The Interim Production Manager is responsible for managing the operations of the Production Services department of the Fine Arts Center at UMass Amherst through June 30, 2025. This includes day-to-day operations, scheduling, and finalizing staff assignments for Fine Arts Center performance facilities.
Essential Functions
- Finalizes the assignment and scheduling of, and manages, technical staff. Coordinates interdepartmental production meetings. Maintains and coordinates venue and production schedules with box office, front of house, technical staff, and other departments.
- Assists Associate Director of Operations with implementing building maintenance and security operations for the Fine Arts Center performing arts facilities and outdoor events. Supports the production staff and work crew in the execution of normal maintenance, repairs, and improvements to the Fine Arts Center theatrical stage equipment in compliance with safety standards.
- Supervises provision of technical support for outdoor and/or off-campus and virtual sites and the scheduling of production services shops (audio, lighting, and carpentry) in the set-up, run and strike for all Fine Arts Center shows, events and rentals.
- Prepares and administers budget for production services, including processing invoices through Arts Vision and Sales Force, tracking expenses and revenues, and working with the business office to compensate production staff, reconcile facility rentals and complete end of year reporting. Assists with the purchasing process for production services including budget allocation, maintenance vendor quote requests for rentals and purchases, purchase order requisitions, and timely tracking of payables and receivables.
- Assists the Associate Directors of Operations and Production in the coordination of the production calendar.
- Maintains personnel and timekeeping records for five full time staff and a large pool of part-time students and over-hires for production services. Monitors and reviews the weekly timesheets submitted by production services staff and crew for accuracy.