Chandler Center for the Arts
Arts Center Manager
Position Summary
The Arts Center Manager of the Chandler Center for the Arts (CCA) will serve as a bold, community-minded leader who will elevate CCA’s visibility, impact, and momentum, championing its role as a flagship cultural destination for the city of Chandler. The Arts Center Manager will provide strategic, hands-on oversight of finance, administration, public relations, and programming, and will advance long-range planning for the Arts Center Division within the City’s Cultural Development Department. Reporting to the Cultural Development Director, the Arts Center Manager will align people, priorities, and resources, and will ensure high-performing daily operations.
As chief steward of the Chandler Cultural Foundation and CCA’s chief ambassador, the Arts Center Manager will drive revenue growth and audience engagement through integrated budgeting, fundraising, grant development, marketing, and sales strategies. The Arts Center Manager will shape a compelling, multi-year program, spanning presented performances, youth and community engagement, co-promotions, rentals, exhibits, and City events. Serving as a confident, media-ready spokesperson and key liaison to Chandler Unified School District and community stakeholders, the Arts Center Manager will build excitement, deepen relationships, and will position CCA as an essential hub for arts and culture.
Organization
As part of the City of Chandler’s Cultural Development Department, the Chandler Center for the Arts is a vibrant regional arts destination dedicated to connecting communities and inspiring people through inclusive and enriching visual and performing arts experiences. Serving more than 160,000 patrons annually, CCA presents a diverse array of nationally and internationally recognized performances, including music, theatre, comedy, dance, and family programming, alongside dynamic visual art exhibitions in The Gallery at CCA, a 2,000-square-foot exhibition space that features rotating exhibitions by various artists throughout the year. CCA’s mission is to make the arts accessible to all, acting as a creative resource for the community while harnessing the cultural and economic vitality of the arts for residents, schools, and visitors throughout the region.
Since opening on August 25, 1989, as a shared-use facility serving both the City of Chandler and the Chandler Unified School District, CCA has continued to grow as a hub for artistic excellence. The CCA’s performance venues, the 1,500-seat Main Stage, 350-seat Hal Bogle Theatre, and 250-seat Recital Hall, host a broad and acclaimed 2025–26 season that highlights collaborations with celebrated ensembles and touring artists, world music showcases, contemporary dance engagements, Broadway-style musicals, and community-driven experiences that celebrate local talent and cultural diversity. Recent seasons have featured standout presentations, including internationally renowned performers, cross-disciplinary arts festivals, and expanded family arts initiatives that bring interactive experiences to audiences of all ages. Looking ahead, CCA is also undertaking a major summer 2026 renovation, scheduled from June 15 through October 15, that will enhance accessibility, comfort, and patron experience through replacement of all theatrical seating, new carpet and epoxy flooring, improved floor and chair lighting, and renumbered seats for easier wayfinding, while also addressing critical fire sprinkler, theatrical rigging, and electrical systems to support the facility’s long-term reliability and service to the community.
The nonprofit Chandler Cultural Foundation, established in conjunction with the CCA’s launch, partners closely with CCA to advance programming, fundraising, and audience development, strengthening organizational sustainability and creative impact. Through robust education and outreach efforts, CCA engages schools, youth ensembles, local artists, and creative partners, reinforcing its role as an essential engine for cultural engagement, artistic collaboration, and community connection.
The Chandler Cultural Foundation has a 15-member board of directors led by Chair Julia Marreel. The Arts Center Manager oversees a staff of 16, including a Development & Donor Engagement Manager, Marketing & Communications Coordinator, and Performing Arts Program Manager, among other positions. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, CCA's audited financial statements reported total revenue of $3.7 million, including 12% from contributions and 88% from earned revenue sources. The projected revenue for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, is $3.6 million, including 79% from earned revenue sources and 21% from contributions.
Sources: edited from chandlercenter.org; propublica.org
Applications will be accepted until May 1, 2026.
This position will start on August 1, 2026.
The City of Chandler is committed to Equal Opportunity and Reasonable Accommodation.