Executive Leader, Merged Regional Theater

Arts Hacker; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 175,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

PCLO/PPT, the merged Pittsburgh CLO and Pittsburgh Public Theater, seeks a President & Executive Producer to lead the newly formed company launching in 2027, overseeing strategy, operations, and artistic vision across multi‑venue programming.

The role demands strong fundraising, financial acumen, board engagement, and community partnerships to build sustainable regional producing theaters and expand education initiatives.

Qualifications

• Experienced arts leader capable of fulfilling the vision and mission of a newly unified theater company.
• Operational and financial management at significant scale.
• Organizational change management and/or start up experience.
• Successful track record of fundraising in all forms: Individual, major gifts, foundations, corporations, government.

Responsibilities

• Organizational Leadership & Strategic Vision
• Lead the company in a manner that centers the art and programs of the company while valuing the people who make them possible.
• In partnership with the staff and board, create and lead annual business plans that allow the organization to thrive through a commitment to artistic quality, equity, financial health, and fulfilling the company’s mission, vision, and values.
• In collaboration with the Board of Directors, align business strategies with the company goals as articulated in the plan developed in conjunction with the merger.
• Directly supervise the leadership team/department heads, encompassing Development, General Management, Production, Artistic and Marketing Departments, including guiding collaborative goal setting, ongoing coaching, and assisting with problem‑solving, as well as annual performance reviews.
• Create and instill throughout the company communication practices that ensure that key stakeholders in all areas of the organization – staff, board and others – are well‑versed in annual operations plans and long‑term goals.
• Lead multi‑year financial forecasting, development of overall financial strategy, and systems of budget accountability with the leadership team and board finance leadership.
• Support collaboration among all departments of the company by connecting each of them to the central work of the company and through concepts of shared outcomes.
• Be a mentor and advisor to staff, with a focus on recruitment and retention of team members in a challenging era of changing employee expectations and needs.
• Artistic Curation, Producing, and Education
• Articulate and implement an annual artistic plan for the company reflective of a transparent process of selection
• Ensure the company’s artistic productions, education programs, experiences and events meet or exceed existing or newly established artistic goals

Skills

Arts leadership

Financial management

Change management

Fundraising

External relations

Regional knowledge

Job description

PCLO/PPT, the merged Pittsburgh CLO and Pittsburgh Public Theater, seeks a President & Executive Producer to lead the newly formed company launching in 2027, overseeing strategy, operations, and artistic vision across multi‑venue programming.

The role demands strong fundraising, financial acumen, board engagement, and community partnerships to build sustainable regional producing theaters and expand education initiatives.