Manager, Theater Productions

Department: Theater Management

Location: Metropolitan Campus

Reports To: Executive Director, Media and Production Services

Recruitment Type: External/Internal

Requisition ID: req6361

Employment Type: Administration and Professionals

Union Position: Non-Union

Work Schedule: Standard College hours with some evening and weekends

Number of Openings: 1

Job Description:

Summary

Oversees all technical aspects of theatre productions across the College’s seven venues, including lighting, sound, rigging, special effects, and set construction. Serves as Technical Director for events and productions, ensuring high-quality technical support. Manages theatre staff performance and development, and leads the College’s strategic planning for technical theatre. Coordinates production planning, system design, and installation. Promotes collaborative communication across campuses and with community partners to support events and expand partnerships.

Essential Functions

• Oversees technical operations, production planning, and execution for all College theatre spaces and events, ensuring high-quality support across over 100 annual productions
• Manages theatre staff performance, scheduling, and professional development College-wide
• Implements capital planning, assists with budget planning, monitoring, and implementation for technical theatre systems and venue enhancements
• Coordinates facility scheduling, production calendars, and inventory management for internal and external clients
• In collaboration with departmental leadership, provides planning, design, specification, purchase, installation, inventory, and maintenance of production systems for theatre spaces College-wide
• Supervises design teams and ensures timely communication and coordination across departments and leadership
• Foster strong relationships with faculty, staff, and community partners to support theatre operations and initiatives
• Schedules, coordinates, and oversees meetings for all the College’s annual productions
• Ensures up-to-date theatre supplies and inventories are available to support theatre operations
• Supervises planning, design, and actualization of enhancements for all theatres
• Performs other duties as assigned
  
  

Required Qualifications

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE/TRAINING

• Bachelor's degree in technical theatre or related field
• Significant related experience may substitute for education
• Minimum of five (5) years demonstrated full-time professional theatrical production experience including lead responsibilities
• Demonstrated experience planning, assigning, scheduling, supervising, and ensuring the quality of the work of others
• Demonstrated experience planning and monitoring a business area’s budget
• Demonstrated experience effectively making decisions that have major implications on the management and operations within a department
• Demonstrated experience in a role requiring diverse problem-solving methods in a variety of situations
  
  

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, And ABILITIES

• Valid Ohio driver’s license and the ability to travel between multiple campuses within Northeast Ohio
• Possess comprehensive knowledge of Technical Theatre theories, concepts, and practices with the ability to use in varied situations as it pertains to the departmental focus
• Excellent organizational and prioritization skills with demonstrated attention to detail
• Ability to be creative and exercise initiative.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to adjust to changing priorities and respond appropriately to deadlines
• Possess leadership skills and ability to foster a team environment and work collaboratively
• Demonstrated intermediate Project Management skills
• Ability to develop and effectively executive detailed project management work plans
• Possess intermediate-level proficiency with Microsoft: Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Ability to confidentially and discreetly handle subject matters requiring privacy and sensitivity
• Ability to collaborate, persuade, gain cooperation and acceptance of ideas on significant projects
• Ability to develop and maintain relationships with key contacts to enhance workflow and quality
• Possess sensitivity to respond appropriately to the needs of the community
  
  

COMPETENCIES

CRITICAL COMPETENCIES

• Service Focus
• Quality of Work
• Communication
  
  

VERY IMPORTANT COMPETENCIES

• Time Utilization
• Collaboration
  
  

IMPORTANT COMPETENCIES

• Adaptability
• Continuous Improvement
  
  

PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORKING CONDITIONS

(The demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.)

• The work is partially performed in a normal, professional office environment and partially in a theater environment.
• The work areas are adequately lit, heated, and ventilated.
• Typically, the employee may sit comfortably to perform the duties of the job and will perform repetitive motions with hands/fingers using a computer mouse and keyboard to type. However, there will be some walking; standing; bending; carrying of items such as papers, files, pamphlets, books, etc.
• Work will require the ability to walk and stand in conjunction with travel to and attendance at meetings, conferences, and theater productions.
• Work may require construction of sets, lifting of set components weighing 50 pounds, or rigging technical systems to meet the needs of productions and clients.
  
  

Target Starting Salary Range: $70,000 to $80,000

The final offer for the successful candidate is targeted to fall within this range, but will be based upon an assessment of internal equity, the unit’s available budget, and the candidate’s qualifications in relation to the minimum and/or preferred job requirement(s).

Special Instructions to Applicants: During the application process, you may be required to attach a cover letter and/or resume. It is recommended that you have these documents ready to be attached electronically to the online application. This system accepts only MS Word or PDF attachments. Any employment with the College is contingent upon satisfactory completion of a background check and drug screen.

Special Note: If hired, you must reside in the state of Ohio and be within commuting distance of this work location/campus to respond to onsite work demands upon the employment start date and throughout the duration of your employment with the College, as outlined in 3354:1-40-01.1 Recruitment and Selection Procedure .

Equal Opportunity Statement: Cuyahoga Community College is committed to attaining excellence through the recruitment and retention of a qualified workforce. Cuyahoga Community College is an equal employment/educational opportunity institution.