Director of Production

Job Overview:

• Schedule: 35 hours per week, typical working hours Monday to Friday from 10 am - 6 pm with flexibility to work nights and weekends
• Type: Regular, Full Time
• Pay: $85,000 annual salary + benefits package
• Location: Fully onsite in the Lower East Side 

About Abrons Arts Center:

Abrons Arts Center is a home for contemporary interdisciplinary arts in Manhattan’s Lower East Side. A core program of the Henry Street Settlement, Abrons believes that access to the arts is essential for a thriving city. Through performances, exhibitions, education programs, and residencies, Abrons mobilizes communities through the transformative power of art.

About this role:

The Director of Production oversees the strategy and theatrical facility operations for Abrons Arts Center, inclusive of our 3 theaters, 2 galleries, outdoor amphitheater, and scene shop. You will model and maintain a safe, positive, collaborative, and professional environment for production over-hire and full time production department team members. You will collaborate with the Operations department on theatrical maintenance and capital projects projects as well lead the production management for the Arts Center’s rental client portfolio. 

You will manage a Production Manager, Audio Visual Specialist, and Lighting Specialist and will report to the Vice President of Visual and Performing Arts. 

You are: 

• Committed to exemplifying the Arts Center’s values of accessibility, equity, and inclusion
• A confident leader who exudes calm and an unwavering high standard of respect for colleagues, clients, and collaborators in in-person, verbal, written, and digital communications
• Creative and collaborative in your approach to production management  
• A self-directed project manager and solutions oriented leader 
• Able to make thoughtful and timely decisions and respond effectively to shifting priorities and challenges as they arise
• Confident in effectively hiring, onboarding, and supporting a team of technicians to achieve goals efficiently and safely

You have:

• Minimum of 5 years of production management experience
• Confidence in managing multiple priorities and projects simultaneously
• An advanced working knowledge of techniques, methods, and procedures of theater, dance, and music productions including stage, scenic, rigging, sound, and lighting design/implementation, stage management and appropriate safety precautions and procedures
• Advanced skills in Vectorworks, Lightwright, Office software, and general proficiency with computer systems

You will:

• Maintain the functionality and safeguarding of the technical assets of the Arts Center’s Production Department, including supervising the use of lighting, sound, communications equipment, and the use and maintenance of stage facilities 
• Manage budget for production department inclusive of approving theatrical-related purchase orders and check requests
• Plan and implement theatrical capital and equipment grant applications and implementation in collaboration with the Operations and Development teams 
• Be the lead production manager for rental client portfolio programs 
• Approve the hiring and onboarding processes of per diem production crew members 
• Troubleshoot technical challenges as they arise with calm, care, and creativity 

Essential Physical Job Functions:

• Must be New York City based
• Certified Public Assembly (F-03) and S-95 certification holder
• Possessing or open to receiving de-escalation training 
• Must be COVID-19 vaccinated 
• Must be able to move throughout our 40,000+ square foot facility that includes stairs, ramps, indoor and outdoor spaces.
• A current driver's license is a plus, as well as confidence driving a 15-seat passenger van throughout New York City 

Please submit your resume and Cover letter.