Concert Production Associate

Key Responsibilities: 

• Stage managing recitals: 
  • Create production documents for each recital and distribute to media and front of house teams. 
  • Anticipate staging to appropriately plan for performances. 
  • Central communicator during performances for media team, front of house, and musicians. 
  • Ensure performances run smoothly by keeping time, communicating cues clearly, and confidently and creatively problem solving. 
  • Follow and enforce safety protocols when operating piano lift and moving pianos and other large instruments. 
  • Handle every performance with the highest level of professionalism and expertise. 
  • Provide hospitality to guest artists. 

• Supervise student crew: 
  • Recruit and train student crew members. 
  • Schedule appropriate crew for recitals and masterclasses based on availability and programmatic needs. 
  • Lead the student crew by assigning tasks and directing set-up/strike and stage moves. 
  • Foster a supportive and professional environment around students and guests. 

• When available, provide production support at orchestra concerts, opera orchestra, and runouts. 

• Aid in hiring student crew and providing production support when needed for other campus events and summer program performances. 

• Participate in weekly production meetings. 

• Administrative support: 
  • Create contracts for guest artists. 
  • Book hotel reservations. 
  • Process payment requests and reimbursements. 
  • Track and reconcile expenses against the production budget. 
  • Generate payroll for student crew. 
  • Maintain performance schedules in OPAS, Asimut, and Outlook. 
  • Communicate program updates as needed. 
  • Regularly review website and other materials for event, performer, and program accuracy, and communicate updates in a timely manner. 

• Other duties as assigned. 

Curtis welcomes applications from people with a wide variety of experience and backgrounds, who are eager to work hard, learn, and contribute.

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Minimum 2 years’ experience in stage management, concert production, technical theatre, or equivalent artistic experience  

• Superb organizational skills and attention to detail

• Proven ability to move through conflicts

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Excellent interpersonal skills

• Familiarity with classical music a plus

The ideal candidate must exhibit:

• A positive, “can-do” attitude.
• Devotion and dedication to Curtis, its students, alumni, and parents.
• Passion for their work, and contribution to the field of classical music and greater good.
• Commitment and accountability for their work, and their ability to effect change.
• Desire and willingness to collaborate, think creatively, and make data-driven decisions.
• Respect, courtesy, and patience for colleagues, other staff, faculty, patrons, core constituents, and volunteers.
• An eagerness to make Curtis a more diverse and inclusive institution.

• This position is located in Philadelphia, PA, and requires a regular presence on campus. Work from home may be available on an occasional basis.
• Night and weekend work will be required, especially during concert weeks. 
• Able to lift, carry, push, pull, and/or move up to 50 lbs
• Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States for any employer at the time of hire. 
• COVID-19 vaccination is a requirement for all positions at the Curtis Institute of Music and all new hires are expected to be fully vaccinated before beginning work. 
• The final candidate will be required to successfully pass a background check and obtain PA Act 153 clearances.

• Gross annual salary for this position is $45,000.
• The Curtis Institute of Music offers a number of perks for full-time staff including free meals on campus during the academic year, a wellness stipend, and mass transit support with employer-sponsored, all-access SEPTA Key Advantage program enrollment.
• This position is benefits eligible. Curtis offers a comprehensive benefits package for eligible employees including health, dental, and vision insurance, basic term life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance, short and long-term disability insurance, supplemental insurance options, and paid parental leave.
• 401k plan participation after 1 year of eligible service consistent with the plan requirements.