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LCT is committed to increased diversity, equity, inclusion, and access in all areas of its structure and operations as attention to these goals makes it stronger and helps better serve the artists, staff, crew, audience, and community at large.

Lincoln Center Theater welcomes candidates who are fully committed to joining an organization that is proactively focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion. Applicants from populations underrepresented in theater and who align themselves with LCT’s values and goals are strongly encouraged to apply.

Interim Manager of Individual Giving

Position Summary:

The Interim Manager of Individual Giving is a temporary, exempt, salaried position with eligibility for benefits. This role will be employed for approximately 16 weeks (4 months) while covering for the current Senior Manager of Individual Giving who is on parental leave. The candidate will be expected to work at Lincoln Center Theater’s office located at 150 West 65th Street, New York, NY. The office schedule is Monday to Friday, 10am-6pm, with occasional evenings and weekends.

This role will oversee the Patron Program comprised of 375+ donors who give $1,000 - $25,000, and the LCT Angels young donor program. In this 40th Anniversary Season, this position will lead our broad-based campaign for gifts under $1000 in support of Andre Bishop. This position is a key member of a highly professional fast-paced 15-member Development Department with growing revenue goals. This position reports directly to the Executive Director of Development and Planning and supervises the Development Associate for Individual Giving.

Responsibilities:

• Manage a portfolio of current and prospective donors and ensure that the fiscal year revenue goal of $1.6M is met.
• Cultivate, solicit, and steward Patrons and prospects, working with LCT Board Members and the Patron Committee members as necessary.
• Provide a high level of customer service as pertains to ticket requests.
• Manage monthly renewal solicitations as well as acknowledgment letters.
• Manage spring patron and broad-based appeals, with special focus on the 40th Anniversary Fund/Andre Bishop Production Fund; assist with the development of related materials.
• Prepare reports on Patron giving for Board and other meetings.
• Manage the Patron Room through FLOYD COLLINS, creating a schedule, communicating with front of house, and securing staffing.
• Work closely with the Special Events team to plan and oversee Patron events, including cocktail receptions, Artist Spotlights, backstage tours, season announcement events, and other donor cultivation events.
• Participate in broader Development events.
• Supervise Development Associate, Individual Giving.

Skills & Qualifications:

• BA degree with a minimum of 5 years of full-time fundraising experience in a not-for-profit performing arts organization.
• Must have excellent organizational and interpersonal skills, ability to prioritize and multitask effectively, and exceptional attention to detail.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong donor research skills.
• Must be service and team-oriented, enthusiastic, and self-motivated.
• Knowledge of Raiser’s Edge, Tessitura, and Microsoft Office.
• Familiarity with VIP ticketing function.
• Ability to work occasional evenings and weekends.

Compensation:

This is a full-time, temporary, exempt, and salaried position with a salary range of $1,750-$1,850 weekly. Lincoln Center Theater provides comprehensive benefits including: Paid Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance and Paid Time Off.

Application Instructions:https://lct.bamboohr.com/careers/34

Development Tessitura Analyst

Position Summary:

Lincoln Center Theater’s Development Department is transitioning its CRM to Tessitura in January of 2025. Tessitura will primarily be used for the recording of contributions and managing donor information. Ticketing data from LCT’s official ticket seller Telecharge will be imported into Tessitura daily. This is an exciting opportunity to establish best practices at a new Tessitura organization.

The Tessitura Analyst will report to the Senior Manager of Development Operations and will primarily support the Development team, while also working closely with LCT’s Marketing, IT, and Finance Departments.

Responsibilities include:

• Lead regular trainings for members of the Development Department and create LCT specific documentation to establish a best practice culture and a standardized approach to data entry within in the Development Department.
• Help create a data-informed fundraising strategy through the creation and maintenance of contribution and prospecting reports and dashboards.
• Assist the Marketing Department by generating ticketing insight dashboards, as well as with list pulling.
• Create data maintenance strategy including but not limited to duplicate records, constituent codes, open plans, and NCOA updates.
• Oversee the updating of system tables as needed such as the creation of new funds, campaigns, sources, appeals, etc.
• Support the Development Department with complex list pulling, output sets, report formatting, and mailing lists.
• Maintain the Development Department’s TNEW pages and create additional pages as needed.
• Assist in identifying opportunities to streamline processes and procedures within the Development Department.
• Remain up to date with the latest business intelligence developments and how these can be utilized to improve fundraising practices at Lincoln Center Theater.
• Work with Tessitura integrations including Telecharge, Delivra, NetSuite and iWave
• Other duties as assigned
  
  

Skills & Qualifications:

• A minimum of five years working extensively with Tessitura
• Knowledge of or experience working with TNEW and Tessitura analytics
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel
• Experience in training or teaching
• Excellent written and verbal skills
• Ability to manage deadlines and competing priorities
• A proactive, problem-solving attitude
• Ability to interpret and translate complex data
• Interest in theater or performing arts
• Experience in Tessitura v16 and proficiency in HTML is not required but preferred
  

Compensation:

This is a full-time, exempt, salaried position with an annual salary range of $75,000-$84,000. Lincoln Center Theater provides comprehensive benefits including: Paid Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance, 403(b) and Employer Match, and Paid Time Off.

Application Instructions:

Please apply here: https://lct.bamboohr.com/careers/32

Please note only candidates who submit a resume, cover letter will be considered.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, affectional preference, gender identity or expression, sexual and reproductive health decisions, pregnancy, disability, genetic predisposition, age, military or veteran status, marital or familial status, or any other protected characteristic, in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.