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About New York Theatre Workshop:

At New York Theatre Workshop, we work relentlessly to empower visionary theatre‐makers and bring their work to adventurous audiences through productions, artist workshops and education and community engagement programs. We’re proud to be a home base for many of the most significant theatre-makers of our time, nurturing groundbreaking writers like Victor I. Cazares and Celine Song alongside powerhouse playwrights like Amy Herzog and Ayad Akhtar. From Rachel Chavkin and Lileana Blain-Cruz to Whitney White and Rubén Polendo, we empower inimitable auteur‐directors and give invaluable support to tremendous talents in the earliest days of their careers. We’ve maintained decades‐long relationships with legendary theatre-makers like Will Power, Ivo van Hove, Dael Orlandersmith, and Caryl Churchill, who have shaped our very understanding of what theatre can be.

Since our founding in 1979, we've produced over 150 fully‐realized productions including Jonathan Larson's Rent; Tony Kushner's Homebody/Kabul; Doug Wright's Quills; Claudia Shear's Dirty Blonde; Rick Elice’s Peter and the Starcatcher; Glen Hansard, Markéta Irglová and Enda Walsh’s Once; and David Bowie and Enda Walsh’s Lazarus. Enabling our artists to push boundaries generates work like Nathan Alan Davis’s Nat Turner in Jerusalem, Anaïs Michell’s Hadestown, Mfoniso Udofia’s Ufot Family Cycle, Heidi Schreck’s What the Constitution Means to Me, Jeremy O. Harris’s Slave Play and Kristina Wong's Kristina Wong, Sweatshop Overlord. NYTW productions have received a Pulitzer Prize, 25 Tony Awards, 2 Grammy Awards and numerous Obie, Drama Desk and Lucille Lortel Awards.

But that’s not what we’re proudest of. We take the greatest satisfaction from the community we’ve built, and the perspective‐shifting experiences we’ve delivered along the way. During the COVID-19 shutdown, our community persevered and together we supported new theatrical experiences that brought people together, changed the conversation, and made a profound impact. Now that we’re back to in-person programming, we feel fortunate to be able to continue to expand and support that community. If that sounds like something you’re interested in, we’d love to meet you.

About the Team:

Our Development team includes six full‐time and one part‐time employees as well as a full‐time

Development Fellow led by the Director of Development. They oversee all aspects of

fundraising for this $10 million theatre. The Associate works with all members of the

Development staff, and works closely with the Marketing Department and Executive Department.

About the Position:

• Records and tracks activities, attendance, engagement, contributions, and pledges from Board members and institutional funders.
• Assists Executive Department in scheduling and coordinating quarterly Board of Trustees’ meetings, Board Committee meetings, Board and staff events, and Board onboarding days, including preparing meeting materials, agendas, and meeting minutes.
• Coordinates invitation tracking, ticket booking, hospitality, and reminder emails and phone calls to Board members and institutional funders.
• Supports the Director of Development with drafting of communications and ad hoc assignments in collaboration with other departments.
• Assists Chief of Staff in aggregating data and documents for Annual Trustee Check-Ins.
• Conducts prospect research and identifies new potential institutional funding opportunities.
• Tracks and executes action items and supports projects and long‐term departmental planning on behalf of and in collaboration with the Development Department.
• Works in collaboration with development and other staff to support donor events, opening nights, and annual gala as needed.
• Assists with grant writing – drafts and proofreads letters of inquiry, proposal narratives, and interim & final reports.
• Keeps Board-related documents and files up to date, including acknowledgements and tax letters for all Board contributions.
• Collaborates with the Chief of Staff and Executive Fellow to communicate with the Board of Trustees and keep the Board informed of news and upcoming events.
• Is a key member of the Development team, responsible for supporting the Director of Development, Director of Institutional Giving, and Chief of Staff in all of their fundraising activities.
• Drafts acknowledgement letters to funders.
• Manages a comprehensive calendar of deadlines for potential funding proposals, LOI’s, supplemental documents, etc.

About You:

• You are detail‐oriented and take pride in creating and participating in efficient processes.
• You enjoy a collaborative, team‐focused working environment.
• You are committed to an equitable and inclusive community.
• You are committed to open and honest communication.
• You build strong, collaborative relationships with staff, Board members, and donors alike.
• You have strong communication and writing skills.
• You are organized, proactive and a problem solver.
• You have a passion for theatre and a desire to build meaningful connections between adventurous theatregoers and visionary artists.
• You embrace technology and envision how it can be a tool to deepening connection.
• You have project management skills, prioritize thoughtfully, and can keep multiple collaborators on-task.

Bonus:

• You have experience working in any aspect of the theatre industry.
• You find ways to help you and your teammates work smarter.
• You have experience with database or project-management software and best practices; you have used programs like Spektrix, Salesforce, Raiser’s Edge, Trello, Monday, Asana, AirTable, Microsoft 360 or other databases or project management tools.
• You have prior fundraising and/or grant-writing experience.

This is a full‐time position, eligible for over‐time. The salary is $45,000. Benefits include employer‐paid medical, dental, life insurance, and paid time off. NYTW has several affinity spaces and a Core Team of staff members across the organization committed to moving specific initiatives forward in our focus on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion.

We know there are great candidates that may not have all of the qualifications listed above but possess intuitive knowledge or other fully transferable skills. So don't hesitate to apply and tell us about yourself if that's you.

Please note that NYTW is in a hybrid work environment. Our approach will continue to be evaluated based on advice from local, state, and federal authorities and will take into account the personal situation of every employee. However, this position will require onsite, in‐person activity, so the applicant should intend to reside in the greater NYC area.

NYTW is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). We are committed to diversity in all areas of our work, on and offstage. We encourage applicants with a unique cultural perspective inclusive of race, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, class, physical ability, and sexual orientation.

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