JOB BOARD

Under the direction of the Director of Education and the general direction of the Vice President of Education and Outreach, the Arts Academy Assistant will support the organization’s education efforts through administrative assistance for the day-to-day ongoings of all Academy programs, supporting students, and maintaining relationships with staff, partners, parents, and teaching artists. Requirements & Skills: Bilingual (English and Spanish) required

Compensation: The hourly pay rate is $20/hr. The work schedule is Monday – Friday for 20 hours per week. Hours may vary by day between the hours of 2:30pm and 8:30pm. This is a part-time, non-exempt position and includes eligibility to participate in the Basie’s 401(k)-retirement plan with company match.

Deadline: November 30th, 2024

Under the direction of the Director of Education and the general direction of the Vice President of Education and Outreach, the Arts Academy Assistant will support the organization’s education efforts through administrative assistance for the day-to-day ongoings of all Academy programs, supporting students, and maintaining relationships with staff, partners, parents, and teaching artists. Requirements & Skills: Bilingual (English and Spanish) required

Compensation: The hourly pay rate is $20/hr. The work schedule is Monday – Friday for 20 hours per week. Hours may vary by day between the hours of 2:30pm and 8:30pm. This is a part-time, non-exempt position and includes eligibility to participate in the Basie’s 401(k)-retirement plan with company match.

Deadline: November 30th, 2024

McCarter Theatre Center seeks a Director of Finance (DOF) to join its senior leadership team. This pivotal role oversees the Finance Department and is responsible for a broad array of financial functions. The DOF reports to McCarter’s Executive Director and provides strategic oversight and leadership in financial management, accounting, and business development. The ideal candidate will be both a detail-level manager with a strong capacity for organizing and presenting financial information, as well as a strategic thinker with a knack for big-picture analysis and a collaborative, proactive approach to problem-solving. They must effectively engage with diverse teams and adapt to varying institutional needs, contributing to the creation of exceptional theater experiences. The DOF will excel in organization, prioritization, and delegation, ensuring smooth operations and the financial health of the organization. The company values innovation and the use of new technologies to enhance efficiency, along with strong analytical thinking, sound judgment, negotiation skills, and creative problem-solving abilities. This individual will help lead a customer service-oriented finance team, supporting a culture of facilitation and efficiency to help achieve goals across departments. Join us in shaping the future of McCarter Theatre Center as a key member of our leadership team.

Compensation: $125,000 – $150,000, commensurate with experience; Full-time; Annual; Exempt BENEFITS INCLUDE: Medical, vision, and dental insurance; paid vacation, sick, personal, and holiday time; flexible spending and health savings accounts; employer-sponsored life, long-term, and short-term disability insurance; a 403(b) retirement plan with employer match access to free parking, and various perks.

Deadline:This position will be filled as early as possible.

The Marketing Director is a key member of STNJ’s senior staff and oversees the strategy, planning, and implementation of all marketing, public relations, and sales programs. Working in partnership with the Artistic Director, the Marketing Director creates compelling and sophisticated campaigns through visual, print, and digital mediums that drive revenue and showcase The Shakespeare Theatre as a vital and vibrant major arts institution. The Marketing Director will focus on growing new audiences while enhancing relationships with current patrons. Creative, forward-thinking, and engaging, the ideal candidate will be a skilled supervisor, an eager collaborator, and someone at ease representing the Theatre to the press and the public. The position supervises a full time Marketing team of 1-2 and a Box Office team of 2-10.

Compensation: $60,000 – $70,000 annually

Deadline: Accepting applications until position is filled

The Somerset County Cultural & Heritage Commission (SCC&HC) is seeking a part time Special Projects Assistant to join our team. The ideal candidate will be a highly organized self-starter who is passionate about the arts, cultural heritage, and history. Under the direction of the SCC&HC Manager, the Special Projects Assistant supports the daily operations of the Commission in planning, implementation and administration of Commission programs and services with a focus on grant writing and administration.

