Executive Director, Portland & Seattle Locals

Overview

Who We Are

SAG-AFTRA is the iconic American labor union that represents approximately 160,000 media professionals. SAG-AFTRA employees support our members and thrive on securing the strongest protections by negotiating the best wages, working conditions, health and pension benefits. We preserve and expand members’ work opportunities, vigorously enforce our contracts and protect our members against unauthorized use of their work.

The Local executive director is the chief executive for the SAG-AFTRA Portland and Seattle Locals. Under the direction of the Executive Director, Locals Operations and the Locals’ Boards of Directors, this person is responsible for administering the business affairs of the Portland and Seattle Locals, including the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and overseeing policies and programs adopted by the Locals’ Boards of Directors in conjunction with SAG-AFTRA’s national strategies and policies.

(This section provides a general summary of the most significant job duties performed. It does not explain in detail every single duty performed.)

• Oversees and manages all aspects of the SAG-AFTRA Portland and Seattle Locals operations including compliance with internal union governance procedures, member outreach and local communications, local organizing initiatives, local budgeting, and the negotiation, administration and enforcement of the broadcast and non-broadcast contract sunder which local members work.
• Leads and/or supports negotiations of Local collective bargaining agreements covering members working at television and radio stations. Resolves complex issues and disputes with performers, agents and studio/producer representatives, including attorneys and business affairs people, including processing grievances and providing support for arbitration proceedings and matters before the NLRB.
• Oversees the administration and enforcement of collective bargaining agreements for performers employed in commercials, television/radio programming, feature and independent films, corporate-educational programs, interactive games, sound recordings and other work that may be covered by SAG-AFTRA agreements.
• Work to cultivate member leadership, develop and provide leadership training and other programming for member leaders, including work with local and national committees. Servesas liaison to all relevant member committees, either directly or through supervision of appropriate staff. Actively manages internal decision-making processes to ensure timeliness and maximize consensus.
• Establishes and maintains regular communications with SAG-AFTRA members including outreach, print and email communications, and training and guidance. Oversees the development of programming for members
• Develops and maintains SAG-AFTRA’s relationships with industry stakeholders and strategic partners in the Local’s jurisdiction, including SAG-AFTRA members and staff,member representatives, employer labor relations representatives, news and sports directors, station managers, program directors, producers, entertainment unions, local andstate elected officials, labor and community organizations (e.g., state and local affiliates ofthe AFL-CIO) and other organizations.
• Works in alignment with national strategy and serves as a lead for the Local on broadcast member issues such as minimum contractual standards, coordinating bargaining, contract and employer campaigns and organizing in conjunction with the Chief Broadcast Officer and all national and local staff working in news and broadcast. Provide consultation related to personal service contracts.
• Works closely with the Local Board to develop and carry out internal and external organizing efforts.
• Leads, assigns or otherwise takes…