Associate Director Production

Salary : $83,761.60 - $112,444.80 Annually
Location : Red Wing, MN
Job Type: Regular, Full-Time
Job Number: 25-00032
Department/Division: Sheldon Theatre
Opening Date: 01/14/2026
Closing Date: 2/13/2026 4:30 PM Central

Job Summary

The Sheldon Theatre is looking for its next Associate Director of Production. The Associate Director of Production leads all aspects of Sheldon Theatre performance and event production processes including coordinating with other departments to ensure efficiency and excellence of the production process, hiring and supervising necessary staff and crews, maintaining theatrical systems and coordinating with artists and other space users to ensure that all events are delivered professionally, efficiently, and consistent with the values and quality expected of the Sheldon Theatre.

Wage & Benefits:
This is full-time (40 hours/week), exempt position, with varying days and times depending on the performance schedule and includes some nights and weekends. Employee to complete administrative tasks in the office, generally Monday-Friday, between the hours of 9am-5pm. Employee will be required to be on site for some regular meetings. Benefits include: Medical, Dental, HSA & FSA, Life & AD&D, LTD, Sick, Vacation, Wellness Day, 12 Paid Holidays. Enrollment in Minnesota Pension and Voluntary 457b Plans. Annual salary: $83,761.60-$112,444.80, depending on experience and qualifications.

Tentative Hiring Schedule:

Job Posting: 1/14/26 - 2/13/26

1st Round Interviews: First week of March

Final Round Interviews: Middle of March

Candidate Selection: End of March

Start Date: June 15, 2026

*Dates subject to Change*

Essential Job Functions

An employee in this position may be called upon to do any or all of the following essential duties:

• Establish and implement backstage policies, advance planning, preparatory work for lighting, sound and stage rigging, loading in, setting up, and loading out shows.
• Provide supervision of production and front of house staff and volunteers; participate in the selection and promotion of staff, manage staff performance, reviews, approve time-off requests, and review employee timesheets.
• Execute and supervise the professional delivery of lighting, sound and stage craft as needed in support of touring and local productions. Oversee scheduling, assigning work, and ensuring project completion; evaluate workload and determine priorities.
• Oversee production preparation.
• Provide leadership, offer consulting in design, construction and professional processes for local users.
• Execute the operational role as an expert in the fields of lighting, sound design, and stagecraft. Stay up to date in industry.
• Develop and implement backstage policies and procedures emphasizing safety procedures.
• Maintain highest quality facilities and theatrical systems. Recommend improvements, repair, and maintenance of all stage equipment and supplies.
• Propose annual purchasing needs; work closely with the Executive & Artistic Director to manage the artist and rental contracting process, ensuring that all agreements are clear and in writing.
• Cultivate and manage theatre rental activity, including maximizing appropriate supplemental use of spaces throughout the year.
• Monitor and project the annual production operating budget including capital improvement requests as well as creating and updating the long-term capital purchase list.
• Coordinate with artists and other space users to ensure delivery of professional presented events.
• Cultivate and manage theatre rental activity and maintain theatre calendar.
• Coordinate with other departments to ensure efficiency and excellence of the production process.
• Ability to work with youth and adult theatre production.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Experience, Education, Certifications, Physical Requirements

Experience Required: Three (3) years of work experience in a performing arts presenting/producing organization. At least one year of supervisory experience in technical theatre.
Minimum Education Requirements: Associate's degree in Arts, Theater, or related field or equivalent combination of education and work experience. Bachelor's Degree preferred.
Supervision: This position supervises one (1) full-time Lead Production Technician and four (4) casual Production Technicians.
Physical:

• Work is light with frequent standing, stair climbing and walking.
• Intermittent lifting up to 60 pounds.
• Climbing and walking on catwalks 30 feet in the air.
• Hours worked may include evenings and weekends.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

An employee in this class must have the following knowledge, skills, and abilities upon application:
Knowledge

• Lighting and sound systems, sound engineering, stage rigging, fly systems, and theater industry software.
• Broad understanding in all aspects of technical theater.
• Theater policies affecting conditions under which performances are conducted.
• Theatres and arenas including layout, facility capabilities and limitations.
• Basic principles of organization, public relations and administration.
• Basic principles and practices of personnel management as related to contract, part-time staff and volunteer organization, recruitment, selection, training, supervision and motivation.
• Materials, staffing, supplies, and equipment needed for performance events.
• Sheldon Theatre policies for both front and back of house including emergency readiness and evacuation procedures.
• Thorough understanding of City's functions, policies, and procedures.
• In-depth knowledge of lighting plot creation and implementation.

