Major Gifts Officer
Position Summary & Responsibilities
About Perelman Performing Arts Center (PAC NYC)
Following 9/11, the community and civic planning process that resulted in the World Trade Center master plan in 2003 envisioned a new performing arts center as one of the anchors of the site. The Perelman Performing Arts Center (PAC NYC) opened in the Fall of 2023. Within its three flexible and intimate performance spaces, PAC NYC produces and presents multiple projects in theatre, dance, music and chamber opera. Across each season, we seek to celebrate life and to affirm community in our location at the World Trade Center.
Our mission
PAC NYC’s mission is to create connections by cultivating bonds between extraordinary artists and communities, with exemplary performances in active dialogue across the arts, and in our flexible, intimate spaces, inviting conversation and new relationships. Our art and our audiences reflect the dynamic energy of all five boroughs of New York City. We invite everyone to join us as we celebrate creative expression from around the world. PAC NYC is where the world trades ideas.
The role
Reporting to the Director of Development, the Major Gifts Officer is responsible for cultivating and securing major gifts in support of PAC NYC’s mission and programming. The Officer will be responsible for managing a portfolio of high-net-worth individuals and works closely with Development, Artistic and Executive leadership to secure financial support for PAC NYC’s annual operations, special events and programming.
Your key responsibilities
- Responsible for identifying, cultivating, soliciting and stewarding high-net-worth individual donors in support of PAC NYC’s programming.
- In collaboration with Development leadership, develop and implement individualized cultivation strategies.
- Secure major gifts (five and six-figure gifts) for PAC NYC’s annual fund, programming, and special events.
- Devise and execute personalized communication strategies for prospects, including arranging and leading in-person meetings and tours, and attending performances.
- Prepare proposals, gift agreements, and solicitation materials, in collaboration with Development team.
- Ensure timely and meaningful stewardship
Key Role Competencies & Evaluation Highlights
Assessing cross-disciplinary artistic fluency, agility in live-production environments, and stakeholder management across high-profile creative and donor ecosystems.
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