TheatreWorks Silicon Valley: Executive Director

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley is seeking an Executive Director to work in a co-leadership model with the Artistic Director. This role involves close collaboration with the Board to create and implement a long-term vision and strategy that is both achievable and sustainable. The Executive Director will manage all business functions of the organization, including general management, audience development, marketing, fund development, financial management, and strategic planning. Additionally, this individual will serve as a spokesperson for TheatreWorks, building relationships with municipal leaders, funders, and philanthropic supporters, while also focusing on sustaining equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility initiatives within the organization. Together with the Artistic Director, the Executive Director will enhance TheatreWorks’ capacity to support top talent and create a supportive environment for all involved in the organization.

About TheatreWorks Silicon Valley

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley (TheatreWorks) is one of the country’s leading professional theatres and the Bay Area’s third-largest non-profit theatre. In 2019, the company was honored by the American Theatre Wing with the Regional Theatre Tony Award. Its mission is to celebrate the human spirit through innovative productions, new works, and arts engagement programs inspired by and engaging its diverse Silicon Valley community. TheatreWorks is currently opening a new Creative Hub and administrative center in Redwood City and produces its season in the 600-seat Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, the 360-seat Lucie Stern Theatre in Palo Alto, and LORT B & C theatres, respectively.

Qualifications

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley does not require a specific number of years of experience or minimum educational credentials. Qualified candidates should demonstrate a dynamic history of senior leadership and managerial experience within mission-driven theatre-producing organizations, as well as previous experience in fundraising, marketing, financial management, operations, relationship-building, and strategic planning. Exceptional communication skills are required, as is the desire to directly engage with Silicon Valley communities alongside TheatreWorks’ staff. Demonstrated experience in championing and implementing inclusion, diversity, equity, accessibility, and anti-racism policies is essential. The Executive Director will be a change agent experienced in leading a team / organization through change and / or challenging times. The selected candidate must be willing to live or relocate to the geographical area of TheatreWorks Silicon Valley.

Responsibilities

Strategic Planning and Operational Leadership

Serve as a committed, visionary, and accessible leader with a true connection to stakeholders including artists, staff, board, donors, and community members.

Collaborate with the Artistic Director to provide consistent and transparent leadership across the organization and establish a sustainable strategy that encourages artistic innovation and fiscal responsibility.

Create decisive action plans with the senior management team that include a clearly defined organizational structure designed to achieve strategic, operational, and tactical priorities, and measurable goals, while fostering a teamwork culture of shared accountability.

Champion equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility policies and practices, and ensure ongoing organization-wide training is prioritized, funded, implemented, effective, and sustained.

Inspire and engage stakeholders to support TheatreWorks as a chief spokesperson and ambassador for the organization.

Embrace other strategic planning and operational leadership responsibilities as needed.

Fiscal Responsibility and Oversight

Demonstrate solid fiscal and business acumen and ensure the highest levels of financial accountability.

Maintain communications with the Board of Trustees that are comprehensive, proactive, and transparent.

Maximize income and control expenditures without jeopardizing the quality of work, achievement of mission, or the reputation of TheatreWorks Silicon Valley.

Lead the development, implementation, and management of organizational budgets.

Manage financial reporting systems, provide financial analysis, develop earned and contributed revenue forecasting models and scenario plans, and make recommendations to support decision-making.

Embrace other fiscal responsibility and oversight responsibilities as needed.

Earned and Contributed Revenue Enhancement

Lead staff and Board fundraising initiatives to create innovative community-centered strategies for growing contributed revenue.

Build and maintain strong professional relationships with the Board Emeriti, business leaders, and the funding community including key donors, foundations, public funders, and corporations.

Formulate and actively participate in comprehensive marketing and public relations campaigns to increase local and national awareness of TheatreWorks.

Join forces with the Artistic Director and marketing team to develop and implement new, sustainable earned revenue streams.

Collaborate with the marketing and development team to develop long-term patron engagement strategies to increase Mainstage attendance and convert single ticket holders into subscribers / repeat theatregoers.

Guide the development of strategic marketing initiatives designed to create long-term engagement, increase attendance at Mainstage shows, and convert single ticket holders into subscribers / repeat theatregoers.

Assess and adapt audience development plans based on the specific, unique nature of Silicon Valley to create meaningful relationships with the region’s broadly diverse communities.

Embrace other earned and contributed revenue enhancement responsibilities as needed.

Community Engagement and External Relations

Devise innovative partnerships between artistic and tech communities, ensuring TheatreWorks is valued as the theatrical center of Silicon Valley and looked to as a performing arts leader in local and global conversations.

Maintain a consistent presence as a highly engaged member of the Silicon Valley community focused on increasing the visibility and reputation of TheatreWorks in arts, culture, public, corporate, government, and philanthropic communities.

Expand TheatreWorks’ presence in the broader theatre field by representing the organization at national convenings, participating in collective lobbying efforts, and fostering relationships with local or national peer organizations that may result in producing partnerships and resource-sharing.

Cultivate and develop a diverse, intergenerational audience in close collaboration with the Artistic Director, by engaging Silicon Valley communities through mutually beneficial, innovative partnerships and collaborations.

Embrace other community engagement and external relations responsibilities as needed.

Compensation and Benefits

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley provides a competitive compensation package with a salary range between $175,000 and $200,000 and benefits that include partial employer-paid health insurance; a 403(b)-retirement plan; paid vacation; holidays; personal and sick days; complimentary tickets to TheatreWorks productions; friends and family discounts; and a creative, energetic environment. A relocation allowance will be offered to the placed candidate if they are not local.

To Apply

To submit a cover letter and resume with a summary of demonstrable accomplishments (electronic submissions preferred), please click here or visit artsconsulting.com / opensearches.

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Salary : $175,000 - $200,000