Theatre for a New Audience (TFANA), a LORT C-2 theatre, seeks a Production Manager (PM) for an immediate opening.
Reporting to the General Manager, the PM oversees budgets and manages the realization of physical productions and planning for all of TFANA’s productions, events, and rentals at Polonsky Shakespeare Center. For a full position description, please see https://www.tfana.org/about/workwithus
Responsibilities:
• Receive, analyze, bid out, and manage production designs, logistics, and budgets.
• Manage and oversee load-in, strike, load-out, and run crew.
• Organize and lead production-related meetings, calendars, deadlines; oversight of all other physical production related logistics.
Compensation
Range of $75,000 - $85,000 plus benefits. This is an Exempt position according to the Fair Labor Standards Act and is available immediately.
To Apply
Email resume and a full cover letter as PDF attachments to jobs@tfana.org, putting “Production Manager Search” in the subject line of the email.
Qualifications and Traits
• 3+ years’ experience as a theatre production manager, production supervisor, technical director or other related position.
• Experience working with AutoCAD and Vectorworks.
• Knowledge of hiring practices of NYC freelance theatrical workers.
• Must be available for evening and weekend hours.
• Strong organizational, management, team building, collaboration, budgeting, and administrative skills. Ability to multitask efficiently.
• An effective communicator with a sharp eye for detail and planning.
• Negotiate budgets and contracts, and enforce deadlines, with designers and directors with patience, sensitivity and professionalism, within the limits of a nonprofit Off-Broadway theatre.