Deputy Director

Arts and Lectures Office

University of California, Santa Barbara

Summary of Job Details:

The UCSB Arts & Lectures Deputy Director is a senior management position reporting to the Executive Director and serving as a key member of the Arts & Lectures senior leadership team. Arts & Lectures is a large, complex, primarily self-supporting, non-academic unit supporting the academic mission of the University and serving as one of UC Santa Barbara's most visible public-facing departments. The Deputy Director provides executive-level leadership with balanced responsibility for marketing strategy and financial stewardship. The role leads enterprise-wide marketing, brand, audience development, and earned revenue strategy while also overseeing budgeting, forecasting, financial controls, and administrative operations. Acting as a strategic advisor to the Executive Director, the Deputy Director contributes to organizational planning, revenue sustainability, and operational effectiveness, exercising sound judgment in complex, high-impact situations requiring discretion and alignment with University priorities. The Deputy Director does not hold executive signature or contractual authority, consistent with UC separation-of-duties and internal control principles.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in related area and/or equivalent experience and training

• 5+ years experience in multi-million-dollar budget management, long-range financial planning, cash flow analysis, and scenario modeling.

• 5+ years experience establishing and maintaining strong internal controls, financial policies, and compliance frameworks within a regulated or public-sector environment.

• 5+ years experience leading through managers and directors, with a strong record of building accountability, clarity of roles, and high-performing teams.

• 5+ years demonstrated experience of advanced analytical, forecasting, and decision-support skills, including use of financial and marketing performance metrics.

• 5+ years demonstrated experience of communication skills with the ability to effectively advise executive leadership and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders.

• 5+ years of proven success in the successful conception, implementation, and evaluation of strategies to achieve organizational goals.

Special Conditions of Employment:

• Occasional evenings and weekends.

• Satisfactory criminal history background check.

• UCSB is a Tobacco-Free environment.

Full Salary Range: $119,400 to $230,800/year. 

Hiring or Budgeted Range: $119,400 to $160,000/year. 

Days/Hours: M-F, 8-5; occasional nights and weekends

Benefits Eligibility: Full Benefits 

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law.

Application review begins: 3/25/26

Apply online at  #84902