Jobs & Volunteer Opportunities

At Colorado Ballet, you will enjoy the confidence and security of working with a dynamic growing arts organization that has been part of the Colorado arts community for over 60 years. From experienced performing arts professionals to entry-level positions, Colorado Ballet seeks out the most talented and enthusiastic people to join our organization.

We offer a benefits package for our full-time employees and all staff have the opportunity to attend the productions they help bring to life! Colorado Ballet is an equal opportunity employer.

CURRENT OPENINGS

assistant director of institutional giving

Job Title: Assistant Director of Institutional Giving
Location: Denver, CO
Terms: Full-time, On-site, Exempt
Salary: $65,000 - $75,000
Reports To: Chief Advancement Officer

Company Overview

Colorado Ballet is a Denver-based non-profit organization celebrating 63 years of excellence. Our mission is to present exceptional classical ballet and contemporary dance through performances, training, education and community engagement while inspiring and growing an increasingly diverse audience base. Under the direction of Artistic Director Gil Boggs, Colorado Ballet presents over 50 performances annually at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House.

The Raydean Acevedo Colorado Ballet Academy serves over 1,200 students each year, from toddlers to seniors. Colorado Ballet’s Education and Community Engagement programming serves students, teachers, families, people with disabilities, and lifelong learners, making more than 35,000 contacts in 300 schools and organizations annually.

Position Overview

Colorado Ballet is seeking an experienced and dynamic development professional to manage all aspects of the ballet’s foundation, government, and corporate grants program, including cultivation, solicitation, and reporting for all current funders, as well as the identification and cultivation of new prospects. The Assistant Director of Institutional Giving prepares proposals, reports, and correspondence, and acts as a steward for all contributions within the foundation, government, and corporate sectors. This position will also partner with the Chief Advancement Officer in enhancing and expanding corporate philanthropy and sponsorships.

Key Duties and Functions

· Identify grant-making and corporate philanthropy prospects with a target of $25,000+
· Write letters of inquiry and grant proposals in collaboration with education and artistic departments for both operating and program support
· Manage all interim and final reports
· Cultivate and steward relationships with institutional funders and prospects through email correspondence, phone conversations, and in-person meetings
· Maintain grants tracking system to include calendar, timelines for cultivation/stewardship action steps and deadlines for proposals and reports
· Manage Colorado Ballet’s annual SCFD (Scientific and Cultural Facilities District) submission
· Maintain all donor database records related to foundation and government giving, including tracking of prospective relationships, and managing gift acknowledgment
· Identify and cultivate corporate prospects
· Develop annual plan to meet corporate giving goal ($250,000 in FY24)
· Manage a portfolio of 80-90 corporate and foundation donors and prospects
· Coordinate relationship management with the Chief Advancement Officer on sponsorship recognition deliverables

Position Requirements

· Bachelor’s degree with college-level writing course preferred
· 3+ years of professional foundation relations and/or individual donor experience
· Understand and present budgets in collaboration with finance team for proposals and reports
· Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite
· Experience in a donor database, Tessitura preferred.
· Excellent time management, project management, and organizational skills
· Experience guiding high-level meetings and connecting with prospects at events
· Ability to work flexible hours, including some evenings and weekends. Travel is not required.
· Currently, the Advancement Team works in-person Tuesday through Friday and remotely on Monday

How To Apply

The application deadline is November 27, 2023. Please send your cover letter and resume and to HR@ColoradoBallet.org

Submissions must have these required items to be considered. No phone calls, please.

Colorado Ballet Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. To fulfill our mission, Colorado Ballet is dedicated to building and sustaining an organizational culture grounded in diversity, inclusion, accessibility, and belonging. We are committed to hiring people who reflect and represent the rich diversity of the children, families, and communities with whom we work. Black, Indigenous, people of color, persons with disabilities, persons from underrepresented ethnic groups, immigrants, and members of the LGBTQIA+ community are especially welcome and strongly encouraged to apply.

Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act (SB 19-085) Information:

Salary Range: $65,000 - $75,000
Competitive paid time off and holidays
Comprehensive benefits package including subsidized health care, dental, and vision plans
Complimentary performance tickets
401(k) retirement plan with employer match

Academy Children's division ballet teacher

Job Title: Academy Children’s Division Ballet Teacher
Location: Denver, CO
Terms: Part-Time
Pay Range: $38 - $45/hr based on experience
Reports To: Academy Principal

Company Overview

Colorado Ballet Company is a Denver-based non-profit organization celebrating 62 years of excellence. Colorado Ballet’s mission is to present exceptional classical ballet and contemporary dance through performances, training, and education and community engagement while inspiring and growing an increasingly diverse audience base. Under the direction of Artistic Director Gil Boggs, Colorado Ballet presents more than 50 performances annually to sold-out audiences in the 2,080-seat Ellie Caulkins Opera House.

