Assistant Production Manager
General Description: Reporting to the Production Manager and working closely with the artistic staff and all production department heads, the Assistant Production Manager will assist in managing resources for all aspects of production and support the artistic staff with scheduling and administrative support.
The successful candidate will be highly organized and detail oriented. They must be a multi-tasker with excellent communication skills and thrive in the fast-paced environment of APT’s 9-play rotating repertory season.
Salary: $47,000 - $50,000 with benefit package that includes PTO, health/dental/life insurance and a 403b plan
Essential functions:
- Contracts: Generate and track all contracts and contract paperwork for artistic and production departments, including tech staff, directors, designers, actors and licensing agencies.
- Budget Management: Assist the Production Manager in budget tracking and analysis. Facilitate production purchasing in coordination with the Production Accounts Manager.
- Schedule Management: Maintain organization-wide schedule with Propared, and coordinate appointment and meeting scheduling for the production and artistic staff.
- Company Travel: Coordinate production and artistic travel, rental vehicles and company vehicles with Company Management.
- Safety: Maintain first aid kits and radios on property, oversee compliance with OSHA guidelines, serve on APT’s organization-wide safety committee.
- Communications: Maintain APT’s organization-wide database of past and present staff, and facilitate other communication between production department and other departments.
- Production Management: attend production meetings, stand in for Production Manager as needed, attend tech rehearsals and lead post-rehearsal notes sessions as needed, especially when productions have overlapping tech rehearsals
- Support: Provide administrative support for production and artistic departments, answer questions for seasonal staff and guest artists, other duties as assigned.
Desired Experience, Traits and Skills
- Strong commitment to honesty, clarity, and transparency.
- A proactive approach to work, a commitment to diplomacy and care, and a willingness to engage in difficult conversations.
- Commitment to creating and sustaining an inclusive and equitable work environment
Proficiency in clerical and spreadsheet programs, with strong writing and communication skills. - Attention to detail and accuracy.
- Minimum of two years’ experience in technical theater and/or theater production/management.
Job Requirements
Valid Driver’s License
Job offer will be made subject to a Background Check
About American Players Theatre (APT)
Located outside of rural Spring Green, WI (population 1684), APT regularly draws an audience of nearly 100,000 each year from across the state and around the country. The company typically performs nine plays in rotating rep in a beautiful 1075-seat outdoor theater and in a 201-seat indoor theater during a season that runs from June to November. APT, with an annual budget of $10M, has enjoyed steady growth, striking artistic success, remarkable financial stability and increasing national recognition. APT believes its distinctive aesthetic and joyful, values-driven culture has been the foundation of its success over several decades. Those who work at APT are passionate about how we work together, the art we create, the patrons we serve, and the place we live.
How to apply: interested applicants should send a PDF resume with references to Laura Arnold at [email protected]. Please include APM in the subject line.
