Production Manager

Position Title: Production Manager

Location: Hanover, NH (Wilson Hall and Hopkins Center)

Employment Category: Regular Full Time, 40 hours per week, 12 months per year. Exempt, Not a Union Position.

Reporting to the Senior Production Manager, the Production Manager is responsible for planning and oversight of all technical aspects of assigned Hopkins Center performing arts events including presented, produced, hosted and digital presentations. Key relationships include artists, agents, professional technical personnel, Hopkins Center staff, as well as other campus departments and leadership. This position supervises IATSE Local 919 union technical theater and student employees.

• Coordinate and oversee lighting, sound, scenic, projection designs and rigging configurations for all assigned productions.
• Review performance contracts, technical riders, and coordinate production specifications with artists, technical directors, and production staff.
• Manage IATSE union and student employees during show preparation, performances, and post-show restoration.
• Ensure adherence to production specifications, IATSE union rules, and safe work practices.
• Serve as point of contact for artists during technical rehearsals and performances, and adapt production elements to performance spaces as necessary.
• Develop and maintain relationships with production stakeholders and external labor providers, vendors.
• Maintain technical knowledge and make business decisions for equipment and labor cost estimates.

• Bachelor’s Degree and at least six years of increasingly responsible technical production experience in the arts, cultural or live entertainment sectors, including at least three years of management responsibility.
• Demonstrated experience leading comprehensive production advance processes covering all technical disciplines and administrative aspects, such as scheduling, budgeting, and staffing.
• Demonstrated experience effectively leading production teams and managing large-scale productions.
• Demonstrated accomplishment maintaining current knowledge of production practices and systems across all technical disciplines.
• Demonstrated understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive and accurately interpret ideas, information and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the techniques and the ability to work with a variety of individuals and groups in a constructive and collaborative manner.
• Commitment to working effectively as part of an equitable, anti-racist, anti-biased team and work environment; related training is a plus.
• Demonstrated knowledge of effective planning, decision-making processes and associated tools and techniques.
• Ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.
• Business acumen: demonstrated knowledge, insight and understanding of business concepts, tools and processes needed for making sound decisions.
• Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.
• Commitment to diversity and to serving the needs of a diverse population.
• Employment will be contingent upon possession of a valid US driver’s license and continued qualification as an approved driver under the Dartmouth College Driver Safety and Motor Vehicle Policy.

• Demonstrated production management or technical direction experience with a wide variety of arts and entertainment projects, such as major touring theatrical productions, concert tours, the full range of performing arts and community events.
• Demonstrated production management or technical direction experience in an arts presenting organization; arts producing organization; university-based organization; or multi-venue performing arts organization.
• Demonstrated production management or technical direction experience with international artists and productions.
• Demonstrated production management or technical direction experience in an educational setting; experience in teaching, mentorship or training roles; experience mentoring student…