Career Posting – Director of Marketing and Client Services, Arts Academy

Avenue Road Music and Performance Academy, home of the Gordon Lightfoot Concert Hall, seeks a Director of Marketing and Client Services to lead the flourishing Academy to greater heights. A registered charity, the Academy is located in a historic mansion at 460 Avenue Road in mid-town Toronto. The opportunity will appeal to a talented and enterprising professional in the performing arts community, with ambition for career growth, and with experience in management, marketing, fund-raising, website design and social media.

Responsibilities

Building the revenue base of the Academy, with creative, effective outreach marketing programs

Promoting the Academy's services and programs to its target communities through traditional and social media

Recommending and designing programs that address customer and student needs and interests

Collaborating with the Director of Fundraising and Community Programs, to maintain donor satisfaction and confidence

Relationship management with parents, students, volunteers, Board members and donors

P&L; responsibility

Qualifications and Personal Attributes

University degree or equivalent

Program and staff management experience

Teaching experience in the arts

Business or sales management training and track record

Must have facility with MS Office, MyMusic Staff or similar school management software,



and budgeting/bookkeeping software

Organized, detail-oriented, reliable, collegial, enterprising, and in possession of a positive sense of humour.

Required: commuting distance within 10 km of the School

Required: permanent residence status or Canadian citizenship

Time commitment, Salary and Benefits

Time commitment is 20 onsite hours/week, with some weekend time, traded off against free weekday time

Hourly starting salary equivalent to annualized full-time salary of $57,000 to $65,000; bonus available consistent with growth

Benefits include access to medical/dental insurance at subsidized rates, free parking at building site, and paid vacation days

If this chance appeals to your entrepreneurial instincts and career goals, please send your résumé in confidence along with a statement of interest and desired compensation range to

Dr. Ruth M. Corbin, Chair of the Board, Avenue Road Music and Performance Academy, by email at [email protected]

Pay: $28.50-$32.50 per hour

Benefits:

- Dental care
- Extended health care
- On-site parking
- Paid time off

Application question(s):

- Do you live within 10km of 460 Avenue Road

Education:

- Bachelor's Degree (required)

Experience:

- Marketing: 3 years (required)

Location:

- Toronto, ON (required)

Work Location: In person

📌 Director of Marketing and Client Services (Toronto)
🏢 Avenue Road Music and Performance Academy
📍 Toronto