Arts Management jobs

Supervise and be responsible for the technical requirements and costing for performances and events held at SOTA venues. Act as a liaison between hirers and in-house staff to ensure production needs are met and delivered in a safe and orderly working environment while upholding excellent service standards.

Job Responsibilities

• Liaise with hirers and work with Venue Sales, Technical and Front-of-House to deliver all aspects of production needs
• Support the Venue Sales Team in ensuring hirers’ needs are met
• Attend site meetings with Venue Sales personnel, generate production cost estimates for hirers and meeting notes for OVM team
• Act as liaison between hirer’s production team and OVM in-house technicians
• Manage all production needs for performances/ events assigned
• Ensure event-specific technical rider is generated for every event following discussions with the relevant production staff; provide cost estimates to hirers after production meetings
• Ensure hirers and technicians comply with standard operating procedures and the working environment is safe at all times
• Work closely with technical team during production, ensure technicians conduct pre-show checks before each performance and venue is safe and ready for public admittance before handing over to FOH for house opening
• Liaise with FOH during performance/ events
• Understand emergency plan and safety and security procedures of building to facilitate effective evacuation when required
• Close timesheets for technicians and labour account after event; submit incident reports to Venue Manager after event as required
• Document and archive all relevant information, correspondence and processes for each production completed
• Support school-wide events and key activities
• Adhere to SOTA’s prevailing policies and procedures
• Accept any other duties assigned by Reporting Officer or Management of the School

Job Requirements

• Diploma and above, or equivalent
• At least 4 years of experience in live performance management (preferably in arts and entertainment industry)
• Possess good working knowledge of production disciplines and technical aspects of theatres and exhibition/ event spaces
• Able to work independently with an eye for details and be a good team player
• Meticulous, positive and motivated personality with good organisational, communication and interpersonal skills
• Able to handle complex situations professionally

Typical Physical Working Conditions

• Working at Height
• Operating and lifting of heavy equipment or machinery if required
• Long working hours, with frequent requirement to work on weekends and/or Public holidays

Interested applicants please email updated curriculum vitae to careers@sota.edu.sg. Please indicate the position title you are applying for in the subject field of the email.