Job Posting Location: Claremont, CA

Job Posting Title: Concert Production Manager 

 
ABOUT POMONA COLLEGE: Located near Los Angeles, California, Pomona College is widely regarded as one of the nation’s premier liberal arts colleges. Established in 1887, Pomona College is known for small classes, a challenging curriculum, close relationships between students and faculty, and a range of student research and leadership opportunities. Pomona is a member of The Claremont Colleges.

POSITION SUMMARY:  The Concert Production Manager provides managerial supervision and publicity for the Music Department’s extensive series of free concerts given by students, faculty, and guest artists.  This position works closely with the Director of the Glee Club to organize, manage, and publicize its annual domestic or international tour, including traveling with the ensemble during the 8-12 day duration scheduled yearly in May. The Concert Production Manager is responsible for hiring, processing personnel paperwork for, and directly supervising one or more student employees in the Music department.

Reporting directly to the Department Chair, the Concert Production Manager works independently and collaboratively to perform the following essential duties and responsibilities:

– Hire, process personnel paperwork for, and directly supervise one or more student employees in the Music Department (e.g., ushers). 
– Work with the Glee Club Director to organize, manage, and publicize its annual domestic or international tour, including traveling with the ensemble during the 8-12 day duration (e.g., manage and arrange housing, air and ground transportation, meals, performance opportunities/venues, and post-concert receptions).
– Manage internal and external publicity for the Department’s extensive series of free concerts given by students, faculty, and guest artists (e.g., posters, mailings, press releases, digital communication).
Prepare, edit, and proofread concert programs; or supervise the completion of such tasks by contractors as appropriate.
– Work with department faculty to distribute press releases, mailings, and posters. Design and edit such materials; or supervise the completion of such tasks by contractors as appropriate.
– Coordinate with the General Manager of Music Facilities and Bridges Hall of Music to provide managerial supervision of the Department’s extensive series of free performances, focusing on aspects of the concert series that relate to audience-building, audience experience, and performing personnel.
– Assist faculty in securing and contracting performers in a variety of temporary capacities for its concerts (e.g., professional musicians to perform in ensembles, instrumental and vocal soloists, sectional coaches, and guest artists).
– Assist faculty with concert arrangements for ensembles as needed (e.g., receptions, specialized arrangements for non-Western ensembles). Coordinate occasional receptions outside of the standard departmental concert calendar (e.g., senior project receptions, Alumni Weekend reception).
– Process music supplements, currently managed in a Slate database system, in conjunction with the Office of Admissions; send departmental correspondence to applicants.
– Design independent creative work on the Department’s website.
– Update Department web pages and web-based calendars.
– Coordinate special projects/tasks and provide assistance as necessary, in communication with the Department Chair.

 QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelor’s degree in music, arts administration, concert production, music education, or a related field is required, or equivalent combination of education and experience.  A minimum of 2 years of concert production experience with knowledge of classical music is required. Experience in communications, publicity, public outreach, ensemble tour planning, and/or arts management is preferred. Website and/or graphic design experience with knowledge of web languages is preferred. Experience at an academic institution is preferred.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE AND CRITICAL SKILLS: The Concert Production Manager must possess the knowledge, skills and abilities to be able to successfully perform the essential functions of the position or be able to demonstrate how the essential functions will be performed, with or without reasonable accommodation, using other skills and abilities not listed below.

– Deploy professional skills in music concert production, in collaboration with colleagues, to best promote the College’s strategic interests.
– Demonstrate effective, accurate and clear communication with excellent verbal, written, interpersonal, reading, phone, audience outreach, and leadership skills. Supervise, facilitate, motivate and inspire a highly diverse group of student employees.Follow all written and verbal instructions, asking questions as needed for clarification of projects/tasks/duties/assignments.
– Operate computers proficiently with Microsoft Office software (such as Word, Excel, Outlook) and associated professional software (such as Adobe Creative Cloud applications, web/graphic design software, Workday, Internet research, menu-driven databases).Use assigned technology/devices/equipment to achieve annual goals and maintain confidentiality.
– Handle all activities and highly confidential information with patience, discretion, good judgment, courtesy, and tact while working with people from a wide variety of backgrounds.
– Prioritize and perform multiple projects/tasks, meet deadlines/timelines, respond to others in a timely manner, and work both independently and as a collaborative member of the Music Department and College. Demonstrate a high standard of integrity and ethics, in support of the College’s strategic vision and the Department’s annual goals.
– Use exceptional organizational and time management skills to complete work with accuracy and a keen attention to detail.
 

REQUIRED HOURS: The normal hours for this full-time position are 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday – Friday.  Holiday, weekend and evening work hours will be required.  Travel will be required for the tour portion of this position. Hours will vary due to the needs of the Music Department.

ADDITIONAL POSITION DETAILS: Regular, Full-time, benefits eligible, exempt position.  The salary range for this role is between $66,560 to $75,370 annually, with a competitive benefits package. The specific factors that the organization will consider when offering a salary to an individual will include education, training, prior experience, and performance in prior role.  All staff positions are ineligible for visa or permanent resident card sponsorship.  As a California employer, Pomona College requires all employees to be residents of California.

TO APPLY: Please submit your resume and cover letter here: https://bit.ly/3ymTTQt.  You may submit both resume and cover letter as one attachment in the My Experience section of the application under the “resume/CV” upload section. Once you submit your application, you will not be able to attach additional documents.

ADA/OSHA: This job description defines the essential job duties of this position.  The College expects that employees hired for this position can perform the essential functions of this job without imposing risk of substantial harm to the health or safety of themselves or others.  It may also include marginal functions, generally defined within Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).

DISCLAIMER: This job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification.  It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this position.  When duties and responsibilities change and develop, the College will review this job description and make changes of business necessity.