General Management Assistant

StageAgent; New York (NY); Remote; USD 18,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Two River Theater seeks a part-time, seasonal General Management Assistant to join our General Management team. You will support the General Manager with artist offers, contract preparation, onboarding, and payment administration across multiple projects.

You will maintain accurate tracking of artist offers, contracts, onboarding requirements, and payment status, helping ensure timely follow-up and completion of outstanding items while gaining hands-on experience with the artist contract

Qualifications

• Strong organizational and administrative skills.
• Excellent attention to detail, especially with contracts and financial data.
• Clear written and verbal communication with artists, agents, managers, and staff.

Responsibilities

• Supports the General Manager with artist offers, contract preparation, onboarding, and payment administration across multiple projects.
• Maintains accurate tracking of artist offers, contracts, onboarding requirements, and payment status.
• Gains hands-on experience with the artist contract lifecycle and union CBA requirements, and with commercially funded theatrical projects.

Skills

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Remote work independence

Confidentiality

Artist contracting experience

Payroll / accounts payable

Theatre administration

Union contracts familiarity

Microsoft Office

Tools

Microsoft Office/Teams/SharePoint

Job description

Two River Theater is seeking a part-time, seasonal General Management Assistant to join our General Management team.

POSITION HIGHLIGHTS

Supports the General Manager with artist offers, contract preparation, onboarding, and payment administration across multiple projects.

Maintains accurate tracking of artist offers, contracts, onboarding requirements, and payment status, helping ensure timely follow-up and completion of outstanding items.

Gains hands-on experience with the artist contract lifecycle, administration of union collective bargaining agreement (CBA) requirements, and commercially funded theatrical projects.

COMPETENCIES & SKILLS

Strong organizational and administrative skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects, deadlines, and follow-up items.

Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy, particularly when working with contracts, financial information, and tracking systems.

Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate professionally and effectively with artists, agents, managers, and internal staff, as needed.

Ability to work independently in a remote environment, manage priorities, and ask questions or seek clarification when needed.

Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with discretion and professionalism.

PREFERRED SKILLS

Familiarity with Microsoft Office/Teams/SharePoint

Experience with artist contracting, company management, general management, producing, payroll, accounts payable, or arts administration.

Familiarity with theater union collective bargaining agreements, particularly Actors’ Equity Association (AEA), Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC), and/or United Scenic Artists (USA).

Experience working on commercially funded theatrical projects