Production Operations & Payroll Specialist

Emerson College; United States; On-site; USD 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plans

Dental plans

Generous time-off programs

403(b) retirement with 9% employer

Job summary

Emerson College in Boston seeks a Production Business Administrator for Media Arts Ventures (MAV). You will report to the Director of Production and handle payroll, onboarding, and hiring paperwork for intermittent stagehands, while managing calendars and data tracking across multiple platforms.

You will collaborate with the MAV Production Management team to streamline operations, generate reports on events and venue usage, and assist with budget tracking and administrative duties for the

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree OR Associates Degree with equivalent experience required
• 2-4 years of relevant administrative, payroll processing and employee management system experience required
• Experience with institutional hiring practices and employee management software such as Workday required
• Experience with payroll reconciliation and employee timekeeping software such as ABI required
• Experience with academic theater facility management preferred
• Experience with theatrical producing strongly preferred
• Familiarity with business accounting and institutional procurement practices preferred

Responsibilities

• Manage weekly Production staff payroll, onboarding, and hiring paperwork for intermittent stagehand candidates
• Maintain and manage calendars across Google, EMS, and ABI
• Coordinate hiring and onboarding in Workday and ABI
• Create and maintain budget tracking systems for Production department expenses
• Develop reporting systems capturing data on events and venue usage
• Assist with day-to-day operations and administrative tasks across MAV departments
• Schedule and coordinate piano tuning and maintenance
• Support OA Production Events Department in space reservations (ZenDesk)
• Coordinate weekly full-time production staff schedule updates and distribution
• Communicate schedule updates to stakeholders

Skills

Organizational skills

Interpersonal communication

Google Suite

Microsoft Office

Spreadsheet development

Data reporting

Confidentiality handling

Team collaboration

DEI awareness

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Associates Degree with equivalent experience

Tools

Workday

ABI

OA Production Events Department ZenDesk

Job description

Emerson College in Boston seeks a Production Business Administrator for Media Arts Ventures (MAV). You will report to the Director of Production and handle payroll, onboarding, and hiring paperwork for intermittent stagehands, while managing calendars and data tracking across multiple platforms.

You will collaborate with the MAV Production Management team to streamline operations, generate reports on events and venue usage, and assist with budget tracking and administrative duties for the