Junior Application Setup Consultant
myKaarma
Consultant, Programs and Engagement
Black Pen Recruitment
contract
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Los Angeles • California • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $6,000 per month
Job Level
JuniorMid-Level
Tech Stack
Spring
About the role
- Lead, execute, and produce the Fall 2025 through Spring 2026 slate of PEN America public programs and events, including literary programs and Free Expression events
- Develop a slate of revenue-generating Author's Evenings and other donor engagement opportunities
- Establish Emerging Voices alumni programming
- Manage all logistical aspects of programs, including liaising with authors, authors’ representatives, host donors, venues, partner organizations, and other service providers; development, production, and distribution of event-related materials; track event participation and prepare event graphics, outreach, and follow-up emails; and process contracts and invoices, and ensure budget reconciliation
- Represent PEN America and/or prepare representatives at events, as required
Requirements
- Minimum of two years of fundraising and/or event planning experience at a nonprofit organization
- Superb written and verbal communications skills, copy editing and proofreading skills, familiarity with brand-conscious design, and ability to compose digital communications
- Demonstrated success as a team player, engaging in both big picture thinking and minute details
- Must be self-driven, able to take initiative, and able to work independently; has demonstrated creative problem-solving skills
- Willingness and the ability to travel around the Los Angeles metro area, as required
- Local candidates with pre-existing connections within the Los Angeles creative community strongly preferred
- Prior work or familiarity with PEN America is a plus
- Excellent judgment, strong decision-making and negotiation skills, and a collaborative and results-oriented approach
- Experience with human rights and/or arts and culture fundraising is a strong plus
- Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office suite, including Publisher; familiarity with Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, or Canva; familiarity with Asana; familiarity with Raiser’s Edge is a plus.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
fundraisingevent planningcopy editingproofreadingbudget reconciliationcontract processingevent logisticsdigital communicationsproblem-solvingdecision-making
Soft skills
written communicationverbal communicationteam playerinitiativeindependencejudgmentnegotiationcollaborationresults-orientedattention to detail
