Production Manager

Lenoir-Rhyne University; Hickory (NC); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Lenoir-Rhyne University is seeking a leader to manage event management and technical support for all Conferences and Events activities on campus. You will oversee technical staff and student workers, ensuring smooth productions in LR’s performing arts venues and adherence to safety policies.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree and knowledge of sound production and theater operations. You will act as a liaison across LR departments and coordinate with external partners for events.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required or equivalent.
• Experience in sound and production management preferred.
• Knowledge of theater production and performing arts venues beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Director of technical services for LR performing arts venues (PE Monroe, BelkCentrum, Grace Chapel).
• Primary contact for LR offices and units using C&E venues for production management.
• Implement and monitor safety, ADA, copyright and safety guidelines.
• Hire, train, supervise production student employees; maintain work-study databases.
• Oversee operation and maintenance of sound, lighting, rigging and stage equipment.
• Provide event reports; coordinate invoicing and management of external contractors.

Skills

Management

Customer service

Time management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Location:

Hickory, NC

Position Summary

Provide and manage event management and technical support for allevents supported by Conferences and Events at Lenoir-RhyneUniversity.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Oversee the production assistant and student workers.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Serve as director of all Conferences and Events technicalservices for performing arts venues, including PE Monroe, BelkCentrum and Grace Chapel.
• Serve as the point of contact for LR offices and units usingC&E-managed performing arts venues on campus regardingproduction management.
• Implement and monitor safety and fire prevention practices inall C&E event spaces.
• Ensure compliance with relevant policies and regulations forproductions managed through Conferences and Events, including ADAguidelines, copyright laws and safety guidelines.
• Oversee, operate and maintain all sound, lighting, rigging andother stage equipment in all C&E-managed venues on campus.
• Serve as lead technician in facilities supported by Conferencesand Events. Communicate through event reports to ensure problemsare corrected.
• Hire, train, manage and supervise Conferences and Eventsproduction student employees.
• Maintain a database of work-study students.
• Maintain a database of outside contractors. Hire and managecontractors, and ensure invoicing and payments as needed for eventson campus in C&E-managed venues.
• Serve as the technical liaison between LR departments andinternal and external groups using spaces for events.
• Serve as the technical advisor and review technical riders forall artists, speakers and groups using Conferences and Eventsfacilities.
• Staff events as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to lift up to 60 pounds.
• Possess a valid driver's license.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Possess strong managerial skills.
• Possess strong customer service and time managementskills.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Possess comprehensive knowledge and experience in sound andproduction management.
• Possess strong knowledge and experience in theaterproduction.

Behavioral Expectations

• Maintain high integrity, confidentiality, and ethicalstandards.
• Maintain a healthy and safe environment.
• Maintain and contribute to a professional, respectful,courteous, diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment
• Treat other individuals with dignity, respect, andkindness.
• Adhere to all university policies, procedures, standards,values, and comply with all federal, state, and local laws.

Position requirements in the role description outlined aboveindicate the minimum level of knowledge, skills, and/or abilitiesdeemed necessary to perform the job competently. Role descriptionsare an overview of the duties, responsibilities, and requirementsof the position and are not intended to be construed as anexhaustive list for the position. Employees may be required toperform other job-related assignments as requested and acquire newskills and responsibilities. Lenoir-Rhyne University reserves theright to modify, add, remove, or waive the responsibilities,duties, and skills required of the position.

About Lenoir-Rhyne University

Lenoir-Rhyne University is a co-educational, private, comprehensiveliberal arts institution founded in 1891, with its traditionalcampus located in Hickory, North Carolina, a city of more than40,000. The university has additional graduate centers inAsheville, N.C., and Columbia, S.C. Situated in the foothills ofthe Blue Ridge Mountains, Lenoir-Rhyne is less than an hour’s drivefrom Charlotte, and the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton MetropolitanStatistical Area has a population of about 365,000. The universitynow offers more than 45 undergraduate and 20 graduate degreeprograms to approximately 2,400 students. Lenoir-Rhyne Universityseeks to liberate mind and spirit, clarify personal faith, fosterphysical wholeness, build community, and promote responsibleleadership for service to the world. Affiliated with theEvangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), Lenoir-Rhyne is opento people from all religious and non-religious backgrounds.

Non-Discrimination and Equal Opportunity Policy

Lenoir-Rhyne University is committed to providing a workplace andeducational environment, as well as other benefits, programs, andactivities that are free from discrimination, harassment andretaliation. LR is committed to creating a safe campus environment for allmembers of the LR community, including, but not limited to, thosewho identify as transgender and gender non-conforming. To that end,LR does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex(including sex stereotypes and sex characteristics), ethnicity,national origin, physical or mental disability, age, maritalstatus, pregnancy or related conditions, sexual orientation, genderidentity, gender expression, veteran or military status or anyother characteristic or status protected by applicable law. To ensure compliance with federal and state civil rights laws andregulations andto affirm its commitment to promoting the goals offairness and equity in all aspects of the educational program,activity and employment, LR has developed internal policies andprocedures that provide a prompt, fair and impartial process forthose involved in an allegation of discrimination or harassment,and for allegations of retaliation.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Lenoir-Rhyne University promotes a welcoming campus environmentthat is integral to the university's commitment to excellence inengagement and education. We are particularly interested incandidates who have demonstrated experience nurturing a welcomingcommunity, working with faculty, staff, and/or students from allwalks of life and/or incorporating varied perspectives andtraditions in their current or previous positions. This commitmentis rooted in our Lutheran tradition of fostering wisdom, nurturingvocation, and preparing students for lives of purpose while servingthe common good.