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The Film Festival Department in Human Rights Watch’s (HRW) New York office is seeking a consultant to act as Outreach Coordinator in order to launch it new “Youth Producing Change” program. We expect this project will consume three (3) full days a week and be completed as of June 26, 2008.

Human Rights Watch’s International Film Festival will celebrate the launch of “Youth Producing Change” this coming June 20 and 21, 2008. A program presented by Adobe Youth Voices featuring short films, videos and animations made by youth media makers from across the globe, “Youth Producing Change” will celebrate the courageous efforts of young people as they document human rights and social issues in their communities and translate their experiences into concrete social change.

The consultant’s key responsibilities will include:

• Coordinating outreach to increase intergenerational audience attendance of “Youth Producing Change” film screenings and events
• Distributing outreach materials including flyers, postcards, printed programs and email blasts
• Posting the “Youth Producing Change” events on event listings websites
• Conducting in-person outreach to organizations in the New York City metropolitan area
• Conducting outreach to encourage youth to attend a video production workshop at the Lincoln Center’s Walter Reade on Saturday, June 21, 2008
• Coordinating distribution of publicity materials to our publicist
• Assist in additional film festival outreach as needed.
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Human Rights Watch is an international human rights monitoring and advocacy organization known for its in-depth investigations, its incisive and timely reporting, its innovative and high-profile advocacy campaigns, and its success in changing the human rights-related policies and practices of influential governments and international institutions.
In recognition of the power of film to educate and galvanize a broad constituency of concerned citizens, Human Rights Watch decided to create the Human Rights Watch International Film Festival. Human Rights Watch's International Film Festival has become a leading venue for distinguished fiction, documentary and animated films and videos with a distinctive human rights theme. Through the eyes of committed and courageous filmmakers, we showcase the heroic stories of activists and survivors from all over the world. The works we feature help to put a human face on threats to individual freedom and dignity, and celebrate the power of the human spirit and intellect to prevail. We seek to empower everyone with the knowledge that personal commitment can make a very real difference.
Additional Qualifications:
We are seeking applicants with both strong grassroots outreach skills and a strong connection to youth media and community organizing in New York City
How to Apply:
PLEASE APPLY IMMEDIATELY by emailing in a single submission: a letter of interest describing your experience, your resume, and names or letters of reference no later than May 9, 2008 to nedbalj@hrw.org. Please use “Outreach Coordinator” as the subject of your email. Only complete applications will be reviewed. It is preferred that all materials be submitted via email. If emailing is not possible, send materials (please do not split a submission between email and regular post) to:

Human Rights Watch International Film Festival
Attn: Search Committee (Outreach Coordinator)
350 Fifth Avenue, 34th Floor
New York, NY 10118-3299
Fax: (212) 736-1300

Human Rights Watch is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate in its hiring practices and, in order to build the strongest possible workforce, actively seeks a diverse applicant pool.