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Full-Time | $70,000 | Hybrid in Pittsburgh (preferred) or Remote for Exceptional Candidates

Priority Deadline: Friday, August 15, 2025

Rainbow Serpent is a Black LGBTQ+ artist-led organization creating immersive, spiritual, and visionary cultural work across XR, sculpture, literature, performance, and public installation. We root our work in ancestral knowledge; serve Black queer artists, ritualists, and technologists across the U.S., Nigeria, and England; and create public-facing artworks that spark awe and transformation.

We are visionaries, but we need a Creative Operations Director to build the backend engine that turns vision into lasting structure.

About the Role

This is a high-trust, high-autonomy leadership role for someone who thrives at the intersection of systems, strategy, and soul. You’ll be the sole operational lead managing our XR films, exhibitions, publications, partnerships, and public activations. You’ll work directly with our Co-Executive Directors (Marques Redd and Mikael Owunna) and help lay the technical and structural foundation for national and international growth.

You’ll Lead:

Project management for interdisciplinary creative and institutional projects
Grant writing, submission, and reporting
Building SOPs, dashboards, and systems that scale
Strategic research (festivals, funders, residencies, and partners)
Communications and coordination with artists, funders, and collaborators

You Should Have:

4–6+ years experience in operations, arts management, or nonprofit development
Strong writing, coordination, and digital organization skills
Ability to self-direct and manage multiple timelines
Alignment with Black LGBTQ+ cultural and spiritual work
Comfort being the only operations lead in a fast-paced, high-standards environment

Bonus Points For:

Experience with XR or immersive tech projects
MA in Library Science, Arts Administration, Nonprofit Management, Cultural Studies, Literature, or allied field
Familiarity with museums, academic ecosystems, or cultural funders
Background in archiving, data systems, or public art workflows

What We Offer:

$70,000 salary, full-time
Health, vision, and dental insurance, wellness + travel support
Company laptop + professional development
Creative, mission-driven culture rooted in care and clarity

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Creative Operations Director

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