Part-Time Executive Director

GRAVITY seeks a part-time Executive Director to help shepherd the arts organization into its next phase of operation following a widely successful 2026 performance season. The role will report to an active and engaged Board of Directors and collaborate with GRAVITY’s long-term administrative and creative contractors including project managers, artists, audio describers and technicians. Candidates with experience in organizational transformation and budget management are highly encouraged.

DEADLINE EXTENDED: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis with priority given to applications received by November 8th.

ABOUT GRAVITY

GRAVITY creates libertory performance works and expands radical, intersectional access and services within the Bay Area performing arts ecosystem and beyond.

GRAVITY uplifts arts workers and audiences at the margins. We center experimental artists, QTBIPOC, disabled and blind/low vision communities to further the Bay Area’s legacy of radical collisions, queer placemaking, and inclusive loud, bold, body culture. Initiated in 2000 by the late Jess Curtis, the organization now practices shared leadership with a queer, intergenerational, mixed race creative team. www.gravity-sf.org

RESPONSIBILITIES

LEADERSHIP

• Lead efforts to shepherd organizational mission alongside board members and core collaborators
• Lead weekly staff meetings
• Engage in external activities related to the field at large including meetings with funders, conferences, and panels
• Serve on Board in one-year rotating Board seat (starting in late 2027)
• Work with Board president to plan and facilitate quarterly Board meetings
• Support ah hoc Board committee activities as needed (finance, hiring, etc.)
• Oversee, facilitate and delegate tasks accordingly for all GRAVITY programs and productions
• Manage organizational timelines and deliverables across multiple projects

DEVELOPMENT

• Direct fundraising efforts across the board including private and public grants opportunities, individual donor engagement, fundraising events or initiatives
• Work with consultant grant writers to ensure regular, high quality grant submissions and/or if you are an experienced grant writer please let us know in your application materials
• Manage grant reporting and compliance requirements

OPERATIONS

• Co-create annual budget with support from staff and board
• Work closely with bookkeeper to complete monthly bookkeeping and quarterly reports
• Create and manage financial management documents/tools in partnership with bookkeeper
• Liaise between bookkeeper and CPA to prepare materials for local, state and federal tax agencies
• Run monthly Account Payables and payroll
• Executing all contracts for employees and contractors
• Ensure organizational compliance with all local, state and federal laws including registrations and insurances
• Manage small, Model C fiscal sponsorship program (5-10 artists) through contracting, invoicing, mentorship, providing legal documents for FSP applications and reviewing grant applications (by request)

SUGGESTED SKILLS

• 3-5 years of leadership experience
• 8+ years of administrative experience
• Familiarity with disability justice
• Ability to work collaboratively
• Experience working with engaged nonprofit boards
• Successful track record of fundraising
• Familiarity with fiscal sponsorship models
• Fluency with organizational budgeting

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

The Executive Director position is an at-will, part-time employee position. The work schedule is flexible and remote, with bi-weekly in-person events and meetings in the Bay Area. Hours are flexible and range average about 10-12 hours/week. Pay starts at $45/hr. GRAVITY provides paid sick leave to all employees. This role will earn 1 hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked with a cap at 40 hours annually.

Applicants based in the Bay Area are strongly encouraged. There will be a 90 day probationary period for this position.