POSITION TITLE: Director of Production, New York Live Arts
DEPARTMENT: Production
REPORTS TO: Producing Director
CLASSIFICATION: Regular, Full-time, Exempt
SALARY: $75,000-$85,000
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Director of Production will help steer the organization towards the
achievement of its goals as well as participate in developing and furthering the overall mission of the organization.
The Director of Production is responsible for stewarding all productions towards the realization of their artistic vision within the physical and financial parameters established by New York Live Arts (hereinafter Live Arts). This position works in coordination with full-time production staff members (Production Manager,
Technical Manager, Lighting Manager, and Production Stage Manager) and a pool of freelance labor.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Presenting Season, Rentals and Special Projects:
➢ Maintain the high standards that Live Arts is known for throughout the
community.
➢ Coordinate all production aspects of all Live Arts presenting season,
rentals activities, Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company, and special projects.
➢ Create and manage the Production Department budget for all Live Arts
presenting season, rentals activities, Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company,
and special projects.
➢ Help Producing Director in the advance of our core programs: Fresh
Tracks, Live Feed, Resident Commissioned Artist (RCA), Live Artery, Live
Ideas Festival, Open Spectrum, and Season Opener.
➢ Create and manage production calendars, daily schedules, and deadlines.
➢ Communicate any schedule changes to Production Staff and the
organization.
➢ Maintain active, consistent communication between all levels of production
staff.
➢ Create and maintain a working environment in the theater that is efficient,
productive, creative, and fun for all staff, artists, designers, and
technicians.
➢ Create, distribute, update and archive show paperwork.
➢ Keep updated communication with the artistic and technical team. This
includes, but is not limited to, providing them with the necessary
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information, creating deadlines, and confirming that deadlines are met.
➢ Act as liaison between Artists, Programming, and Front of House staff.
➢ Enforce safe work practices ensuring a safe working environment for all.
➢ Manage the maintenance of the theater and production equipment.
➢ Advise and follow up on theatrical equipment systems maintenance,
upgrades, and capital improvements, in collaboration with Technical
Manager and Lighting Manager.
➢ Explore and manage short and long-term physical improvement projects in the theater. This includes following up with the Technical Manager on
Department of Cultural Affairs proposals.
➢ Ensure tech specs, drawings and other publicly distributed technical
information is up to date.
➢ Maintain and update vendors list.
➢ Maintain a wide range of contacts within the community including
designers, technicians, rental houses, suppliers and neighborhood
businesses.
Crews
➢ Hire, in coordination with the Producing Director: Technical Manager,
Lighting Manager, Production Manager, and Production Stage Manager.
➢ Manage weekly hours, yearly projects, and well being of the production
staff.
➢ Schedule weekly production team meetings. Create and distribute
agenda.
➢ Ensure labor policies are observed.
➢ Process Crew Paperwork: new-hire materials, payroll, updates in overhire
information, maintaining and updating technician contact info, etc.
➢ Provide training to employees as needed. This includes: Technical
Manager, Lighting Manager, Production Manager, and overhire.
Finance & Administrative
➢ Generate and manage annual production budget.
➢ Ensure that deadlines are met.
➢ Provide the finance team with:
o Quarterly reconciliations (petty cash, budget and credit card
reconciliations)
o Invoices tracking and archival.
o Check Requests
o Processed Payroll
o Employees Updated Paperwork
o Employees Vacation Days
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o Other
➢ Distribute updated codes list to the team, check requests, train employees
in administrative paperwork.
➢ Assist Producing Director in the creation of contracts by putting together
estimates and redlining riders.
➢ Providing Programming, Finance, Artists, and Clients with accurate
Estimates and Bill Outs.
QUALIFICATIONS:
➢ Broad working knowledge of all aspects of technical design and
production.
➢ Five plus years of experience premiering work for a wide range of
dance/theater productions.
➢ Skilled in time management skills, communication, negotiation, and
creative problem-solving.
➢ Strong leadership skills and empathy.
➢ Proven supervisory, interpersonal and collaboration skills. Positive
attitude, team player with a good sense of humor.
➢ Self-motivated, organized and detail-oriented.
➢ Ability to make thoughtful and timely decisions, responding to shifting
priorities and challenges as they arise.
➢ Ability to meet deadlines and work in a fast-paced environment.
➢ Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Google Suite.
➢ Proficiency in Vectorworks and working knowledge of Lightwright.
➢ Touring experience a plus.
➢ BA/BS/BFA in technical theater, design, or commensurate experience.
New York Live Arts is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). It is the mission of
New York Live Arts to advance diversity and inclusion at all levels within the
Organization, regardless of race, ethnicity, age, gender, religion, sexual
orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, economic status and
other diverse backgrounds.
TO APPLY:
Candidates are invited to send a cover letter, resume, example paperwork and
references (no phone calls please) to careers@newyorklivearts.org. Applications
will be accepted until a final candidate is chosen. Please use the following
SUBJECT: “ Director of Production”
TO APPLY:
Candidates are invited to send a cover letter, resume, example paperwork and
references (no phone calls please) to careers@newyorklivearts.org. Applications
will be accepted until a final candidate is chosen. Please use the following
SUBJECT: “ Director of Production”