Program Director, Playwrights Guild — Hybrid/Remote

Theatre Alberta; National (WA); Hybrid; USD 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Playwrights Guild of Canada is seeking a Program Director to work with the team and report to the Executive Director on national programs and services for playwrights across the country.

The position covers coordination of awards, PlayConnect, programming support, and broad administrative duties with a strong emphasis on outreach to stakeholders. Remote work is available due to Covid-19; a hybrid arrangement may follow.

Qualifications

• The ideal candidate will have a combination of training and experience in administration, project management, logistics, customer service, organizational stewardship and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Coordination of the Tom Hendry Awards: intake of submissions, jury facilitation, arranging and overseeing meetings, timeline management, event planning.
• Sponsorship stewardship for the Tom Hendry Awards.
• Annual Auction.
• Coordination of the PlayConnect program: liaison with playwrights and host organizations, intake and approval of requests, expense reporting.
• Contribution to PGC programming: conference(s), webinars, playwright & theatre events.
• Administration: participation in ArtsVest, data tracking and reporting, report preparation, organizational effectiveness.

Skills

Administration

Project management

Logistics

Customer service

Organizational stewardship

Teamwork

Tools

Database systems

Spreadsheets

Word processing

Email

Cloud storage

Financial documentation

Job description

Playwrights Guild of Canada is seeking a Program Director to work with the team and report to the Executive Director on national programs and services for playwrights across the country.

The position covers coordination of awards, PlayConnect, programming support, and broad administrative duties with a strong emphasis on outreach to stakeholders. Remote work is available due to Covid-19; a hybrid arrangement may follow.