Home » Blog » Job (Edmonton): Managing Director – Catalyst TheatreThe Virgin Trial – Alberta Theatre Projects The Virgin TrialAlberta Theatre ProjectsDirected by : Glynis LeyshonWritten by : Kate HennigActors Pictured : Nigel Shawn Williams, Jamie Konchak, Emma Houghton, Conrad Belau & Sarah OrensteinSet Design : Scott Reid.Lighting Design : David FraserCostume Design : Heather MoorePhoto : Benjamin LairdPhoto CreditsDirected by : Glynis LeyshonWritten by : Kate HennigActors Pictured : Nigel Shawn Williams, Jamie Konchak, Emma Houghton, Conrad Belau & Sarah OrensteinSet Design : Scott Reid.Lighting Design : David FraserCostume Design : Heather MoorePhoto : Benjamin LairdJob (Edmonton): Managing Director – Catalyst Theatre Job (Edmonton): Managing Director – Catalyst Theatre THE POSITIONCatalyst Theatre seeks an enterprising and forward-thinking theatre skilled for the leadership position of Managing Director. Reporting to Catalyst Theatre’s board of directors, and working in close consultation with the Artistic Director, the Managing Director is responsible for managing the company’s finances and is accountable for ensuring that all the operational aspects of fundraising, marketing, outreach and development align with the artistic vision, contribute to the strategic plan, and serve the company’s creation and touring mandate.Working with the Artistic Director in a responsive and collaborative model, the Managing Director will:create, implement and monitor annual budgets and cash flow statements – including production and touring budgetsmaintain and monitor internal accounting controls and ensure appropriate business processes are in placeprepare reports and financial statements for the boardoversee the annual audit processidentify and prepare all government and foundation grantsreport to all regulatory and funding bodies as requiredplan and implement fundraising strategiescultivate local, national and international development, commissioning,



producing and presenting partnershipsdevelop local, national and international markets for the companyensure all contracts are negotiated and executed in compliance with collective agreements and board policieshire and supervise administrative staffdevelop and administer operational plansoversee the implementation of marketing and communications strategies and project-specific marketing and publicity campaignsThis is a full time, permanent position with a competitive salary and benefits package.THE CANDIDATE The successful candidate must demonstrate:At least five years ofprogressively responsible leadership experience in a professional theatre setting, ideally with a creation and touring companyAn in-depth knowledge of standard operating procedures for accounting, financial reporting and budgetingA comprehensive and current knowledge of professional, not-for-profit theatre practice in CanadaA comprehensive and current knowledge of the national and international arts touring ecologyAn ability to interact effectively with a wide range of individuals including funders, sponsors, donors, professional colleagues, artists and patronsExcellence in writing, planning, research, communications, and project managementAn ability to build national and international relationships and networks that can leverage opportunities that will serve and enhance Catalyst Theatre’s creation and touring mandateThe ideal applicant will be:Self-motivated and forward-thinkingA dedicated team player who sets the bar high for themselves and those with whom they workA self-assured skilled who enjoys a collaborative approach to leadershipAn independent thinker with solid analytical and conceptual skillsA lover of life, people, theatre and imaginationResilient and fundamentally optimisticThey will have an adventurous spirit, thrive on risk, embrace the unknown and enjoy rising to a challenge.THE COMPANYCatalyst Theatre is committed to creating original Canadian work that explores new possibilities for the theatrical art form and the process by which it is created, to exposing the work locally, nationally and internationally, and to supporting artists and cultivating audiences that represent the diverse world in which we live.Our artistic practice is both director-driven and rooted in creative collaboration. Each of our productions is created in-house, from the ground up, and is built to tour. Under the leadership of director/writer/composer Jonathan Christenson, our core creative teams have been innovators in evolving the musical theatre form, creating bold, ambitious and highly theatrical productions that have been recognized with more than 100 local, national and international awards and nominations at nearly 85 theatres across Canada, England, Scotland, Wales, Australia and the United States, including in London’s West End and New York’s Broadway district.For nearly two decades, Catalyst has played a leading role in the development of a successful creation and touring model for Anglophone Canadian theatre and has broken recent ground in building presenting partnerships between small and large organizations nationally and internationally, placing the company at the forefront of an increasingly vibrant creation and touring culture and a burgeoning ‘new Canadian musical’ ecology.In 2015, Catalyst relocated to the Citadel’s 705-seat Maclab Theatre, after raising $1.2 million to renovate its auditorium and lobby and create an adjacent suite of contemporary offices.#J-18808-Ljbffr

📌 Job (Edmonton): Managing Director – Catalyst Theatre
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