Position Summary?

The Raydean Acevedo Colorado Ballet Academy serves over 1,200 students each year, offering imaginative programs for toddlers through adults, a daytime Pre-Professional Division designed for the serious student seeking ballet as a career, an international summer intensive that draws 300+ students from around the world, and educational workshops and camps throughout the year for all ages. Students have multiple performances in Colorado Ballet’s Black Box theater and a full-length classical production in the beautiful Ellie Caulkins Opera House. Each year, over 150 students have the opportunity to dance alongside professional company dancers during Colorado Ballet’s season at the Ellie. CBA is continually recognized with the prestigious “Outstanding School” award, 1st place ensemble, and numerous top placements in every category at the world-renowned Youth America Grand Prix competition.

Colorado Ballet Academy seeks a motivated individual?for a position as?a?Ballet Teacher for classes in our Lower Division, specifically for the Children’s Division. ?This position is part-time, with hours on Saturday mornings for Creative Dance Classes and the possibility of additional hours in the week. This?teaching?position has hourly rates commensurate with experience. This position reports to the Academy Principal and is supervised by the Lower Division Coordinator.?

Key Duties

· Teach Ballet classes ranging from 45-90 minutes (about one and a half hours) in length??
· Preparation of lesson plans for weekly classes, following a designated curriculum?
· Guide students?to?perpetually progress?through our curriculum
· Set and rehearse choreography?for end-of-session or end-of-year performances
· Responsible for appropriate music selection for classes
· Attend monthly teacher meetings?and trainings when offered
· Opportunity to teach various workshops?or camp?series?at Colorado Ballet Academy

Qualifications

Colorado Ballet seeks the highest quality teachers?to join our team. Our faculty offers quality training and inspires enthusiasm for the art of dance.?

· Strong background in ballet required?
· Minimum of 3 years teaching experience required
· Certification in ABT NTC, RAD or CCA a plus
· Ability?and willingness?to work with young students of varied abilities?and keep them engaged and stimulated
· Reliable transportation required?
· Experience in classroom management and?inclusive?approach to dance education?is required
· Offers for employment are contingent upon successful completion of a state and federal fingerprint level background check and mandatory reporter training.

How To Apply

Please submit a cover letter, resume, and references to?Academy@coloradoballet.org. Submissions must have these required items to be considered. No phone calls, please.

Colorado Ballet Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. To fulfill our mission, Colorado Ballet is dedicated to building and sustaining an organizational culture grounded in diversity, inclusion, accessibility, and belonging. We are committed to hiring people who reflect and represent the rich diversity of the children, families, and communities with whom we work. Black, Indigenous, people of color, persons with disabilities, persons from underrepresented ethnic groups, immigrants, and members of the LGBTQIA+ community are especially welcome and strongly encouraged to apply.

EDUCATION & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TEACHING ARTIST

About Colorado Ballet Education & Community Engagement Department

Colorado Ballet is a Denver based non-profit organization. The mission is to present exceptional quality classical ballet and innovative dance through performances, training, and education programs that are integral to the cultural life of our community.

Providing high quality educational opportunities for preschool through adults, the Colorado Ballet Education & Community Engagement Department has been engaging with the Colorado community for over 20 years offering programs to students and community members least likely to access dance independently and for whom it could have the greatest impact. A fundamental philosophy of Colorado Ballet is to make dance accessible to everyone and inclusive of all. We aim to bring diverse communities together to overcome real and perceived barriers. In doing so, the department strives to provide quality dance education that focuses on the mission:

Every: To make dance accessible to everyone.

Body: To promote dance and movement as part of a healthy lifestyle.

Dance: To encourage creativity and expression through dance and foster an appreciation for ballet.

Position Summary

The Education & Community Engagement department is seeking a motivated individual for a position as a Teaching Artist. We are currently hiring both Tier 1 and Tier 2 Teaching Artists. Tier 1 Teaching Artists teach regularly, on a weekly basis, for both our Every Body Dance! afterschool enrichment program and our Workshops program. It is an ideal part-time position for someone balancing a variety of teaching jobs or other part-time work. Tier 2 Teaching Artists typically teach a specialized form or dance style and only teach when that style is requested. These teaching Artists teach sporadically throughout the year on an on call basis.

The Tier 1 Teaching Artist position teaches E&CE Curriculum (see below) in the afterschool setting, may teach workshops and Day of Dance events. Hours vary, but average two to five hours per week during the school year and five to ten hours per month in the summer, must be comfortable teaching creative movement and ballet in the afterschool setting. The majority of teaching time occurs between 2:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. on weekdays with occasional daytime and weekend hours. The position has hourly rates for student teachers, assistant teachers, and lead teachers as well as opportunities for administrative time.

