Assistant Production Manager

2 weeks ago


StratforduponAvon, United Kingdom Appcastenterprise Full time

**Do you have experience of working in a theatre production environment? Do you have excellent organisational skills? Are you excellent at managing budgets? Are you solution focussed?**

We are looking for an Assistant Production Manager to work in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, where you will play a vital role in assisting the Production Managers in our outstanding theatres in Stratford-upon-Avon to ensure that final designs are deliveredwithin budgetary, financial and logístical limits.

What will I be doing?
- Help to ensure design and directing teams are fully aware of the parameters of the brief and that agreed ‘milestones' are effectively communicated.
- Assist in managing the production process from design through construction to finish and delivery to the stage.
- Liaise with Producers and Sales and Ticketing on any design related sight-line issues.
- Liaise with Technical Department and HOD's to ensure that required staffing levels are met and specific skills identified at an early stage for the efficient get In, fit-up, rehearsal and running of assigned projects.
- Help to ensure that all production related matters arising from Fit-Up and technical rehearsals are efficiently dealt with.
- Take a proactive role in the delivery of the company's environmental goals.
- Assist in managing the outsourcing of work where commercially appropriate and viable.
- Deputise for the Production Managers as required.

What do I need?
- Experience working in a theatre production environment
- Effective communication skills
- Health and Safety trained, including undertaking risk assessments.
- Experience of budget setting and tracking to ensure productions come in at or under budget.
- Experience of resolving problems on a show which arise in long
- or short-term timescales.
- Excellent organisational and time management skills
- Pro-active and flexible approach to work
- Ability to work under own initiative and under pressure
- Good IT skills
- Ability to work with, and influence, a wide range of personnel across the breadth of the organisation, understanding the needs and requirements of all key stakeholders.

This is a full-time, fixed term contract for 1 year. You will be working an average of 48 hours per week over the year. Evening and weekend working is required.

Access and Inclusion??

Application Process??

Interviews will take place in March, with a provisional start date from April 2023.

About the RSC??

The RSC strives for excellence, and values integrity, inclusion, ambition, and innovation. We act with respect, show leadership, and build resilient ways of working in all our activities.

We can offer great benefits and aim to create a welcoming, supportive environment which is happy, healthy, and safe. We place great importance upon developing a diverse, highly motivated, and energised workforce to help achieve our priorities. We put ourvalues at the heart of everything we do.

The Royal Shakespeare Company (no. 212481) is a registered charity.??


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