Production Oversight

• Lead the production of public programs, exhibitions, projects, installations, performances, and internal events

• Collaborate with the Director of Artist Initiatives to assess feasibility, scope, sequencing, and resourcing from ideation through delivery

• Translate high-level creative intent into clear production plans, scopes, timelines, budgets, and decision-making frameworks

• Schedule and run production meetings, and establish production standards, workflows, and systems that support consistency, accountability, and sustainability

• Identify risks, capacity constraints, and dependencies early, and proactively prepare practical solutions and adjustments as needed

• Translate evolving priorities into updated production plans while maintaining clarity and stability for the team

Project Management

• Oversee the end-to-end production of multiple concurrent initiatives, ensuring all milestones, deliverables, and dependencies are tracked and met

• Develop, manage, and track production timelines, calendars, and tasks across initiatives, ensuring alignment across teams and collaborators

• Ensure seamless execution across fabrication, installation, shipping, site logistics, technical needs, staffing, etc.

• Lead production planning for live events and public engagements, including site coordination, permits, run-of-show, staffing, and on-site management

• Ensure projects are executed safely, sustainably, and in accordance with organizational values, labor practices, and care for artists, staff, and audiences

• Ensure artists and collaborators have clear, timely information regarding production timelines, requirements, expectations, and deliverables

Resource + Vendor Management

• Lead the development, management, and tracking of production budgets in collaboration with the Director and operations leadership

• Oversee vendors, fabricators, installers, and production staffing, including scoping, scheduling, and cost management

• Review and approve production expenses, invoices, and expense reports, ensuring accuracy and timeliness

• Support organizational planning by contributing production insight related to costs, capacity, and long-term sustainability

• Serve as a point of accountability for production-related relationships with artists, partners, and vendors

• Oversee vendor and artist contracting processes in collaboration with operations and legal support, ensuring agreements are executed and upheld

• Maintain organized production records, scopes, agreements, and documentation to support clarity and institutional memory

Cross-Departmental Alignment + Team Leadership

• Directly manage the Artist Liaison + Production Lead, providing strategic guidance, clear priorities, and professional development support

• Support onboarding, coordination, and oversight of project-based staff, freelancers, and consultants as needed

• Lead post-project wrap-ups, evaluations, and documentation to support learning and continuous improvement

• Ensure information flows clearly and consistently across teams, documenting decisions, timelines, and next steps

• Participate in planning meetings, check-ins, and cross-departmental reviews to support alignment and accountability

• Foster a collaborative, respectful, and mission-aligned team culture that supports creativity and accountability

• Model principled leadership and clear communication internally and externally, and lead reflective practices that support learning and continuous growth

• Act as a steward of For Freedoms’ relationships and public presence, ensuring integrity, follow-through, care, and trust remain central to the work

QUALIFICATIONS

• 5–7+ years of experience in production or project management roles within arts, cultural, nonprofit, or creative organizations, with demonstrated responsibility for complex, multi-part projects

• Proven experience as a producer or production manager, including planning, budgeting, scheduling, and executing exhibitions, installations, performances, events, or large-scale programs

• Strong operational thinking with experience maintaining clear systems for workflows, scheduling, documentation, and internal communication within a small or mid-sized organization

• Demonstrated ability to manage and monitor budgets, expenses, and forecasts, and to collaborate with senior leadership on financial planning and resource allocation.

• Hands-on experience overseeing fabrication, installation, lighting, audiovisual, shipping, storage, and site-specific logistics, with a strong understanding of safety and sustainability best practices.

• Experience negotiating and managing contracts, scopes of work, and rates with vendors, fabricators, installers, and independent contractors.

• Comfort working across departments and serving as a bridge between creative vision and operational execution, balancing ambition with capacity, care, and feasibility.

• Advanced project management skills, including the ability to manage multiple timelines simultaneously, anticipate risks, and resolve challenges proactively.

• High emotional intelligence, strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to communicate clearly and respectfully with artists, staff, leadership, and external partners with accountability, mentorship, and sustainable expectations.

• Experience using project management tools and cloud-based systems (e.g., AirTable, Google Workspace, budgeting software, shared calendars, internal databases), with the ability to design and improve systems as organizational needs evolve.

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment, remaining calm, solutions-oriented, and attentive during high-pressure production periods.

• Strong alignment with For Freedom’s mission and non-profit organizational operations.

• This role requires a valid driver license, should be able to move equipment weighing up to 50 pounds, and must be able to stand for the duration of the productions.

For Freedoms is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion or creed, gender, gender identity or expression, familial status, sexual orientation, disability, national origin, age, arrest or pre-employment conviction record, or military status. Our work engages social, political, and cultural currents while fostering creativity, experimentation, and collaboration. We value individuals whose experiences and perspectives embody a commitment to civic dialogue, cultural production, and artistic expression that shapes public discourse and imagination.