Arts and Culture Resources Developer

The current vacancy is for the Corporate Relations and Sponsorship Assignment; however, this recruitment will be used to establish a list for future vacancies in all assignment areas.

The first review of all applications will be on Monday, November 16, 2026.

An Arts and Culture Resources Developer is responsible for managing the development and fundraising across multiple sources for the Arts and Culture Department (including the Mesa Arts Center, the Museum of Contemporary Art, the idea Museum, and the Arizona Museum of Natural History); researching; developing grants for programs; and performing related duties as required. Responsibilities include developing funding sources; implementing a broad number of fund-raising programs including corporate, foundation, state, and federal government grant applications;

donor cultivation and stewardship events; supervising assigned volunteers; and coordinating development and fundraising efforts for exhibitions and programming through the Arts and Culture Department. An Arts and Culture Resources Developer will, at the direction of the Deputy Director for Development, serve as liaison to various Fundraising Committees through various venue Foundations. Duties also include coordinating fundraising programming for organizations, cultivating relationships with donors, researching topics, and planning and coordinating donor initiatives to complement the Department's mission and vision.

Working as a member of the Arts and Culture Development team, duties also include working with and collaborating with other managers on fundraising initiatives for the Department and other venues, as needed. Participate in internal meetings with a positive attitude that adheres to the City of Mesa and Arts and Culture Department values. This class may supervise office/clerical staff.

This assignment is responsible for developing, coordinating, and growing corporate relationships and sponsorship support for the Arts and Culture Department, including the Mesa Arts Center, the Mesa Contemporary Art Museum, the idea Museum, and the Arizona Museum of Natural History. The position will work with the Deputy Director for Development to identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward corporate donors, business partners, and sponsorship prospects in support of exhibitions, festivals, programs, events, educational initiatives, and departmental priorities.

Responsibilities include developing sponsorship strategies and proposals; coordinating sponsorship packages, agreements, recognition opportunities, and benefit fulfillment; maintaining accurate records of corporate prospects, commitments, deliverables, and communications; and ensuring that sponsorship deadlines and partner expectations are met. This assignment will work with the Development team, Marketing, venue staff, and other City departments, as needed, to translate sponsor goals and interests into appropriate recognition opportunities, collateral materials, donor communications, web content, social media content, publications, signage, event materials, and other sponsorship deliverables.

The position will also support sponsor stewardship by preparing reports, acknowledgments, renewal materials, and customized communications; coordinating sponsor participation in cultivation and stewardship activities; evaluating sponsorship performance and partner satisfaction; and coordinating partnerships with associated nonprofit foundations to retain, renew, and grow corporate support in alignment with City and foundation procedures.

This class is supervised by the Deputy Director of Development, who reviews work through conferences, meetings, written reports, and overall results achieved. The…