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TO APPLY: Send your resume to bperryman@whitneysmithco.com

Company Overview:  Keith House is home to James Turrell’s 99th skyspace installation, Come to Good, designed to be experienced at sunrise and sunset.  Inspired by the artist’s favorite Quaker meeting house in Cornwall, England, the space invites quiet contemplation as light transforms our perception of the sky through an aperture in the ceiling. Our mission is to offer space for reflection, creative expression and community dialogue.

A gift to Fort Worth from the Meta Alice Keith Bratten Foundation, Keith House is located at the Trailhead in the Clearfork district.  Nestled within a grove of trees, its setting further enhances the sense of calm and mindfulness for which Turrell’s work is known.  

On select evenings, visual artists, musical performers, art historians, meditation guides, and others engage with the work in ways that deepen visitors’ experience of observing time, light, and perception slowly unfolding.  

Position:  Reporting to the Board of Directors, the Director is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operational and program functions. The Director supervises three staff members: an Operations Lead, Volunteer and Marketing Lead, and Programming and Event Lead.  

Responsibilities

Leadership & Administration

• Provide overall leadership, direction, and administrative management of Keith House, monitoring program effectiveness and adjusting as needed
• Execute the bylaws, polices and directives of the Board of Directors with full discretional authority over day-to-day operations and personnel decisions. 
• Keep the President apprised and engaged on organizational changes, opportunities, and challenges. Advise on staff benefits and compensation.
• Develop strategic and operational plans to carry out the Keith House mission.
• Represent Keith House in the community and at events and serve as its spokesperson, including seeking opportunities for presentations to community groups.

Fundraising & Development

• Cultivate and maintain relationships with donors, sponsors, and funding entitities; solicit contributions. Utilize board connections and staff expertise until the organization is more established.
• Identify and apply for grants for programming and educational opportunities.
• Monitor grant budgets and expenditures, ensuring compliance with funding requirements.
• Prepare reports and documentation for funders and stakeholders.

Financial Management

• Develop and manage the annual budget, working toward financial stability.
• Monitor market trends and adapt with policy or pricing changes as needed.
• Approve bills, manage cash flow, and oversee financial reporting, working with contracted bookkeeper, payroll, and tax providers.
• Comply with financial regulations and contract obligations.

Operations Management

• Recruit, train, supervise, and evaluate staff.
• Oversee IT functions, working with contracted support team (including Salesforce, website, and data management).
• Ensure data integrity, reporting accuracy, and disaster recovery readiness.
• Train staff on all IT platforms.

Human Resources & Culture

• Foster a positive, high performance, and mission-driven organizational culture.
• Support leadership development and staff engagement.
• Enforce conduct and performance standards in line with the personnel policies and procedures.
• Ensure compliance with employment laws and best practices.
• Conduct yearly performance reviews of employees

Other

• Contribute to social media strategy and content gathering.
• Continually seek opportunities and make recommendations to improve internal processes and to enhance the Skyspace experience for visitors and staff.  
• Provide coverage for colleagues who are out of the office.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree from an accredited university, business, management, or related field. Additional work in museum studies, art history, or fine arts desired; or equivalent experience.
• Five or more years of management experience including strategic planning, personnel supervision, and financial oversight.
• Five or more years of experience in museum operations, curatorial, volunteer management, fundraising and development, and/ or programming. 
• Excellent organizational, listening, and communication skills.
• Demonstrated proficiency in standard office software and digital tools; ability to leverage technology to improve efficiency. Experience with Salesforce a plus. 
• Comfortable working independently or as part of a team, as circumstances require.
• Willingness to learn, give and receive effective feedback, and collaborate well with others.
• Capable of making presentations to the public, ability to serve as the face of the organization.
• Ability to excel at consensus building and maintain significant partnerships.
• Experience working with boards and volunteers is preferred.