Arts Production Specialist II

Job Code 004130

FLSA Status Exempt

Pay Grade 4 Pay Range: $40,000 to $65,000

CAS Exemption Required No

Summary

This position oversees and coordinates specific areas of production (examples: House Management or Properties Management) and serves as a key collaborator within the production team. The role also supports shop or production specific work in collaboration with students, faculty, staff, and guest artists to realize or facilitate elements for theatre and dance productions. This role assists shop managers and/or school leadership with operational functions and facilitates curricular needs.

Examples of Work

· Functions as a key production collaborator and/or instructs students within a designated area of a shop or production area. (Example: House Manager or Properties Manager).

· Supports day-to-day production area or shop operations including workflow, documentation, and communication as production elements or materials move through the production process.

· Contributes to the realization of marketing or production design elements based on information from the creative team including technical drawings or design renderings/sketches.

· May construct or assist with construction of three-dimensional pieces.

· Communicates with staff, faculty, and students to effectively manage time to meet production deadlines.

· Assists school or shop leadership with inventory/stock organization, materials/equipment purchases, rentals, invoice processing, and maintaining institutional documentation.

· Supports the completion and implementation of materials or designs for all school productions by participating in the realization of materials or designs, builds, load-ins, equipment/material installations, tech/dress rehearsals, strikes, publicity events, and additional production work calls.

· Supports production work in various venues including the school’s proscenium theatre, black box theatre, a versatile dance studio that doubles as a performance space, the lobby, and the school’s labs/shops.

· May attend and contribute to production meetings and occasional design meetings.

· Works with school and shop leadership and faculty to provide detailed instruction, hands-on guidance and mentorship to undergraduate and graduate students with production assignments/lab work.

· Provide care and maintenance for tools, equipment, and production spaces.

· May assist in or serve as back up for hiring, training and supervising 1-3 part-time student employees (not on graduate assistantship) when Shop/Area Manager unavailable.

· Attends crew watch/crew orientation for each production.

· Supports compliance with safety standards.

Education and Experience

High school diploma or equivalent and three years of relevant experience. Appropriate college coursework or vocational/technical training may substitute at an equivalent rate for the required experience.

Licensure and Certification

N/A

Supervision

Supervised by the School’s Producing Director or the School’s Technical Director, depending on shop or production area of expertise. Marketing & House Manager reports to Producing Director; Scenic/Props Designer reports to the Technical Director.

Competencies

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