Senior Director of Marketing & Communications – Carolina Theatre of Durham, Inc. Durham

Carolina Theatre of Durham, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that manages the City-owned Carolina Theatre complex, including the 1,100-seat historic Fletcher Hall and two cinemas which screen independent films, as well as festivals and retrospectives, 365 days per year and up to 3,500 screenings per year. The organization presents more than 75 performances by national touring stars per year in Fletcher Hall and provides more than 35 educational performances for more than 15,000 school children from 12 counties in our Arts Discovery Educational series.

Fletcher Hall is also home to several performing arts resident companies and hosts a variety of non-profit and commercial community events throughout the year. The theater supports a number of events designed to ensure the whole community can experience arts programming, including free offerings such as sensory-friendly and family programs. The theater is celebrating a century in downtown Durham in 2026.

As a City-owned, nonprofit-run facility, we believe that our entire community should be welcomed and celebrated here. We are committed to designing all our work, programs, and policies to ensure that all voices are heard and valued, and that each is respected and included. Our staff, volunteers, vendors, partners, and guests come from every imaginable walk of life. Diversity, equity, and access for all are the focus we also expect from all with whom we work, contract, or partner.

Durham will charm its way into your heart and get its hooks — er — horns into your soul. Droves move to Durham every day, and that’s not by accident. People relocating to Durham discover a city that delivers on quality of life – from a thriving job market and top-rated schools to award-winning restaurants and year-round outdoor activities. Durham is one of the best places in the U.S. to live, work and retire.

We’ve got that sweet Carolina weather, equally hospitable people and access to some of the best education and healthcare in the country. What’s not to love?

A high quality of life and relatively low cost of living has made the City of Durham one of the fastest growing in America with a current population of 305,000. The Durham, Raleigh, Chapel Hill metropolitan area has a population of 2.3 million. Dubbed the Research Triangle, the region is the East Coast hub of the tech and bio-medical sectors. Nicknamed the City of Medicine, Durham is home to two large medical systems:
Duke Health and UNC Health and Wake Med in nearby in Raleigh. The region has one of the highest education levels in the United States and boasts 17 colleges and universities including three major research universities:
Duke University, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, and North Carolina State University. The region is also home to two Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and two technical institutes. In keeping with the state’s aviation history that began with the Wright Brothers’ historic flight, Raleigh-Durham International is a major regional airport served by 19 airlines with direct flights to many regions of the US, Canada and Mexico and a growing number of flights to Europe and the Caribbean.

Durham is also a stop on multiple Amtrak rail lines.

A foodie paradise, Durham is home to numerous Michelin-listed restaurants and many James Beard Award-winning food and drink establishments. The Carolina Theatre is part of a vast eco-system of arts and entertainment venues in the region, making the Triangle an arts-centric destination. Almost centered between the state’s Atlantic beaches (and gorgeous Outer Banks islands) and the Blue Ridge Mountains and blessed with numerous lakes, the…