Job (Toronto): Artistic Development Associate – The Musical Stage Company

Theatre Alberta; Toronto; On-site; CAD 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

The Musical Stage Company is seeking a creative, results-driven Artistic Development Associate to join our Production & Programming team in Toronto. The role collaborates on new musical development, artist development, and education portfolios, reporting primarily to the Deputy Artistic Director to help drive producing activities.

The successful candidate will combine artistic vision with hands-on production management, logistics, and stakeholder coordination to support a thriving musical

Qualifications

• 3+ years in arts administration or project management
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Experience with educational programming or outreach is a plus

Responsibilities

• Assist in developing and executing new musical development initiatives
• Coordinate artist development and education programs with the Production & Programming team
• Support logistics, scheduling, and stakeholder communication for producing activities

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Job (Toronto): Artistic Development Associate – The Musical Stage Company

The Musical Stage Company is looking to hire a creative, results-driven Artistic Development Associate who is excited to contribute to our Production & Programming team. Working closely with and reporting primarily to the Deputy Artistic Director, the Artistic Development Associate will be a key collaborator and executer of various producing activities, primarily within our new musical development, artist development, and education portfolios. This full-time position combines forward-thinking artistic visioning, day to day programmatic and producing execution and artist development to a robust musical development and education program.

The successful candidate will be a highly creative arts manager/producer whose career interests lie at the cross section of designing and supporting creative processes, artist development and producing. The candidate will have a deep passion for and knowledge of musical theatre, producing, and administration. They will be comfortable in creative planning and exceptional at logistical execution. Our goal is to make Canada a leader in musical theatre and doing so requires the realization of programs and the creation of environments that allow artists to thrive. We hope that you are enthusiastic about helping us achieve this as part of the dynamic, small and mighty team of our thriving musical theatre organization.

The position presents a fantastic opportunity to contribute to a unique and rapidly growing performing arts organization and is ideal for an individual who is equally artistic and producing oriented and who is looking to build a career in arts leadership at an organizational level.

Anticipated Start Date: Full-Time beginning January 4, 2020.

Compensation

$40,000- $50,000 per year depending on the qualifications of the successful candidate.

The Musical Stage Company advocates equal opportunity for all employees and applicants for employment and is committed to diversity in the workplace. We are actively seeking submissions from candidates of all backgrounds, abilities, and ethnicities as we are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion within this selection process. We especially encourage folx who identify as Women, gender minorities, Black, Indigenous, People of Colour, LGBTQ2S+, d/Deaf, Mad, Disabled/People with Disabilities, and/or Neurodiverse to submit.

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