Production Stage Manager, Production

Description: 

The Production Stage Manager will provide institutional perspective for a wide variety of programs

with a focus on operational consistency and excellence. Reporting to the Senior Director of Production, the

Production Stage Manager will function as PSM on select programs and contribute to planning and logistics for institutional Stage Management needs including those supported by Juilliard’s Professional Apprentice Program. The ideal candidate is a highly collaborative individual with an interest in institutional success as well as the development of early-career stage managers.

The salary for this role is $68-70K per 42 weeks. 

Cover letters are required.

Working at Juilliard

Founded in 1905, The Juilliard School is a world leader in performing arts education. The school’s mission is to provide the highest caliber of artistic education for gifted musicians, dancers, and actors from around the world so that they may achieve their fullest potential as artists, leaders, and global citizens.

Excellence and professionalism are important guides in how we go about our work, but we also connect to the mission as individuals in the workplace. We thrive because of our variety of backgrounds and our ability to be open and honest, and we also thrive because we enjoy each other’s company. We believe that each employee has the responsibility to help shape the Juilliard organizational culture, and we provide opportunities to participate in team-building throughout the year. Our organizational values focus on community and culture.

We encourage you to read more about how we achieve our mission on our website, juilliard.edu.

Role Responsibilities:

• Perform all functions of Production Stage Manager for assigned non-Divisional programming including but not limited to: Creative Enterprise performances and events, cross-divisional works, convocation, annual benefit, commencement, and select concerts.
• Work alongside Production Managers to guide programs in various stages of development into rehearsal and performance.
• Develop and maintain institutional stage management guidelines for use across multiple disciplines and performance spaces.
• Develop and maintain a roster of freelance stage managers who can be engaged for additional projects.  Organize and conduct bi-annual resume submissions and interviews.
• Advise Dance, Drama and Music divisions on hiring freelance stage managers as needed.
• Partner with Apprentice Program Director and staff on mentorship of 9 Apprentice Stage Managers each season. Responsibilities may include:
  • Review seasonal applicants and participate on selection committee through online and in-person interviews.
  • Lead or coordinate seminars in areas of expertise.
  • Attend select rehearsals, if requested, to observe Apprentice Stage Managers in situ.
  • Establish regular weekly office hours for individual mentorship and advising

  • Debrief with Apprentice(s) after select projects.

     

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree and/or 3-5 years relevant professional experience.
• Ability to work well collaboratively as part of a dynamic team.
• Ability to maintain a professional demeanor at all times in a fast-paced, high-intensity environment.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Detail oriented with strong organizational skills.
• Computer literacy with primary strength in MS office.

• Flexible availability with frequent evenings and weekends depending on current project.

   

Preferred Background:

• Experience working in an educational institution and/or institutional theater

• Experience across drama, dance, opera. 

• Experience with with events, devised, and developmental works.that would make the ideal candidate stand above and beyond other candidates?

Nondiscrimination Policy:

The Juilliard School is committed to a policy of equal treatment and opportunity in every aspect of its relations with its faculty, staff, students, and other members of the Juilliard community, and does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, national origin, alienage, ancestry, citizenship, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, physical or mental disability, medical condition, predisposing genetic characteristics, marital status, partnership status, or any other basis prohibited by applicable local, state, or federal law. This nondiscrimination policy covers, but is not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, benefits, rates of pay and other forms of compensation as well as student admission, access, and treatment in school programs and activities.