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NEOGOV · 4 days ago

Associate Director Production

Red Wing, MN

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$84K/yr - $112K/yr

3+ years exp

NEOGOV is seeking an Associate Director of Production for the Sheldon Theatre, which is part of the City of Red Wing. The role involves leading all aspects of performance and event production, including staff supervision, production coordination, and ensuring high-quality delivery of events.

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Responsibilities

Establish and implement backstage policies, advance planning, preparatory work for lighting, sound and stage rigging, loading in, setting up, and loading out shows

Provide supervision of production and front of house staff and volunteers; participate in the selection and promotion of staff, manage staff performance, reviews, approve time-off requests, and review employee timesheets

Execute and supervise the professional delivery of lighting, sound and stage craft as needed in support of touring and local productions. Oversee scheduling, assigning work, and ensuring project completion; evaluate workload and determine priorities

Oversee production preparation

Provide leadership, offer consulting in design, construction and professional processes for local users

Execute the operational role as an expert in the fields of lighting, sound design, and stagecraft. Stay up to date in industry

Develop and implement backstage policies and procedures emphasizing safety procedures

Maintain highest quality facilities and theatrical systems. Recommend improvements, repair, and maintenance of all stage equipment and supplies

Propose annual purchasing needs; work closely with the Executive & Artistic Director to manage the artist and rental contracting process, ensuring that all agreements are clear and in writing

Cultivate and manage theatre rental activity, including maximizing appropriate supplemental use of spaces throughout the year

Monitor and project the annual production operating budget including capital improvement requests as well as creating and updating the long-term capital purchase list

Coordinate with artists and other space users to ensure delivery of professional presented events

Cultivate and manage theatre rental activity and maintain theatre calendar

Coordinate with other departments to ensure efficiency and excellence of the production process

Ability to work with youth and adult theatre production

Perform other duties as assigned

Qualification

Technical theatre experienceLightingSound systemsStage rigging expertiseSupervisory experienceBudget managementTheater industry softwareOralProblem resolutionLeadership skillsWritten communication

Required

Three (3) years of work experience in a performing arts presenting/producing organization

At least one year of supervisory experience in technical theatre

Associate's degree in Arts, Theater, or related field or equivalent combination of education and work experience

Strong leadership skills

Ability to read a script, technical riders, and performance contracts and assess requirements for staffing, budgets and/or design

Strong oral and written communication and presentation skills

Strong Microsoft Office Suite skills

Follow and relay complex oral and written instructions, policies and procedures

Willingness to listen to comments and complaints of staff, volunteers, and community

Resolve problems with diplomacy

Act decisively in the face of unplanned situations while remaining calm

Lighting and sound systems, sound engineering, stage rigging, fly systems, and theater industry software

Broad understanding in all aspects of technical theater

Theater policies affecting conditions under which performances are conducted

Theatres and arenas including layout, facility capabilities and limitations

Basic principles of organization, public relations and administration

Basic principles and practices of personnel management as related to contract, part-time staff and volunteer organization, recruitment, selection, training, supervision and motivation

Materials, staffing, supplies, and equipment needed for performance events

Sheldon Theatre policies for both front and back of house including emergency readiness and evacuation procedures

Thorough understanding of City's functions, policies, and procedures

In-depth knowledge of lighting plot creation and implementation