Careers

Executive Director 

Redhouse Arts Center seeks a dynamic and passionate individual to lead a progressive, community minded, arts organization. The ideal candidate will be a collaborative and creative leader, an astute and sensitive manager, and an advocate for social change through the arts. The Executive Director will have the unique opportunity to guide this growing organization into its next phase as a national model of success and destination for the performing arts and arts education. This is a high profile position that requires a balance confidence and compassionate leadership internally and externally. 

Redhouse was founded under the vision of providing leading arts experiences to engage and enhance the community that it serves. Since it’s founding in 2004, it has expanded with a primary focus on professional theater, arts-based education, and community impact.

Reporting to the Board of Directors, the Executive Director creates and implements the organization’s strategic plan in accordance with Redhouse’s mission and vision to maintain the highest quality arts experiences with the greatest community impact through a sustainable model that advances Redhouse and raises its profile locally, regionally, and nationally. 

The Executive Director serves as a public face of Redhouse, acts as a spokesperson for the organization at speaking engagements, and public and social events, and must maintain a visible leadership role in the community.

Interested applicants should address and send cover letter and resume to executive@theredhouse.org

Interviews will begin in September.

Salary commensurate with experience, anticipated range $110,000-$130,000. Health, dental, vision, and retirement benefits available.

Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Leadership and Management

• Collaborate with the board of directors to develop and implement the organization’s overarching goals, strategic priorities, and measurable outcomes
• Assist the board with establishing good governance practices for all facets of board functions and activities
• Develop annual budgets and monitor financial progress for all programs; ensure the programming budgets and goals align with those of the organization; support programming staff who develop annual artistic and educational programs
• Attract, support and cultivate a talented, diverse and effective team
• Develop and manage an annual balanced budget with the board of directors, finance committee, department heads, and business manager
• Oversee human resources including the development and implementation of policies and procedures needed for staff productivity and success, including reducing staff turnover
• Oversee business functions and facilities to ensure effective operations across the organization
• Identify and implement systems needed to successfully operate Redhouse
• Steward direction of artistic and educational programming, with the Artistic Director and Director of Education
• Ensure successful outreach, marketing, customer service, and operational strategies to promote ticket sales, audience development, and community impact
• Conduct ongoing assessment of all programming to ensure programs are meeting their goals and objectives including impact, reach and budget goals

Qualifications:

• Bachelor degree or equivalent experience is required, Master’s degree is preferred
• Demonstrated strategic and leadership experience at a senior management
• level, including experience leading large team
• Management experience required
• Experience with performing arts organization highly desirable
• Proven budgeting and financial management skills
• Proven experience fundraising
• Strong organizational, planning, writing and communications skills
• Excellent community relations
• Creative problem solving skills
• Impeccable integrity and a strong work ethic
• Outstanding interpersonal skills, creativity, pragmatism, energy, and patience
• Attention to detail and able to multi-task

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Production Overhire – Ongoing

Status: Non-exempt
Full/Part Time: Hourly based on needs
Annual/Seasonal: Seasonal
Compensation: $20 – $25 per hour

Redhouse Arts Center accepts applications for technical overhire positions for our MainStage Season on a rolling basis until needs and requirements are met. The Production Overhire position is responsible for the assistance in build, set-up, and takedown of scenic and facility elements as used in a production.

For more explicit details on the requirements of the position, please see the posting document. 

At this time, we are hiring for the following positions.  Please note that additional positions may become available as we hear back from previous staff.

• Scenic Carpenter
• Scenic Painter
• Properties Artisan
• Deck Hand

Please send cover letter, resume, and two references with contact information to productions@theredhouse.org. Include the position you are applying for in the subject line of the email. PDF versions of your documents are preferred.

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Redhouse Arts Center After School Substitute Teacher

License/Certification: Professional Teaching Certification, not required

Position Type: Contract

CONTRACT PERIOD:

This is a contract position with the possibility of renewal and/or promotion, pending a positive Instructional Performance Review and continued funding (up to four years).

JOB SUMMARY:

The Redhouse Arts Center is a nonprofit, multi-arts organization dedicated to the production and presentation of interdisciplinary works, theatre, music, and education.

Redhouse After School Substitute Instructors will be responsible for working alongside other Redhouse Ed. Dept. staff, under the direct supervision of his/her/their Supervisor.

Redhouse After School Substitute Instructors will also be primarily responsible for following curricular plans provided, while developing positive relationships with students and staff. In addition to teaching assignments, instructional staff attend departmental, faculty, and instructional meetings, and participate in the overall development of Redhouse education programming.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Teaching/classroom management experience with students
• Strong cultural awareness skills and the ability to present culturally relevant content to students
• Outstanding organizational, analytical, problem solving skills and demonstrated attention to detail
• Outstanding interpersonal skills, ability to work as a team, in a self directed manner, ability to complete work, meet established deadlines in an accurate and timely manner
• Ability to interact with program stakeholders by phone, email, and in person in a professional and personable manner
• Ability to handle sensitive personal information with discretion
• A professional, pleasant and resourceful attitude

• SPECIFIC DUTIES:
• Teach education courses, developing/following lesson plans, materials, and activities for classes
• Evaluate student progress, maintaining records of attendance, student work, evaluation results, and preparing regular reports on student progress when necessary
• Provide a classroom environment that is supportive of learning
• Mentor and assist other colleagues in their specific area(s) of expertise represented in the curriculum
• Attend faculty meetings and work in a cooperative and collaborative manner with colleagues
• Engage in professional development required of Redhouse and District Administration

Redhouse encourages all that are interested to audition regardless of race, color, creed, ancestry, national origin, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, affectional preference, gender identity or expression, sexual and reproductive health decisions, pregnancy, disability, genetic predisposition, age, military or veteran status, marital or familial status, or any other protected characteristic, in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

Job Type: Contract

Pay: $30.00 – $33.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Professional development assistance

Schedule:

• After school

Work Location: In person

To Apply: Email marguerite@theredhouse.org and lferaco@theredhouse.org your resume and brief cover letter/introduction 

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