Position Announcement
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
IN SERIES, one of the nation’s leading companies for innovative “small” Opera and music-theater work, invites applications and recommendations for the newly created full-time position of Executive Director.
An iconic second company founded more than forty years ago in the nation’s capital, IN Series produces opera-theater in novel ways. The mission of IN Series is to make theatre from music: transforming artists, audiences, and community by disrupting expectations, nourishing empathy, stimulating insight, and deepening the conversation
Today it produces both in Washington, DC and in Baltimore, Maryland. In the twelve- month period between June 2025 and June 2026, IN Series will stage nine premieres: world premieres, American premieres, and staged premieres, including the six new productions that are part of the 25/26 IN Principio Season. IN Series will also be relocating to a permanent home for its day-to-day operations, as well as creating a new cash reserve fund to ensure future financial sustainability and investment in possible future commissions or co-commissions.
With an ever-increasing amount of production activity as well as organizational growth, IN Series seeks a partner to work collaboratively with Artistic Director Timothy Nelson and the Board of Directors to achieve the company’s vision and realize its strategy for long-term sustainability.
Reporting to the Board of Directors, the Executive Director is the lead staff person for all management and administrative functions at IN Series. This position is responsible for overseeing the financial, managing, and operational functions of this cutting-edge organization and partnering with the Board to recruit and develop a high performance Board of Directors. The annual budget is approximately $1.1million.
The Executive Director has oversight of all administrative operations including financial management and budgeting, fund-raising, strategic planning, marketing, supervision of the operating agreements of the new venue, and board development, guided by a set of defined strategic imperatives from the 2025 strategic plan.
The responsibilities will evolve as the collaborative model itself evolves. The Executive Director will be a collegial and collaborative partner with the Artistic Director in planning future seasons, ensuring the organization’s vision and mission are realized
to the highest possible artistic standards that prudent fiscal management will allow.
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Compensation: This is a full-time position; the successful candidate is expected to relocate to the District of Columbia area. The full-time (exempt) salary range is $90,000 to $100,000 with a benefits package. Relocation expenses negotiable.
Desired StartDate: By the first week of October 2025.
Application Process: Interested candidates are invited to submit a letter of interest, resume and a contact list of professional references in confidence to:
Margaret Genovese
Senior Partner
Genovese Vanderhoof &Associates
gvamargaret@aol.com
416/340-2762
Deadline for Applications: Friday, 15 August 2025
