizations of their kind, very well respected and growing!
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How long have you been employed in this position?
8 months
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How many hours do you work a week on average?
50
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Please provide a BRIEF description of your duties and responsibilities. (job description)
General Assistant to the Development (fundraising) department. Duties and responsibilities include booking tickets, processing all contributions that come into the organization, running fundraising reports, mailing information about productions to donors, event planning, and acknowledgement letters.
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What was your gross income last year? Please include any bonuses or incentives received.
10,000 (started in September)
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What is your expected gross income for this year? Please include any bonuses or incentives you expect to receive.
30000
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Please
list any benefits you have (Please include number of weeks vacation,
sick leave and type of health insurance, retirement plan 401k)
Full health insurance (not dental)
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Do you feel you are under/well/over compensated at your current position?
I think that it is reflective of the industry, and that I am better compensated then those in similar positions at other comparable organizations.
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2. Work environment! |
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Does
your job entail you working with others on a daily basis? Is this
something you like/dislike about your job? Explain
Yes, although a lot of the work is independent as well. I like it because there is a good balance, there are all things that we need to get done on our own, but we all pull together for big events or projects.
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Do you work collaboratively with supervisors/managers?
Yes
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Do you work collaboratively with your co-workers?
Yes
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Describe
your work location (e.g., office, home, theatre, in the field) and what
you like/dislike about working in it
The offices are in the same building as our 2 theaters, box office, and rehearsal studios. I love this because you feel closer to the work onstage, and it makes it easy to have production-related events. Because this is a comparatively small staff, everyone feels involved in what the theater is producing, and gets to interact with the actors, directors, designers, and production staff.
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Please rank in order of importance from 1-8 (1- most important 8- least important) Assign each number once.
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3 Income
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6 Work Environment - co-workers
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7 Work Environment - supervisors
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4 Benefits
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5 Hours
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2 Level of responsibility
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1 The actual "work" you do at your job
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8 Job Title
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3. How should someone new to the workforce get a J-O-B like yours? |
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If someone wanted to go about getting a job similar to yours, what would you recommend for him or her to do?
I would encourage someone going into the Arts to look at all kinds of jobs, and all different kinds of organizations. There are a lot of different options, and because salaries are not high, it is really important that you like and believe in what you are doing. The best way in is through personal connections, because the job market is so competetive.
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What
skills do you think a person should have if they want to pursue a
position like yours? Please be specific and explain why (e.g., social
skills, organization skills, technical skills)
Definitely social skills, because fundraising is so dependent on events and relationships with donors. Also a higher level of organization, understanding of finance, and business sensibility that might be expected of others in the organization.
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Do you feel that you need a certain level of education or training to be successful in your job?
Yes, at least an undergraduate degree, and most people start with several years of internship experience.
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What advice would you give to someone who was about to start work in your position/ line of work?
Don't lose sight of why you wanted the job in the first place, or the big picture is. It is easy to get bogged down in all of the intricacies of your position, but it's so important to remember the work onstage, and the arts community that we are serving as a whole.
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