Employment
Home to the world's largest Shakespeare collection, Folger Shakespeare Library is a world-class center for scholarship, learning, culture, and the arts. The Folger offers an excellent benefits package, including Teachers Insurance Annuity Association and College Retirement Equities Fund pension plan, and generous annual and sick leave. The Folger maintains a smoke-free environment and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. No phone calls please.
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General Manager
Posting Date: 5/11/2012
Closing Date: When Filled
Normally 35 hours a week with frequent evening and weekend hours required. Ability to work long hours as needed. Must be able to move technical equipment weighing up to 25 pounds and climb stairs.
BA degree, preferably in theater with a concentration on theater management, or equivalent combination of education and experience required. Three to five years experience in arts management. Excellent communication, administrative, and management skills. Ability to handle a multiplicity of tasks, including monitoring budget and tracking expenses for productions. Highly developed interpersonal skills.
Responsible for overall management of Folger Shakespeare Library public events, specifically Folger Theatre, including scheduling; facility and artist housing management; bills and payables; payroll for production staff and cast; contract negotiation and execution; budget oversight; and company management.
Oversees hiring and payment of all contracted staff for theater operations. Serves as primary contact to Actors’ Equity Association, SDC, USA and other unions. Working with Assistant Artistic Producer develops Library events schedule, including rehearsal and load in. Communicates schedule to other Folger staff. Maintains the Public Programs aspects of organizational calendar, works with Facilities, Security, Office of Special Events, Docents and Public Programs staff to ensure smooth operation. Attends library-wide meetings on facility management. Working with Assistant Artistic Producer develops and monitors budgets for theater performances, facility upkeep and production costs for programs. Serves as primary contact for actors and theater artists, arranges housing and travel. Oversee contracts and payments, arranges for payments to actors in coordination with Accounting and Human Resources. Assembles company bios for printed programs, manages lobby displays. Responsible for scheduling room usage, re-setting the house between uses. Supervises cleaning and maintenance crews, restocks supplies. Identifies needed maintenance and enhancements of theater and public events spaces. Works with Technical Director to oversee maintenance and use of technical systems in public areas, ensures safety in use of equipment, arranges equipment rentals, makes repairs. Solicits and hires production stage manager and other stage management staff, supervises stage management work. Establishes and monitors procedures to ensure safety of all personnel. Ensures that events are recorded and submitted to Folger archives.
Please send cover letter and résumé to Folger Shakespeare Library, Attn: HR/General Manager, 201 E. Capitol Street SE, Washington, DC 20003-1004 or email jobs@folger.edu. No phone calls, please. EOE
Head of Information Systems
Posting Date: 5/11/2012
Closing Date: When Filled
35 hours per week, Monday through Friday, from 8:45 am to 4:45 pm. On call for emergency management after hours and on weekends. Must be able to sit, stoop, crouch, kneel, crawl, balance and climb stairs and ladders. Must be able to move or lift equipment up to 40 lbs.
Degree in Computer and Information Sciences or similar field required, formal training or certification in network administration desired. Minimum five years’ experience managing a staff and administering a network environment of at least 100 users required. Progressive experience managing a computer department staff and administering a network in a mixed platform environment. Must be experienced with internet and other voice/data communications, hardware components, and how to conduct trouble-shooting routines and diagnostics. Ability to handle multiple priorities with eye towards future technologies. Ability to develop procedures and manuals. Knowledge of web-based technologies and database administration a plus. Excellent interpersonal, analytical, communication and organizational proficiency required. Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
Ability to explain technology issues clearly, manage budgets and participate in pan-institutional decision-making on technology issues. Experience providing computer support in a library, archive, museum, or other cultural heritage environment desired.
Responsible for maintaining the integrity and security of the Folger network and infrastructure, including phone and voice mail systems. Responsible for data security and retention. Responsible for computer operations, including infrastructure, systems, hardware, operational and office operations software, security, backup and protection of data. Maintains integrity of computer infrastructure, including wiring and connections, shared software and files, and configuration design. Performs network troubleshooting and upgrades. Maintains internet and VPN connections. Keeps abreast of and identifies emerging technologies. Monitors technology needs of the institution and prepares budget projections to support expansion of these systems. Supports Head of Collection Information Services in administering servers for Library’s ILS and digital preservation systems. Supports division specific software and systems and provides technical support to institution’s web sites. Develops and maintains the BARD intranet site. Develops IT best practices and procedures and complies with regulatory requirements. Responsible for documentation of IT procedures. Plans and implements business continuity program and records recovery. Works with staff to identify and prioritize enhancements, new functionality, and new applications. Educates users and facilitates communication between departments as relates to technology. Provides help desk support as needed. Additional duties as assigned.
