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Production Coordinator

2 months ago


Chicago, Illinois, United States The Second City Full time

Job Title: Production Coordinator

Job Summary:

The Production Coordinator is a key member of our team at The Second City, responsible for ensuring the smooth execution of our shows. This role requires a high level of organization, attention to detail, and ability to work under pressure.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Oversee the rehearsal process and support the devising process by ordering props, printing scripts, running lights in rehearsal, and gathering information to communicate to various departments.
  • Work creatively with cast and director to create sketches in the room.
  • Track information on venues collected, organized, and provided by the Production Manager.
  • Anticipate and communicate problems and work to solve them ahead of time.
  • Filing paperwork such as information on hours worked, receipt tracking, rehearsal and performance reports.
  • Ensure contracts are executed by venues on site while on the road and maintain standards of performance from the cast on the road.
  • Run shows and light board both in Chicago and on the road.
  • Manage and either solve or escalate actor complaints and concerns within the company.
  • Consult director on potential problems and work to solve them collaboratively.
  • Communicate and collaborate with Production Manager and Technical Director to anticipate and solve problems.

Requirements:

  • Professional stage management experience.
  • Familiarity with Actor's Equity Association is a plus.
  • Proven ability to work under pressure.
  • Ability to stay organized and professional in a fast-paced environment.
  • Ability to remain flexible and calm as needs change within production.
  • Qlab Programming and EoS programming a plus.
  • Familiarity with sketch comedy, improv, and devised work are highly sought.
  • Additional experience in theatrical production such as stagecraft and lighting design is a plus.

About The Second City:

We are an open, inclusive workplace and welcome applicants who bring along with them diverse life experiences, including every permutation of economic and cultural backgrounds, orientation, ethnicity and points of view. We strive to continue our efforts to work with people who may otherwise be marginalized or underrepresented in our business and around our community.