{"id":21901,"date":"2024-09-23T11:14:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-23T15:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/artsadmin\/?p=21901"},"modified":"2024-09-23T11:14:51","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T15:14:51","slug":"executive-director-full-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/artsadmin\/2024\/09\/23\/executive-director-full-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Job: Executive Director – Full-Time"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Artisans Asylum is a nonprofit makerspace that fosters creativity and innovation through a wide range of art, craft, and engineering disciplines. The Executive Director will provide operational, financial, and managerial leadership, overseeing daily operations, revenue generation, and development efforts. Key responsibilities include managing staff and volunteers, ensuring financial sustainability, and engaging the community to enhance the organization\u2019s profile and growth trajectory. Leadership experience in non-profits or makerspaces, along with strong communication and strategic planning skills, is essential.<\/p>\n

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Artisans Asylum
\n96 Holton Street
\nBoston, MA 02135
\n(617) 800-9010<\/p>\n

Job Posting: Executive Director \u2013 Artisans Asylum<\/p>\n

Location: Boston, MA<\/p>\n

Type: Full Time – On Site<\/p>\n

Duration: Ongoing<\/p>\n

Organization Overview:
\nArtisans Asylum is a vibrant and inclusive nonprofit makerspace dedicated to the cultivation of art, craft, fabrication, science, engineering, and education. Our community includes passionate creators, artists, hobbyists, hackers, makers and educators, working side by side in an environment comprised of 15 shared shops (for example woodworking, metalworking, fiber arts, machining, jewelry, electronics\/robotics, etc.), multiple flexible class\/work spaces, and 170 individual studios. Additionally, our shops host hundreds of classes on various topics per year, bringing thousands of people through our doors who are eager to expand their knowledge and skill. Artisans recently completed a complex move from Somerville to Allston into 52,000 square feet of new facilities. Our dedicated members and staff work together to foster a culture of innovation, exploration, and lifelong learning.<\/p>\n

Position Overview:
\nThe ideal candidate will provide operational, organizational, and managerial leadership, ensuring that the organization continues its trajectory of growth, long term stability, organizational efficiency and influence in the makerspace community. A successful ED will coordinate with staff and member-volunteers to manage day to day operations alongside growth, development, and education initiatives.<\/p>\n

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