Stage Manager

Alliance for Arts and Culture; British Columbia; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A community arts organization is seeking a Stage Manager for a Student Work Placement to support performances at the Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival. The role involves reviewing technical requirements, overseeing volunteers, and collaborating with artists facing social exclusion. The position offers a living wage of $22 per hour for approximately 120 hours from July to October 2025.

Qualifications

• 1 year minimum relevant education and/or professional experience.
• Collaborator who can adapt to different styles of thinking and communication.
• Experience working with marginalized/equity-seeking communities is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Review technical requirements by festival performers.
• Attend site visit at Roundhouse with CACV staff and artists.
• Oversee a small group of volunteers to support performances.

Skills

Event, exhibition, or festival producing experience

Strong organizational and task-management skills

Excellent communication skills both digital and in-person

Strong in Word and Excel

Ability to learn new systems and processes quickly

Education

Relevant education or professional experience (1 year minimum)

Tools

Google tools including Calendar & Drive

Job description

The Community Arts Council of Vancouver (CACV) was the first arts council in North America. Since its beginning in 1946, the Community Arts Council of Vancouver has been a contributor to shaping the cultural life of Vancouver. CACV has been a powerful force in creating and advocating for many of the institutions, traditions, and policies in Vancouver that we benefit from today. CACV is an independent non-profit organization, registered charity, unaffiliated with any government department.

Vision & Mission

CACV’s vision is of a socially-engaged, inclusive, and vibrant city alive with community arts.

CACV’s mission is to further the development of community arts throughout Vancouver.

Community Arts Council of Vancouver (CACV) is seeking a Stage Manager (Student Work Placement) who works directly with the Executive Director, Program Manager and Programs Coordinator to support performances at the Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival (VOAF). Festival dates are October 9-14, 2025. The festival takes place at the Roundhouse Community Centre in Downtown Vancouver, and is accessible via public transportation (Skytrain) and public bus.
Compensation: Living wage rate at $22 per hour for approx 120 hours from July to October 2025.
The Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival provides opportunities for exhibition, performance, connection and learning to visual and performing artists facing social exclusion and other barriers. The Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival is Canada’s first and only festival for Outsider Art. The artists may be self-taught or trained: they are all devoted to their creative practices, and come from a point of view that is outside the mainstream art world trends.
The position will remain open until it is filled. For any questions regarding the role, please contact: Kristin Cheung, Executive Director at [e-mail]

Responsibilities

• Review technical requirements by festival performers
• Attend Site Visit at Roundhouse with CACV Staff and artists/performers
• Attend Site Visit with artists - DATE TBA
• Support with set up / take down on-site at the Roundhouse Community Centre
• Support with install / de-install of visual arts exhibition
• Support with artist liaison during festival performances
• Work with VOAF team and partners for performances
• Oversee a small group of volunteers to support performances
• Ensure that performers are prepared and present for their performances
• Other support tasks as requested by CACV Executive Director, Program Manager, Programs Coordinator

Qualifications

Core Competencies:

• Relevant education and/or professional experience, 1 year minimum
• Event, exhibition, or festival producing experience
• Collaborator who can adapt to different styles of thinking and communication
• Strong organizational and task-management skills
• Excellent communication skills both digital and in-person
• Strong in Word and Excel, can use Mac or Windows OS and basic Google tools including Calendar & Drive.
• Ability to learn new systems and processes quickly
• Shared values with Community Arts Council of Vancouver

Other Skills & Experience:

• Previous arts festival and event experience is an asset
• Experience in collaboration with diverse individuals, including people facing social exclusion, people with disabilities, marginalized/equity-seeking communities
• Social action creative practice i.e. previous commitment to intersection of arts and social change

The BC Alliance for Arts + Culture is honoured to work on the traditional, unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations, and 240 other Indigenous communities across BC.