Director of Development
Storm King Art Center
Mountainville NY

Storm King Art Center is a museum that celebrates the relationship between outdoor sculpture and nature.  It is the internationally acknowledged leader in collecting, exhibiting and preserving large-scale modern sculpture outdoors.  Its five hundred acres of landscaped lawns, fields and woodlands provides a spectacular setting for experiencing the work of renowned artists, many of whom have created site specific works for this natural landscape.

Founded in 1960 by Ralph E. Ogden as a museum for Hudson Valley painters, Storm King soon expanded into a major sculpture venue with the acquisition of works from the estate of David Smith.  The collection included pieces by modern masters and more recently has been joined by large-scale sculptures by contemporary sculptors.

Storm King is celebrating its 50th this season with an array of new offerings including an outdoor exhibition, with ten artists presenting new and recent works for Storm King’s landscape. In celebration it recently hosted a major 50th Anniversary Fundraising Gala at Sotheby’s in New York City.

Storm King is located approximately an hour from New York City in the Hudson Valley and serves a broad range of audiences:  school groups to art cognoscenti and collectors from New York City around the Unites States and the world.  It is open to the public from April 1 through mid-November.

Storm King Art Center is governed by a small and dedicated Board of Trustees, and led by the President and the Director/Curator.  

Storm King Art Center is an equal opportunity employer M/F/D/V.

For additional information visit www.stormkingartcenter.org

Director of Development - Duties and Responsibilities

• Reporting to the President of Storm King, work closely with the Director/Curator, Board of Trustees, particularly the External Affairs Committee, to shape strategy and secure funds. 
• Work with senior management team, staff, trustees and stakeholders to enhance fundraising strategy and plan, and to broaden and deepen its base of support, and create greater financial self sufficiency.
• Provide direction and coordination for philanthropic fundraising efforts to include: develop and expand membership, annual support, major gifts, foundation and government grants, corporate relations, planned gifts and special events.
• Maintain fundraising schedules, objectives, database and tracking systems; ensure that plans are implemented, goals are achieved and timely reports are generated.
• Establish and maintain the annual fundraising budget, set and meet realistic but aggressive income goals.
• Develop and grow a strong membership program to establish a base of annual support 
• Evaluate development systems that support data management and all programs.
• Manage the development staff/functions and their activities in tandem with the visitor services functions to maximize the conversion of visitors to donors.
• Research, develop and create grant proposals in a range of funding areas.
• Oversee special events, donor cultivation events and fundraising gala events.

Director of Development - Qualifications

• Minimum of five to eight years progressively responsible development experience to include 3+ years managing or co-managing the function; experience in a cultural institution preferred.
• Ability to develop a comprehensive strategy that builds organizational capability, and a proven track record of competing successfully for philanthropic support.
• Demonstrated enthusiasm and commitment to an organization’s mission, and it’s constituencies including audiences and donors.
• An understanding of financial needs and base of support, and the level of funding required to secure short- and long-term goals.
• Proven experience in the fundamentals of development operations and programming (membership, annual giving, proposal writing, foundation and corporate relations, and special events).
• Ability to manage large and significant development effort; success building the operation, managing budgets and building a team.
• Ability to work collaboratively, gain cooperation, influence and successfully drive initiatives across an organization.
• A strategic thinker and effective problem solver; able to focus on long-term goals while paying attention to detail.
• Strong organizational skills with demonstrated ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects
• Excellent writing and communication skills especially as they relate to developing pitch letters, marketing collateral materials, and crafting funding proposals.
• Knowledge and understanding of existing relationships in the New York art and philanthropic world.
• Computer literacy in Sage and Microsoft Office.
• Degree in art-related field preferred.

Contact Information:

To apply for the Director of Development position, please send a cover letter and resume to:  
Colleen A. Zlock at c.zlock@stormkingartcenter.org

or mail to:
Storm King Art Center, P.O. Box 280, Mountainville, NY 10953.

Website: http://www.stormkingartcenter.org