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Job Description / Duties

JOB SUMMARY:
This is a management-level position reporting to the Artistic Director. The Producer is responsible for all artistic contract negotiations throughout the Arts Club, also working closely alongside production management to help maintain and meet budget expectations and assist with the co-ordination of our Stage Management Teams.

The Producer reports to the Artistic Director and is responsible for artistic contract negotiation at many levels (artists, licensors, co-producing and presenting organizations). The Producer collaborates on the creation of all production budgets and is responsible for management of the budget for Artistic Fees and Artistic Contingency. This role is responsible for connecting Directors to Intimacy Directors and Fight Directors. This role also manages our Stage Management teams. It is a role that balances artistic needs with the financial, while problem-solving and looking for creative ways around any issues that might pop up.

Come join our fun, small, tight-knit team of four, made up of Artistic Director (Ashlie Corcoran), Company Manager (Michelle Thorne), New Works & Professional Engagement (Stephen Drover), and Artistic Coordinator (Jocelyn Tsui). This position will report directly to Ashlie Corcoran and will work closely with Director of Production, Ace Martens.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Makes offers to artists working at the Arts Club, specifically: Actors, Directors, Designers, Fight Directors, Chorographers, Dialect Coaches, Intimacy Directors, Assistant Directors, Cultural Consultants.

• Communicates regarding needs/roles/responsibilities pre-contract with: Directors, Fight Directors, Choreographers, Dialect Coaches, Intimacy Directors, Assistant Directors, Cultural Consultants.

• Applies for and negotiates licensing and rights for plays and oversees royalty payments.

• Negotiates, budgets and creates contracts for all co-productions and presentations.

• Manages the budget for artist fees.

• Collaborates on production budget creation.

• Pre-rehearsal understudy oversight.
-Advises directors on the CTA around the different kinds of understudies.
-Meets with the creative team to outline responsibilities and process.
-Meets with the understudies early in rehearsal to go over the process and expectations at the ACTC.

-Responds to needs of show reports, production meetings.

-Other sundry administrative duties (such as calculating annual CAEA bond payment, garnering work permits for out of country artists)

*There might be additional elements to this role – the goal is to tailor it to the right applicant’s skills!

Qualifications / Required Skills

SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES:
• Passion for theatre, eye for detail, ability to meet deadlines, excellent time management, ability to work under pressure, self-starter who is organized and thrives in a team environment.

• A proactive person who is comfortable taking initiative, leading self-guided work, and who thrives working as part of a team.

• Feeling comfortable engaging with artists and community members in-person at events, shows, auditions, panels, etc.

• Good with words, but also loves numbers.

• Empathetic and caring.

• Good under pressured situations.

• Deep commitment to improving how we engage with and contract artists, and an ability to learn and shift with industry standards.

• Excellent time-management skills.

• Keen attention to detail.

QUALIFICATIONS:
• Strong arts administrator with existing knowledge and practise.

• In-depth knowledge and understanding of Canadian theatre unions & affiliations especially CAEA, PACT, and VMA.

• Understanding of professional theatre practices.

• Deep commitment to equity, inclusion, and accessibility as well as a deep commitment to creating safer spaces.

• Experience with Word, Excel, Adobe, Outlook, & Google Drive.

Additional Information

Employment Type: Permanent Full-time position (40 hrs. per week) *

*Flexible work hours outside of core hours (which are 10am-3pm, Monday-Friday). Some evenings/weekends required. Ability to work from home 16 hours a week, if conducive with work activities.

Expected Start Date: October 2023 / As soon as possible

How to apply?

The Arts Club is fiercely dedicated to being an organization that continually respects, champions, and uplifts underrepresented voices in all jobs; and we strongly welcome and encourage those who self-identify as coming from underrepresented communities to submit.

If this role sounds exciting and you’d like to learn more, please send your resume and cover letter to humanresources@artsclub.com. with the subject: Producer– Arts Club Theatre Company.

Access and inclusion are deeply important to us. For those who have barriers to access to any part of our process as laid out, please don't hesitate to reach out to us and we will happily work with you to create a process that is accessible to you.

To enhance accessibility, you are also welcome to submit your application in one of the following formats: Word Document, PDF Document, Audio File, Video File, ASL Video, request a face-to-face Zoom application process, or suggest a format that is more accessible to you.

Application Deadline: Until 9 am on September 22, 2023.

We thank all who express interest in this position; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. The Arts Club Theatre Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and hiring decisions are based solely on the merits of the candidates and needs of the “Society”. All applications will be held in the strictest confidence.

Salary: 55,000- 60,000 per annum

Contact Information

hr@artsclub.com

(604) 687-5315

Employer Profile

ABOUT US:
The Arts Club Theatre Company is Canada’s largest year-round not-for-profit theatre company. Now in our 59th season, the Arts Club offers the best in professional theatre and has staged over 630 productions. Arts Club is grateful to have our offices, rehearsal halls, workshops, and theatres on the unceded, ancestral and traditional shared lands of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.

We are British Columbia’s largest non-profit cultural employer- hiring more than 500 artists, staff, and crew to stage up to 20 shows annually. We educate and cultivate students and theatre lovers of all ages—over 2,500 people engage in our education and professional development programs annually. We support artists and other arts organizations through professional engagement activities, believing firmly that an investment in the industry benefits all. We are a major economic driver in the areas surrounding our venues—our theatres attract a quarter million theatre patrons to dine and shop in the South Granville, Olympic Village, and Granville Island neighbourhoods.

OUR MISSION:
To inspire and nurture artists and audiences through cultural experiences that are engaging, though-provoking, and artistically innovative.

OUR VISION:
A community that, through storytelling, is inspired to reflect on who we are and who we can be.

OUR VALUES:

Determination: We have the drive to continue to move forward, with a respectful nod to our tenacious past and a fearless embrace of our future. It is through this forward momentum that we ensure we are the artistic leaders of our community.

Curiosity: We have a strong desire to know more; about ourselves, our art, and our patrons. This spirit is reflected in our willingness to make room for diversity of thought. This exploration of different viewpoints and ideas is reflected in our engagement with each other, with our art, our peers, and our community.

Creativity: We use our imaginations to explore our artistic practice and champion innovation in all the work that we do. We believe in the depth of our local talent and use our resources to showcase it.

Comradery: We interact with each other with good-fellowship and levity. Our spirit of generosity and warmth is seen in our empathy towards each other, our artists, our patrons, and our community. This allows us to embrace differences and makes us stronger.

Safety: The health and well-being of each other and our community informs our work and creates a safe, inviting, and inclusive space for all who enter and interact with us. We commit to constantly review our practices to ensure they are anti-racist and non-discriminatory. We are fiercely dedicated to being an organization that continually respects, champions, and uplifts underrepresented voices in all jobs.

We also strive to provide a safe work environment, both physically and mentally, and we have made ongoing commitments to inclusion, anti-racism and anti-oppression. We want the stories we work together to tell to have nuanced and varied perspectives.