Head Properties, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion

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UNION-FT Los Angeles, CA, US

4 days ago Requisition

The Music Center, Los Angeles County’s premier performing arts center, is seeking an experienced highly resourceful team player and production professional with strong project leadership skills to join the TMC Ops Production team. This individual helps facilitate and execute capital improvement projects, theatrical system maintenance and repairs, and productions. The Music Center convenes artists, communities and ideas with the goal of deepening the cultural lives of every resident of Los Angeles County.

The non‑profit performing arts organization has two divisions: TMC Arts and TMC Ops. TMC Arts, The Music Center’s programming engine, provides year‑round programming throughout the campus including The Music Center’s four theatres, Jerry Moss Plaza, Grand Park, and in schools and other locations all over Los Angeles County. TMC Ops manages and maintains the infrastructure and systems that serve the theatres, Jerry Moss Plaza, and Grand Park on behalf of the County of Los Angeles.

The Music Center is also home to four renowned resident companies—Center Theatre Group, Los Angeles Master Chorale, LA Opera and LA Phil

Oversee the Property Department of the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion within the context of the Collective Bargaining Agreements between the Music Center (TMC) and/or The Los Angeles Opera Company (LAO) and I.A.T.S.E. Local 33.

This Position Reports to The Music Center Director of Production and Los Angeles Opera Technical Director
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Perform and/or supervise all accountabilities of the Property Department for fully produced and presented shows

• Represent The Los Angeles Opera Company (LAO) and the Music Center (TMC) to Designers, visiting crews, and management by creating a cordial, cooperative, and welcoming workplace. Model and support the mission and values of LAO and TMC.
• Supervise and lead the Property crew members, referred by the I.A.T.S.E. call board, during load‑ins, technical rehearsals, runs and load‑outs; as well as the setup, operation, run, maintenance and repairs of all props for all productions. Implement production and design needs of the Property Department as directed by the design teams, management, and clients. Crew sizes range from zero to 6 or more.
• Work collaboratively with all stakeholders to complete the Prop department’s accountabilities including production notes and creative problem solving.
• Work with the Visiting Head Properties or production staff to load‑in, run, maintain, repair, track, inventory and load‑out all prop elements of all productions.
• Communicate with Production Staff to answer their technical questions and coordinate crew calls. Be available for advanced walk‑throughs and site surveys.
• Handle, prepare and cleanup food used on stage, ensuring a high standard of food safety and cleanliness to protect the health and welfare of the performers.
• Attend production meetings and notes sessions as requested by management.
• Submit crew calls to union hall on a daily basis and on‑time.
• Process the Property Department payroll on a weekly or daily basis.
• Act as Production Property Supervisor when requested to do so by TMC or LAO.
• Work collaboratively with all stakeholders to manage crew calls and schedule workdays efficiently to stay within production budgets.
• Maintain a safe working environment in the context of the production’s design, alert Management of any personnel, technical, or safety issues which arise at any time & ensure that proper safety procedures are adhered to.
• All employees are expected to adhere to all published company polices for both The Los Angeles Opera Company and The Music Center.

• Recommend and evaluate practices, policies, and equipment and make recommendations regarding equipment usage and purchases.
• Request qualified assistants from the Union Hall at management’s discretion.
• Maintain theater stock of property…