Assistant Production Manager
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About

New York Theatre Workshop:

At New York Theatre Workshop, we work relentlessly to empower

visionary theatre makers and bring their work to adventurous audiences through

productions, artist workshops and education and community engagement programs.

We re proud to be a home base for many of the most significant theatre makers

of our time, nurturing groundbreaking writers like Nathan Alan Davis and Celine

Song alongside powerhouse playwrights like Amy Herzog and Ayad Akhtar. From

Rachel Chavkin and Lileana Blain Cruz to Whitney White and Rub n Polendo, we

empower inimitable auteur directors and give invaluable support to tremendous

talents in the earliest days of their careers. We ve maintained decades long

relationships with legendary theatre makers like Will Power, Ivo van Hove, Dael

Orlandersmith, and Caryl Churchill, who have shaped our very understanding of

what theatre can be.

Since

our founding in 1979, we've produced over 150 fully realized productions

including Jonathan Larson's Rent; Tony Kushner's Homebody/Kabul;

Doug Wright's Quills; Claudia Shear's Dirty Blonde; Rick Elice s Peter

and the Starcatcher; Glen Hansard, Mark ta Irglov and Enda Walsh s Once;

and David Bowie and Enda Walsh s Lazarus. Enabling our artists to push

boundaries generates work like Nathan Alan Davis s Nat Turner in Jerusalem,

Ana s Michell s Hadestown, Mfoniso Udofia s Ufot Family Cycle,

Heidi Schreck s What the Constitution Means to Me, Jeremy O. Harris s Slave

Play, Kristina Wong's Kristina Wong, Sweatshop Overlord and Mois s

Kaufman and Amanda Gronich s Here There Are Blueberries. NYTW

productions have received a Pulitzer Prize, 25 Tony Awards, 2 Grammy Awards and

numerous Obie, Drama Desk and Lucille Lortel Awards.

But that s not what we re proudest of.

We take the greatest satisfaction from the community we ve built, and the

perspective shifting experiences we ve delivered along the way. We think that

theatre can bring people together, change the conversation, and have a profound

impact. We feel fortunate to get to support it. If that sounds like something

you re interested in, we d love to meet you.

About the Team:

Our four-person production staff oversees all aspects of technical

and logistical production at NYTW, including a season of fully-realized

productions alongside supporting artistic development workshops and outside

shop build projects in our state-of-the-art scenic and costume shops. These

production facilities are located directly across the street from NYTW s 199

seat theatre, 65 seat theatre, rehearsal room, and administrative offices. The

production staff is composed of a full-time Production Manager, Technical

Director and Costume Shop Supervisor. Additionally, NYTW engages Lighting,

Audio, Props, and Video supervisors as applicable for each production in our

season. The Assistant Production Manager reports directly to the Production

Manager.

About the

Position:

Collaborates with the Production Manager

and Producer on planning all aspects of NYTW s productions including budgeting,

scheduling, and reporting.

Manages the technical operation of

the Fourth Street Theatre.

Acts as the primary point of

contact for projects taking place in the Fourth Street Theatre, needing

production management support, in collaboration with the Producing Department, Artistic

Department, and Education Department, including but not limited to Youth

Artistic Instigators, For the Culture programming, artistic workshops.

Facilitates technical needs for the

rehearsal studio for both fully realized and workshop productions.

Assists with all production office

responsibilities, including payroll, expense tracking, petty cash and credit

card reconciliations, research, purchasing, and vendor relations.

Hires run crew personnel and aides

in scheduling and staffing crew calls in conversation with production

department heads.

Attends staff meetings, production

meetings, tech rehearsals, and previews.

Assist in the writing and

distribution of production notes and schedules to appropriate departments.

Facilitates crew calls and covers

tech rehearsals in Production Manager s absence.

Serves as liaison between

production department and facilities personnel on operational needs in both

theatres, as well as shared production spaces.

Long weeks, early mornings, nights,

and weekend hours required at times, particularly while in load-in, load-out,

tech rehearsals and previews.

This position requires the ability

to perform physical activities such as moving equipment weighing up to 50

pounds, utilizing ladders, scaffolds, and personnel lifts to access equipment

at height, maneuvering heavy equipment, and using hand and power tools.

Additional activities include walking, lifting, bending, crouching, climbing,

and standing. Personal protective equipment will be provided as applicable. NYTW

offices and production spaces are currently accessible only via stairs.

Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities

to perform the essential functions of the job or to discuss alternative

solutions.

Complete other related duties as

assigned.

About You:

You are committed to an equitable

and inclusive community.

You are committed to open and

honest communication.

You build strong, collaborative

relationships with crew members, over-hire staff, directors, designers and all

other members of a production team as well as with institutional co-workers.

You have a passion for theatre as

an art form and a desire to solve problems uniquely and collaboratively,

recognizing that the obvious solution may or may not be the required solution

at that time.

You have strong planning,

organizational and communication skills as well as knowledge of Microsoft

Office programs (Outlook, Word, Excel).

You have a desire to translate the

creative needs and ambitions of artists and the institution into actionable

plans and help lead those plans within the constraints of the schedule and

budget.

Bonus:

You have

experience working in any aspect of the theatre industry, recognizing that a

multi-disciplinary background can shape the best leaders and managers.

You have ability

to read artistic and technical drawings and/or have knowledge of

AutoCAD/Vectorworks.

This position is overtime

eligible. Salary is $45,000 to $47,500. Benefits include employer paid medical,

dental and life insurance and paid time off. NYTW has several affinity spaces

as well as a Core Team of staff members across the organization committed to

moving specific initiatives forward in our focus on Equity, Diversity and

Inclusion.

We know there are great candidates

that may not have all of the qualifications listed above but possess intuitive

knowledge or other fully transferable skills. If that s you, don t hesitate to

apply and tell us about yourself.

To apply, please use the following

hyperlink and fill out the required fields on the job application:

Please note that NYTW is in a

hybrid work environment based on position. However, this position, in support of

the productions and performances, will require onsite, in person activity

(including some evenings, weekends and holidays), so the applicant should

intend to reside in the greater NYC area.

NYTW provides equal employment

opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to

race, color, creed, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, sex or gender

(including pregnancy, childbirth, and pregnancy-related conditions), gender

identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation,

marital status, religion, age, disability,

genetic information, service in

the military, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal,

state, or local laws and ordinances. Equal employment opportunity applies to

all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, placement, promotion,

termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leave of absence, compensation, and

training.