Brooklyn performance and civic space JACK seeks an imaginative and resourceful leader with a passion for the arts and a track record of organizational stewardship. While the focus of this role is the overall fundraising, business, administrative, and operational management of JACK, we seek a collaborator with a passion for radical and community-driven performance. The Executive Director reports to the Board of Directors, and is responsible for leadership of financial management, fundraising, facility and staff management, and external relations.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Manage JACK’s annual budget, including leading budget creation and reporting regularly to the Board;
- Manage fiscal tasks in collaboration with our independent bookkeeper — including payroll, expenses, bank deposits, and vendor contracts;
- Manage grant portfolios in conjunction with our independent Development Consultant — including grant-writing, communication with program officers, reporting, etc.;
- Oversee artistic programs including hiring of independent curator(s) and assisting staff in managing artist relationships;
- Fundraise - cultivate new donors, communicate with existing donors, plan and engage in annual appeals;
- Manage a team of direct reports that currently includes 1 full-time employee, 1 part-time employee, and independent contractors including development consulting firm, bookkeeper, cleaner, and several box office associates;
- Community outreach, including representing JACK at external events;
- Manage the space, including building strategies around rentals and space needs, along with support of other staff who oversee rentals and maintenance.
- Support other staff in marketing of performances/events and handling ticketing for performances;
- Manage the occasional facilities-based project, including the hiring of contractors, development of scope of work, project oversight, etc.
The role involves a mix of regular office hours and time spent at JACK on evenings and weekends (there are typically about 2 - 3 evening or weekend time slots necessary per week during the programming season, to support activity in the space).
QUALIFICATIONS:
As this position is currently the lead staff member of JACK, it demands a varied skill set, including:
- Demonstrated business acumen in the arts & culture sector, with strong personnel management and project management skills.
- Ability to model fiscal and organizational outcomes, helping to refine JACK’s structure in the future.
- Experience in fiscal management and budgeting, with a devotion to detail.
- Demonstrated ability to generate earned income and philanthropic support.
- Exceptional organizational, written, and social communication skills, including an ability to work and build relationships with people from many different backgrounds and perspectives.
- Experience with platforms and technology. JACK’s systems include Google Suite, Bloomerang, Square Space, Ovationtix and Mailchimp.
- Willingness to jump into day-to-day tasks while keeping an eye on the big picture.
- A passion for collaborative, scrappy, experimental and radical art.
This is a position with a salary of $75,000/year. Benefits include health, vision and dental insurance and generous paid time off. The position is full-time, in-person in the Brooklyn office with the potential of some remote work.
We strongly encourage individuals that have not been historically represented in the arts sector to apply. JACK is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, pregnancy, disability, military status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
APPLICATION PROCESS
Interested candidates should submit a resume and cover letter via this google form by March 11, 2025 at 11:59 pm EST.
ABOUT JACK
JACK centers voices that have been systematically excluded from experimental performing art spaces in NYC, particularly BIPOC artists, providing them space and resources to make art on their own terms.
Our mission is to fuel experiments in art and activism, collaborating with adventurous artists and our neighbors to bring about a more just and vibrant society. JACK was founded in 2012 by Alec Duffy, Mimi Lien and seven additional artists with the aim of creating a performing arts space that serves as a connection point for multiple communities. JACK plays a critical role in our cultural sector as a unique home for performance and civic engagement, where individuals from different backgrounds come together, create art, and speak their truths. JACK presents theater, music, and dance performances and hosts forums & town halls on issues of importance to our neighborhood. We primarily support early-career artists creating new work, providing them a home to experiment, develop their voices, and cultivate new audiences.
