Front of House Manager

BareBones Productions; Minnesota; On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

Join BareBones Productions as the Front of House Manager for the 2025 Halloween Extravaganza, managing the audience experience for a transformative community performance. Responsibilities include event management, coordinating volunteers, ensuring safety, and fostering collaboration across diverse groups for a series of performances that celebrate themes of grief and remembrance.

Benefits

Snacks or Meals at meetings

Access to small funds for participation

Qualifications

• Experience in front of house event management or equivalent skills.
• Ability to work under pressure with attention to detail.
• Willingness to learn about equity and inclusion.

Responsibilities

• Manage the front of house experience for performances.
• Oversee safety and communication protocols.
• Coordinate volunteer efforts and logistics for events.

Skills

Communication

Negotiation

Problem Solving

Time Management

Organization

Adaptability

Tools

Google Drive

Job description

QT/BIPoC applicants and applicants with disabilities prioritized.

Description

BareBones Productions is seeking to hire a Front of House Manager for the 2025 Halloween Extravaganza who will work individually and collaboratively with BareBones Producer(s), Co-Directors, artistic/production staff, and community members through August, September, October, and November 2025. The Front of House Manager will work with these communities to create a welcoming front of house experience for a public performance/ritual related to grief, death, ancestors, loss, and remembering, to be performed over 4 nights. Audience sizes range from 1000-3000 people. Performances will be located in Powderhorn Park at 3400 15th Avenue South.

Qualifications or Requirements

• Experience in the area of front of house event management, theater management, large outdoor event management, or equivalent skills
• Experience collaborating with a wide variety of community members, including folks of various ages, races, cultures, genders, family structures, abilities, spiritual beliefs, and who speak a variety of languages
• Willingness to learn, self-reflect, and grow in the areas of equity, inclusion, and anti-bias.
• Ability to use Google Drive and create, manage, and share a variety of Google documents for communication purposes
• Ability to work under pressure, a sharp eye for detail, adaptability, and flexibility
• Willingness to learn, self-reflect, and grow in the areas of equity, inclusion, and anti-bias
• Strong communication, negotiation, decision-making, organization, problem-solving, and time-management skills

Must Work/Attend

• BareBones Buildup 2025 (Tuesday August 19, 6-9:30). Collaborate with the 2025 Team to create protocols to address interpersonal dynamics, safety, workload fairness, communication, & organization
• Production team meetings that relate to front of house issues
• Other meetings as scheduled and needed with Producer(s), Site Manager and front of house staff
• Four performances, to be held on October 30, 31, November 1, 2, 2025. The rain date will be November 3, if a performance is canceled due to the weather
• Four educational workshops provided to the community by BareBones Board
• Oversee the creation of a safe and welcoming environment for outdoor audiences of 1000-3000 for four performances
• Collaborate with Producer and Site Manager to develop a site map which includes all front of house elements
• Collaborate with Volunteer Coordinator, Gate and Usher Coordinators to recruit volunteers
• Coordinate rental, delivery, placement, stocking, and cleaning of all porta-potties during performances (including performer potties)
• Coordinate City of Minneapolis bike rack delivery, placement, and pick up
• Collaborate with Communications Director to create a flyer about performances for nearby neighbors
• Coordinate the delivery of flyers to nearby neighbors in collaboration with Volunteer Coordinator and volunteers
• Coordinate all communication with Sisters Camelot (provider of free post-show food) and manage the placement of their vehicle and other needs
• Conduct safety briefings and emergency procedure training for FOH staff
• Oversee setup and breakdown of FOH areas: gate, merch, signage
• Oversee, support, and be the go-to problem solver for ticketing, seating, and crowd flow for performances
• Provide support, guidance and leadership and serve as main point of contact to front of house staff and their volunteers: including Gate Coordinator, Usher Coordinator and Merch Coordinator
• Coordinate and participate in delivery of cash to safe location after the show begins, in collaboration with Gate and Merch Coordinators
• Respond effectively to emergencies or disruptions in collaboration with Site Manager, Producer, and Safety Team
• Prioritize the physical and emotional safety of every participant
• Participate in digital communication (email, text, phone) promptly
• Participate in a variety of clean-up activities and final wrap-up survey after November 4, 2025
• Prepare post-show reports about FOH operations and audience feedback
• As this is a temporary, independent contractor position, candidates are required to have access to materials and technologies necessary for the job

Terms

Location Twin Cities Metro, Minnesota

Type Independent contractor, temporary

Category Art and Art Admin

Apply By July 3, 2025

Job Dates August 1 to November 15, 2025

Compensation

• $1500.00
• BareBones Buildup attendance $50
• Snacks or Meals at most meetings, builds, rehearsals
• Access to request small funds for basic needs if needed to fully participate in BareBones duties

The BareBones Board/Hiring Committee wishes that we could pay more. We recognize compensation is more like symbolic appreciation rather than a livable wage. This show would not be possible without many people's in-kind donations (love hours).

How to Apply

• Please send a resume and cover letter to [e-mail] by July 3, 2025. Any applications sent over social media or via other methods will not be reviewed.
• This year, as we have for at least 7 years, we aim to hire at least 50% QT/BIPoC artists and artists with disabilities, especially in positions of leadership. Please tell us in your cover letter how you connect to this goal.

Please Note: this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.