The frank theatre company is seeking a Managing Director to collaborate with Artistic Director, Fay Nass, to develop, produce and present innovative queer performance in Vancouver. We are looking for a passionate, experienced arts manager, who loves making things happen, working with queer artists and bringing new work to new audiences.

APPLICATION DEADLINE:
July 15th, 2026

START DATE:
September 8th 2026

HOURS AND PAY:
• Full time: 35 hours/week, 10 months/year (approximately Sept 15 – July 15)

• $50,000 - $54,000 annually

• Some evening and weekend availability required due to the nature of theatre work

COMPANY PROFILE

About the frank theatre:

Established in 1996, the frank theatre company is the oldest professional queer theatre company based on the occupied, stolen lands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlil̓wətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) First Nations, colonially called Vancouver, BC, Canada.

The company plays a crucial role in this city’s theatre ecology: we collaborate with a large community of LGBTQ2S and BIPOC artists and arts workers; we create work that challenges Western, Eurocentric and Colonial aesthetics and storytelling; we subvert those methods by engaging collaborators whose practices are rooted in different disciplines, cultures, abilities, and languages. We strive towards a utopian world free of prejudices and assumptions. We believe in the power of storytelling to reveal the nuances and complexities of human experience, and we pursue this vision through professional performances and community-based activities.

We explore what it means to be queer, and the place of queer individuals in society, by creating, developing, producing and presenting theatrical work.

Core Values:

-Prioritizing artists underrepresented within queer theatre (female, trans, Black, Indigenous, racialized, immigrant, disabled and neurodivergent artists.)

-Queering traditional theatre creation through interdisciplinary and media arts methodologies.

-Adapting to the individual needs of participants

-Holding space for differences

-Fostering the next generation of queer artists • Privileging process over product.

-Privileging process over product.

Programming:

-Mainstage Productions: we support innovative, transcultural performances by established queer artists in our community.

-Co-Productions and Presentations: we support and present works by local, national and international queer artists, through a range of support structures.

-Community-Engaged Program: we engage queer community members and artists to collectively create performances, using verbatim, devised and interdisciplinary approaches.

How We Work:

We are a people-centred organization that prioritizes the well-being and growth of artists, administrators, and arts workers. We share office space at Progress Lab 1422 (1422 William Street, Vancouver, BC) with Rice and Beans Theatre Company, Tara Cheyenne Performance, and 605 Collective, where we work in person 2 to 3 days a week, with remote options for the other 1 or 2 days a week. In both our programming and operations, we strive for a culture of trust, safety, and accountability, where healthy conflict can exist. We have collected relevant HR resources and have ongoing discussions about how to develop and maintain a healthy, balanced and equitable workplace.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Reporting to the Artistic Director and the Board, and working very closely with the Artistic Director, to ensure the company’s artistic, financial and operational well-being, the Managing Director’s responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• financial and administrative management

• grant writing and fundraising

• company operations and office management

• production and marketing

• project management

With the Artistic Director, the Managing Director will:

• develop and implement strategic and programming plans

• share human resources management

• build community relations

• lead Board Relations

QUALIFICATIONS

• 4 to 6 years non-profit management experience

• Demonstrated experience working in arts administration or operation

• Meticulous budget and financial management skills

• Strong oral and written communication skills with a keen attention to detail

• Strong organizational, communications and time management skills

• Grant writing experience

• Experience working with marketing, communications and social media platforms

• Adept in Google Drive, Word and Excel

• Strong knowledge of and love for the LGBTQ2S+ community

• Knowledge of national arts ecosystem and granting bodies

• A social justice, equity, anti-racism and anti-oppression lens

• Independent, self-motivated, dependable, responsible and accountable

• Seeks out opportunities to improve work processes, methods and systems

• Collaborative: listens to and values colleagues’ needs, suggestions and feedback

ASSETS

• Experience in the administration or production of theatre

• Knowledge of the local theatre, film, media and/or arts communities

• Lived experience of being LGBTQ2S+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual/pansexual, trans, non-binary, queer, Two Spirit, asexual/demisexual, and/or intersex)

• Driver’s License

BENEFITS:

• Extended Medical Benefits

• Three weeks paid vacation

• Professional development opportunities

ACCESSIBILITY

Our shared office space is not wheelchair accessible, as there is a set of stairs leading up to the office and no elevator. The office has gender-neutral washrooms.

HOW TO APPLY:

To apply, please email your resume and a detailed letter of interest, indicating why you are an excellent candidate for this position to:

Artistic Director Fay Nass at fay@thefranktheatre.com

Board Chair Kathleen Mullen at kathleen@letterkmedia.com

We strongly encourage submissions from LGBTQ2S+ and BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Colour) applicants.