Artistic Director
/ORGANIZATION:
Blind Tiger Comedy
DEADLINE:
Sept. 19, 2025
ORGANIZATION DESCRIPTION:
Blind Tiger Comedy is Vancouver’s home for improv, sketch and stand up comedy classes and shows, led by world-class comedians from many award-winning Canadian groups, including Hip.Bang! and The Sunday Service.
We are committed to delivering outstanding training and making comedy as accessible as possible to folks who are under-represented in the Vancouver comedy community. We run comedy classes, produce shows, and partner with businesses to develop training and team building opportunities for their teams.
Our mission is to:
– Create and deliver outstanding comedy shows and training;
– Welcome folks who are under-represented in our scene into comedy, and reduce barriers for those folks to participate; and
– Pay comedians professional, industry-leading wages.
The land we live, gather and perform comedy on is the traditional, ancestral, unceded territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. We are grateful to be here.
WEBSITE:
http://www.blindtigercomedy.ca
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Our current Artistic Director, Tom Hill, is stepping down at the end of 2025. We’re looking for someone great to be our next Artistic Director.
The Artistic Director (AD) is the leader of our company. This is a salaried leadership position in comedy. The AD drives the creative vision for Blind Tiger Comedy: where we’re headed, how we’re getting there, and how to navigate challenges along the way. They manage our faculty and staff, oversee class, show and festival schedules, drive business goals, and ultimately hold responsibility for everything.
We want someone who will run with this job, with this company, and achieve great things. The company is well set up to continue being a foundation for exciting creative moves from you and our team.
Compensation details
30 admin hours a week (flexible, with 80% within 9–5, Mon–Fri)
Four weeks vacation
$45,000–$50,000 / year for admin work
For comedians on faculty, teaching and performing opportunities (outside of admin hours) could move total compensation to $60,000–$65,000 / year
Possible relocation allowance for out-of-town applicants
This job is designed to make space for other things in your life (other income streams, childcare, creative work), but also requires adapting your life and schedule as the leader of the company.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Create comedy experiences: start shows, run festivals, develop training programs, and build partnerships.
Lead the artistic vision of Blind Tiger Comedy in collaboration with the company’s five comedian owners.
Work closely with and manage the General Manager.
Manage the Blind Tiger Comedy team, including ten part-time staff and sixteen faculty.
Sit on the Anti-Oppression and Equity Committee and implement initiatives with the Inclusion Coordinator. Take a lead role in Anti-Harassment Policy complaint resolutions.
Curate class, show, and festival schedules with the General Manager, ensuring schedules are smart, marketable, and community-oriented.
Act as emergency contact for venues and faculty when needed.
Manage legal and accounting needs, deliver reports to owners, and ensure the company covers expenses and grows.
Serve as signing authority for day-to-day expenses and payouts.
Potentially lead the Events wing, delivering team building and training sessions with companies.
Identify opportunities for improvement and growth.
Problem solve, respond to issues, and be reachable during highs and lows.
Collaborate with positivity and a sense of play, encouraging joy in work.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Ambitious, motivated arts leader.
Creative maker with a vision and a track record of producing funny, high-quality work.
Able to sustain current success and explore new directions (e.g., new festivals, touring, new shows).
Trustworthy and reliable problem solver.
Progressive small business leader with proven experience sustaining growth.
Comfortable with small business accounting and best practices.
Strong communicator in writing and in person.
Experienced manager of people, with hiring and staff support experience.
Experienced in handling anti-harassment complaints and dispute resolution.
Lover of the arts and comedy.
Professional comedian applicants will have advantages, but we are also open to other dynamic leaders.
HOW TO APPLY:
To apply, email adsearch@blindtigercomedy.ca and tom@blindtigercomedy.ca with your resume and a cover letter outlining why you want to lead Blind Tiger Comedy, why you are a fit, and how this position is a fit for you. Please submit by Sept. 19, 2025 (earlier is welcome).
The process includes interviews, writing/problem-solving exercises, and possibly a one-page creative statement. Honoraria will be offered for additional tasks beyond interviews. The process may adjust as it’s Blind Tiger Comedy’s first AD hire, but we will communicate openly.
Timeline:
Sept.: applications accepted
Oct.: interviews and meetings
Nov.: ideal part-time start, overlapping with outgoing AD Tom Hill (remote possible)
Dec.: full-time hours begin, overlapped with Tom
Jan. 1, 2026: role fully transitions to you
If you have questions or want to learn more, please get in touch.
REMUNERATION:
$45,000–$65,000 / year
