Studio & Facilities Manager – Martha Graham Dance Yo

Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance
New York, NY | Full-Time
Salary Range: $60,000–$65,000

The Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance is seeking a Studio & Facilities Manager to oversee the day-to-day operation, maintenance, safety, and technical readiness of our studios, rehearsal spaces, performance spaces, and shared facilities.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in the operation of the Center’s new 30,000-square-foot home in the Paramount Building in Times Square
, supporting the work of the Martha Graham Dance Company, Martha Graham School, Martha Graham Resources, visiting artists, staff, and renters.

The ideal candidate is organized, hands-on, resourceful, and comfortable taking ownership of problems and finding practical solutions. This person will work across departments and with artists, faculty, staff, vendors, contractors, and building management to ensure that our spaces are safe, functional, welcoming, and ready to support a wide range of activities.

• Oversee the day-to-day operation and readiness of the Center’s studios, offices, and common areas.
• Ensure spaces are clean, safe, functional, properly equipped, and ready for classes, rehearsals, performances, events, and rentals.
• Establish and maintain systems for daily inspections, room setup, opening and closing procedures, and facility readiness.
• Coordinate the physical needs of the Martha Graham Dance Company, Martha Graham School, administrative staff, visiting artists, and renters.
• Monitor the condition of dance floors, mirrors, lighting, sound equipment, furniture, fixtures, and other studio equipment.
• Identify facility needs and ensure that maintenance and repairs are addressed promptly.

• Serve as the primary technical contact for the Martha Graham School and rental activities, providing on-site technical support for showings, technical rehearsals, performances, and other events with technical requirements.
• Assess the technical and facility requirements of classes, rehearsals, events, and rentals and determine appropriate equipment, setup, staffing, and support.
• Work directly with School faculty, guest artists, renters, and visiting companies to understand and fulfill their technical and facility needs.
• Coordinate technical setups, technical rehearsals, event changes, and breakdowns to ensure activities run smoothly and on schedule.
• Provide basic technical support during School events, workshops, performances, and rentals, coordinating with production personnel when additional technical support is required.
• Serve as the point person for technical questions and troubleshooting during rentals and School activities.
• Review rental requests and technical riders, identify potential issues, and communicate requirements and limitations to renters in advance.
• Ensure that equipment and technical systems are properly maintained, safely operated, and returned to their appropriate condition following use.

• Serve as a primary day-to-day contact for building management, maintenance providers, contractors, and facility-related vendors.
• Coordinate routine maintenance, repairs, service calls, deliveries, and inspections.
• Obtain and review estimates and coordinate vendor and contractor access to the facility.
• Monitor work to ensure that repairs and services are completed properly and on schedule.
• Maintain records of service agreements, warranties, inspections, repairs, and other facility documentation.
• Escalate significant building or operational issues to the Deputy Executive Director.

• Help maintain a safe environment for dancers, students, faculty, staff, artists, renters, and visitors.
• Conduct regular…