POSITION: Temporary Company Manager
DEPARTMENT: Administration
POSITION TYPE: Temporary
REPORTS TO: General Manager
COMPENSATION: $1,730.77 biweekly
Olney Theatre Center is seeking a temporary Company Manager to join the Administration team from June to August 2024. Olney Theatre Center for the Arts produces and curates theatrical performances for the diverse audiences in our community and educates, learns from, supports, and inspires a more inclusive generation of theater-makers. Olney Theatre Center produces nine shows as part of their Main Stage season and additional Curated Events. The Company Manager will report directly to the General Manager and work closely with the Associate General Manager and the Production Department. The successful candidate will join a growing regional theatre that emphasizes artistic rigor, prioritizes equity, diversity, and inclusion, and places collaboration at the center of our work.
As part of a welcoming and creative organization, the Temporary Company Manager will:
- Serve as Olney Theatre Center’s main point of contact for artists throughout the production process
- Coordinate travel for artists and staff for season productions, workshops, and special events
- Facilitate resident room turnovers and housing assignments at two theater-owned locations
- Oversee company car fleet including, but not limited to, maintaining registration and
- cleanliness, facilitating repairs, and booking rental cars as needed
- Participate in regular Facilities and Safety Committee meetings
- Provide hospitality during tech week and for internal events
- Support payroll on submission, processing, and distribution of paychecks, per diems,
- reimbursements, workers’ compensation claims, and other artist-related expenses to finance staff
- Oversee yearly and show-specific budgets, including tracking and reconciliation
- Supervise Company Management Apprentice.
- Handle conflict and maintain professionalism.
- Invest in OTC’s Mission, Vision, and Values and its Statement on Social Justice and Becoming Anti-Racist.
- Support the Administration department as needed.
Minimum Job Requirements:
- Education: Bachelor’s Degree in theatre, the performing arts, or allied field; OR an appropriate level of relevant experience in the field.
- Experience: 2 to 3 years in arts-related management. Direct experience working in company management, production management, and/or stage management is preferred.
- Physical Requirements: This position requires periodic light lifting and climbing stairs.
- Time Requirements: Full-time position, with occasional evening and weekend work requirements.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite and Google Suite. Tech savvy is a plus.
Email jobs@olneytheatre.org with resume and cover letter to apply. No phone calls.
