YOUR CAREER AT NASHVILLE BALLET AWAITS!

Nashville Ballet provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.


Current Openings:

SUMMER INTENSIVE CHAPERONE

Nashville Ballet seeks experienced, energetic, and mature Chaperones to support our Summer Intensive. School of Nashville Ballet’s Summer Intensive is a residential training program with a comprehensive curriculum designed for the serious ballet student. Chaperones oversee the students and are responsible for creating and maintaining a safe, nurturing, residential environment for youth and young adults living away from home. These chaperones also supervise the students outside of the studio. They live in the residence halls, organize social and recreational activities, serve as role models, and enforce behavioral guidelines.    

PERFORMANCE AND INTENSIVE MANAGER

The Performance and Intensives Manager’s main focuses are two-fold during the year: the primary responsibility is to oversee all communications and administrative needs related to performances/rehearsals, and Nashville Ballet Intensives. The focus oversees operations of all communication with families regarding scheduling, rehearsals, performances, and expectations during specified Youth programs. The Performance and Intensives Manager works closely with the Artistic Director, School Operations Manager, Enrollment and School Supervisor, and faculty of the School to provide the highest level of customer service to all internal and external clients and to ensure a highly enjoyable and safe experience for all youth participants.  

EVENTS MANAGER

The Events Manager is a take charge professional with the ability to manage administration, logistics and relationships associated with events in support of the entire organization in a busy environment of events and stakeholder activities. They must be able to anticipate project needs, discern work priorities, meet deadlines with minimal supervision, and be willing to work occasional evenings and weekends. The Events Manager is someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment and can successfully manage the planning of multiple events on overlapping timeframes.

INSTITUTIONAL GIVING MANAGER

The Institutional Giving Manager is a core member of the Development team, responsible for managing and growing relationships with corporate and foundation partners. The person in this position works closely with the Director of Development to manage a portfolio of existing and prospective institutional funders and to support a comprehensive strategy to meet revenue goals for institutional gifts. While much of the fundraising responsibilities are managed autonomously, the Institutional Giving Manager’s success hinges on their inclination to collaborate with the entire Development team as well as other departments. 

DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR

The Development Coordinator is a key member of the Development team, responsible for donor communication, creation of request and acknowledgment letters, data entry, filing/record keeping, event coordination, and other administrative duties. Through coordinating data entry, donor correspondence, and donor events, this role is instrumental in maintaining donor relations for the Development department.

ENROLLMENT AND SCHOOL SUPERVISOR

The Enrollment and School Supervisor’s focus is to successfully maintain School of Nashville Ballet’s database, entering classes and students’ information into the school’s software in a timely manner that meets the deadlines and goals of the organization. This person will coordinate School of Nashville Ballet data management using documentation, communication, and attention to detail, maintaining a thorough knowledge of the school calendar and a proactive approach that will ensure a positive customer experience. This position will provide additional administrative support to the Performance and Intensives Manager (PIM) during Summer Intensive and Nutcracker rehearsals and performances. This position provides overall administrative support to the school team.

FULL-TIME FACULTY (ACADEMY)

The Full-Time Faculty’s focus is to educate all levels of students within the School of Nashville ballet with skillful knowledge of technique and artistry, propelling students to high levels of artistry while cultivating their fullest potential. They work closely with the artistic faculty and the School Director to promote and maintain the training at the level of artistic excellence established by Nashville Ballet’s Artistic Director.

Part-time SCHOOL ASSOCIATE

The School of Nashville Ballet seeks an enthusiastic customer service-oriented professional who enjoys engaging with parents and students in a fast-paced team environment. The School Associate will report to the School Operations Manager, with day to day school operations supervised by the School Registrar to ensure accurate and timely entry of information into Mindbody Online, the school’s primary software. This position requires a high level of customer service, including extensive written and verbal communication with prospective and current students and their parents, along with the ability to manage multiple projects and maintain a positive solutions-oriented attitude.

Part-time Faculty (Children’s)

The position of part-time faculty member will focus on implementing the artistic vision and curriculum standards set forth by the Academy Principal and/or the Children’s Program Coordinator. The primary duties will consist of teaching and developing the students of School of Nashville Ballet. In addition, the part-time faculty member will be expected to uphold Nashville Ballet’s reputation for artistic excellence and make regular and active contributions to a creative and enthusiastic working environment.

Our Mission: We create, perform, teach and promote dance as an essential and inspiring element of our community.

Our Enduring Values:

  • We believe in the transformative power of art.

  • We inspire appreciation for the art of ballet.

  • We strive for excellence with integrity in all we do.

  • We respect one another and the art form.

Nashville Ballet Diversity Statement:

Nashville Ballet is invested in creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive community. We believe we can best achieve our mission by creating a climate of respect that is supportive of all voices, celebrating diverse stories, increasing arts access, and sparking communal discussion about our community and our world through our art form and our artistic programming. When considering the diversity of the Nashville Ballet community, we look at all aspects, including race, gender, age, socioeconomic status, disability status, geographic (rural/urban), and sexual orientation. However, Nashville Ballet recognizes the racial inequalities that have plagued the dance world for far too long and is deeply committed to educating our constituencies on systemic racism, engaging in antiracist work in every branch of our organization, and doing our part to abolish racial inequalities in ballet.

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