Director of Event Sales and Rentals

The A.R.T. is poised to undertake a transformative opportunity to serve its mission to expand the boundaries of theater   with its move to the new state-of-the-art Goel Center for Performance and Creativity.  Private event rentals will play a key role in the ecosystem of the new building, allowing the A.R.T. to engage various communities and stakeholders and to generate income to support their season programming.  Reporting to the Managing Director and serving on the senior leadership team, the Director of Event Sales and Rentals will be responsible for developing a strategic earned income model around event rentals and hospitality. This role will play a direct hand in planning and executing the events working in tandem with the programmatic use of the building and working closely with the artistic, development, production, and marketing teams to leverage the available occupancy of the American Repertory Theater’s (A.R.T.) new home in Allston. The Director of Event Sales and Rentals will leverage the world class spaces at the new Goel Center - including two performance venues, two rehearsal spaces, numerous studios and conference rooms, a large lobby area with a small bar and kitchen, and an outdoor plaza – to create and execute a robust calendar of private events complementing the A.R.T.’s season programming.  Building out a small team of event support staff, the Director of Event Sales and Rentals will manage a wide range of duties related to these events including booking, selling, planning and coordinating all special private events while assuring the highest level of customer service. The Director of Event Sales and Rentals will foster a culture of community, trust, respect, professionalism, and accountability, and will act as an enthusiastic ambassador for the A.R.T. to all its partners. Manage a wide range of duties related to catering and event sales, including booking, selling, planning and coordinating all special social events while assuring the highest level of customer service. Job-Specific Responsibilities: Program Creation  • Identify, prioritize, and stratify ideal clients and client mix, working in partnership with the senior leadership team and the Boards of Trustees and Advisors. • Foster an up-to-date understanding of competitors, both external to and internal to Harvard University. • Ensure that A.R.T.’s rental pricing model is competitive with existing comparable spaces and will work to make the Goel Center an ideal event venue in the Boston events ecosystem. • In concert with the A.R.T. Executive Team, the Director of Event Sales will: • Develop 3-5 years of sales goals based on the production schedule and availability of spaces within the Goel Center • Develop an ideal event type mix (e.g. private, non-profit, Harvard-based, public non-theater performance, etc.) that fits with the mission of the A.R.T.  • Develop an internal (within Harvard University) and external marketing strategy • Identify appropriate materials and equipment to own and rent and determine and maintain storage locations within the Goel Center or at A.R.T.’s storage warehouse. • Recommend, identify and hire the appropriate personnel mix (e.g. Exempt staff, LHT, contractors) to support rentals programming. • Maintain up-to-date SOPs for event operations to be communicated to all A.R.T. staff. Sales and Financial Responsibilities • Populate and maintain a robust private events calendar in concert with the mission-based programming. • Prospect new business, leveraging current relationships and creating new ones through research and direct outreach to potential clients. • Manage negotiations for all events, developing complex contracts ranging from small private dinners to large multi-day conferences. • Identify required, prefe