Theatre Management Intern

REPORTS TO

Theatre Technician

FLSA STATUS

NonExempt

SUPERVISES

No

DEPT

Community Education

FTE

Varies

WORK CALENDAR

Varies

GRADE

Supplemental

APPROVED

2/12/2020

REVISED

6/11/2020

SUMMARY: The primary function of the Theatre Management Intern is to provide technical and administrative support for The Vista operations. This position requires a flexible work schedule in order to meet the needs of the operation with night and weekend work required.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assists the Theatre Technician with technical duties in the Vista (lights/sound/backstage).
• Maintain technical inventory paperwork as needed.
• May assist with the artist hospitality on performance days and/or fill technician function as assigned by Theatre Technician.
• May assist House Manager with willcall and atthedoor ticket sales in theatre lobby prior to scheduled events.
• Performs administrative support duties as required including clerical functions.
• Represents The Vista to the public in a positive manner; provides customer assistance and service to patrons.
• May be required to attend other local events to sell tickets and provide public relations and information.
• Acts as a Dysart team member along with other staff members.
• Establishes and maintains good rapport with students employees community members and vendors.
• Other job related duties as assigned.

EDUCATION:

Minimum requirements: High School Senior.

EXPERIENCE:

Any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides comparable knowledge skills and abilities necessary to perform the duties of the position.

LICENSING AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

• Obtain and maintain a valid Arizona Identity Verified Prints IVP Fingerprint Clearance Card (AZ IVP FPCC).

KNOWLEDGE OF:

• Standard Technical Theatre knowledge of Lighting Audio Stage Management etc.
• Standard office and customer service practices and procedures.
• Standard Box Office policies and procedures.
• Computer programs including MS Word Excel Publisher Folio box office program donor programs email publication programs; Social Media such as Facebook.
• Safe working practices and standard procedures in a theatrical environment; cash management credit card processing and financial record keeping.

SKILL IN:

• Working independently and with little supervision.
• Understanding written and verbal instructions and applying them to the task at hand.
• Communicating effectively both orally and in writing.
• Performing a wide variety of duties and responsibilities with accuracy and speed under the pressure of timesensitive deadlines.
• Demonstrating initiative resourcefulness integrity ingenuity and inventiveness in the performance of assigned tasks.
• Demonstrating continuous effort to improve operations streamline work processes and work cooperatively and jointly.
• Utilizing communication and interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with coworkers supervisors the general public and others to sufficiently exchange or convey information and to receive work direction.

ADA AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

Positions in this class typically require: climbing balancing stooping kneeling crouching crawling reaching standing walking pushing pulling lifting fingering grasping feeling talking hearing seeing and repetitive motions. Sufficient clarity of speech and hearing to discern verbal instructions communicate effectively in person and by phone hear sounds within normal range of conversation distinguish emergency warning sounds and determine the direction of sounds;sufficient vision or other powers of observation to comprehend written work instructions review evaluate and prepare a variety of written/typed production materials set up lighting sound and audio equipment and direct a crew of workers;and sufficient manual dexterity to operate theatre equipment and other related equipment.

Medium Work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 2550 pounds of force frequently and/or up to 1020 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Ability to lift 50 pounds.

Working Conditions:

Work is performed in an indoor Theatre where the employee may be exposed to moderate risk; and moderate exposure to inadequate lighting movement restrictions and intense noise. Continuously stand or sit for an extended period of time.

The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed by this position. Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.

The Dysart Unified School District is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer in compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Civil Rights Act Title VII of 1972 Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990. Dysart Unified School District does not discriminate on the basis of race color religion national origin sex disability or age in employment or in any of its educational programs or in the provisions of benefits and services to students.

Required Experience:

Intern