Executive Director

Job Summary
Bach in Baltimore is seeking an Executive Director to lead one of the area's premier arts' organizations as it begins its fifth decade of providing professional Baroque instrumental and choral music at affordable prices.

Responsibilities

The successful candidate will have a proven track record as a fundraiser and success at overseeing other contractors to accomplish organizational goals. They will possess a demonstrated ability to:

• write and secure public and private grant funding;
• increase donor retention and year-over-year contributed revenue;
• convert occasional small-dollar donors into engaged annual donors with increasing levels of support;
• create and steward Giving Circles with appropriate benefits and donor recognition;
• facilitate an annual fundraiser and increase both the number of sponsors and revenue secured through those sponsorships;
• write, edit and distribute a quarterly print or e-newsletters to donors and concert ticket buyers.
• increase program book annually by establishing appropriate pricing and selling advertising;

The successful candidate will have experience partnering with and stewarding a volunteer Board of Directors, and will have successfully managed part-time contractors who provide accounting, marketing, and website/social media services to Bach in Baltimore.

Our next Executive Director will have experience with non-profits, and have experience creating and working within the parameters of an annual budget. The Executive Director is responsible for working with the Music Director in creating an annual concert schedule within budget parameters.

Together with Bach in Baltimore's Music Director, the Executive Director will be the public face of the organization. As such, those public facing responsibilities will include:

• select, contract and liaise with all concert sites;
• speak comfortably to groups of all sizes;
• conduct media interviews
• proactively engage service and social clubs to build awareness and audiences

Experience with event ticket sales and an appreciation of classical music are helpful. Must have valid Driver's License and reliable means of transportation.

The Executive Director is a year-round contracted position that will require approximately 100 hours per month to perform successfully. Monthly compensation for this is $4,175 per month and is fully remote with the exception of concerts, board meetings, donor and site visits. Expenses for travel will be reimbursed and a company credit card provided for meeting with donors and the acquisition of budgeted items.

The application deadline is February 6 with an anticipated start date of April 1.

Pay: $48, $50,100.00 per year

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Baltimore, MD 21213