Director of Live Programs
$170,000–$190,000 year
On-siteLos Angeles, California, United States
Job Summary
Develop and steward the overall vision for The Broad's live programming, ensuring it remains in meaningful dialogue with special exhibitions and responsive to the cultural moment. Maintain a clear curatorial point of view that balances popular accessibility with experimental ambition, while overseeing execution at the highest production quality within resource constraints. Lead the creative and production vision for all public-facing events, including exhibition openings and the 2028 expansion, and manage at least one direct report. This role joins the team at a pivotal time as the museum prepares to launch a transformational expansion. The Director will work collaboratively with Curatorial, Marketing, and Visitor Experience teams to integrate programming into the museum's broader institutional priorities.
Required Qualifications
- 8+ years of progressive experience developing and producing live programming in a museum, performing arts, festival, or comparable cultural context
- Demonstrated curatorial point of view on the intersection of live performance and visual art
- Demonstrated ability to execute ambitious programming within budget and operational constraints while maintaining a high level of production quality
- Experience managing staff and working collaboratively across teams in a fast-moving institutional environment
- Experience leading complex live productions or public-facing programs involving multiple stakeholders, competing priorities, and evolving timelines
- Demonstrated visual art literacy and depth of knowledge in contemporary art
- Ability to shape and adapt curatorial vision in collaboration with internal stakeholders while maintaining a clear sense of artistic purpose and institutional mission
- Strong communicator and relationship builder
- Demonstrated commitment to creating programming that welcomes audiences who are new to contemporary art
- Ability to lift, carry, push, and pull items weighing up to 25 pounds
- Ability to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States
- Completion of the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire
- Satisfactory background and reference checks
Desired Qualifications
- Candidates who thrive in collaborative environments and who seek out fresh approaches to reach broad and diverse audiences are highly desirable
- Extensive knowledge of and active engagement with the performance, music, comedy, and live arts landscape in Los Angeles and nationally
- Fluency across disciplines beyond live performance, such as dance, film, literature, and social practice
- Strong curatorial instincts with the ability to balance integrity to the collection and artistic quality with programs that can draw a broad and diverse audience
- Experience working with and bringing in guest curators, artists, and collaborators with a range of perspectives and practices
- A track record of meeting ambitious mission and revenue goals
- Proven ability to manage complex production budgets with rigor, flexibility, and resourcefulness
- Approach work with integrity and honesty
- Support and demonstrate the museum's culture of developing a diverse, equitable, inclusive, and accessible environment for staff, contract staff, vendors, and visitors
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