Deputy Director

Literary Arts is looking for an exceptional leader to serve as Deputy Director to help ensure that strategy becomes action and that every part of the organization moves in concert.

The Deputy Director, as a key member of the core Leadership team, reports to the Executive Director (ED) and manages the Director of Marketing & Communications, the Managers running Literary Arts’ cafe and bookstore, and the Audience Services& Office Administration Coordinator.

As the Deputy Director, you are primarily concerned with how the organization functions as a whole — across programs, development, marketing, retail, and staff culture. You are able to see the whole, facilitate alignment, ensure accountability across departments, and drive coordinated execution of the Executive Director's vision.

This role requires a leader with exceptional emotional intelligence who can build trust, navigate complexity, and hold people accountable with clarity and care. The right person is a systems thinker who is equally comfortable facilitating a leadership meeting, troubleshooting a retail staffing challenge, or coaching a director through a difficult personnel situation. You are drawn to the how of making mission-driven organizations work, ensuring cohesion and alignment, and bringing out the best in people.

Literary Arts provides a comprehensive benefits package including employer-paid health, dental, and vision insurance; 401(k) with employer match; short- and long-term disability insurance; three weeks paid vacation (increasing to five weeks after five years); three personal days; and approximately 12 paid holidays. As a registered nonprofit, Literary Arts qualifies for Public Service Loan Forgiveness.

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