Artistic Operations & Production Coordinator
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Job Location:
Dallas, IA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
20 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
The Artistic Operations & Production Coordinator plays a central role in ensuring seamless logistics and hospitality for Pops and Dallas Symphony Presents (DSP) guest artists conductors and visiting composers at the Dallas Symphony Orchestra (DSO). This position manages travel accommodations itineraries visas production communication and contracted servicing details while collaborating closely with the Artistic Operations team Development team production team vendors and guest artists to support concerts and special events. This role serves as a primary point of contact for Pops and DSPartists during their time in Dallas along with occasional Classical artists as assigned and combines high-level coordination strong communication and hands-on support to deliver a smooth and professional experience from arrival through departure.
Essential Responsibilities:
Logistics Details
- Plan and follow through with the implementation of all servicing and hospitality details for all Pops and DSP guest artists at the DSO ensuring a smooth and successful operational outcome for all rehearsals and concerts during the artists engagement in Dallas.
- With Director of Orchestra Operations and Pops Programming Director of Artistic & Chorus Administration and Artistic Operations & Touring Coordinator work collaboratively - in compliance with guest artists contracts to ensure that all logistics and servicing requirements for all guest artists are accurate and provided in a timely manner.
- Petition for guest artist and conductor visas as assigned.
- Facilitate concert production communication and production advance work with visiting artists production teams and vendors.
- Create and publish annual orchestra handbook.
- Book travel hotel and ground transportation and prepare itineraries for all guest artists and guest conductors involved with Pops and DSPs specifically and process finance payments for those artists specifically.
Composers
- Book travel hotel and ground transportation and prepare itineraries for all visiting guest composers. Coordinate any events or workshops for composers while in Dallas with the rest of the team.
Development
- Work collaboratively with the DSO Development team for any guest artist requests to attend donor or board events. Manage the overall schedule for all guest artists involved with development events each season and ensure that the details are clearly communicated to the person creating the itinerary for the artist involved or detailed clearly on the itinerary if a Pops or DSP artist and being created by the Artistic Operations & Production Coordinator directly.
Concert Duty
- Attend scheduled concerts assigned to include at least one classical concert or Pops concert or DSP concert or DSO On the Go or Organ Recital or Christmas Holiday concert or Parks concert as needed per week.
Additional Duties:
- Other Artistic Operations duties as assigned by the Director of Orchestra Operations and Pops Programming or by the Chief Artistic Officer
- Provide ground transportation for guest artists to press events lunches special events run-outs and to and from rehearsal as required.
- Bachelors degree required
- The ideal candidate will be a professional and personable communicator who can confidently engage with artists for extended periods of time.
- Experience in concert production with a professional orchestra concert band or opera company
- Knowledge of Pops and Classical symphonic repertoire and performers
- Knowledge of visa requirements and the application process
- Evening or weekend hours will be required
- Reliable transportation and a consistently professional appearance and demeanor are required.
- Ability to lift guest artists baggage/suitcase into or from car trunk
Preferences
- Experience in using OPAS
- Experience in Microsoft Office Suite
The Dallas Symphony Orchestra offers a competitive benefits package free onsite parking and access to complimentary concert tickets when available.
The Dallas Symphony Orchestra is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex disability age sexual orientation gender identity gender expression national origin veteran status or genetic information. The Dallas Symphony Orchestra is committed to providing access equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment its services programs and activities. EOE- Equal Opportunity Employer
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Microsoft Office
- Inventory Control
- Organizational skills
- Computer Skills
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Production Planning
- Post Production
- ERP Systems
- Manufacturing
- MRP
About Company
From the classics, Bach, Verdi & Tchaikovsky to Modern, Jazz & Pops, the DSO has it all. Guest conductors & performances. For tickets call (214) 849.4376 today.
