Assistant Production Manager

Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity aims to inspire everyone who attends our campus – artists, leaders, and thinkers – to unleash their creative potential.

We acknowledge, with deep respect and gratitude, our home on the side of Sacred Buffalo Guardian Mountain. In the spirit of respect and truth, we honour and acknowledge the Banff area, known as “Minhrpa” (translated in Stoney Nakoda as “the waterfalls”) and the Treaty 7 territory and oral practices of the Îyârhe Nakoda (Stoney Nakoda) – comprised of the Bearspaw, Chiniki, and Goodstoney Nations – as well as the Tsuut’ina First Nation and the Blackfoot Confederacy comprised of the Siksika, Piikani, Kainai.

We acknowledge that this territory is home to the Shuswap Nations, Ktunaxa Nations, and Metis Nation of Alberta, Rockyview District 4. We acknowledge all Nations who live, work, and play, help us steward this land, and honour and celebrate this place.

The Assistant Production Manager supports the planning, coordination, and delivery of performing arts productions and events, ensuring all technical, staging, scheduling, and operational requirements are executed to a professional standard. Working closely with artists, faculty, and production teams, the role oversees day-to-day production needs, stage management, equipment resources, facility readiness, and event execution while maintaining safety and operational excellence.

Reporting to Technical Director, Performing Arts, below are some key accountabilities:

Production Management

• Provide input on production resources required (staff scheduling, facilities, equipment) for all programs, concerts, and events that pass through Banff Centre arts and leadership programming and presentations.
• Liaise with performers, faculty, technical direction, all production departments on all day to day and event needs and production requests (including scheduling queries, equipment and facility requests etc). Communicate all requests to appropriate departments to best bring together the elements of technical production, artistic requirements and training related needs.
• Determine the most efficient and cost effective methods of providing all necessary production requirements for presentations and develop accurate costings.
• Review in consultation with the Technical Director/Production Manager the production requirements for each program or event.
• Advise the Production Manager in the choice of faculty, staff and participants, in regards to production and technical needs.
• Adhere to deadlines and apply appropriate production techniques and methods to provide the quality, efficiency and support level required by Performing Arts.
• Assist the Production Manager in preparation of production schedules and actively participate in the planning stages of each program and event.
• Be knowledgeable of related industry trends to include the application of up to date techniques and use of special materials and current health and safety standards as well as being familiar with the accident prevention manual.
  Prepare occasional written reports and papers to document departmental needs, status and concerns relating to a wide field of subjects.
• Act as a Stage Manager for smaller events including house set-up coordination, ensuring performers are present and ready, all equipment and facilities are prepared, call/execute cues, strike and restore facilities and equipment after each performance. During all public events be prepared to handle emergency situations that may include: administration of First Aid, Performing Arts venue and building evacuation plans, and correct procedures for summoning appropriate emergency personnel.
• Monitor the condition of the Performing…