Ghost River Theatre, a Calgary-based
dynamic, innovative devised creation company is seeking a full-time General
Manager. Led by Co-Artistic Directors Eric Rose and David van Belle, the company
creates and tours new, highly theatrical work.
The General Manager collaborates
with Co-Artistic Directors on short and long-term planning and is responsible
for providing structural, administrative and financial leadership for the
company. The General Manager’s duties include but are not limited to the tasks
listed below:
- the administration of our season:
this could be as large as one or two full productions, a touring show, a
creation workshop and various educational events
- financial management: building and
administrating the season and project budgets
- fundraising (in cooperation with the
Board of Directors), grant writing and liaising with funding agencies
- producing: overseeing marketing and
the promotion of the company, its shows, tours and ancillary events, including
management of contract workers
- human resources: contracting
artists, production and administrative personnel
- Board and community liaison,
strategic and long-term planning
The candidate should be a highly
skilled manager with a minimum of five years of experience in theatre
administration, should be very organized, should have excellent written and oral
communication skills, should be proficient with standard computer software
(Word, Excel, etc.), should have strong document management skills, should be
able to manage the needs of a small but decidedly ambitious theatre company and
should be able to work both independently and as part of a
team.
Beyond that, however: we are
looking for someone to inspire us with an administrative vision for the company
that will allow our excellent work to be sustainable and to flourish. We are a
small but very ambitious theatre company that wants to exponentially grow its
work in the next five years, increasing our national and international profile
while simultaneously increasing our capacity to make and disseminate
exhilarating new theatrical work.
Salary range--$37,000-$40,500
annually, depending on experience and skill set.
Please send your resume, contact
information for two references, and a letter of interest to erose@ghostrivertheatre.com.
Position begins January 15, 2013.
Deadline for applications: October
15, 2012. Please be advised that only candidates selected for an interview will
be contacted.
Facebook:
facebook.com/GhostRiverTheatre Twitter:
twitter.com/GhostRiver
Information found in this posting was retrieved from the AFA Newswire - September 12, 2012
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