Performing Arts Manager

Description

The Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts is now accepting applications for the position of  Performing Arts Manager. This is a full-time position with benefits. The Performing Arts Manager is a key  leader within the organization, overseeing all performances at the Center. Working closely with the  Executive Director and Creative Director, this position oversees the box office and ticket sales, technical  and artistic operations, and theater management. This is an exciting opportunity for someone with a  love for the performing arts to be part of the creative team at the only comprehensive performing arts  center in Hampton Roads. Please send your cover letter and resume to L.Costa@SuffolkCenter.Org. No  phone calls, please. Applications received by October 15 will receive priority consideration; however,  applications will be accepted until the position is filled. For more information about the Suffolk Center,  please visit our website: www.suffolkcenter.org.  

Job Duties

• Oversees all performances held at the Suffolk Center. 
• Develops and manages season calendar with the Creative Director. 
• Develops and tracks season/annual budget, and develops budgets and financial reports for  individual performances.  
• Ascertains theater needs, including lighting, sound, seating, and other equipment and capital  needs. 
• Identifies, schedules, and books diverse performers aligning with the Center’s mission, serving  as primary liaison with artists/managers/agents, securing riders, overseeing contracts, assisting with production and back-line details, and overseeing tech needs all while working within a set  budget. Serves as blockhead as needed to collaborate with presenting partners. 
• Oversees all artist hospitality (including meals and hotels), meet and greets, concessions, and  merchandize sales. 
• Acts as house manager day of show, or coordinates house manager. 
• Hires, supervises, and coordinates with box office and technical staff, including technical  director, lighting and sound engineers, and technician assistants. 
• Oversees box office and ticket sales.  
• Works with marketing and development staff to promote performances at the Suffolk Center.  Gathers all necessary marketing and showcase materials from agents and artists, and coordinates audience development initiatives. 
• Works with finance staff to ensure timely and accurate payment of all performers, technical  staff, and other vendors related to performances. 
• Works with facilities staff to ensure the safety of guests, staff, and performers within the  theater, and to ensure the professional appearance of theater facilities. 
• Participates as part of the creative team across the Suffolk Center, working with education and  galleries staff. Integrates performing arts programs with visual arts and educational endeavors  at the Center. 
• Works with Executive Director, development staff, marketing staff, and others to support  fundraising efforts for programs to ensure the financial sustainability of the Center. 
• Assists with special events/fundraisers at the Center when needed. 
• Creates monthly board report of programming for Executive Director.  
• Execute other responsibilities as determined by Creative Director.

Skills Required

Qualifications 

• Background or in-depth knowledge of at least one form of performing arts, such as music,  dance, and/or theater. 
• Though not required, demonstrated experience working in a theater or performing arts facilities  is a strong plus, including experience in ticketing, box office management, and/or theater  equipment and systems. 
• At least one year of management experience, including experience supervising staff. 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. 
• Demonstrated organization and time management skills. 
• Flexible, practical, creative approach. 
• Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills, including an ability to build relationships  with artists, community partners, customers, clients, sponsors, and donors. 
• Basic knowledge of marketing concepts and fundraising is a plus. 
• Financial acumen, including the ability to create a budget and track expenses and sales. 
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office. 
• Associates or bachelor’s degree is preferred, but commensurate experience will be considered.
• Commitment to diversity, inclusion, and the Center’s mission for promoting the arts in Suffolk.

Work Schedule

This is a full-time, permanent position within the Suffolk Center. Evening and weekend hours will be required for performances, receptions, and special events. Benefits for this position include medical and dental insurance; paid time off for vacation, sick time, holidays, and more; and an employer match toward a SIMPLE IRA retirement plan.

Additional Info

Benefits for this position include medical and dental insurance; paid time off for vacation, sick time, holidays, and more; and an employer match  toward a SIMPLE IRA retirement plan.  

Statement of Inclusion and Diversity 

The Suffolk Center invites applicants of all backgrounds for this position.  

We believe that our mission is most effectively fulfilled through a commitment to inclusiveness as a core  value and practice. We maintain that building and sustaining diversity requires an ongoing commitment  to inclusion that must find full expression in our organizational culture, values, norms, and behaviors. 

Throughout our work, we support diversity across all lines of difference, including age, economic  circumstance, ethnicity, sex, race, range of ability, religion, sexual orientation, and gender  identity/expression. We aim to lead by example, viewing and encouraging diversity as a fundamental  and abiding strength of the Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts. 

The Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts recognizes that its effectiveness will be enhanced, and its mission  well served, when the practice of inclusion is reflected in all aspects of the organization.