Production Manager

Overview

The Production Manager leads the Festival’s six-person summer Production Team. The Production Manager is responsible for (1) managing, executing, and livestreaming all Festival concerts and masterclasses; (2) overseeing, training, and scheduling five production assistants; (3) managing all Festival equipment and facilities. This position reports to Director of Admissions and Operations, works closely with all year-round and seasonal staff, and interacts with 350 students, faculty, and guest artists.

Responsibilities

Team Management

  • Train all Production Assistants on rotating positions: stage manager, assistant stage manager, livestream operator, camera operator, and house manager. Teach team to trouble shoot common problems.
  • Work with team to create Production staffing schedules.
  • Lead weekly Production Meetings and serve as production representative at weekly Operations Meetings.
  • Serve as an on-call resource for Production Team members, Executive Director, and Director of Admissions & Operations.

Concert Management

  • Meet with Technical Director of Studzinski Recital Hall to learn all aspects of concert operations (lighting, sound, mics, equipment, etc.)
  • Serve as liaison to livestream partners.
  • Work with Music Office on concert logistics and programming details (e.g. receiving concert information for the livestream, ensuring the house manager has program inserts, and whether stage seating will be used).
  • Manage facility and stage needs for all concerts (Subscription Series, Young Artists Series, Gamper Festival of Contemporary Music, and Music at the Museum)
  • Serve as point of contact at all Subscription Series concerts.
  • Manage all equipment, sound, and electronic needs.
  • Facilitate concert recording and livestreaming.
  • Maintain and service Festival audio and visual hardware and software.
  • Track and/or manage dissemination of cloud recording files to performers within one week following the performance.

 Facilities Management

  • Maintain inventory and control of all Festival instruments, chairs, and equipment.
  • Work with Festival staff and movers to set up and strike of campus, including all performance, rehearsal, and office spaces, before and after the Festival.
  • Participate in on-call rotation to assist with faculty facilities requests (e.g. move stands, chairs, pianos)

Qualifications

  • Previous livestream and stage management experience, including audio recording, and moving musical instruments
  • Background in music performance or study, ability to read music preferred
  • Comfort working with diverse body of students, faculty, and staff
  • Strong people and problem-solving skills
  • Highly collaborative and flexible team player
  • Positive can-do attitude
  • Ability to prioritize and handle multiple competing tasks
  • Strong computer skills
  • Proficient in English
  • A valid US driver’s license and ability to drive a twelve-passenger van preferred
  • Ability to lift 40 pounds preferred

Time Expectations

Much of the production work takes place in studios and concert halls between 9:00 AM and 10:00 PM. Considerable flexibility required, including working nights, weekends, and July 4.

  • Full Time
  • June 16 – August 6, 2024 (with possible remote work prior to June 15)

Compensation

  • Salary: TBD, commensurate with experience
  • On-campus meal plan in Bowdoin’s award-winning dining hall (3 meals a day)
  • On-campus housing

To Apply

Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis. Please send a cover letter, resume, and two references to Grace Bell, Director of Admissions and Operations: grace@bowdoinfestival.org.