Associate Production Manager

Denver Center of the Performing Arts; Colorado; Vor Ort; USD 70.000 - 95.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Denver Center for the Performing Arts seeks an Associate Production Manager to join the Theatre Company Production Management team in Denver. The role supports production planning and coordination for Theatre Company, Education, and Cabaret productions, ensuring schedules, budgets, design changes, staffing, and safety standards are met.

The Associate Production Manager provides coverage during rehearsals, tech rehearsals, previews, and performances, escalating issues when needed and

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in theatre/production management.
• 3–5 years of progressively responsible theatrical management or related experience.
• Understand the end-to-end theatrical production process from design through strike.
• Experience providing leadership coverage during rehearsals, performances, or events.
• Ability to make timely decisions and escalate issues when needed.
• Experience coordinating multiple production disciplines and scheduling priorities.
• Strong written and verbal communication; attention to detail.

Aufgaben

• Support the Director of Production and Senior Production Manager in planning, coordinating, and executing productions.
• Maintain knowledge of schedules, budgets, staffing, and technical requirements.
• Track production needs, deadlines, and budget impact; identify risks and mitigation.
• Provide production management coverage during rehearsals, tech rehearsals, previews, and performances.
• Document decisions and communicate changes for continuity between coverage periods.
• Coordinate communication among production staff and creative teams.
• Participate in and support meetings for design, season planning, and technical aspects.
• Develop and maintain calendars, schedules, and production paperwork.

Kenntnisse

Communication skills

Organization

Project management

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Flexible schedule

Leadership coverage

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in Theatre/Production

Tools

Scheduling software

Budgeting software

MS Office

Jobbeschreibung

Job Purpose

The Associate Production Manager is part of the Denver Center for the Performing Arts Theatre Company Production Management team. This position supports the production process and coordinates production activities and operations for Theatre Company, Education, and Cabaret productions, as well as other Denver Center projects.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Support the Director of Production and Senior Production Manager in planning, coordinating, and executing theatrical productions and special projects.
• Maintain working knowledge of production schedules, budgets, designs, staffing, applicable collective bargaining agreements, and technical requirements.
• Track production needs, decisions, deadlines, and outstanding items, ensuring appropriate follow-through while identifying potential feasibility, scheduling, budget, labor, or safety concerns.
• Provide experienced Production Management coverage during assigned rehearsals, technical rehearsals, previews, performances, meetings, and other production activities.
• Make timely decisions within delegated authority during assigned coverage and recognize when significant issues need to be escalated.
• Coordinate departmental priorities and resolve technical, logistical, scheduling, and operational issues during assigned coverage.
• Document and communicate significant decisions, changes, unresolved issues, and required follow-up to ensure continuity between coverage periods.
• Facilitate communication among Production Management, creative teams, stage management, production departments, and other staff throughout the production process.
• Participate in and/or facilitate production, design, season planning, and technical meetings as assigned.
• Develop, maintain, and communicate calendars, schedules, deadlines, milestones, and other Production Management paperwork as assigned.
• Support season budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning as assigned.
• Track production expenses against established budgets and prepare reports, reconciliations, projections, and other financial information as assigned.
• Assist the Director of Production and Senior Production Manager in determining staffing and crew needs.
• Monitor workloads and competing priorities across production departments and communicate capacity or resource concerns to the Director of Production or Senior Production Manager.
• Promote safe theatrical practices, identify potential hazards, and collaborate with appropriate personnel to address safety concerns, including pausing or redirecting work when necessary.
• Foster a professional, collaborative, respectful, and solution-oriented working environment.
• Actively participate in and support DCPA's work toward equity, diversity, and inclusion.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field (e.g., Theatre, Production Management, Technical Theatre, or Arts Administration) or equivalent experience.
• 3–5 years of progressively responsible theatrical management, technical production, or related experience.
• Clear understanding of the theatrical production process, from design development through rehearsal, technical rehearsals, performance, closing, and strike.
• Background working in technical rehearsals and other complex, time-sensitive production environments.
• Experience providing Production Management or comparable leadership coverage during rehearsals, performances, events, or other production activities.
• Good judgment in addressing production challenges, making timely decisions, and recognizing when issues need to be escalated.
• Proven success coordinating the work and priorities of multiple theatrical production disciplines.
• Experience managing complex schedules, deadlines, and multiple simultaneous production priorities.
• Excellent organizational and project management skills with attention to detail.
• Familiarity with production budgets, expense tracking, purchasing, reconciliation, and/or forecasting.
• Working knowledge of theatrical safety practices and experience supporting a safe production environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency with digital tools used for production scheduling, budgeting, documentation, and communication.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and collaboratively while remaining calm, professional, and solution-oriented under pressure.
• Ability to work evenings, weekends, and extended hours as needed.

Other Desirable Skills and Experience

• Experience working in a regional, LORT, or similar producing theatre environment.
• Working knowledge of multiple theatrical disciplines, such as scenery, props, costumes/wardrobe, lighting, sound, and stage management.
• Familiarity with union theatrical environments and collective bargaining agreements, including AEA, IATSE, USA, and/or SDC.
• Experience working across multiple simultaneous productions and/or venues.
• Ability to balance artistic objectives with scheduling, budget, staffing, technical, and safety considerations.
• Ability to anticipate production needs and proactively identify potential challenges.