Current Job Openings

POSITION SUMMARY:
Working with the President and the executive leadership team, the next Vice President of Programming and Production will play a major role in articulating a campus-wide artistic vision for the Segerstrom Center’s programs, presentations, educational activities, and community engagement. The VP of Programming and Production will take the lead in achieving the goals of the Center’s current strategic plan, which include: developing professional partnerships; supporting the creation of new work; expanding the menu of artistic offerings at the Center; and applying lessons learned as artists and audiences emerged from the pandemic.

The VP of Programming and Production will have the opportunity to help develop the Center’s next strategic plan, examining ways that the Center might expand its role and reputation as a producer of work while continuing to be a leading presenter of the performing arts. And building on the reputation developed over many decades, the VP of Programming and Production will help define and secure the future for international dance at the Center. 

The VP of Programming and Production will join a talented and energetic staff, a supportive and dedicated Board, and a group of collaborative colleagues in the Center’s resident companies, all working together in a vibrant multicultural environment to transform lives and communities through the arts.

JOB SUMMARY:

The Vice President of Programming and Production provides leadership and vision to ensure that the Segerstrom Center for the Arts maintains the highest standards of artistic excellence in performances, presentations, and productions for audiences throughout Orange County, southern California, and beyond. Reporting to the President and CEO, the VP of Programming and Production oversees and coordinates the design and implementation of all programming across all the Center’s stages, in the studios and in the outdoor spaces throughout the SCFTA campus. The VP is responsible and accountable for driving revenue generation through innovative programming strategies, while ensuring the highest standards of excellence in artistry and audience satisfaction

• The Vice President builds on the reputation of SCFTA for providing audiences with a superb array of offerings in musical theatre, theatre, dance, music, and popular entertainment that appeal to a broad multicultural population of more than 3 million residents.
• Working with the President and the executive leadership team, the VP seeks to expand and broaden the Center’s artistic programming beyond presentation to include developing and producing work. 
• The VP of Programming and Production is the principal liaison with the Center’s resident companies, including the Pacific Symphony, the Pacific Chorale, and the Philharmonic Society of Orange County.
• The VP oversees and manages the implementation of agreements with the resident companies with regard to scheduling, programming, production, and artist services. 
• The VP maintains and manages the Center’s calendar for rehearsals and performances in all spaces throughout the campus. 
• The Segerstrom Center is recognized nationally and internationally for its leadership in the presentation of dance. The VP of Programming and Production is the principal liaison with American Ballet Theatre and with the Gillespie School, which has its own Artistic Director. The VP ensures that the unique partnership between SCFTA and ABT continues to meet and exceed expectations for nurturing future generations of dancers and dance audiences and furthering the development and evolution of dance. 
• The VP of Programming and Production oversees the scheduling of ABT’s annual residencies and ensures that dance, especially classical ballet, is well represented at the Center each year. 
• The VP of Programming and Production oversees all aspects of artistic administration including preparation and monitoring budgets, booking artists and attractions, contract negotiation, and contract administration. 
• The VP ensures that the Facilities, Operations, and Security teams have the information they need to meet and exceed artists’ expectations. 
• The VP works closely with Marketing & Communications departments on messaging about artists and programming in order to achieve and exceed goals for earned revenue. 
• The VP is a resource for artistic programming to all departments within the SCFTA. 
• The VP of Programming and Production takes a leadership role in fundraising. 
• The VP works closely with the Development team on designing strategies to build support for programming initiatives. 
• The VP identifies, cultivates, solicits, and ensures excellent stewardship of program-related gifts. 
• The VP serves as a knowledgeable and enthusiastic spokesperson for the Center on all matters related to programming with internal and external stakeholders and to the broader Orange County community.
• The Vice President of Programming and Production reports to the President and CEO and oversees the departments of production, education, community engagement, and on-site ABT programs.
• The VP is a member of an executive leadership team that includes the Chief Financial Officer, the General Manager, and the Vice Presidents of Culture and Community, Development, and Marketing & Communications.

*-  Other duties may be assigned by the supervisor in support of departmental goals

REQUIREMENTS AND COMPETENCIES:

• The ideal candidate will be a visionary leader with a deep and broad knowledge of the performing arts and successful experience programming and presenting artists and ensembles in multiple arts disciplines and venues at a high level of excellence. 
• The candidate will fully embrace the Segerstrom Center’s belief in the power of performing arts to transform lives and in the ability of the shared experience and exploration of the arts to create and build community. 
• The candidate will have a work history that demonstrates a commitment to the principles of diversity, equity, inclusion, and access. 
• The successful candidate will have an excellent working knowledge of established and emerging artists and ensembles across multiple disciplines and genres. Knowledge of dance, especially classical ballet, will be a valuable asset in this position. 
• The candidate will come with a well-established network among artist managers and agents nationally and internationally. The candidate will have successful experience negotiating and working with contracts in a collective bargaining environment. 
• The successful candidate will be a strategic thinker with superb planning, organizational, financial management, communication, and interpersonal skills. The candidate will have demonstrated experience in budget management, resource allocation, and financial planning. The candidate will have a track record of success in leading and managing programs, projects, and staff teams. 
• The successful candidate will have a reputation as a willing collaborator and an effective problem solver. The candidate will be creative, innovative, even-tempered, and flexible. The successful candidate will be able to manage multiple priorities and competing deadlines with great skill and good humor. 
• The successful candidate will be able to travel as needed to hear and see work. The candidate will be able to attend evening and weekend performances and events. The successful candidate will welcome the opportunity to join the executive leadership team of the Segerstrom Center for the Arts and become an active member of the Orange County community.

COMPENSATION: 

• Salary range: $230,000 to $250,000
• 403b with match
• Core Benefits + Supplemental benefits
• Time Off (Vacation, Sick, Personal, Company Holidays) 

APPLICATIONS: 

The Segerstrom Center for the Arts is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in all facets of the organization and welcomes applications from all qualified candidate regardless of age, race, gender, sexual orientation, disability, religion, or national origin. 

Please prepare a cover letter that describes your specific interest in the Segerstrom Center for the Arts and outlines your qualifications for the position. Send with a resume and include a separate page with contact information for at least three professional references. Electronic submissions are requested. All applications will be treated as confidential, and references will not be called without the candidate’s knowledge and agreement.

SEEO-1 Statement: Segerstrom is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, association with a member of a protected class, bereavement leave, color, disability (physical, intellectual/developmental, or mental health/psychiatric.), exercising the right to family care and medical leave related to serious health condition of employee or family member, child bonding, or military exigencies, engaging in protected activity, gender identity or expression, genetic information or characteristic, marital status, medical condition (cancer or genetic characteristic), military and veteran status, national origin (includes language restrictions), pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions, Pregnancy Disability Leave (PDL), race (includes hairstyle and hair texture, religious creed (includes dress and grooming practices), reproductive health decision making, sex/gender, and sexual orientation.