Core Responsibilities:

• Staff Leadership & Operations Management:

• Provide small team leadership for part-time staff and volunteers, ensuring smooth day-to-day operations, accountability, and staff development.

• Foster a culture of collaboration, transparency, and inclusivity, addressing HR and interpersonal issues as needed.

• Identify and implement process improvements to optimize workflows, streamline operations, and support organizational growth.

• Financial Management & Fundraising:

• Oversee Arcade’s financial health, working with the Board to develop annual budgets, monitor expenses, and ensure financial sustainability.

• Partner with the volunteer Business Manager, who currently manages bookkeeping, contractor payments, and annual tax filings. Collaborate with the Board Treasurer to review reports and ensure compliance. Depending on skills and interest, the Executive Director may assume some of these duties over time.

• Manage fundraising efforts in partnership with the Board, securing donations, grants, and sponsorships.

• Ensure compliance with nonprofit fiscal standards, monitoring financial performance and cash flow.

• Board Liaison & Strategic Planning:

• Collaborate with the Board to execute the strategic plan, providing regular updates on operations and progress toward goals.

• Ensure Arcade’s activities align with its mission, values, and long-term vision.

• Serve as the point of contact between the Board and staff, ensuring clear communication and shared decision-making.

• Community Engagement & Public Representation:

• Act as the primary spokesperson for Arcade, representing the theater to internal stakeholders (staff, performers, volunteers) and external partners (donors, sponsors, collaborators). Ensure consistent, transparent, and timely communications, including newsletters, program updates, office hours, and public messaging.

• Build and nurture relationships with the community, donors, and sponsors to maintain Arcade’s presence and grow its support base.

• Ensure Arcade’s culture and operations reflect its commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility, and belonging (DEIAB), creating an inclusive and welcoming space for all staff, volunteers, and patrons.

• On-Site Presence & Event Oversight:

• Maintain a regular physical presence at the theater during key events, performances, and rehearsals, ensuring operations run smoothly during peak times.

• Provide leadership during key moments, ensuring staff and volunteers are supported and operational needs are met.

• Decision-Making & Final Accountability:

• Make final decisions on day-to-day operational issues, ensuring alignment with strategic goals.

• Collaborate with the Board for oversight and approval on major decisions, ensuring transparency in all actions.

Required Qualifications & Skills:

• Financial Management: Proven ability to oversee budgets, financial planning, and performance analysis, ensuring alignment with financial objectives and organizational goals.
• Strategic Artistic Vision: Ability to collaborate with and advise the Programming Director and Academy Director who implement the artistic direction, along with Operations Managers, Technical Director, and all Core Volunteers to ensure that Arcade’s operations align with the theater’s creative goals.
• Team Leadership and Communication: Experience evaluating and optimizing team structures to support program goals and operational efficiency. Strong interpersonal skills, including: conflict resolution, de-escalation, ability to effectively communicate, and an inclusive leadership style.  
• Experience with Nonprofit Operations: Experience navigating nonprofit governance, collaborating with boards, and leading mission-driven organizations.
• Culture and Fit: This is a comedy theater! Yes, we need to build systems, and we need a candidate with a genuine appreciation for comedy and creative spaces, bringing a balance of operational rigor and enthusiasm for the arts.

Preferred Qualifications & Skills:

• Fundraising & Sponsorship: Experience leading fundraising initiatives (including individual giving and/or grant applications), securing sponsorships, and building relationships with donors. 
• Comedy Expertise: Deep familiarity with comedy in all its forms, with an emphasis on: Improv, Sketch, Stand Up.
• Digital Fluency: Aptitude for quickly learning and effectively using software systems to support business operations.
• Theater Management: Experience managing theater operations, programming logistics, and venue oversight.
• Marketing & Audience Engagement: Demonstrated ability to create and execute marketing strategies and drive audience engagement to grow Arcade’s reach and community presence.
• Customer Relationship Management (CRM): Experience using CRM platforms for donor cultivation, audience communications, and organizational reporting.

Physical Demands

The Executive Director role requires regular on-site presence during events and performances, which may involve periods of standing and walking, as well as time spent at a computer for administrative tasks. The role also occasionally requires transporting supplies and materials, including lifting items up to 25 pounds. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Arcade Comedy Theater Teaching Artists must have:

• Excellent interpersonal and classroom management skills
• The ability to give and receive constructive feedback
• The capacity to adhere to a curriculum while tailoring the experiences to meet student or client need
• An interest in professional development and ongoing educational opportunities
• A willingness to commit to the Arcade Comedy Theater mission and values of accessibility, belonging, inclusion, diversity, and equity
• A dedication to positively representing Arcade Comedy Theater within the greater comedy community

Arcade Comedy Theater Teaching Artists are expected to have two or more of the following credentials:

• Comedy training, via the Arcade Academy or another comedy institution
• Theatrical training, via a degree or certificate program, or practical training through workshops and professional development courses
• Educational training, via a degree or certificate program, or practical training through workshops and professional development courses
• A minimum of three years of comedy performance experience
• A masterful display of craftsmanship in their field

The Arcade Comedy Theater Teaching Artist Application is open year round.

Applicants will submit requested materials and complete a short form. Selected applicants will be asked to interview for available positions with Arcade Staff such as the Academy Director or the Director of Programming. Selected applicants will then be entered into the Arcade Comedy Theater Teaching Artist Database. Offers for available positions at Arcade will be made from the Teaching Artist Database, and based on Teaching Artist skillset and availability, at the discretion of the Arcade staff member associated with that program. In general, Academy Instructors are scheduled for their classes every six months, House Team Coaches and Assistant Coaches are appointed annually, and Teaching Assistants, Practice Mode Coaches, and Workshop Facilitators are requested as needed. Returning applicants will not need to reapply annually, but will be asked to update their availability and interests during hiring cycles.

Pay Rates

Academy Instructors: $40 per hour for solo teaching or $25 per when co-teaching a class with another Academy Instructor

Teaching Assistants: $20 per hour

House Team Coach: $25 per hour of practice or for giving notes after a performance

House Team Assistant Coach: $25 for giving notes after an assigned performance or $25 per hour for running an assigned practice

Practice Mode Coaches: $25 per hour

Private Event Workshop Facilitators: determined per engagement, based on client