Compensation: $60,000 to $90,000 Full Time depending on experience
FLSA: Exempt/Salaried
Updated May 2, 2024
Position: Director of Development
Reports To: Executive Artistic Director
Areas of Focus: The Director of Development is a crucial ambassador between the organization and the community, tasked with sharing Actors Theatre’s institutional narrative with donors, prospects, and partners in such a way that it is accessible and nuanced and always in alignment with the mission, vision, and values.
The Director of Development will facilitate growing revenue and social capital as they prospect and maintain donor portfolios, build donor pipelines, and execute personalized solicitation and stewardship strategies in collaboration with leadership.
Focus will be on the stewardship of donor segments as well as corporate relationship building, sponsorship development and earned income generation. This person will bring supporters through a long-term development cycle for increased engagement and support over time through in-person meetings, small gatherings, events and performances at Actors Theatre of Louisville. The Director of Development will work across departments with a high-level of collaboration internally and externally and as an engaged, active member of the community.
To Apply: Email resume, cover letter, and an intro video (30-90 seconds introducing who you are and why you’re interested in the position) to lee@leeannweinberg.com with subject line Director of Development Submission.
Actors Theatre of Louisville’s mission is to unlock human potential, build community, and enrich quality of life through programming that reflects the wonder and complexity of our time.
Now in its 60th season, and 50th as the State Theatre of Kentucky, Actors Theatre remains dedicated to serving the local and global community by participating in the creation of a more just and inclusive society. Actors Theatre’s work strategically centers experiences that reflect a civic commitment to the social good and to the health and wellness of the many constituents it serves. In pursuing a synthesis of art and service, the interdisciplinary laboratory intersects art, emergent technology, and social transformation for a storytelling (r)evolution. Actors Theatre uplifts stories and amplifies voices that represent myriad perspectives, especially those historically excluded, seeking to connect and learn from a diversity of people, ideas, and cultures through our work. Grounded in equitable practices and the work toward our collective liberation, we strive to cultivate a welcoming space of belonging for all.
Actors Theatre of Louisville sits on the unceded land of many Indigenous communities including the Shawnee, Eastern band of the Cherokee, Chickasaw, and Osage people.
The Director of Development is a crucial ambassador between the organization and the community, tasked with sharing Actors Theatre’s institutional narrative with donors, prospects, and partners in such a way that it is accessible yet nuanced and always in alignment with the mission, vision, and values.
The Director of Development will facilitate growing revenue and social capital as they prospect and maintain donor portfolios, build donor pipelines, and execute personalized solicitation and stewardship strategies in collaboration with leadership. Focus will be on the stewardship of individual list segments as well as corporate relationship building, sponsorship development and earned income generation.
Coordinate stewardship to bring donors through a long-term development cycle for increased engagement and support over time through in-person meetings, small gatherings, events and performances at Actors Theatre of Louisville. The Director of Development will work across departments with a high level of collaboration internally and externally and as an engaged, active member of the community.
This is a hybrid position with an average of 70% of work being in-person and 30% of work being remote. Working alongside Actors Theatre of Louisville’s fund development, production and events schedule, this position requires availability on some nights and weekends.
Philanthropic and Earned Revenue Development:
Prospect Research, Donor Portfolio Management, and Relationship Stewardship:
Events and Community Engagement:
Financial Forecasting and Budgeting:
Professional Development and Commitment: