Production Manager

Reporting to PROTOTYPE’s Producer, Sarah Bellin, and working closely with Directors – Beth Morrison, Creative Producer of Beth Morrison Projects; and Kristin Marting, Founding Artistic Director of HERE – the Production Manager shall: 

Serve as the key technical liaison among PROTOTYPE, its designers, and its venues.

• Participate in all production meetings; oversee the construction of content as needed, whether digital (facilitating the back-end of web content) or physical (scenery, projection, lighting, etc.); determine backline rental needs for projection, lighting, scenery, instrumentation, etc. in conjunction with designers and show-specific production managers; assist designers with the execution and realization of their designs as needed. 
• Plan and execute the load in and load out of all PROTO projects, as well as any developmental workshop or technical rehearsal needs. S/he will be responsible for determining the necessary crew staffing and their duties for all workshops, rehearsals, and productions; and will oversee technical rehearsals. 
• Liaison with and oversee the show-specific production managers and the BMP and HERE production management/technical teams. 
• Work on technical sponsorships to acquire necessary rentals for the festival including but not limited to lighting, projection, scenic, and audio.
• Analyze and compare tech riders with possible venues to determine best fit for future seasons.
• Oversight of festival budget with Producer to manage line items such as cartage, storage, labor, etc. for current and future seasons
• Collection of all show files following the strike of each project 
• Manage local and off-site storage facility in conjunction with the Production Managers at each organization

Qualifications:

• Must have significant understanding of computer technology and design software including, but not limited to live streaming platforms such as OBS and familiarity with Vimeo, YouTube, etc. 
• Demonstration of excellence in managing live-streaming software  
• Previous digital oversight of conferences and/or festivals with offerings extending across multiple platforms 
• Minimum 3-5 years of Production Management experience in the Performing Arts 
• Knowledge of the New York City cultural community
• Genuine desire to play a critical role on a small and dynamic team
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work both individually and as part of a team
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and highly detail-oriented 
• Fluency in VectorWorks and AutoCAD software a plus 
• Valid driver’s license with experience in driving cargo vans / box trucks (required) 

The position requires consultation work in summer with production advance work through the fall. Hours and work load intensify from November-January. There are vacation moratoriums for this position between December 1-23, 2022 and January 2-20, 2023. 

ABOUT THE FESTIVAL

PROTOTYPE: Opera|Theatre|Now, now celebrating its tenth anniversary, is an annual festival of visionary opera-theatre and music-theatre works by pioneering contemporary artists from New York City and around the world. The festival is the only one of its kind in the United States – presenting fully produced premieres, national and international presentations, and showings of original genre-bending works by both emerging and career artists from the contemporary classical opera-theatre and music-theatre idiom. Learn more about PROTOTYPE at prototypefestival.org. PROTOTYPE returns for its tenth iteration January 5-15, 2023.