Development Director

Located in California's beautiful Central Coast, the Clark Center for the Performing Arts’ mission is to inspire, entertain, and educate our community through the power of cultural and performing arts.

The Clark Center's Development Director plays a vital leadership role in advancing the Center’s fundraising and donor engagement efforts in support of fulfilling this mission. Reporting directly to the Executive Director, this position is responsible for planning, organizing, and implementing comprehensive development and sponsorship programs to secure support from individuals, corporations, and foundations. These efforts support the Center’s programming, capital and endowment priorities. The Development Director is essential to sustaining and growing the Center’s impact through strong community partnerships, strategic fundraising initiatives, and effective donor stewardship. The ideal candidate is a dynamic, detail-oriented professional with a passion for the performing arts and a demonstrated track record in nonprofit development.

A full job description is available at: https://clarkcenter.org/employment.

To be considered, email a cover letter outlining your interest and suitability for the position together with a current resume to employment@clarkcenter.org with the subject Development Director.

Required Abilities and Experience:

• Senior development experience and a successful track record in individual and major giving is required, preferably from work in arts organizations.
• Background in development planning and current development strategies.
• Demonstrated success in major donor cultivation and solicitation or translatable experience.
• Working knowledge, understanding and experience with sponsorships.
• Strong leadership and management abilities.
• Ability to initiate and maintain cooperative relationships with co-workers, managers and supervisors, customers/clients, Center volunteers, and members of the public.
• Knowledge of financial management to allocate resources, prepare and track budgets, analyze financial data and project fundraising income and expenses.
• Ability to work effectively under deadlines; requires excellent organizational skills, time management efficiency, and careful attention to detail.
• Experience with desktop computers and related software including word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, and email systems such as those found in Microsoft Office and Google Suite.
• Experience in entering, manipulating, reporting on and analyzing data in customer relationship management databases.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; ability to articulate ideas clearly and concisely, be that in written or oral format.
• Ability to speak with ease and confidence in front of large groups.
• Demonstrated success in managing complex programs and strategic plans; strong organizational and time management skills.
• Passion for nonprofit arts and cultural institutions
• Willingness to work some long hours and weekends

Other Desirable Skills/Qualifications/Experience:

• Experience managing staff and/or volunteers
• Experience with desktop publishing, social media management, email marketing and website content management systems; online advertising.