Production Coordinator Delivery

About The Second City:Dedicated to entertaining inspiring and transforming through innovative live experiences The Second City is the premier brand in improv and sketch comedy. With sold-out shows playing on resident stages in Chicago and Toronto Second Citys Touring Theatrical companies also entertain an additional one million theatergoers a year around the globe. The Second City Training Centre is the largest school of improvisation-based arts on the planet with brick-and-mortar locations in Chicago Toronto New York and a virtual division offering accessible classes online worldwide. Second City Works the B2B side of Second City has brought award-winning improvisation and audience-driven techniques to over 600 Fortune 1000 companies challenging businesses seeking a more collaborative culture to innovate through development programs original digital and video content campaign consultation private events and additional information about The Second City please visit: Summary:The Production Coordinator is a hands-on Chicago-based role that provides day-to-day production and operational support across Second Citys businesses including Resident Stages Second City Works onsite events and venue operations. Working closely with the Managing Director and Production teams this role helps ensure that projects performances workshops corporate engagements rentals and special events are executed smoothly from planning through Production Coordinator will manage logistics coordinate talent and vendors maintain project documentation advance events and provide onsite support including on nights and weekends. This is a highly collaborative role that requires someone who is comfortable and confident moving between projects departments and priorities with a high level of organization and attention to communication skills are essential to success in this role. The Production Coordinator will regularly interact with clients talent vendors and internal teams across The Second City serving as a reliable onsite resource and helping to keep projects and people moving ResponsibilitiesProduction Event and Client ManagementWork closely with the team to support the planning and execution of projects across departments and create a seamless client and guest accurate records documentation databases calendars and project tracking systems throughout the project as an onsite point of contact for clients vendors talent and event organizers escalating issues and questions to the appropriate team members as visiting groups have access to required spaces equipment talent and other resources. Assist with event setup room configurations event transitions and teardown for business functions rentals workshops and special with travel arrangements meals refreshments and other hospitality needs for talent clients and internal -reference calendars space reservations and event schedules to identify and resolve potential event signage screens and other venue communications are updated as Contracts & AdministrationWork with Accounting Payroll Human Resources and union representatives as needed to ensure timely and accurate with talent payroll and union-related reporting and organized talent records contract files production archives and shared folder maintain cast area and other production spaces coordinate meals and other talent services as degree in Arts Management Theater Entertainment Management Business Administration or a related field preferred.3 years of relevant industry experience management production management event production or live entertainment experience to work a flexible / fluid schedule that includes being onsite both nights and weekends. Strong organizational and project management skills with exceptional attention to ability to communicate information successfully across all levels and different types of constituents (customers colleagues peers executive-level leadership etc.)Ability to successfully deliver on small tasks and larger-scale projects while managing multiple projects deadlines and stakeholders working independently while also collaborating across multiple problem-solving skills and the ability to remain calm and solutions-oriented in a fast-paced working with payroll or talent payments is a with Actors Equity Association union agreements and/or other applicable entertainment unions is an with common workplace tools and project management ValuesThe Second City is invested in evaluating candidate alignment with the requirements of the role and desired qualifications as well as with our core values. Our core values are:We are a Yes And EnsembleWe are all creativesWe laugh togetherWe are resilient improvisersWe value our legacy