Executive Director - Portland Symphony Orchestra

Portland Symphony Orchestra (PSO) invites dynamic and enterprising leaders with a passion for music to apply for the role of Executive Director of this highly respected regional orchestra. The Executive Director will lead the entire PSO team – musicians, staff, and Board – in charting a path for continuing impact and artistic achievement as the orchestra enters its second century as a premier cultural institution within the state of Maine. Through creativity, smart planning, strategic risks, and a spirit of collaboration, the Executive Director’s purposeful approach to non-profit cultural stewardship will lead to decisive action on how to expand PSO’s reach, influence, and operational resilience. The Executive Director will shape the organization’s vision in tandem with the PSO’s Music Director, the top curator of PSO’s commitment to artistic excellence, and deepen the connective tissue between the orchestra musicians, staff, and Board. The Executive Director will optimize the PSO for success by clearly defining and acting upon goals, taking the time to craft measurable plans, and communicating effectively and often all of the PSO’s opportunities and challenges to all its constituents so that its broadening community can participate in a bright and exciting future for this legacy institution. Management Consultants for the Arts has been engaged to facilitate this search. A full position description may be found here: https://www.mcaonline.com/searches/executive-director-pso