The position reports to the Manager of Education & Community Engagement and may work directly with other department staff and Teaching Artists. Teaching Artists will typically work offsite from the Colorado Ballet studios and offices at schools and community centers, may teach virtually via Zoom, and will work with students of a variety of ages, experience, abilities, and backgrounds.

In order to fulfill our mission, Colorado Ballet is dedicated to building and sustaining an organizational culture grounded in diversity, inclusion, accessibility, and belonging. We are committed to hiring people who reflect and represent the rich diversity of the children, families, and communities with whom we work. Black, Indigenous, people of color, persons with disabilities, persons from underrepresented ethnic groups, immigrants, LGBTQIA+ persons are especially welcome and strongly encouraged to apply.

Colorado Ballet Education & Community Engagement Curriculum

Colorado Ballet Tier 1 Teaching Artists utilize a codified curriculum for the afterschool program, Every Body Dance! This curriculum was created in order to provide a consistent program throughout the Denver metro area. A typical afterschool program provides dance classes that focus on creative movement and ballet. Utilizing Anne Green Gilbert’s methodology, we utilize Brain Compatible Dance Education techniques to create and develop the curriculum for our afterschool classes, as well as many of our workshops. These effective teaching techniques equip our Teaching Artists to engage and motivate students of all abilities in school in community settings. Colorado Ballet’s afterschool curriculum is designed for students to study a variety of dance concepts while also improving important life skills such as problem solving, spatial awareness, social and emotional learning, and strengthening the body and brain all through the art of dance.

Information about the Teaching Artist role

Colorado Ballet Education & Community Engagement Department Teaching Artists:

Are practicing artists, who have professional performing experience and/or training
Come from a variety of artistic traditions and have the desire to share their unique artistry with children, youth, adults, and beginners
Are as passionate about the art of teaching as they are about their art form
Exude joy and love of dance
Are dynamic, expressive, and energized movers
Have experience creating choreographic phrases
Have strong musicality
Have a confident presence and positive and inclusive classroom management skills
Understand the developmental needs of children and are capable of tailoring instruction to support different learners
Are committed to anti-racist education
Are committed to culturally responsive and inclusive teaching practices, and to creating classrooms in which every student is seen, valued, and feels that they belong
Have experience with (or a willingness to learn) lesson planning and designing units of instruction
Are reflective practitioners who seek opportunities for continuous learning
Are collaborative; thrive in a team dynamic in which power and responsibility are shared
Are flexible, and able to adapt to the needs and strengths of different school communities
Believe that all children are dancers and capable of achieving success in and through dance
Believe that being in the presence of children is a privilege

Requirements to Apply

Have an understanding of and commitment to the mission of Colorado Ballet as well as the Education & Community Engagement Department with a deep passion for dance and a dedication to values of access, diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Experience in dance education (Tier 1: including creative movement and ballet) with considerations for social and emotional learning.
Reliable transportation/ability to travel throughout the Denver metro area.
Availability for paid professional development workshops as well as individualized training during the school year.
Must be reliable and punctual.
Tier 1: Ability to make a solid commitment to teaching during the afterschool time frame, at least one day per week, ideally for the duration of the school year (early October to early or mid- June).
Must be currently authorized to work in the United States for any employer. No visa sponsorship is available for this position.
Offers for employment are contingent upon successful completion of a state and federal fingerprint level background check and mandatory reporter training.

Relevant Experience

Proficiency in other dance idioms (West African, Bharatanatyam, Ballroom, Hip Hop, etc.)
Background in dance, experience teaching dance (in public schools or non-traditional settings preferred), or formal education in dance/dance education
Proficiency in Spanish or another language

Compensation

Part-time, hourly rate: lead teaching rate begins at $40 - $55/hour
Hours: For Tier 1, approximately 1-3 hours per week, primarily between 2:30 - 6:30 p.m., Monday - Friday, some weekends and daytime hours available. For Tier 2, hours vary throughout the year.
Benefits: For Tier 1 - complementary and discount tickets to Colorado Ballet productions, paid professional development time, access to free professional continued learning, increased pay rate for outer range locations, access to free or discounted adult classes in the Raydean Acevedo Colorado Ballet Academy.

Application

Application deadline is August 4th, 2023. Please send your resume, cover letter, and sample lesson plan to Cassie Wilson at cassie.wilson@coloradoballet.org. Submissions without these items will not be considered. No phone calls please. All submissions will be acknowledged. Colorado Ballet is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

What’s Next?

Colorado Ballet will review applications and schedule final candidates for an interview/audition on Zoom (or in-person if applicable) in June/July/August.
Candidates who are selected and available will begin teaching in schools starting in September 2023.

Please contact Cassie Wilson at cassie.wilson@coloradoballet.org with any questions. Thank you for your interest in teaching with Colorado Ballet’s Education & Community Engagement Department!

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