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Description
POSITION: Company Manager
CLASSIFICATION: Full-Time
STATUS: Exempt
REPORTS TO: Producer & Director of Organizational Culture
SUPERVISES: Seasonal Company Management staff
LOCATION: Flexible, with residency ideally in NYC or Williamstown, MA; Position requires relocating to Williamstown, MA from May - August, during which housing is provided.
HIRING TIMELINE: Applications to be accepted until December 31, 2022 with priority application deadline of December 20, 2022. Application review and interviews to be conducted in January with an anticipated start date of February 1, 2023.
The Company Manager is a year-round member of the Festival staff. This position acts as an ambassador of the Festival, welcoming all seasonal participants each summer and ensuring the well-being and care of the entire Festival community, while exemplifying the professional expectations that the Festival requires of them. The Company Manager works closely with the Producer & Director of Organizational Culture and the Business Office and supervises a seasonal Company Management staff.
The work of the Company Manager requires residence in Williamstown, MA from May - August. Work September - December may be done out of the New York City or Williamstown office or potentially be remote, though some travel will be necessary in the winter and early Spring.
The ideal candidate is an individual with excellent project management skills, who is energized by building relationships and supporting the needs of a team, and has a passion for bringing artists together and the artistic process.
Primary Responsibilities and Expectations:
Lead Company Management Department
Manage Company Housing and Transportation
Foster Company Communication and Festival Life
Impact Seasonal Staff Recruiting, Hiring, and On-Boarding
Administrative and Organizational Support
Requirements
THE IDEAL CANDIDATE:
We appreciate the value of myriad life and work experiences, and we recognize that many paths might adequately prepare someone for this role. We encourage anyone who believes they would be a good fit to apply.
Benefits include medical and dental insurance, paid time off and holidays, 403b retirement contributions, and housing in Williamstown during the summer season.
About Williamstown Theatre Festival
Williamstown Theatre Festival has brought emerging and professional theater artists together for 68 years to create a thrilling summer festival of world premiere work alongside fresh, new revivals. New plays and musicals commissioned, developed, and produced at the Festival fill theaters around the world. In recent years, WTF has been represented on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and regionally by The Sound Inside, The Rose Tattoo, Grand Horizons, Seared, Selling Kabul, Unknown Soldier, and Lempicka, among others. Cost of Living, which premiered at WTF, received the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Learn more at wtfestival.org.
Working and Living in Williamstown
Williamstown Theatre Festival’s season takes place on the beautiful campus of Williams College in Williamstown, MA with backdrops of the Berkshire, Green, and Taconic mountain ranges. Williamstown, MA (estimated pop. 7,813) is located in Berkshire County (estimated pop. 128,657) in Western Massachusetts and is an hour’s drive from Albany, NY and 30 minutes from Pittsfield, MA.
The Williams College campus and the 62’ Center for Theatre and Dance are within walking distance of Spring Street, which has several restaurants with dine-in and takeout options, a pharmacy, a coffee shop, an ice cream shop, a movie theater, and several stores. The nearest grocery store is a 10-minute drive from campus and not within walking distance. Having a personal vehicle does provide more flexibility in grocery-shopping and expands dining and activities options. For those who bring vehicles, parking is free at designated locations on Williams campus with a parking pass. For a list of all the things to do and see in Williamstown and the Northern Berkshires, visit DestinationWilliamstown.org.
All seasonal staff are provided housing free of charge on campus at Williams College. Housing is dorm-style with private bedrooms and shared common areas, including bathroom and kitchen. Williams College housing is not air-conditioned. Weather ranges from evenings on the cooler side but can also be quite warm with temperatures in the 90s with high humidity.
We acknowledge that Williamstown Theatre Festival is a Predominantly White Institution (PWI) located in a county that is 91% white, according to the US Census Bureau. We are actively engaged in the work of becoming a more equitable, diverse, inclusive, accessible, anti-racist, and anti-oppressive institution that not only welcomes BIPOC artists and staff but nurtures an environment that allows everyone to thrive. More specific actions on these efforts can be found in our Progress Report on our website: https://wtfestival.org/work-learn/.
Williamstown Theatre Festival is committed to telling diverse stories and to fostering an inclusive environment both onstage and off. We are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. We believe that opportunity, access, resources, and rewards should be available to and for the benefit of all. Therefore, WTF is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants shall be afforded equal employment opportunities without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, age, sex/gender (including pregnancy and gender identity), disability, military status, veteran status, marital status, familial status, ancestry, genetics, or any other class or characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. Candidates from populations underrepresented in the theater field are strongly encouraged to apply.
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12/02/2022
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