THE POSITION
The Executive Director (ED) is the chief executive officer and senior administrator responsible for all Equity staff operations. This position presents the opportunity to lead a professional association of artists working in Canadian live performance who are united within a vital and evolving national arts community. The mandate of the ED is unusually wide-ranging, and the challenge is unique – to serve an organization whose members are both owners and clients.
The position involves a great deal of visibility, with extensive interaction with all levels of cultural, labour, and funding entities across Canada as well as internationally. Above all, this position presents the opportunity to make a real difference to the well-being of live performance artists and, ultimately, to the fabric of Canadian culture and society.