Conversion Crew Team Lead

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The application window for this position has an anticipated end date of 01/12/2026.

The Denver Center for the Performing Arts (DCPA) is one of the largest non‑profit theatre organizations in the nation, presenting Broadway tours and producing theatre, cabaret, musics, and innovative, immersive experiences. Through these experiences and alongside our robust Education program, we engage hundreds of thousands of visitors each year.

The DCPA’s workforce includes more than 300 employed team members in non‑union and union positions (in partnership with seven unions). In addition, we employ hundreds of artists and contractors annually. We have a strong volunteer program which includes more than 300 volunteers.

“We engage and inspire through the transformative power of live theatre.”

For more than 40 years, creativity and community have been the foundation of the Denver Center for the Performing Arts’ success. As a leading cultural organization in the Rocky Mountain West, we are actively participating in a cultural evolution of belonging and anti‑racism. Our commitment to reflect the diversity and priorities of our community — in our workplace, audience and programming — has never been more present.

The Conversion Crew Team Lead serves as a Conversion Crew team member while also overseeing the Conversion Crew during their assigned shifts. They will be responsible for the setup and breakdown of tables, chairs, staging, dance floors, and other furnishings and equipment for various functions held within the DCPA’s event spaces and theatre lobbies. The Team Lead has the additional responsibilities of reviewing written conversion instructions, determining and managing a plan for executing the instructions with the assigned crew members, maintaining all safety standards and best practices during the shift, and sending a shift report at the conclusion of the shift.

The Conversion Crew Team Lead will report to the Manager of Event Operations and will work alongside the Event Services, Patron Experience, and Facilities teams to ensure the event spaces and theatre lobbies are properly set for events, theatre production runs, and venue standards. The Conversion Crew Team Lead will utilize floorplan diagrams and written instructions to execute the setups and breakdowns of each space and will also oversee proper equipment storage.

In addition, Conversion Crew Team Leads will occasionally serve as coat check attendants when that service is contracted by a client.

• Read floorplan diagrams and accurately execute written instructions for setups and breakdowns of in‑house and rented equipment including tables, chairs, dance floor, staging platforms, trashcans, portable bars, coat racks, stanchions, and other non‑technical equipment.
• Review instructions with and delegate tasks to conversion crew members assigned to each shift.
• Ensure team members are working efficiently and re‑direct team members’ work as needed.
• Perform all aspects of the setup and breakdown which could include connecting and laying out dance floor, rolling and lifting tables, moving and setting stage platforms at various heights, stacking and unstacking chairs, setting stanchions for crowd management, moving equipment in and out of storage areas, and more.
• Understand and enforce all safety guidelines and best practices for inspecting and handling materials and equipment, proper techniques for lifting and moving, and operation of equipment.
• Document and elevate any concerns through the appropriate avenues for maintenance or execution concerns.
• Ensure equipment is either set up or stored orderly and securely in assigned locations.
• Routine minor maintenance and care for assigned equipment which…