Please send cover letter and résumé to Folger Shakespeare Library, Attn: HR/Head of Information Systems, 201 E. Capitol Street SE, Washington, DC 20003-1004 or email jobs@folger.edu. No phone calls, please. EOE
Part-time Special Police Officer
Posting Date:12/28/2011
Closing Date: When Filled
Hours for day or night as required--subject to change. Must be highly mobile, with ability to be on feet for extended periods. High school diploma or equivalent. Special Police Officer (SPO) commission certification required. Good interpersonal and communication skills required. Knowledge of security and safety procedures. One to two years experience in security or safety, preferably in library or museum environment or police force. Experience with surveillance and security or alarm systems.
Enforces security regulations for building entry, including surveillance of staff and visitors in the galleries, theater and other public areas of Library. Monitors building security panel system and sequence of operation. Responds, as necessary, to internal security check-ins and patrols Library areas for security compliance. Logs staff in and out as needed for security and payroll purposes. Issues and collects keys and monitors departing staff and visitors. Inspects bags or other personal property of employees and visitors to ensure proper security of Library property. Monitors movement of vendors, contractors, and caterers for daytime and evening activity and events. Ensures vendors and visitors are properly signed in and out of building. Escorts vendors and contractors to restricted areas and alarms and disarms security areas as needed. Enforces parking regulations for staff and visitors. Assists Central Library Registrar with property management issues, such as deposits for keys and check-in/check-out of property guests. Answers and transfers incoming calls as needed. Responds to directions of officer-in-charge, regarding postings, emergencies, or special assistance. Performs other security duties as assigned.
Please send cover letter and résumé to Folger Shakespeare Library, Attn: HR/SPO, 201 E. Capitol Street SE, Washington, DC 20003-1004 or email jobs@folger.edu No phone calls, please. EOE
Internship Opportunities
Many divisions of the Folger have opportunities for internships, both paid and unpaid, for undergraduate and graduate students to learn about the daily operations of an independent research library with a vigorous set of cultural and educational programs.
Internships are available with the following divisions: Central Library, Development, Education, Public Programs, and Research. Preference for Central Library internships is given to graduate students pursuing a master’s degree in Library Science or Museum Studies. For all other internships, preference is given to students pursuing academic and professional goals in the arts and/or humanities. While the majority of these internships are unpaid, this decision is left to each division’s discretion.
Central Library internship projects are available in the following areas: Acquisitions, Cataloging, Curatorial support, Digital initiatives, Exhibitions, and Reader Services. Applicants should specify their areas of interest so that applications can be forwarded to the appropriate members of staff. Please indicate whether you are interested in an unpaid internship or if you are applying for an internship / field study for course credit. Indicate a preferred start date in your application, and please submit at least 90 days in advance of that date. Note that while we accept applications on an ongoing basis, we meet on a quarterly basis to consider internships for the academic fall semester (ca. Sept. - Dec.); spring semester (ca. Jan. - May); or for full or part-time summer internships. Preference for Central Library internships is given to graduate students pursuing a master’s degree in Library Science or Museum Studies.
The Development Office is responsible for raising unrestricted and restricted gift income in support of organizational needs from individuals, corporations, foundations, and government agencies.
The Folger Education Division offers unpaid internships for students interested in Theatre Education, Education Administration, and Shakespeare. Days and hours are flexible. The Education Division is no longer accepting applications for summer 2012 internships. Applications for fall 2012 are being accepted at this time.
The Division of Public Programs produces events for the general public, including theatre productions, literary readings, concerts, and tours.
The Division of Research sponsors seminars, conferences, and workshops involving the Renaissance period for doctoral and postdoctoral level scholars, and produces Shakespeare Quarterly.
Potential interns, screened on an individual basis, should send a résumé, cover letter, and a letter from their institution's internship office stating the requirements for academic credit (if it is to be requested). Letters of recommendation may be solicited after a preliminary screening. Mail or fax internship inquiries to Folger Shakespeare Library Attn: HR/Interns; or e-mail to internapplications@folger.edu.
Folger Shakespeare Library
Attn: HR/Interns
201 East Capitol Street, SE
Washington, DC 20003
Fax Number: (202) 675-0315
Or e-mail to internapplications@folger.edu.
Docents
Docents are a group of trained Folger volunteers who interpret Folger Shakespeare Library for the public through tours and a variety of outreach programs. Learn more at www.folger.edu/docents.
