Position Purpose

The Artistic Director & Co-CEO provides artistic and executive leadership for La Boite. The role shapes a distinctive, audience-aware and financially responsible artistic program, leads producing and creative partnerships, and works with the Executive Director & Co-CEO to build the relationships and revenue needed to support La Boite’s future.

Key Accountabilities

1. Artistic vision and programming

- Set and champion a clear artistic vision aligned with La Boite’s strategy and cultural purpose.

- Lead annual and longer-term programming across productions, presentations, co-productions and artist development.

- Make programming choices that balance artistic merit, audience potential, financial stability, production capacity and risk.

- Create meaningful opportunities for Queensland artists and stories while maintaining a strong view of contemporary practice.

- Develop the program early enough to support budgeting, production, marketing and fundraising.

- Oversee the artistic and educational direction of production education notes and learning resources, ensuring they reflect the work’s themes, creative intent and opportunities for student engagement.

2. Producing and program delivery

- Be accountable for delivering the artistic program within approved budgets, timelines and organisational capacity.

- Set producing approaches, scope, budgets and delivery requirements for major activity.

- Lead negotiations for significant collaborations, co-productions and presentations.

- Support the Program Manager with clear priorities, decisions and accountability.

- Evaluate artistic activity to strengthen future programming and organisational learning.

3. Fundraising, partnerships and government relations

- Help build relationships with donors, sponsors, funding bodies and government alongside the Executive Director and Development & Partnerships Manager.





- Articulate La Boite’s artistic ambition and impact in ways that inspire investment and support.

- Identify artistic opportunities that can generate philanthropic, government or partnership support.

- Build co-production, touring and creative partnerships that extend La Boite’s reach.

- Represent and advocate for La Boite across media, industry, government and public forums.

4. Audiences and organisational leadership

- Set the artistic narrative for seasons and productions and work with Marketing to translate it for audiences.

- Use audience insight to inform programming and positioning without compromising artistic purpose.

- Share accountability with the Executive Director for strategy, budgets, sustainability, reputation and major organisational change.

- Contribute to an inclusive, accountable culture and collaborate across artistic and business functions.

- Act as La Boite’s principal artistic spokesperson.

Selection Criteria

- Executive leadership experience with strong commercial and financial literacy, including the ability to balance artistic ambition, audience opportunity and organisational sustainability.

- Significant artistic leadership, programming or senior producing experience in theatre or the performing arts.

- A compelling artistic perspective and demonstrated ability to develop and deliver ambitious work.

- Solid relationships and credibility across artists, sector partners, government, funders, donors and media.

- Sound judgement, collaborative leadership and the ability to operate effectively within a shared Co-CEO model.

Measures of Success

- Audience response, attendance and engagement grow across a distinctive artistic program.

- The program is delivered within approved budgets, timelines and organisational capacity.

- Artistic risk, audience opportunity and financial sustainability are balanced effectively.

- Philanthropic, government, industry and creative partnerships increase and diversify.

- The Co-CEO model provides clear, collaborative and accountable leadership.

📌 Artistic Director & Co-CEO (Kelvin Grove)
🏢 LA BOITE THEATRE
📍 Kelvin Grove