Managing Director, Curran Theatre

About the Team:

We create extraordinary live experiences that are commercially successful, culturally meaningful, and uniquely San Francisco. We honor the Curran’s legacy while reimagining how a theater generates lasting value for artists, audiences, our community, and our business.

We create extraordinary live experiences that are commercially successful, culturally meaningful, and uniquely San Francisco. We honor the Curran’s legacy while reimagining how a theater generates lasting value for artists, audiences, our community, and our business.

We preserve the history of the Curran while ensuring it thrives for generations to come.

Every performance, partnership, and audience touchpoint is intentionally crafted to create something memorable.

We build a financially healthy business that fuels artistic ambition, community investment, and long-term growth.

We believe live entertainment can revitalize neighborhoods, improve well-being, inspire creativity, and bring people together.

415 Presents will assume executive management of the historic Curran Theatre in April 2027. The Managing Director will serve as the senior administrative and strategic leader for the venue, overseeing day-to-day operations, revenue management, administrative functions, and serving as the primary contact for business operations.

The Managing Director will bring the vision for the theater to life: re-establishing the Curran as the most desired stage in San Francisco, where legacy inspires innovation and live entertainment moves our community forward. The Managing Director will work in close coordination with Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG)—who will continue booking Broadway content and supporting key operations. This role will be a dynamic, community minded ambassador who brings strong communication skills, sound financial judgment, creativity and collaborative leadership to operations, programming, and community relations.

• Provide overall leadership, vision, and operational direction for the venue in alignment with 415 Presents’ mission, core values, and strategic pillars for Curran Theatre.
• Lead the conception and operational execution of a 2027–2029 roadmap, ensuring key milestones, facility enhancements, and partner activations are met.
• Champion our team mantra:
  Every performance should leave the artist, the audience, and our city better than we found them.
• Foster a collaborative, high-performing team culture across administrative, facility, and event staff.

• Oversee day-to-day venue operations, administrative workflows, system efficiencies, and staff management.
• Serve as the primary liaison between venue ownership (415 Presents / SF Giants), primary operating partners (ATG), title partners, content promoters, and community stakeholders.
• Ensure full compliance with all relevant municipal, licensing, and safety regulations.
• Oversee capital planning and facility enhancements, including backstage/artist space upgrades and technical systems.
• Familiarity of local labor union requirements for venues is a major plus.

• Lead the annual budget process, programming P&Ls, long-range financial forecasting, and cash flow monitoring in partnership with ownership.
• Drive sustainable commercial growth by maximizing earned revenue through ticket sales, private…