Advisor

WGBH • Boston, MA

12h • Hybrid

About The Position

GBH enriches people's lives through programs and services that educate, inspire, and entertain, fostering citizenship and culture, the joy of learning, and the power of diverse perspectives. At GBH, we believe in the advantages of coming together to build community, mentor and learn from colleagues, and connect more deeply with our mission. As a result, the majority of our staff are hybrid and work both from home and onsite. Our current hybrid approach requires staff to work onsite a minimum of two days each week, every Tuesday and Wednesday, Hybrid staff are also welcome to come in additional days each week or may be asked to come in on other days by their manager. DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW GBH is a public media powerhouse, serving New England, the nation, and the world with productions that educate, inspire, and entertain—on television, or radio, on the Web, and on an expanding array of mobile devices. GBH is PBS’s leading producer for TV and the Web, a major supplier of programs heard nationally on public radio, a leader in educational multimedia and media access services for people with vision or hearing loss, and the leader in public media for greater Boston and New England. JOB OVERVIEW The Advisor shall work with key members of the GBH team to identify and secure revenue growth opportunities by creating a growth plan focused on securing new production deals for GBH KIDS and licensing or selling GBH’s IP in the kids, lifestyle, and general audience (e.g., science) space.

Requirements

• Excellent reading, writing, verbal, organizational, negotiating, communication and analytical skills required.
• Must be able to work cooperatively with artists and business colleagues in a fast-paced production-focused environment.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Must have a positive attitude and excellent attention to detail.
• Proven capability to set priorities and meet deadlines.
• Must have experience with Macintosh operating system, Word and Excel, and document comparison programs.
• Bachelor Degree or equivalent work experience required.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience building fundraising strategies for non-profit organizations.

Responsibilities

• Identify all third parties that GBH and/or Service Provider intends to approach for possible opportunities for GBH
• Develop framework for “go to market” strategic positioning
• Work with internal GBH team on budget and revenue targets
• Build client target list for each project with customized rationales and strategies
• Be available to join meetings and brainstorm business development projects, new partnerships, and/or sales strategy
• Identify opportunities and deliver draft approaches for business growth

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time