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Performing Arts Operations

Performing Arts Production

The Performing Arts Center Manager administers the overall operations of the center including organizing and controlling scheduling, marketing and sales, production management, finance, and ticketing. This role also assists in the development and programming for the center, which includes policy development, strategic planning, and budgeting.

• Direct the overall operations of the Center including facilities management and maintenance, events management, and financial and business management
• Oversee the coordination of the schedule; establish procedures to accommodate various performances and presentations
• Serve as the budget administrator; responsible for adherence to the budget and prepare and monitor financial statements
• Coordinate the performance contracting process for commercial and rental events
• Review, amend, and approve all contracts; ensure requirements are met and negotiate as required
• Develop and implement policies and procedures
• Supervise staff in various departments such as production, finance, marketing and sales
• Assist with preparation of sponsorship proposals; establish relationships and promote increased sponsorship sales
• Represent the campus and theatre/arts center, serving as a consultant as required

Level:

– Senior Manager

Base Description:

– Manages direct reports where primary duty is the management of a working unit.

Level Summary:

– Demonstrates advanced skills in critical functions related to unit's success. Demonstrates advanced knowledge of emerging technologies and processes. Monitors completed work of others to ensure effectiveness and adherence to requirements. Sets clear expectations and holds team accountable. Establishes a shared team/unit vision. Demonstrates ability to evaluate and enhance team/unit practices that promote a strong commitment to inclusionary practices. Coaches others using appropriate strategies. Demonstrates diplomacy. Demonstrates ability to serve as liaison between senior-level management and staff. Resolves complex, controversial, or unprecedented issues and problems.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

– Oversees large team or teams of individual contributors and/or supervisors/managers
– Leads a department or functional area

Fiscal Responsibilities:

– Monitors and tracks large budgets
– Plans, forecasts, and/or develops budgets
– May approve budgets for specific area
– Typically has final signature authority for specific area

Problem Solving:

– Encounters highly varied and complex problems that impacts the team and possibly the unit
– Develops creative and/or novel approaches to resolve problems that are difficult in nature
– Independently resolves complex and/or unprecedented issues and problems

Independence of Action:

– Work results are not clearly defined
– Generally sets own goals and determines how to accomplish results with few or no guidelines to follow
– Monitors completed work of others to ensure soundness of approach, effectiveness of meeting requirements, the feasibility of recommendations and adherences to requirements
– Delegates more advanced tasks to others

Communication and Collaboration:

– Communicates with both internal and external audiences
– Collaborates closely with team members and various areas across the University
– Fosters collaboration between units and engages others' coordinated efforts to reach desired outcomes with broad scope

• Comp Grade – 14
• Minimum – $97,100.00
• MidPoint – $121,400.00
• Maximum – $145,700.00