Manager of Engagement Programs Job Milwaukee area,Wisconsin USA,Non-Profit & Social Impact

Description ABOUT MILWAUKEE REP

Milwaukee Rep is Wisconsin's largest performing arts organization in terms of audiences served and one of the largest professional theaters in the country. Each year, nearly 300,000 people experience a wide range of productions and events, from Broadway musicals and Shakespeare to American classics and World Premieres. At Milwaukee Rep, we value inclusion, innovation, collaboration, and quality. Our team plays an important role in advancing our mission to ignite positive change in our community through the transformative power of theater.

We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace and encourage candidates from a variety of backgrounds and experiences to apply. While few candidates will meet every qualification listed, we encourage individuals who are excited about the opportunity and believe they can contribute to our success to apply.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Manager of Engagement Programs is responsible for assisting the planning and implementation of engagement programming in collaboration with the Director of Engagement. This position oversees the implementation of the Connections Series. The manager has role in maintaining partnerships and relationships across Milwaukee through our community engagement programming. This position also collaborates with the E&E Administrator on communicating Engagement activities and assists with programmatic support in the Education & Engagement (E&E) Department.

Major Duties and

Responsibilities Include:

Departmental Operations

Manage administrative support for all engagement programming throughout the season as needed, collaborating with the Education & Engagement (E&E) Administrator, and ensuring information is in the E&E calendar, database, and spreadsheets.
Process payment requests for guest artists, speakers, and facilitators.
Contribute to evaluation, archiving, and reporting processes for engagement programs.
Collaborate with the E&E Administrator on marketing Engagement programming.
Assist in coaching and guiding E&E EPRs and Interns as related to their involvement in Engagement programs.
Support and champion institutional Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion work, actively looking for ways to advance equity in all E&E programming.
Serve on staff committees as needed.

Events, Programs, and Activities

Manage the implementation of audience engagement programming as a part of the Connections Series:

Coordinate and run Talk Backs and Panel Conversations, identifying panelists, prepping questions, and communicating with marketing & stage management.

Plan the Dinner Dialogue series, including booking the restaurant, creating information for marketing, developing invitations for guest speakers, participants, and community partners; build the dialogue guide; identify and train facilitators; create seating charts; assign job duties to E&E team.

Research, write, create and identify video for the Story Wall.

Manage Community Nights for neighborhood partners, specialty community nights, and assisting with Teen Nights.

Assist the Director of Engagement in the implementation of Afterwards, Prologue, Festivals & Celebrations, and other Connections activities as needed.

Lead Access Programs around A Christmas Carol:

Manage ACC Families, organizing staff committee and assignments, coordinating volunteers for wrapping, shopping, and delivery, lead communications with community partner, coordinate donation collections with finance and stage management.

Oversee ACC Community Tickets, coaching EPR on leading this program, identifying community partners to be ticket recipients, and coordinating volunteers for ticket distribution.

Provide support for all community engagement activities.

Cultivate and nourish relationships with community partners.

Represent Milwaukee Rep at community events and meetings.

Support the execution of partner events both at Milwaukee Rep and at partner sites.

Support Education programs as needed, including School of Theater, Teen Programs, and school programming.

Support the implementation of the Next Narrative Monologue Competition.

Assist with Student Matinees and Immersion Days.

Teach across programs as needed, including…