Production Manager/Stage Management Supervisorexpired
WashU
United States, Missouri, St. Louis
Posted on: Jan. 13, 2025
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Description:
Position Summary
This position is the leadership role for all technical needs of the Performing Arts Department. This role will manage the timeline and communication of all productions to the teams, maintain budgets and performance spaces, oversee the student workers that stage manage, and serve as the professional stage manager when a student SM is not available.
Position is an hourly position of 30 hours per week working a 10-month work period (August- May) annually.
Job Description
Primary Duties & Responsibilities:
Prepare and manage the timeline and communication of all productions to the production team. Schedule and run all productions. Be the onsite supervisor at all tech and production weeks.
Create and reconcile production season budget. Facilitate contracts for outside hires and invoices for production materials turning in paperwork in a timely manner to the office manager.
Assign student stage managers to each production in collaboration with faculty directors. Meet with student stage managers on a regular basis to ensure they are on track with the needs of the production, including creating all appropriate paperwork, effectively communicating with the production team and preparing for technical rehearsals and performances.
Serve as the professional stage manager when a student SM is not available.
Coordinate with similar departments' events and programming to ensure entities operate collaboratively during the year.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Working Conditions:
Job Location/Working Conditions
This job will require nights and weekends during productions. Ability to travel to on-campus performance spaces and off-campus warehouse.
Physical Effort
Ability to frequently lift 40lbs.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by the personnel so classified. Management reserves the right to revise or amend duties at any time.
Required Qualifications
Education:
Bachelor’s degree or combination of education and/or experience may substitute for minimum education.
Certifications:
No specific certification is required for this position.
Work Experience:
Professional Stage Management (3 Years)
Skills:
Not Applicable
Driver's License:
A driver's license is not required for this position.
More About This Job
Required Qualifications:
B.A. or B.F.A. in theatre, with an emphasis in stage management or equivalent work experience.
3 years of professional stage management experience.
Preferred Qualifications:
Master of Fine Art in stage management, five or more years of professional stage management experience and AEA or AGMA membership.
Preferred Qualifications
Education:
No additional education beyond what is stated in the Required Qualifications section.
Certifications:
No additional certification beyond what is stated in the Required Qualifications section.
Work Experience:
No additional work experience beyond what is stated in the Required Qualifications section.
Skills:
Communication, Deadline Management, Detail-Oriented, Self-Organization (Business), Teamwork, Work Efficiency
Application Deadline:
Mar. 31, 2025
Job Duration:
Open ended
Job/Audition Type:
Part Time
Job Category:
Administrative
Payment status:
Paid
Job Location:
United States,
Missouri,
St. Louis
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