Jobs
General Manager
MCC Theater, the award-winning Off-Broadway theater that has produced The Submission, The Other Place, The Pride, Reasons to be Pretty, Frozen, Fat Pig, and Wit, among others, seeks highly organized, motivated and skilled General Manager to join its executive team and manage $2.5MM budget, 3 annual productions and general office administration and human resources at a transformational time for the company. MCC will soon embark on the 2012 construction of its own 2-theater complex, program expansion prior to and upon occupancy, completion of a $25MM capital campaign, and production of a major musical. The ideal candidate will have a passion for the arts, a dynamic and collaborative energy, budgetary and financial management experience, and an imaginative approach to problem solving and relationship building that will help catapult the organization into its first-ever own home. The GM will work closely with and report to the Executive Director, collaborate with MCC’s three Artistic Directors, work closely with all production teams and with the Board’s Executive Committee. This position is an extraordinary opportunity for a nonprofit management professional to have a creditable impact on a prestigious and historical cultural institution.
The General Manager will:
- Prepare and oversee allocation of annual budget
- Oversee all finances and report financial statements to Board of Directors
- Supervise play production process from beginning to end
- Negotiate all contracts with artists, vendors, and production partners
- Conduct research and create budgets and strategies for long-term growth, including operations at new theater complex
- Manage all H/R duties and supervise internal office operations
- Contribute to organization’s overall strategies and high-level decision-making, in tandem with Executive and Artistic Directors.
- Manage one full-time Company Manager/Associate General Manager and many independent contractors on a show-to-show basis.
The ideal candidate will have 5-7 years experience with evidence of progressive responsibility, a history of successful engagement with production teams and board members, excellent writing and interpersonal skills, ability to effectively multi-task, an understanding of MCC Theater’s mission and ability to articulate that mission. Quickbooks knowledge is a plus. Benefits include medical, dental, generous holiday/vacation/personal days. Send resume and letter with salary requirements to: jobs@mcctheater.org (Subject line: GM search). NO CALLS PLEASE.
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Internships
MCC Theater interns gain a broad perspective on the day-to-day work environment of a busy Off-Broadway theater, as well as a detailed understanding of how their specific deprtment operates. We do our best to work with our interns, to develop their individutal strengths and to give them interesting work that will help them grow. MCC Theater internships are unpaid. Part time and full time internships are available to college students and recent college graduates in the following departments:
Marketing interns will assist the Director of Marketing and Marketing Associate. Our intern is an integral part of our department, and will be included in both our daily and long-term decisions and work. Being a small department, our work is very hands on with much of it occurring in-house, including aspects of design, ad buying, long-range planning, etc. Duties may include conducting market research, maintaining department archives, and planning and implementing viral and grassroots marketing efforts. Word, Excel a must. InDesign, Photoshop, Dreamweaver a plus.
Development interns will work closely with the Director of Development and Development Associate on a variety of projects that support MCC Theater’s fundraising efforts. Intern will assist with: database management; correspondence; donor cultivation events; research; planning and tasks associated with annual gala fundraiser; maintenance of organizational systems.
Education & Outreach interns will assist the Education Director in coordinating various MCC arts in education programs, including the MCC Theater Youth Company and in-school theater education residencies. This is a terrific opportunity to obtain hands-on experience working in a professional theater company’s education department. MCC Theater partners with six New York City public high schools to bring arts education to students who would otherwise lack it. The MCC Theater Youth Company is a free, after-school program for New York City high school students interested in developing their acting and dramatic writing skills. Experience working with teenagers or arts education is a plus.
To apply for an internship, please email or fax your resume, including your department of interest, to:
Jessica Chase
Email: interns@mcctheater.org
Fax: (212) 727-7780
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