Job Title: Operations Manager
Location: 131 H St. Blue Lake, CA 95525
Supervisor: Board | Leadership Council
Supervises: Bookkeeper, Administrative, & General Operations Staff
Status: Nonexempt | Full Time
Compensation: $55,000 – $65,000 annually, depending on experience
Benefits: Insurance (Health, Dental, Vision), PTO, Paid Holidays
Start Date: June 1, 2023

To apply submit cover letter, resume, and three professional references to jobs@dellarte.com

Dell’Arte International is a Post-Secondary Institution of Professional (vocational)
Ensemble-based Physical Theatre training, research, and innovation. The training institute is partnered
closely with the Dell’Arte Company, the professional resident ensemble company that produces at least
two feature shows per season, to provide enriching opportunities for professional development to its
students, alumni, resident artists, teaching staff, and community. Located on the unceded ancestral
homelands of the Wiyot Tribe, Dell’Arte is dedicated to being a theatre of place, which seeks to develop
the theatre’s actor-creators of today by providing physical, collaborative, and culturally
relevant/responsive creative models and practices of theatre-making. We are a place of research and
ferocious play, centering on anti-racist practices in all that we teach and create.

The Operations Manager (OM) manages the overall operations of Dell’Arte as a center for training,
production, and community engagement. This is accomplished through effective management of
company resources, day-to-day administrative operations, spaces, budgets, time, limited IT
administrative oversight, Facilities Stewards and contractors. The OM reports and works closely with
each Dell’Arte Department Head, collectively known as the Leadership Council to facilitate integrated and
functional operations as a whole.

The OM is responsible for effective financial month-over-month management and carrying out the
essential procedures and functions of an authorized check signer as overseen by Dell’Arte’s Board of
Directors, specifically the Finance and Executive Committee. Demonstrated knowledge of GAAP
compliant accounting, payroll processing software, QuickBooks Online, Human Resources, and Budgeting
is required to carry out this job. Experience preparing financial reports, month-over-month budgeting,
managing independent financial audits, grant management, and solving general IT or technical problems
is strongly recommended to succeed in this position.

An ideal candidate has a track record of working with theater or arts nonprofit companies, nonprofit
organizations, and/or experience in successful grant writing and development. This position begins with
a 9-month probationary period.

Job Objectives
● Maintain consistent execution and management of the weekly financial/business procedures.
● Learn and understand the organization’s standard operating procedures, maintain and update
the operation manual as appropriate, and provide helpful guidance and analysis in areas of
operations in consultation with staff, leadership, and board.
● Maintain high quality standards for interpersonal relationships and communication.
● Timely and smooth handling of HR onboarding procedures and execution of bi-weekly payroll.
● Responsible for on-time filing of EDD, Workers Comp, Insurance, Corp. Taxes, and Business
Licenses or Permits on behalf of organization.
● Effectively partnering with the Leadership Council to produce Board Packets (responsible for
directly providing finance and operations reports).
● Establishing excellent communication and organization with regard to scheduling and facilitating
all board and board committee meetings.