Chief Artistic Planning & Strategy Leader

Robert W. Woodruff Arts Center; United States; On-site; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

The Woodruff Arts Center is seeking a VP of Artistic Planning to lead the multi-year artistic strategy for ASO classical programming and allied activities, collaborating with the Executive Director, Music Director, and senior leaders. You will oversee budgeting for the Artistic Department and integrate planning across education, marketing, and development.

You will liaise with artists, conductors and management, negotiate fees, and cultivate relationships with donors and boards to advance

Qualifications

• Experience working internationally and with international artists.
• Keen knowledge of classical music performers, with particular emphasis on singers.
• Track record of community-based programming.
• Minimum 5 years of professional experience working for a professional orchestra; Bachelor's degree minimum.
• Extensive knowledge of the orchestral repertoire and requirements for performance.
• Experience in developing repertoire plans and working with conductors.
• Knowledge of contemporary conductors, instrumental and vocal soloists, composers, and other performers.
• Experience in negotiating artist fees and repertoire.
• Supervisory experience.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Acute attention to details.
• Ability to successfully administer many projects, immediate and long-range, simultaneously.
• A love of music.
• Creativity.

Responsibilities

• Identify, engage, negotiate fees, contract, pay and be responsible for the on-site care of guest artists.
• Cultivate and maintain positive working relationships with artists and artist managements.
• Seek out artists, conductors, composers, program concepts, and other ideas to keep ASO programming artistically fresh, innovative, and in touch with the tastes of new and existing ASO audiences.
• Travel as necessary to evaluate or cultivate people and ideas for potential inclusion in ASO schedule.
• Coordinate and convene regularly scheduled programming meetings with the Music Director, Executive Director, senior leadership of Marketing, Development, Sales, et al—known as “War Room” planning meetings.
• Attend, support, and participate in meetings of the Board and Board committees; serve as primary liaison to Board’s Music and Artistic Planning Committee.
• Serve as primary administrative team liaison to the Orchestra’s Artistic Advisory Committee.
• Cultivate excellent relationships with conducting staff and with Orchestra members; develop programs that take advantage of individual strengths of resident artists.
• Maximize scheduling of orchestra services, season schedules, schedule changes and rehearsal orders.
• Supervise expense management for Artistic Department budget.
• Participate in the annual budget development and review process.
• Lead, select, develop, evaluate and take corrective action with Artistic Administration staff.
• Represent artistic and programming perspectives to donors, board members and volunteers.
• As requested, meet and speak with community groups to increase awareness and involvement in ASO activities.
• Assume other duties as assigned by the Executive Director.
• Assist in building relationships with key donors and stakeholders to raise funds for the ASO.
• Serve as Manager on Duty, with responsibility for performance and audience experience.
• When needed, serve as driver for guest conductors/artists.

Skills

Experience working internationally

Knowledge of classical music

Community-based programming

Excellent organizational skills

Exceptional communication skills

A love of music

Creativity

Ability to administer multiple projets

Education

Bachelor's degree minimum

Job description

The Woodruff Arts Center is seeking a VP of Artistic Planning to lead the multi-year artistic strategy for ASO classical programming and allied activities, collaborating with the Executive Director, Music Director, and senior leaders. You will oversee budgeting for the Artistic Department and integrate planning across education, marketing, and development.

You will liaise with artists, conductors and management, negotiate fees, and cultivate relationships with donors and boards to advance