What are the responsibilities and job description for the Production Director position at LUMA Projection Arts Festival?
Company Description
LUMA Projection Arts Festival is the premier projection arts festival in the United States, bringing together renowned artists from around the globe to explore the intersection of art and technology. Located in the heart of Upstate New York, the festival transforms the city of Binghamton into a dynamic canvas for cutting-edge visual storytelling. Known for its innovation and creativity, LUMA celebrates the power of collaboration and imagination in a community-focused setting.
Role Description
LUMA’s Production Director (PD) is responsible for planning, supervising and executing all arts features presented at the annual LUMA Projection Arts Festival. They are also responsible for the administration of select additional festival elements. LUMA’s PD works in cooperation with the festival’s executive producers to help develop and execute their curatorial vision. They are a liaison between festival artists, who develop content, technical directors, who present content. Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Developing site production plans in cooperation with site technical directors.
- Ensuring city and event permitting is properly written and filed.
- Liaison between city, business, and business owners
- Planning the coordinating seasonal production calendar.
- Determining production week deadlines and ensuring production team stays on task and on schedule.
- Assisting festival executives with reporting related to event fundering.
- Facilitating communications between production team members and festival stakeholders.
- Additional tasks as agreed to by festival executives and PD.
The ideal candidate is meticulously organized, has excellent communication skills, and is capable of managing a large number of priorities in a high-pressure live production situation. Demonstrated leadership experience a plus. LUMA team members are highly passionate about the arts, entertainment, and delivering a world-class audience experience.
The LUMA Production Director is a seasonal contract position. Based on project requirements, the contractor should expect to spend a significant portion of the year working in and around Greater Binghamton, New York.
LUMA is America's premier projection arts festival--an event that celebrates the intersection of art, technology and storytelling. More at lumafestival.com
To make inquiries or to join our team, e-mail jobs@lumaarts.org