Production Manager

Temple University's Center for Performing & Cinematic Arts is searching for a Production Manager.

Become a part of the Temple family and you will have access to the following:

• Full medical, dental, vision coverage

• Paid time off11 Paid Holidays

• Tuition remission - eligible employees and their dependents can obtain a degree TUITION FREE

• A generous retirement plan and so much more!

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Position Summary:

The Production Manager, reporting to the Temple Performing Art Center (TPAC) General Manager will take a lead role in determining the proficient and efficient execution of all production elements of Temple Performing Arts Center, ensuring the highest industry standards are met in the areas of audio, visual technology, and customer service. Works with TPAC's General Manager, Associate Production Manager and Event Manager, the Center for the Performing and Cinematic Arts Vice Dean for Administrative Affairs, as well as a team of Temple University students in the supervision, training, and support of back of house staff, to deliver world-class events. The Production Manager will assume responsibility for all production related endeavors and is expected to take a proactive role in determining best practices, implementing effective work habits for all production staff, keeping up to date on industry initiatives, recommending and implementing production upgrades for the facility, oversight of all production repair/replace issues, oversight of all general building maintenance issues, and be present for all major facility events. Perform other duties as assigned. Performs other related duties as assigned.

Required Education & Experience:

Bachelor's degree and four years of directly related experience in Music, Music Technology, Communications, Media Production, Theater Technology, or a congruent field. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

Required Skills & Abilities:

• Excellent audio skills, including microphone placement for both live sound events as well as recording sessions, speaker set up, monitor set up, utilization of digital audio consoles, backline support, feedback management, audio playback from digital media. Experience with wireless mics (lavalier, countryman, handheld).

• Excellent video skills, including projection, operating PC's & Mac's, PowerPoint, Word, Excel, and other MS Office software packages, QLab programming for audio and video cues a plus, use of HD cameras, Video Switchers, LiveStream set-up, ability to troubleshoot video issues on the fly, programming LED display boards.
• Excellent lighting skills, including hanging conventional and intelligent lighting fixtures, focusing, utilization of digital lighting consoles, programming light cues, calling cues from backstage manager's booth, and conceptualizing lighting shows with knowledge of hanging fixtures.

• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills.

• Excellent customer service skills, along with the ability to effectively interact with a diverse population of administration (including President, BOT and Provost), students, faculty, and staff.

• Strong oral and written communication skills.

• Ability to multi-task various job duties efficiently with time sensitive timelines.

• Must maintain a positive and objective customer service approach and attitude.

• Demonstrated ability to upgrade skills, recommend different methods of production processes, stay abreast of latest trends in the industry.

Preferred:

• At least four years of live sound experience, oversight of production crews with demonstrated success with high level productions, day-to-day production management at busy theaters, or similar.

• Experience with iPad and remote audio signal processing.

• Experience with QLab programming for audio and video cues, robotic HD cameras, video switchers, and LiveStream set-up.Experience with QLab programming for audio and video cues, robotic Experience with QLab programming for audio and video cues, robotic HD cameras, video switchers, and LiveStream set-up.

• Experience as a hi-def film projectionist and ability to perform color correction on 4K projectors.

• Experience with Exhibio systems.

This position does require a background check.

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Compliance Statement: In the performance of their functions as detailed in the position description employees have an obligation to avoid ethical, legal, financial and other conflicts of interest to ensure that their actions and outside activities do not conflict with their primary employment responsibilities at the institution. Employees are also expected to understand and be in compliance with applicable laws, University and employment policies and regulations, including NCAA regulations for areas and departments which their essential functions cause them to interact.

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