Stage Management Department Head (m/f/d)

Stage Entertainment; City Of London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent theater company in London is seeking a Stage Manager to oversee productions. Responsibilities include managing operations, training staff, and ensuring quality performances. Candidates should have relevant training and theater experience, alongside strong organizational and time management skills. This is a unique opportunity to work in a collaborative and dynamic environment, primarily during evenings and weekends.

Benefits

Opportunities for personal development

Modern theater with excellent transport links

Diverse team with various backgrounds

Qualifications

• Theater experience as a stage manager, assistant director, or similar.
• Knowledge of artistic and technical contexts.
• Willingness to work varying hours, primarily evenings and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safe and smooth operations during production, rehearsals, and shows.
• Train new callers and plan personnel schedules.
• Implement creative changes in collaboration with the creative team.
• Monitor the artistic and technical quality of the show.
• Create rehearsal schedules and supervise rehearsals.
• Manage budget and compliance with health and safety regulations.

Skills

Organizational skills

Resilience

Reliability

Computer skills

Good knowledge of English and German

Strong time management skills

Education

Completed training in stage management

Job description

Responsibilities

• Ensuring safe and smooth operations during production, rehearsals, and shows; independently calling the performances.
• Training new callers, instructing and familiarizing new employees, personnel planning including duty and vacation schedules.
• Instructing scenic changes, implementing creative changes in collaboration with the creative team.
• Monitoring the artistic and technical quality of the show in coordination with management.
• Creating rehearsal schedules, attendance checks, maintaining show reports, supervising rehearsals.
• Budget management, invoice control, compliance with health and safety regulations, technical and disciplinary management of the team.

Qualifications

• Completed training, preferably in stage management.
• Theater experience, ideally as a stage manager, assistant director, or similar.
• Organizational skills, resilience, and reliability.
• Knowledge of artistic and technical contexts.
• Careful and detailed work.
• Strong ability to concentrate and react quickly.
• Computer skills and good knowledge of English and German.
• Strong time management skills.
• Basic commercial knowledge.
• Willingness to work varying hours, primarily evenings and weekends.

Benefits

• An inspiring environment: flat hierarchies, cross-departmental work, and a workplace with opportunities for personal development.
• An exciting backdrop: working in our modern theater with excellent transport links.
• A never-ending success story: with the market leader for live entertainment in Europe.
• A fun team: with employees from many different countries and a shared passion for various musical productions.

Stage Entertainment is actively committed to equal opportunities and diversity. We therefore welcome applications from people regardless of their cultural and social, age, religion, beliefs, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity.