Associate Production Manager – Center Performing Arts Admin, Finance & HR

The application window for this position has an anticipated end date of 11/11/2026.

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, musc...as the text is truncated for brevity.

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.

We believe that the theater can transform us — and be transformed by us. We invite you to be part of our Team.

The Associate Production Manager is part of the Denver Center for the Performing Arts Theatre Company Production Management team. This position supports the production process and coordinates production activities and operations for Theatre Company, Education, and Cabaret productions in addition to other Denver Center projects.

• Support the Director of Production and Senior Production Manager in the planning, coordination, and execution of theatrical productions and special projects.
• Maintain working knowledge of the schedules, budgets, designs, staffing, applicable collective bargaining agreements, and technical requirements of productions.
• Track production needs, decisions, deadlines, and outstanding items and ensure appropriate follow-through while identifying potential feasibility, schedule, budget, labor, or safety concerns.
• Provide experienced Production Management coverage during assigned rehearsals, technical rehearsals, previews, performances, meetings, and other production activities.
• Make timely decisions with delegated authority during assigned Production Management coverage and recognize when significant issues need to be escalated.
• Coordinate departmental priorities and resolve technical, logistical, scheduling, and operational issues during assigned coverage.
• Document and communicate significant decisions, changes, unresolved issues, and required follow-up to ensure continuity between coverage periods.
• Facilitate communication among Production Management, creative teams, stage management, production departments, and other staff throughout the production process.
• Participate in and/or facilitate production, design, season planning, and technical meetings as assigned.
• Develop, maintain, and communicate calendars/schedules, deadlines/milestones, and other Production Management paperwork as assigned.
• Support season budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning as assigned.
• Track production expenses against established budgets; prepare reports, reconciliations, projections, and other financial information as assigned.
• Assist Director of Production and Senior Production Manager in determining staffing and crew needs.
• Maintain awareness of workload and competing priorities across production departments and communicate capacity or resource concerns to Director of Production or Senior Production Manager.
• Promote safe theatrical practices, identify potential hazards, and collaborate with appropriate personnel to address safety concerns, including pausing or redirecting work.
• Foster a professional, collaborative, respectful, and solution-oriented working environment.
• Actively participate and support DCPA’s work toward equity, diversity, and inclusion.

The ideal candidate will have the following experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in related field (e.g. Theatre, Production Management, Technical…