Compensation: $17/Hr

Deadline: Open until filled

McCarter Theatre Center is seeking attentive Patron Attendants to join the Front of House staff. In this role, Patron Attendants are the first line of engagement with audience members who attend our performances. If you have a passion for customer service, providing exceptional experiences to patrons, and sharing your excitement for the work that McCarter produces and presents, we hope you will join our team! administration.

Compensation: $17/hr; Part-time; Hourly; Non-Exempt (eligible for overtime)

Deadline: These positions will be filled as needed.

McCarter Theatre Center is seeking welcoming and focused House Managers to join the Front of House staff. House Managers (HM) are outgoing, motivated individuals who possess excellent leadership and customer service skills and must be able to multitask in an energetic environment while managing Front of House team members ranging from 15 – 20 individuals depending on the performance. If you have a passion for customer service, providing exceptional experiences to patrons, and sharing your excitement for the work that McCarter produces and presents, we hope you will join our team!

Compensation: $19 – $21/hr; Part-time; Hourly; Non-Exempt (eligible for overtime)

Deadline: These positions will be filled as needed.

Two River Theater, a mid-sized professional LORT theater, one hour from New York City, is seeking submissions for theater technicians for our electrics departments to join our over-hire lists for occasional work calls. Duties include working as a member of the lighting crew on all aspects of load-in, hang, focus, tech notes, and strike. Two River Theater is dedicated to the goal of building an equitable and culturally diverse work environment and strongly encourages applications from members of underrepresented groups. To apply, please send a resume, work history, or skill list to Sue Patiño at spatino@trtc.org.

Compensation: $20 – $25 per hour

The Lighting Assistant works closely with the lighting supervisor, designers, and the sound crew, as needed. The ideal candidate is positive, self-motivated, organized, collaborative and professional. Candidates must have experience working with theatrical lighting systems. Experience programming the ETC ION is essential. Experience with Lightwright, Vectorworks and Q-Lab is helpful. Duties include working as a member of the lighting crew on all aspects of hang, focus, tech notes, and strike, as well as assisting sound. The lighting assistant will also serve as board op, spotlight op, or other positions as needed for the run of our mainstage and black box productions and rentals. Other duties include helping to maintain inventories, and assisting other departments as needed. Contract dates are January 2, 2024 to July 7, 2024. Candidates should submit a cover letter (include where you saw this job posting), detailed resume, and contact information for 2-3 references to Erica Leigh, Assistant Production Manager at eleigh@trtc.org. Subject line should read: “Emerging Professionals.” No phone calls please.

Compensation: Weekly pay of $350 plus local, fully furnished and all utilities paid shared housing valued at $250 per week, totaling $600 per week in taxable compensation, equal to $15 an hour for a 40-hour week. Full details at listing.

The Count Basie Center for the Arts Education program is currently seeking qualified and versatile teaching artists to join our expanding programs. We seek candidates specializing in various genres, including but not limited to dance, hip-hop, cultural dance forms, creative dance and movement, poetry, acting, improv, voice and speech, creative drama, reader’s theater, musical theater, vocal, choir and instrumental instruction, drumming, and more.

This ideal candidate is responsible for teaching private lessons to students of all ages and abilities. The ability to teach beginning students is necessary. This individual must show organizational skills and an ability to effectively communicate with students, parents and staff.

Compensation: $40 – $60 an hour.

Combined Auditions for the New Jersey Theatre Alliance will be held in early spring of 2024. Due to a high volume of responses, audition slots are chosen through a lottery system. This is a fantastic opportunity to be seen by multiple theatres at once. Representatives from our member theatres will follow up with performers directly if they are interested in working with them.

The best way to stay up to date on announcements about combined auditions is to follow us on Facebook and Instagram and to join our email list.

Please note: Not all of our member theatres participate in these auditions, and we will not have a confirmed list of participating theatres until about a week before the auditions.