Music Production Manager

Haverford College invites applications for our full-time (37.5 hours per week), exempt, benefits-eligible Music Performance Production Manager opportunity.

The College offers a comprehensive benefits program that includes possible work-from-home opportunities, automatic 10% retirement contribution to your retirement account upon eligibility (no match required), a 50% tuition benefit for dependent children upon eligibility, 14 paid holidays (including the week before New Year's Day off), affordable medical plans, Health Savings Account contribution of $700 for individuals and $1400 for families (no match required, available to employees enrolled in the High Deductible Health Plan), and a beautiful arboretum campus with walking trail and easy public transportation access.

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This position will be eligible for a hybrid work schedule, pursuant to the College's Work Location Policy.

The music curriculum is designed to deepen students' understanding of musical form and expression through the development of skill in composition and performance joined with analysis of musical works and their place in various cultures. We seek to develop their awareness of aesthetics and of their place in the history of musical performance, craft, and scholarship. Music Department faculty members are committed to the education of the whole musician.

This entails the study of performance, theory, culture, and history, as we believe these disciplines support each other in a comprehensive understanding of music. The department maintains an active public performance schedule that intersects with students, faculty, staff, and alums. Through these activities, the department also regularly engages with the wider Philadelphia arts community.

The Music Performance Production Manager coordinates all aspects of performance activities and serves as the primary logistical and technical leader for all event productions for the Haverford College Department of Music.

• Serve as liaison with artists sponsored by Department of Music (15%)
• Negotiate and book for Performing Artists Series
• Manage the Department of Music's performance and facilities budget
• Prepare and disseminate promotional materials
• Handle publicity for events sponsored by the Department of Music (15%)
• Prepare posters, social media, press releases, advertisements, and web resources
• Handle production aspects of concerts involving Department of Music ensembles (15%)
• Set up the stage
• Prepare program
• Hire and supervise student workers (15%)
• Hire, train, and supervise student employees to provide concert event support (stage crew, box office, ushers, social media, poster distribution) and to archive concert recordings
• Launch and maintain presence at events (10%)
• Be present from before curtain time until the facility is closed after the event to attend to the needs of performers and the audience, and to provide staff presence in case of emergency situations
• Work cooperatively with other campus departments (15%)
• Work closely with other campus departments to schedule and maintain shared spaces, and to produce seasonal events with off-campus organizations
• Oversee lighting and sound maintenance in Marshall Auditorium
• Coordinate use with other departments and offices
• Maintain backstage storage areas
  
  Schedule and oversee maintenance for Department of Music instruments (15%)
• Maintain a comprehensive tuning and service schedule
• Respond to requests for regular maintenance

Line of Report: The Music Performance Production Manager reports to the Department of Music chair. This position would be responsible for supervising student workers.

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent professional experience
• Five years of experience in arts administration, arts management, or other related experience

• Familiarity with software for advertising, online ticketing, scheduling, program preparation, and budget management
• Effective communication skills
• Excellent planning skills
• Ability to work cooperatively with other campus departments, including Administrative Auxiliary Services, Facilities Management, and Student Life

• Experience with musical studies in higher education
• Experience in arts management in an educational setting
• Familiarity with music production
• Desire to engage with and support student musicians through departmental programs

We are aware that some people are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet qualifications as described in the job advertisement. We are most interested in finding the best candidate for the job, and recognize that a successful candidate may come from a less traditional career trajectory, and have skills and abilities gained outside a classroom context, or an equivalent skill set.

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