Seattle Production Systems Lead

Seattle Rep; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 89,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full Medical/Dental/Vision coverage

401(k) & FSA availability

Paid Vacation & Personal Days

parking discounts & free ORCA card

Job summary

Seattle Rep is seeking a collaborative, strategic, and highly organized Production Manager to lead production operations and build the systems that enable great theater.

You will work within a production department led by the Producing Director, serving as a key operational partner to the Technical Production Manager and department heads. This role emphasizes building repeatable processes, calendars, and documentation to support ambitious productions and a people-centered culture.

Qualifications

• Commitment to cultivating an equitable, diverse, and inclusive workplace via decisive action.
• Significant professional experience in production management, technical theater, live performance, event production, or a related field.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex production schedules, budgets, resources, and teams.
• Demonstrated ability to build, use, and sustain operational systems, workflows, documentation practices, or planning tools.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and relationship-building skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning and execution of productions at Seattle Rep.
• Develop and manage production schedules, budgets, staffing plans, and resource allocation.
• Coordinate communication among artistic, production, and administrative teams.
• Supervise department heads and help them identify challenges, allocate resources, and develop solutions.
• Support production timelines and ensure successful delivery across all phases of designing and building shows.
• Partner with the Technical Production Manager in facilitating production meetings and planning conversations.
• Collaborate with artistic teams, directors, designers, stage management, production staff, and other internal partners.
• Monitor production budgets and spending, and support forecasting and adjustment conversations.

Skills

Communication

Collaboration

Relationship-building

Organizational skills

Job description

Seattle Rep is seeking a collaborative, strategic, and highly organized Production Manager to lead production operations and build the systems that enable great theater.

You will work within a production department led by the Producing Director, serving as a key operational partner to the Technical Production Manager and department heads. This role emphasizes building repeatable processes, calendars, and documentation to support ambitious productions and a people-centered culture.