Full time
$90,000 – $120, 000
shake & stir is one of the country’s leading contemporary theatre companies touring Australia and New Zealand since 2006. shake & stir produce an annual season of Mainstage and in-school productions to an annual audience exceeding 200 000. The company regularly partners with major companies and venues including Queensland Performing Arts Centre, The Sydney Opera House, Canberra Theatre Centre and Arts Centre Melbourne. OUR GOALS shake & stir promotes live theatre as an essential form of contemporary entertainment and tours live theatre of the highest possible quality to every stage in Australia. Integrity | Artistic Excellence | Inclusivity | Innovation Theatre that moves.
Qualifications & experience
- Demonstrated production management experience in a professional technical production environment, with much of that experience relating to live theatre and touring.
- A passion for live theatre and a desire to contribute to the technical excellence of each production.
- Project management skills including demonstrated organisational, time management and prioritisation skills, and the ability to manage the demands of several productions simultaneously, prioritising jobs frequently and effectively.
- Demonstrated high level leadership ability in a challenging work environment including conflict management and negotiation skills.
- Demonstrated ability to manage and inspire a medium sized team of crew while always promoting the best interests of the company.
- Demonstrated high level skills in managing all facets of local venue crewing and maintaining company standards while in difficult touring environments.
- A broad (preferably detailed) knowledge of the workings of all technical departments including audio, lighting, video and sound and an at least basic knowledge of current technology and trends.
- Ability to draft advanced technical drawings in VectorWorks (or equivalent drawing program). Advanced skills with computerised event management systems experience desirable including Microsoft Word, Excel.
- Good working relationships with production hire companies and suppliers.
Tasks & responsibilities
- Responsible for the creation, distribution, implementation and storage of all production schedules and associated documents for mainstage productions.
- Provide high level production management services across all shake & stir theatre co productions
- Work closely with a full time Technical Manager and Company and Tour Manager under the guidance of the company’s Artistic Directors.
- Interpret and communicate the artistic requirements of productions into cost effective technical solutions resolving any issues that slow progress.
- Manage load ins and load outs, both in Brisbane and various tour locations. This is a hands-on role and you will be expected to tour across certain performance seasons and major national tours to ensure successful delivery.
- Provide a single point interface for technical production services for all home and national venues, local crew and shake & stir staff.
- Work with the management team, technical crews and design teams ensuring delivery is on time, on budget and safe.
Benefits
- Being one of Queensland’s largest and premier touring theatre company’s, we are committed to fostering an inclusive, dynamic and challenging working environment for all our staff with fantastic incentives, great standards of touring and a fun fueled daily work environment.
- With values of Safety, Creativity, Excellence, Collaboration & Accountability your professional life is provided with every opportunity to succeed and develop in your chosen profession.
- Based out of the Company’s headquarters in the vibrant arts precinct of South Brisbane, Queensland, which is on the doorstep of the company’s primary performances space, QPAC. In addition, you will enjoy all the benefits of frequent national touring.
