Any arts administrator worth their salt should be able to sell a ticket, plan an invasion, make brunch, conn a ship, design a brochure, write a sonnet, balance the books, build a wall, carry a tune, comfort the board, take orders, give orders, ignore orders, implement orders, act alone, be a team player, solve equations, analyze data, give an elevator pitch, program a computer, herd cats, and look fabulous doing it.*
Specialization is for suckers.
So why not show off all those skills with arts admin merit badges?
Update: thanks to the fantastic reader response, the decision was made to make these a very real thing (think laptop stickers). They are now available for purchase at the ArtsHacker store.
Successfully merged mailing lists without accidentally resubscribing unsubscribes
Submitted a grant early
Successfully changed the organization’s Twitter handle
Successfully implemented the FB conversion tracking pixel
Comprehended someone else’s rehearsal overtime spreadsheet formula
Attended a meeting where a decision was actually made
The box office had tickets already printed for everyone in the will call line
No typos in the season brochure
Maintained Zero Inbox for more than one day
Woken up before 7am by an artist manager
Successfully replaced a guest artist who bailed with less than 48 hours’ notice to take a better paying gig
Found an answer to a problem at ArtsHacker
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Thanks to fellow ArtsHacker Ceci Dadisman for her contributions.
*Based on the fabulous quote from Robert Heinlein.
YES!!!!! OH PLEASE OH PLEASE!
Can you let me know when they are available?
Wish, command: https://artshacker.com/shop. They will begin shipping this week.