Jan 10th, 2025
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
About the Organization
Beloved by audiences and praised by critics, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, known to Angelenos as LACO, is a preeminent interpreter of historical masterworks as well as a champion of contemporary composers. Headquartered in the heart of the country’s cultural capital, LACO has been proclaimed “America’s finest chamber orchestra” (Public Radio International), “LA’s most unintimidating chamber music experience” (Los Angeles Magazine), “resplendent” (Los Angeles Times), and “one of the world’s great chamber orchestras” (KUSC Classical FM).
LACO was founded in 1968 as an artistic outlet for the recording industry’s most gifted musicians. Founder, cellist James Arkatov, envisioned an ensemble that would allow these conservatory-trained players to balance studio work and teaching with pure artistic collaboration at the highest level. Jaime Martín, praised as “a visionary conductor, discerning and meticulous” (Platea Magazine), joined LACO as Music Director at the start of the 2019/20 season.
LACO’s mission is to enrich and connect its community through intimate and transformative musical experiences which exemplify and foster artistic excellence, education and innovation. LACO seeks to be a cultural force in Los Angeles and recognized as a premier orchestra worldwide.
For more information, please visit www.laco.org.
Job Description
Position salary range: $150,000 - $175,000
Position reports to: Executive Director
THE OPPORTUNITY
With the vision to be a cultural force in Los Angeles and recognized as a premier orchestra worldwide, LACO is seeking a hands-on, strategic, and collaborative development professional with a keen eye for patron experience and audience development as its Director of Development.
Reporting to Executive Director, the Director of Development is responsible for the strategic direction and oversight of a comprehensive fund development program including building and growing the major gifts program. A hands-on fundraiser responsible for the cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of a portfolio of current and prospective donors, the Director of Development will also oversee the four-person development team in all fundraising activities including leadership giving, planned and annual gifts, special events, and institutional grants to meet annual contributed income goals.
QUALIFICATIONS
Extensive fundraising experience with documented success in creating and managing a comprehensive development program with a focus on major giving.
A strong record in cultivating donors, motivating volunteers and board members, and building strong relationships.
Experience in annual giving, major gifts, planned giving, grants, governmental support, and fundraising events.
The ideal candidate will be both a skilled manager and an individual contributor who works and thinks independently yet can also build on group dynamics and lead by example to achieve collective goals.
COMPENSATION & ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS
The annual salary range for this position is $150,000 to $175,000. This is a hybrid position with the expectation to be in the Downtown Los Angeles office weekly, as well as occasional evenings and weekends for concerts and donor meetings.