Director of Production

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The Director of Production is a strategic, accomplished, creative leader who works closely with the Artistic Director to bring a full season of programming to life on the stages s position is a member of the theater’s Senior Staff and is responsible for providing innovative and strategic leadership of the Production departments including long‑range and annual season planning, budgeting, and allocating financial and staff resources.

The Director of Production facilitates effective communications between directors, designers, creative teams and the production staff; supervises the contracting of employees and designers; monitors progress of all production elements; ensures resilient, efficient, and stable production operations; develops productive relationships with labor unions and maintains high artistic standards for all productions within budget parameters. This position reports to the Artistic Director and works closely with the Executive Director, Artistic Administrator, and General Manager as well as other members of the senior staff to plan and support the full breadth of activity at CST.

The Director of Production’s direct reports include the Production Manager, Technical Director, Costumes Department Manager, Properties Department Manager, Lighting and Video Department Manager, Sound Department Manager, and Hair and Wig Supervisor.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be requested to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

• Oversee and lead the Production Departments and their staff and create a solution oriented, positive culture that supports the work of the directors and designers for each production as well as supports the work of other CST departments including education, development, and marketing/communications.

• Support the Artistic Director and participate in long range and season planning process.

• Attend and actively contribute to season planning meetings by suggesting creative teams and programming ideas and perspectives.

• Provide focus, prioritization, and context for production department managers in a landscape of multiple and concurrent commitments.

• Collaborate with Artistic Administrator in creating a welcoming and supportive environment and consistent onboarding of creative teams to the organization.

• Facilitate effective and productive design and production meetings, ensure deadlines are met and oversee the tech/production process.

• Coordinate effective communication among the directors, designers, creative teams and all members of production staff.

• Manage commercial transfers and CST national and international touring efforts.

• Engage with commercial producers and co‑producing partners and ensure a positive experience with the production departments.

• Serve as the lead with IATSE, USA Scenic Artists, SDC as well as part of the negotiation team for all union agreements. Understand in detail the CBA’s for all unions to ensure CST creates and maintains a positive working relationship with all unions.

• Oversee and monitor the creation of schedules for building, production and presentation activities.

• Create the conditions for a safe working environment in all production and theater spaces. Ensure that necessary and appropriate stage safety training is regularly provided on schedule. Advise Executive and Artistic Director of possible risks or hazards.

• Implement a system of reviewing all production activities after each production or event and documenting lessons learned and how we can continuously improve in delivering productions in effective and efficient ways, including safety, timeliness, management of expenses, employee engagement, process improvement, and artist satisfaction.

Financial and Operational Management

• Create, maintain, and monitor a variety of complex production budgets and schedules that contribute to the fiscal health of the theater, including appropriate forecasting,…