CAREERS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Type: Full-time, Salaried, in-person
Salary: $115,000/year, commensurate with experience
Role Summary
Circus Center is seeking a dynamic and experienced Executive Director to lead the organization. This role involves managing all operations, overseeing the budget, and driving our strategic vision. The Executive Director will serve as the public face of the organization, enhancing its reputation and visibility within the arts community. The right candidate will apply best practices in business operations and nonprofit development to the role of acclimating Circus Center to success in achieving its mission.
Key responsibilities include
- Development & Fundraising: Lead fundraising initiatives including keystone campaigns, cultivating relationships with donors, and securing diverse income streams.
- Program Oversight: Ensure programs are mission-aligned, effectively managed, and financially stable by overseeing program selection, scheduling, and quality standards. Collaborate with program staff to assess needs, measure outcomes, and adjust resources to optimize impact and sustainability.
- Marketing & Community Engagement: Oversee marketing efforts and work with marketing teammates to utilize digital platforms and implement strategies to increase community engagement.
- Financial Management: Develop and monitor budgets, ensuring financial sustainability
- Administration & HR: Oversee administrative staff and facilities, ensuring compliance with safety and legal regulations and coverage of essential operations. Manage HR needs, including recruitment, training, and staff development, to maintain a well-supported and effective team.
- Internal & External Communication: Manage and execute internal communications and public relations, including the effective handling of sensitive topics.
- Board & Community Relations: Partner with the Board of Directors on strategic planning and key initiatives, building strong community partnerships and leading collaborative projects that drive the organization’s long-term success.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience; a master’s degree is preferred
- 10+ years of relevant experience, including 5+ years in a senior management or Executive Director role
- Proven success in fundraising and financial management that meet the demands of this organization’s size and complexity
- Strong leadership, people management, and strategic planning skills
- A pragmatic and organized approach
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, committed to inclusivity and community engagement
- Experience working in performing arts, education, or circus organizations.
- Experience in running a youth program is a plus.
This position reports to the Circus Center Board of Directors.
Candidates must pass background checks, provide proof of select vaccinations, and must have valid authorization to work in the United States without employer sponsorship now or in the future.
As Circus Center operates 7-days a week, the role requires self-management and flexibility to meet the needs of activities outside typical business hours. The ideal candidate is willing and able to meet staff, students, and instructors on site at least 4 days per week.
Benefits include Health, dental, vision, vacation, sick time, transportation, and more.
Circus Center is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.
CAMPS DIRECTOR
Circus Center seeks a highly organized and proactive Camp Director to lead the planning, administration, and successful delivery of our on-site youth camps. This part-time position is responsible not only for the smooth daily operation of holiday and summer camps but also for developing camp curricula, hiring and training teaching staff, and ensuring a safe, engaging, and mission-driven camp experience. The Camp Director will manage program design, staff leadership, and stakeholder communication, reporting directly to the Executive Director and collaborating closely with the Youth Education Director.
TO APPLY, SEND AN EMAIL TO JOBS@CIRCUSCENTER.ORG
CIRCUS INSTRUCTORS
Circus Center, the oldest and largest circus training and performing arts center on the West Coast, is constantly on the lookout for talented professionals to teach in our youth and adult training programs. We want great people with strong technical skills, a passion for teaching, and comfort working as part of a team.
All candidates must have:
- An ability to teach children and adult recreational students, including aspiring professionals.
- Comfort working as part of a team.
- Current eligibility to work in the US (citizen, green card, work visa).
The ideal instructor is interested in regular teaching, but we may be able to accommodate candidates with performance demands.
While we always accept applications from teachers in any discipline/specialty, we are currently actively searching for the following:
Upper Level Aerial Silks/Spanish Web/Straps Instructor
The successful candidate must have:
- Previous experience as an aerial instructor, and a background in circus ideally with skills in silks, rope, spanish web, straps and/or cloud swing.
- Minimum of 10 years experience.
- Enthusiasm for teaching classes, and a high-energy, charismatic teaching style.
- Ability to apply and execute our developed & unique conditioning curriculum grounded in the circus arts.
- Availability of 25 - 35 hours a week. Some evenings and weekends will be essential.
Acrobatics/Trampoline Instructor
The successful candidate must have previous experience as an acrobatics and/or trampoline instructor.
Flying Trapeze Catcher or Line-Puller Instructor
The successful candidate must have previous experience as a flying trapeze instructor or performer, particularly as a catcher or line-puller. We are willing to train qualified individuals. Please apply if interested.
Upper Level Contortion Instructor
The successful candidate must have previous experience as a contortion instructor or performer.
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Interested? Our Head of School & faculty directors need two things to consider your application:
- A completed Instructor Application form.
- A video. Please send a recent, unedited video of a complete act (no compilations or demo reels), either of yourself or someone whom you have trained. We prefer videos you've uploaded to a site like YouTube or Vimeo (unlisted is fine), but if you can only email, please send it to jobs@circuscenter.org.
Circus Center employs teachers at three levels: Master Teachers, Teachers, and Student Teachers. For more about how we define each of these, click here.
Circus Center offers a competitive hourly wage of $26 to $49.85 DOE, benefits for employees working more than 20 hours/week, plus all the perks that come with working and training at a high-quality facility with other top-notch instructors in beautiful, dynamic San Francisco.
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