Opportunities

General Manager

Description

Classification: Full-Time, Exempt
Compensation: $70,000/year, plus employer-paid health and dental insurance, PTO (paid time off), and employee 401K
Reports to: Managing Director
Supervises: Production Manager, Technical & Facilities Director

ABOUT BOSTON COURT PASADENA
Boston Court Pasadena is a nonprofit performing arts center primarily dedicated to developing and producing adventurous new work, significantly re-envisioned classics, and nurturing both emerging and established artists across all art forms. Boston Court strives to create art that thrills, engages, moves and sustains people in order to deepen empathy, community, and provoke change. Boston Court Pasadena is committed to being an anti-racist organization and continuing its commitment to deepening its equitable, diverse, and inclusive practices across all aspects of the institution, public-facing and internally.

Founded in 2003 by philanthropist Z. Clark Branson and producing director Eileen T’Kaye, Boston Court features an intimate facility designed to bring audiences and artists closer together. The 80-seat Marjorie Branson Performance Space and the 99-seat Main Stage serve as homes for Boston Court’s season of daring, adventurous theatre and its richly diverse music series. Boston Court is also the home of an annual New Play Reading Festival, an upcoming new composer initiative, multiple community events and partnerships, as well as rotating visual art exhibits. Boston Court theatre productions have been seen in New York City, Boston, Houston, and Malibu, and have won countless Ovation Awards, Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards, and many others.

POSITION SUMMARY
Supports the Managing Director, Artistic Director(s) and Staff of Boston Court Pasadena by maintaining and overseeing organization’s operations and provides particular leadership in the areas of Finance, Human Resources, and Production.

Essential Functions:

  • Manages and maintains Human Resources benefits and Employee Handbook
  • Handles weekly payroll reporting and timekeeping procedures
  • Manages expense tracking and bill payments within Quickbooks
  • Coordinates and ensures compliance with all trainings, certifications as required by State and Federal laws.
  • Working with Technical/Facilities Director and Production Manager, oversees all Operations aspects for Boston Court including rentals, music events, National Theatre Live screenings, workshops, readings, and plays.
  • Negotiates and administers all operations contracts and deal-memos for Boston Court facility.
  • In conjunction with Production Manager, negotiates and administers all contracts for programming related personnel: directors, designers, choreographers, actors, producers, stage management, running crews, artists, etc.
  • Facilitates communications with Actor’s Equity Association in conjunction with Managing Director
    Assists in coordinating a prompt response to workplace accidents, accident reporting and workers’ compensation communication.
  • Ensures that all facilities are operated and maintained in a cost-effective and safe condition, in accordance with the approved BC budget and various manufacturer’s recommendations.
  • Works directly with the City of Pasadena departments, including, but not limited to: police, fire, parking, engineering, inspections, and health
  • In conjunction with Technical/Facilities Director, oversees and ensures that all events held at the Boston Court abide by all local and national codes, including, but not limited to: fire, electrical, health, ADA, and Covid-19.
  • Oversees all internal events such as tech BBQ, Birthdays, Opening Nights, Closing Nights & Other Parties as needed
  • Prepares and oversees program budgets in collaboration with staff, based on a detailed analysis of anticipated production and operations for Boston Court

QUALIFICATIONS
The ideal candidate will be a passionate lover of innovative new plays, with the following abilities: 

  • Effective communication and team leadership skills
  • Flexibility and willingness to find creative solutions to problems
  • Comfort and ease talking with all types of personalities.
  • Patience to deal with difficult situations
  • Good organizational instincts
  • A good sense of humor and mirth
  • Doesn’t mind picking up the phone to get the job done
  • Happy to jump in where needed
  • A team player
  • A multi-tasker who can keep a number of balls in the air simultaneously with humor.

TO APPLY
Send a cover letter and resume to work@bostoncourt.com with “GENERAL MANAGER application” in the subject line. 

 

 

Apply Now

Deadline

Expires: 2022-11-01

Organization

Boston Court Pasadena
626-683-6801

Location

Los Angeles

Address

70 N. Mentor Ave, Pasadena CA 91116

Category

Jobs

Discipline

Multidisciplinary

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