Executive Director Arts Together

CareerOpportunity

Arts Together seeks a collaborative emotionally intelligent and community-centered leader to serve as its next Executive Director. The next leader will help steward a beloved organization known for its creativityand relational approach to arts education while strengthening long-term sustainability and organizational capacity. The ideal candidate will bring strong nonprofit leadership and operational experiencedemonstratedfundraising and community engagement skills and a deep appreciation for arts-integrated education. This leader will be called to both preserve what makes Arts Together special and help build the operational and financial foundation needed for its next chapter.

Mission:To cultivate individual creative strengths through the arts in a diverse inclusive collaborative and nurturing community.

Reporting Structure:The Executive Director reports to the Board of Directors and leads a collaborative staff team that includes program leadership preschool administration operations teaching artists and administrative support.

Total Staff and Budget: Arts Togetheroperateswith 4 full-time staff members more than35part-time instructors and teaching artists seasonal counselors and support staff and an annual operating budget currently under $1.1million.

WorkingEnvironment/Location:This is afull-timeRaleigh-based leadership position requiring regular on-site presence and active engagement with staff students families community partners and programming.

Key Responsibilitiesof theExecutive Director

Collaborative and Relationship-Centered Leadership

• Foster a transparent and trusting organizational culture grounded in empathy open communication shared leadership and accountability across the organization
• Lead with emotional intelligence compassion steadiness and a listening-first approach that helps staff feel heard valued psychologically safe and empowered to contribute theirexpertiseand creativity
• Build strong relationships with staff families students alumni artists donors board members and community partners
• Serve as a visible and authentic ambassador whorepresentsArts Together with warmth integrity and care

Strong Fundraising and External Relations Skills

• Lead and strengthen fundraising efforts through individual giving grants sponsorships events partnerships and donor engagement
• Expand community visibility storytelling and public awareness ofthemission and impact
• Cultivate authentic relationships with funders civic leaders arts organizations educators and community stakeholders across the Triangle region
• Work with the Board tofacilitatethe organizationsfundraising plan
• Serve as the organizations chief advocate and spokesperson

Operational and Financial Management Strength

• Provide strong financial leadership including budgeting operational oversight long-term planning and responsible resource management
• Strengthen organizational systems infrastructure staffing structures and internal processes to support sustainability and effectiveness
• Ensure operational practices align with organizational values while improving accountability communication and organizational clarity
• Lead a multifaceted organization that includes preschool arts education camps dance instruction and performances and community programming
• Partner with staff and the Board to assess organizational needs strengthen capacity and support long-term financial health

Deep Appreciation for Arts Education and Creative Culture

• Champion ArtsTogetherscommitment to arts-integrated education creativity accessibility and whole-child development
• Honor and preserve the unique culture spirit and magic that define the Arts Together experience
• Support and strengthen high-quality preschool dance arts education camp and community programming
• Value and elevate theexpertiseof teaching artists educators and creative staff while fostering collaboration across programs

Strategic Vision Paired with Stewardship

• Partner with the Board and staff to shape a clear and sustainable vision fortheorganizationsnext chapter
• Balance thoughtful innovation and organizational growth with stewardship of the organizations mission culture and legacy
• Explore opportunities to strengthen community partnerships accessibility facilities planning and program sustainability
• Help position Arts Together to expand its impact whileremainingdeeply rooted in its values history and community relationships

The Ideal Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate will possess the following qualifications:

• Alignment with ArtsTogethersmission values and educational philosophy
• Emotionally intelligent and collaborative leadership style grounded in trust transparency and communication
• Demonstrated leadership experience withinnonprofitarts education youth-serving or community-basedorganizations
• Strong fundraising partnership development and community engagement experience
• Financial and operational management experience including systems and organizational infrastructure
• Appreciation for arts-integrated education creativitydanceandstudent-centered learning
• Ability to lead thoughtfully through organizational change and growth
• Excellent communication and storytelling skills
• Commitment to inclusive community-centered leadership
• Bachelors degree or equivalent professional and lived experience

About Arts Together

For more than 40 years Arts Together has created transformative arts experiences for children familiesartistsand the broader community through arts-integrated preschool dance visual arts camps classes performances and community programming. Widely recognized for its creativity warmth and commitment to inclusion Arts Together has become a beloved part of the Raleigh arts and education landscape.

At its core Arts Together believes everyone is anartistand that creativity expression and belonging are essential to learning and human development. Families staff and alumni consistently describe the organization as magical deeply relational and uniquely centered on seeing and supporting students.

Arts Together is entering an important new chapter following a leadership transition. The next Executive Director will have the opportunity to strengthen the organization while honoring the culture relationships and mission that have made Arts Together so meaningful to generations of families and young people.

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Benefits

The salary range for this position is $75000-$85000. Benefits include fully coveredemployeehealth insurance short- and long-term disability life insurance optional dental coverage and employee discounts on Arts Together classes and programs.Arts Together offers paid holidays and15 daysof PTO.

How To Apply

Join Arts Together and play a critical role in shaping its future while driving impactful change in the community.

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