theater executive director.

???Take a direct leadership role in the organization's development programs, including its annual fund-raising efforts, endowment, capital, and planned giving???Partner with the City Manager, City Commission, Board of Directors, and volunteers in development activities, effectively cultivating, soliciting, and maintaining excellent relationships with individual, corporate, foundation, and government donors and sponsors???Develop plans to grow the audience through the identification of target customers and implementation of marketing / PR programs.???Implement and monitor a long-term strategic and short-term operating plan in coordination with the City Manager, Theatre Boards and staff, and assume joint responsibility for its implementation, reporting progress towards goals regularly.???Fund Development Program: Plans, directs and implements a comprehensive development program that generates individual donor, foundation, and corporate funding.???Overall business management of the theatre and the coordination of all activities. ???Accountable for all financial record-keeping, employee payroll, accounts receivable and payable.???Provide accurate budgeting reports to the City Manager on a monthly basis.???Responsible for all publicity, media communications, press releases, brochure and playbill design and composition.???Work with legal counsel, when needed and appropriate, to negotiate rental contracts with outside groups ???Attending, staffing and reporting to all Board meetings???Act as spokesperson for the organization with community and regional arts organizations, education institutions, businesses, foundations, and government agencies???Soliciting support from community leaders through fund-raising activities.???Research and development of grant funding for theatre activities.???Solicits and encourages corporate sponsorship and related revenue producing advertising.???Articulate and execute a ticket pricing strategy that will increase the box office yield???Plans, directs and conducts a variety of marketing studies for the Sunrise Theatre, supervises or initiates the preparation of reports and recommendations; prepares implementation plans and supervises the implementation of major recommendations accepted.???Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with the Sunrise Theatre Advisory Board, Sunrise Theatre staff, Sunrise Theatre Foundation, Sunrise Theatre Volunteers, professional associations, and business organizations

4-7 years

--Master's Degree in arts administration, theatre, business or equivalent. --Minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible professional experience, preferably in a performing arts center environment, two of which must have been in a supervisory capacity.

Passion for Mission --Ability to translate mission into concrete action items --Substantive knowledge of the organization's client base and stakeholders Financial Management --Take a direct leadership role in the --Knowledge of basic accounting protocols and ability to review finances with others to build consensus around priorities and monitor ongoing expenditures --Accountable for the sustainability and overall health of the organization Talent Management --Ability to attract, retain and develop talent --Establishes clear expectations to solicit the best from each employee Communication --Communicates clearly in person and in writing with a diverse audience of stakeholders and clients --Comprehends how to engage audiences of varying sizes and interests in regards to the mission Managing People--Able to effectively manage a diverse group of individuals and teams.

Masters