The ISRAEL FILM FESTIVAL in Los Angeles, the largest showcase of Israeli cinema in the United States, is seeking a highly motivated, enthusiastic, and proactive Film Festival Production Coordinator to join our Tel Aviv team. This is a year-round position that supports the CEO & Executive Director, works closely with the LA-based festival team, and plays a key role in producing one of North America’s leading international film festivals. Our Production Coordinator assists with fundraising, several pre-festival events (for sponsors, filmmakers, and PR) and helping to build our extensive marketing and advertising program.<\/p>\n
The ISRAEL FILM FESTIVAL in Los Angeles takes place in November of each year, with a mission to proudly showcase the finest new Israeli films to share with American audiences the country\u2019s rich culture, diverse stories, and modern Israeli life.<\/p>\n
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:<\/strong> Desired Qualifications:<\/strong> Required Skills:<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Coordinate the planning and execution of all festival events, including screenings, premiers, galas, sponsor receptions, filmmaker events, and VIP hospitality programs.
\n\u2022 Provide executive and administrative support to the CEO & Executive Director, including calendar management, meeting coordination, and correspondence.
\n\u2022 Serve as a primary liaison between the Los Angeles office and the Tel Aviv-based team
\n\u2022 Coordinate filmmaker, industry guest, and VIP participation, including travel, accommodations, transportation, schedules, and on-site logistics in LA.
\n\u2022 Support sponsorship and fundraising efforts by researching prospective donors, preparing proposals and presentations, coordinating meetings, and managing follow-up communications.
\n\u2022 Manage relationships with venues, vendors, contractors, and service providers, ensuring projects are delivered on time and within budget.
\n\u2022 Coordinate the development and production of festival marketing materials, invitations, program books, wrap reports, advertisements, social media content, email campaigns, and website updates.
\n\u2022 Assist the LA office with film acquisition and programming logistics by communicating with filmmakers, producers, distributors, sales agents, and publicists to secure films and materials.
\n\u2022 Maintain accurate records, budgets, invoices, contracts, databases, and financial reports while supporting overall festival operations and administration.
\n\u2022 Provide hands-on operational support during festival season, troubleshoot issues in real time, and help ensure a seamless experience for audiences, sponsors, filmmakers, donors, and guests.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 3-5+ years of professional work experience in event production, film festivals, entertainment, nonprofit arts organizations, or executive administration.
\n\u2022 Ability to work independently, take initiative, and perform effectively under pressure and multiple deadlines.
\n\u2022 Knowledge of film festivals, cinema, entertainment, and the Jewish community is highly desirable.
\n\u2022 Experience and sensitivity working with sponsors, donors, filmmakers, talent, vendors, and VIP stakeholders.
\n\u2022 Exceptional organizational and project management skills with strong attention to detail.
\n\u2022 Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
\n\u2022 Experience supporting senior executives and managing multiple priorities simultaneously.
\n\u2022 Familiarity with social media, email marketing platforms (MailChimp), and website content management systems.
\n\u2022 High English and Conversational Hebrew language skills required.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Self-driven, detail orientated, takes ownership
\n\u2022 Proven experience as event manager
\n\u2022 Customer-service orientation
\n\u2022 High level mastery of Microsoft programs: OneDrive, Word, Excel, etc.
\n\u2022 Familiar with MailChimp and WordPress
\n\u2022 Excellent writing, proofreading and communication skills
\n\u2022 Grant-writing skills a big plus
\n\u2022 Confident and able to deal confidentially with sponsors and vendors
\n\u2022 Ability to meet deadlines and work well under pressure
\n\u2022 Outstanding communication skills
\n\u2022 A team player with leadership skills<\/p>\nTell them you heard about the position from Nefesh B\u2019Nefesh. Please do not repost.<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":100039543,"template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_promoted":"","_job_location":"","_application":"office@israelfilmfestival.org","_company_name":"ISRAEL FILM FESTIVAL in Los Angeles","_company_website":"https:\/\/israelfilmfestival.com\/","_company_tagline":"","_company_twitter":"","_company_video":"","_filled":0,"_featured":0,"_remote_position":0,"_job_salary":"","_job_salary_currency":"","_job_salary_unit":""},"job_listing_region":[71],"job-categories":[49],"job-types":[2],"class_list":["post-100039542","job_listing","type-job_listing","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","job_listing_region-tel-aviv","job_listing_category-operations-and-logistics","job_listing_type-full-time","job-type-full-time"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nbn.org.il\/jobboard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings\/100039542","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nbn.org.il\/jobboard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nbn.org.il\/jobboard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/job_listing"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nbn.org.il\/jobboard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/42"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nbn.org.il\/jobboard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/100039543"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nbn.org.il\/jobboard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=100039542"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"job_listing_region","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nbn.org.il\/jobboard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing_region?post=100039542"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nbn.org.il\/jobboard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-categories?post=100039542"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nbn.org.il\/jobboard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-types?post=100039542"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}