Ballet Production Director & Stage Leadership

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Inc.; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 92,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Disability benefits

403(b) retirement with employer match

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Hybrid work option

Job summary

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre is seeking a Director of Production to oversee all production activities for company performances and the PBT School. This role leads the production staff, liaises with venues and designers, and manages budgets and schedules to ensure high-quality productions across multiple formats.

The ideal candidate brings at least five years of production experience, strong IATSE collaboration, excellent budgeting skills, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment with

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years of production experience.
• Direct experience working with IATSE stage labor.
• Demonstrated experience developing and managing production budgets.
• Experience with ballet production and touring activities is preferred.
• Ability to perform effectively under pressure and meet demanding deadlines.
• Strong financial, interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills.
• Advanced computer proficiency, particularly in spreadsheet analysis.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced production environment.
• Ability to maintain a flexible work schedule, including evenings, weekends, and extended workdays as production needs require.
• Ability to provide stage-management support as needed.
• Ability to stand for extended periods and safely lift or move at least 50 pounds, with or without reasonable accommodation.

Responsibilities

• Manage the production team, including full-time staff and part-time IATSE staff.
• Provide administrative management and support for the wardrobe staff.
• Hire and schedule all production personnel required for performance-related activities.
• Acts as liaison with Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Production Staff, for all Trust Venues
• Coordinates technical rehearsal and performances schedule with Artist Department
• Prepare, manage, monitor all season production budgets, including venue rentals, stage labor, loaders, construction, transportation, equipment rentals, and production-related fees.
• Acts as the primary point of contact for Scenic, Lighting and Projection Designers
• Provide the management team with timely and accurate production budget information and projections on a monthly basis.
• Develop detailed cost projections for new productions for PBTs 3 year rolling budget.
• Prepare biweekly payroll for IATSE department heads.
• Develop and maintain the master production schedule for all PBT performances.
• Manage PBT's lighting, sound, video, scenic, and properties inventories.
• Plan, supervise, and coordinate all logistics related to the load-in, performance run, and load-out of production elements.
• In lieu of a production stage manager, the individual in this position will be asked to fulfill the daily, in-studio duties of a production stage manager.

Skills

Production management

IATSE experience

Budget management

Ballet production

Deadline management

Communication

Organization

Advanced Excel

Team leadership

Flexibility

Tools

Budgeting tools

Job description

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre is seeking a Director of Production to oversee all production activities for company performances and the PBT School. This role leads the production staff, liaises with venues and designers, and manages budgets and schedules to ensure high-quality productions across multiple formats.

The ideal candidate brings at least five years of production experience, strong IATSE collaboration, excellent budgeting skills, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment with