The Asian Arts Initiative (www.asianartsinitiative.org) is a multi-disciplinary community arts center offering performances, exhibitions, workshops, and training for artists, youth, and adults of all racial backgrounds who need a space to develop their cultural voice.

Reporting to the Program Manager, the Web Design Consultant will be responsible for implementing Phase One of our Online Initiative with the fore planning for Phase Two. Phase One will be launched by September 2008.

The vision of the Online Initiative is to maximize the use of our website as a tool for information, constituent interaction, and community building. We envision the website to serve as a forum that will engage community members to connect with each other and with the rich diversity of programming at the Asian Arts Initiative. Website functions will include streaming video, audio clips, on-line interviews of featured artists, and a searchable, living archive that invites people to "share your story" about art and community work.

Phase One of our Online Initiative involves designing a website for our Oral History Project celebrating the Asian Arts Initiative's 15-year anniversary. The webpage will detail key milestones, artists, and thinking from the organization's 15-year existence through an interactive timeline and highlighting excerpts from our Oral History Project interviews. This project serves as an important resource in preserving organizational and local history--sharing our vision of social justice and strategies for social change through the arts, while simultaneously highlighting a diverse segment of the Philadelphia community.

Phase Two will be a larger redesign of our website to communicate with our constituent relations management database (currently in development).

RESPONSIBILITES FOR PHASE ONE OF OUR ONLINE INITIATIVE INCLUDES:

• Design the Asian Arts Initiative 15-year Oral History Project webpages which will include an interactive timeline and written excerpts from our community interviews
• Provide recommendations on website management systems (ex: content management system)
• Integrate capacity for our long-term website goals into the Phase One design
• Ensure that information and its design flow adheres to branding specifications and is conducive to a user-friendly find/view pattern.
• Apply information/best practices to enhance the value of the website.
• Oversee navigation and browser compatibility
• Effectively share and document designs and code
• Advise staff on how to best optimize their content for online deployment.
• Articulate web technology and design to a non-profit staff

The successful candidate(s) will be able to implement Phase One with the possibility of implementing Phase Two including development of new interactive functionalities and optimizing website as a means of funneling information to our constituent relations management database.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience in website development and/or information architecture
• Proficiency with text-based HTML editors and/or web-based content management systems
• Knowledge of browser compatibility, current web standards, and image editing software
• A good sense of design
• Great attention to detail, heavily motivated, self-sufficient and has enthusiasm for work
• Strong communication and coordination skills
• Experience working with non-profit sector clients

TO APPLY:

Email cover letter, resume, a detailed contract bid and timeline, and 3 work-related references to:

Sabina Neem
Program Manager
sabina@asianartsinitiative.org

Last day to apply is July 14th, 2008.

The Asian Arts Initiative is an equal opportunity employer. Asian Americans and other people of color are strongly encouraged to apply.