Production and Facilities Manager

Status:                 Part time, permanent
Schedule:       24-30 hours per week, flexible
Salary:                 $28-$30 per hour, commensurate with experience
Reports to:          Executive Director


Position Summary
The Production and Facilities Manager works closely with CPR's Executive Director, Programs Manager, Rentals Manager, and community of artists and presenting partners to plan, design, and implement technical production for CPR’s programs, including CPR’s curated public programs, artistic residencies, and Subsidized Space Rental Program. The Production and Facilities Manager works creatively and generatively with artists to further their creative processes, providing resources, support, and guidance to help manifest their ideas. The position also supports and maintains the safe and effective use of CPR’s facility, and is a “steward of the space.”

Schedule
The position may work up to 30 hour per week, with a flexible schedule to support other creative or professional commitments, and around CPR’s ebb and flow of programming. The position has priority over additional hours connected with CPR’s rental programs, as desired. A hybrid remote/in-person schedule is available, with required on-site work to support artists, programs, and facility maintenance. The position will be assigned a MacBook Pro laptop, and may be reimbursed for a monthly Metrocard.

Supervision
The Production and Facilities Manager reports to CPR’s Executive Director, works closely and independently with artists on-site, and hires and supervises additional contract technical production staff to support programs, as needed. The Production and Facilities Manager may also be the on-site liaison for vendors for facility maintenance.

Application and Hiring Timeline
Applications will be reviewed as they are received, with initial interviews scheduled during the weeks of July 25 and August 8, 2022. The position will remain open until filled and may start on or before September 6, 2022.

Responsibilities

  • Plans, designs, and implements technical production for CPR’s curated public programs, working in close collaboration with CPR’s Executive Director, Programs Manager, artists, and guest curators.

  • Advances technical production for performances, film projects, workshops, classes, and other events in connection with CPR’s Subsidized Space Rental Program.

  • Advises CPR’s Technical Residency program, and works closely with artists on site to help them accomplish their work.

  • Hires and supervises contract Production Coordinators to support CPR’s curated public programs and Subsidized Space Rental Program, as needed.

  • Maintains CPR’s robust inventory of a/v and production equipment.

  • Working closely with the Executive Director, advises and implements systems, guidelines, and protocols for the safe and effective use of CPR’s facility, including Covid-19 health and safety.

  • Schedules facility cleaning, maintenance, and repairs, and maintains inventory of cleaning and office supplies and equipment.

  • Regularly visits CPR to check on the space, water plants, collect trash, and perform small maintenance tasks.

  • Attends weekly CPR Staff Meetings, and schedules production meetings and site visits, as necessary, with CPR program staff, artists, curators, and event participants.


Qualifications

  • Bachelors’ degree with a minimum of 3 years’ experience in technical production for the performing arts, or equivalent experience.

  • Skilled, hands-on experience with technical production for live performance, with a superior knowledge of lighting design, programming, and electrics desired, in addition to sound, projection, rigging, and other areas of technical production.

  • Experience and familiarity with live performance practices, across multiple disciplines, with a focus on contemporary, experimental dance and performance desired.

  • Knowledge of general facilities management, operations, and maintenance.

  • Demonstrated strength in managing time, completing tasks, and being proactive, patient, and accountable in a dynamic, collaborative setting.

  • Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.

  • Strong interpersonal skills with excellent written and verbal communication.

  • Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Gmail, Google Docs, and other standard office procedures and programs.

  • CPR requires all staff, artists, and visitors to be fully-vaccinated against Covid-19, with a vaccine booster once eligible.


Application Details
To apply, please send a resume and a cover letter by email to jobs@cprnyc.org, and include your name and “Production and Facilities Manager” in the subject line. In your cover letter, please address your level of experience and skill with various elements of technical production for live performance; an experience of working closely with an artist to execute their vision; and your connection to CPR’s mission.

CPR is dedicated to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We strongly encourage applicants of diverse backgrounds to apply. 

Due to the high volume of applicants, we are only able to contact those candidates whose skills and background best fit the needs of the position. Thank you for your interest in working at CPR!


About CPR – Center for Performance Research
CPR – Center for Performance Research is dedicated to supporting artists in the development of new work in contemporary dance and performance. CPR forefronts the artistic process, and upholds a belief that embodied art forms are vital vessels for creativity, connection, and social change. CPR’s programs support artistic creation at all stages of development, and provide artists working in dance and performance with a wide range of opportunities for development, experimentation, and exchange. Programs are concentrated in three areas: 1) Artistic residency programs which provide creative and professional development support for a diverse range of artists working across an array of contemporary performance practices; 2) Curated and open call public programs that focus on incubation and research, exposing local audiences and the wider NYC arts field to contemporary performance practice and process; and 3) CPR’s Subsidized Space Rental Program which provides affordable space for creation and presentation.