Job Posting

Manager of Development: Individual Giving and Patron Engagement

We are looking for a talented and enthusiastic development professional to complement our team, working with the Artistic Director, Executive Director, Manager of External Relations, Communications and Design Associate, and Box Office Associate.

The Manager of Development: Individual will play a key role in supporting Tapestry’s artistic projects, cultivating  donors, developing and executing fundraising strategy, and managing a small team of telemarketers.

We are looking for a strategic thinker who is able to both drive progressive and best practice strategies and engage in hands-on cultivation. Tapestry is a company where we often collaboratively work across portfolios. We are interested in a development professional with experience and interest in areas including marketing, communications, and/or other relevant fields to our operations. As a small team, we are able to tailor the role to the right individual, and there may be room for growth and leadership in marketing and/or other areas of focus.

Tapestry Opera is a professional theatre and opera producer that is Canada’s most prolific and rigorous commissioner and producer of new opera works. We are driven to not only cultivate new works, but to cultivate new works and performance practices that positively evolve the genre, tapping into vital and relevant stories and diverse musical traditions as part of our mandate. We are the leading opera company in Canada in performing works by women and artists from diverse background and believe strongly in progressively reflecting and engaging the world we live in through our works and throughout all of our organizational activities.  

Creation begins with multiple collaborations at the Composer-Librettist Laboratory (LibLab), where eight writers and composers are introduced and produce sixteen opera shorts under intense conditions. Successful partnerships may result in commissioning new full length works by Tapestry or by other producers. Evolution exists not only in the content and style of the music and text, but also in performance practice. Tapestry Explorations (Tap:Ex) is Canada’s premiere program for the evolution and advancement of opera performance practice and seeks inspiration from other art forms in both art and popular streams.

Recent innovations in performance have included Tap:Ex Forbidden combining Persian Classical Music, rap, and opera; The Overcoat: a musical tailoring featuring fully choreographed physical theatre by opera singers; and Tables Turned, synthesizing classic film, live virtuosic percussion, and extended technique soprano singing accompanied by film and turntables. Tapestry productions have been nominated for 27 Dora Mavor Moore awards in the last two seasons, garnering 8 wins.

 

Things you will do:

  • Strategy

    • work with General Director, Executive Director, and Board Development Committee to create and implement forward-thinking strategy encompassing all aspects of individual development

  • Major Gifts

    • work with General Director and Board Development Committee to cultivate and strategize recurring and new major gifts

  • Individual Giving

    • ensure annual individual giving targets are met

    • cultivate new donors and develop existing donors

    • develop and execute strategy for donor relations including moves management

  • Subscriptions

    • Manage renewals and acquisition of Subscribers

    • Develop and manage subscription calling campaign for subscription renewals and acquisition

  • Campaigns

    • create annual development calendars, in conjunction with Marketing and Artistic staff members

    • ensure adherence to calendar deadlines, work with other staff to drive projects as related to campaigns

    • work with General Director, Executive Director, and Marketing team to develop themes and language for each campaign

  • Partnerships

    • ensure benefits of donor levels are being fulfilled

    • evaluate and develop partnership strategies and guidelines

  • Patron Engagement

    • Manage contract box office staff person(s); hire as necessary

    • Hire (as necessary) and manage small team of telemarketers

 

As a small staff, members are often required to fill additional gaps as a team. This is not representative of an exhaustive list of tasks that may arise throughout the course of the contract.

Things that matter to us:

  • You are a driver! You have your eye on your deadlines and are able to work with other staff to help you meet them.

  • We make art that is socially engaged - you have an understanding or lived experience of basic principles of equity and anti-oppression, and/or are interested and open to the process of learning

  • You are a highly motivated team player with a keen attention to detail and excellent organizational, time management, and problem-solving skills.

  • You are familiar with, or are confident in your ability to get familiar with, PatronManager (Salesforce)

  • You have a familiarity and ease working with Microsoft Office, Email, Internet

  • You have a positive attitude and willingness to learn.

  • You are a hands-on implementer with the ability to juggle multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.

  • You have an interest in, and understanding of, the arts.

  • You are looking for work you’ll love. We do this because we are crazy passionate about it, and we like each other.

 

We are committed to equity in hiring and specifically encourage people from communities of colour, LGBTQ2S, Indigenous, disabled, and other equity-seeking communities to apply

 

What we Offer:

  • Comprehensive health benefits

  • Flexible hours and work-from-home days

  • Casual working environment

  • Unlimited vacation and paid time off

  • Open, transparent, and communicative office culture

  • Professional development opportunities

 

If this sounds like something that you could love, we’d like to hear from you.

Checklist:  Please include as one complete pdf file, in this order:

  • Cover letter (hint, research the company) on why you’d like to work for Tapestry and why you think you’d make and excellent candidate for this role.

  • Up-to-date resume.

 

If you are invited for an interview, please be prepared to provide two references that we can contact by phone and/or email.

 

Email jmartino@tapestryopera.com with your pdf attachment
and include Manager of Development: Individual in the subject line.

Submission Deadline:  Sunday, September 16th, 11:59pm

We look forward to meeting you!

 

Tapestry Opera is a professional theatre and opera producer that is Canada’s most prolific commissioner and producer of new opera works. We perform works by artists from diverse background and believe strongly in progressively reflecting and engaging the world we live in.

 

Hourly Wage, Salary or Salary Range: 
$45,000 - $50,000
Application Deadline: 
Sunday, September 16, 2018
Start Date: 
Tuesday, October 9, 2018
Type of Work: 
Full Time
City: 
Toronto
Province: 
Ontario
Education Level: 
High School
Languages: 
English
Travel: 
No
Prefered Method(s) of Application: 
By E-Mail

Employer Details

Tapestry Opera

Jaime Martino
9
TRINITY STREET
Toronto, ON M5A 3C4
Canada

Tapestry Opera is a professional theatre and opera producer that is Canada’s most prolific and rigorous commissioner and producer of new opera works. We are driven to not only cultivate new works, but to cultivate new works and performance practices that positively evolve the genre, tapping into vital and relevant stories and diverse musical traditions as part of our mandate. We are the leading opera company in Canada in performing works by women and artists from diverse background and believe strongly in progressively reflecting and engaging the world we live in through our works and throughout all of our organizational activities. Creation begins with multiple collaborations at the Composer-Librettist Laboratory (LibLab), where eight writers and composers are introduced and produce sixteen opera shorts under intense conditions. Successful partnerships may result in commissioning new full length works by Tapestry or by other producers. Evolution exists not only in the content and style of the music and text, but also in performance practice. Tapestry Explorations (Tap:Ex) is Canada’s premiere program for the evolution and advancement of opera performance practice and seeks inspiration from other art forms in both art and popular streams. Recent innovations in performance have included Tap:Ex Forbidden combining Persian Classical Music, rap, and opera; The Overcoat: a musical tailoring featuring fully choreographed physical theatre by opera singers; and Tables Turned, synthesizing classic film, live virtuosic percussion, and extended technique soprano singing accompanied by film and turntables. Tapestry productions have been nominated for 27 Dora Mavor Moore awards in the last two seasons, garnering 8 wins.