Chief Development Officer

Woodruff Arts Center employees play an integral role in creating and supporting great art and education initiatives at the nation’s third largest arts center. Comprised of three Art Partners-Alliance Theatre, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and High Museum of Art—there’s a role for everyone at The Woodruff.

Executive Director

United States of America (Exempt)

Regular/Full time

Alliance Theatre is Atlanta’s national theater, expanding hearts and minds onstage and off. Founded in 1968, it is the leading producing theater in the Southeast, reaching more than 165,000 patrons annually through mainstage productions, education programs, community initiatives, and artist development. A recipient of the Regional Theatre Tony Award, Alliance Theatre is nationally recognized for artistic excellence, education, and community engagement, and for developing significant new works that have gone on to Broadway, touring productions, and wider national impact.

Alliance Theatre is distinguished by the breadth of its work and the depth of its relationships. From world premieres and high-profile musical development to youth and family programming, acting classes, camps, school partnerships, and civic-minded community initiatives, the organization serves audiences of all ages and backgrounds. Its commitment to radical inclusion, catalytic artistic experiences, and meaningful access makes Alliance Theatre both a treasured local institution and a nationally watched creative force.

The Alliance Theatre seeks a high-performing, collaborative, and enthusiastic Chief Development Officer who will be an active participant on the senior staff of the organization. The Chief Development Officer is responsible for all areas of fundraising, working closely with the Managing Director, Artistic Directors, Board of Directors, and staff across the theater and larger Woodruff Arts Center to plan, solicit, and steward donations of all sizes, including major and principal gifts.

With the end goal of not only growing philanthropic commitments across all giving categories-- broad-based, major gifts, board giving, foundation & government grants, and corporate funding, the successful candidate will also be willing to constantly gather information from all areas of the theatre in service of designing messaging and giving opportunities spanning the full breadth of the Alliance’s mission, productions, and programs.

The Chief Development Officer will possess team management experience, fundraising thought leadership, and a successful track record of leading annual fund programs. This individual will have experience collaborating across multiple departments in high-performing organizations and will be willing to act as an ambassador for the Alliance Theatre to internal Woodruff Arts Center stakeholders, as well as external donors, funders, and community leaders.

The Chief Development Officer Will Thoughtfully And Confidently Lead a Highly Skilled, Eight-member Development Team Consisting Of The Following (with The First Four Being Direct Reports)

• Director of Individual Giving
• Associate Director, Strategic Institutional Advancement (foundation and government grants)
• Associate Director, Corporate Partnerships
• Manager, Board Relations & Special Events
• Manager, Individual Giving
• Manager, Annual Fund & Donor Relations
• Manager, Development Operations & Institutional Giving
• Major Gifts Officer (to be hired in 2026 after Director is in place)

Serve on Senior Staff of the Alliance Theatre

• Actively participate in growing and maintaining internal and external cultures of belonging
• Serve as an ambassador for the Alliance Theatre to internal Woodruff Arts Center stakeholders, as well as external donors, funders, and community leaders
• Actively participate in cross-campus Development thought leadership and planning for cross-campus fundraising activities, including coordinated annual corporate campaign
• Constantly and consistently evaluate trends in giving across all Alliance Theatre campaign verticals
• Actively participate in conferences and ongoing industry trend analysis with fellow development directors…