Skills

• Strong leadership skills.
• Ability to read a script, technical riders, and performance contracts and assess requirements for staffing, budgets and/or design.
• Strong oral and written communication and presentation skills.
• Strong Microsoft Office Suite skills.
• Follow and relay complex oral and written instructions, policies and procedures.

Abilities

• Willingness to listen to comments and complaints of staff, volunteers, and community.
• Resolve problems with diplomacy.
• Act decisively in the face of unplanned situations while remaining calm.

This position qualifies for the exempt level performance bonus program. The performance award value can be of any value between 0 and 5% maximum of the previous year's base salary. Ability to participate in the Voluntary Succession Incentive Program to bank and receive additional vacation time for staying in position for 2-3 years and the ability to cash out vacation hours.

Health Benefits
Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangement (ICHRA) the City of Red Wing would provide employees a monthly contribution of which the employee can use to purchase their own individual insurance policy. You select the individual health coverage that best meets your needs. The City of Red Wing is contributing max annual amount into a Health Savings Account (HSA) for employees participating in a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP).

Participate in the City's Biometric Screening Incentive Program & save $20.84 per month for single plan and $31.25 per month for employee and spouse on medical premium. If participated in the screening you will receive an 8 hour wellness day that must be used within the year.

KAVIRA
Eligible employees enrolled in City of Red Wing's health insurance (and members of their household) will be enrolled with Kavira at no cost to them. Kavira is a direct primary care service that provides same-day virtual care with at home/work visit follow-up and access to 300 free prescription medications. Kavira treats acute and chronic conditions, provides non-emergency imaging, lab and preventative services.

Health Insurance Opt-Out Program
The City will pay $4,200 for the year to eligible individuals who have an alternative source of group health coverage that is not part of the City's group plan. The opt-out payment will be prorated for the balance of the plan year. You will receive $350 in the form of taxable income on the 1st pay period of each month.

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) - WEX
Set aside pre-tax dollars from each paycheck for qualified health and dependent care expenses.

1. Health Care FSA - used to pay for eligible medical, dental, and vision care expenses.
2. Dependent Care FSA - used to pay for eligible dependent care services, such as preschool, summer day camp, and before or after school programs

Dental Insurance - Mutual of Omaha
Single, Employee +1, and family coverage options are available.

Vision Insurance -

1. Base Plan benefit available to all employees and dependents enrolled in a health plan through The Standard at no cost to the employee. This is a reimbursement plan of up to $150 calendar year maximum.
2. Buy-up plan is the VSP Choice Network. Employee pays for plan premium if you choose a buy-up plan.

City Paid Life Insurance - Mutual of Omaha
The City provides $100,000 in basic life insurance & AD&D at no cost.
Employees have the option of purchasing additional life insurance for themselves, their spouses, and dependents.

City Paid Long-term Disability Insurance - Metlife

Paid Time Off

• Vacation accrued bi-weekly
• Sick accrued bi-weekly
• 12 Holidays and 1 Floating Holiday
• Wellness Day

Retirement Benefits
Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA):
Membership in PERA is automatic for non-elected public employees who meet minimum salary and position eligibility requirements set by Minnesota statute. Both the employee and the City contribute to the employee's PERA benefit.
457 Deferred Compensation Plans
The City offers deferred compensation plans through the following organizations: Nationwide and Minnesota Deferred Compensation Plan (MNDCP).

Tuition Reimbursement
Regular full and part-time employees who have completed probation are eligible to apply for tuition reimbursement. The City will reimburse 100% of approved qualified education-related expenses for approved educational courses to an annual maximum of $5,250 per calendar year. All courses must be pre-approved by the Department Head and Administrative Services.

Public Student Loan Forgiveness:
If you are employed by a U.S. federal, state, local, or tribal government or not-for-profit organization, you might be eligible for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. The PSLF Program forgives the remaining balance on your Direct Loans after you have made 120 qualifying monthly payments under a qualifying repayment plan while working full-time for a qualifying employer.

Blue Cross Blue Shield Wellness Programs:

• Blue Cross Advisor
• Omada
• Learn to Live

Employee Health and Wellness
M Heath Fairview: Our employee assistance program, this plan includes:

• 4 free counseling sessions, phone, and in-person options
• Legal services
• Identity theft prevention & support
• Member website with articles and webinars

Financial Wellness
Free comprehensive financial plan through intellicents - meet with a financial planner and receive a written financial plan
Free Life Steps financial wellness app that encourages behavioral changes around money management

Worksite Benefits through AFLAC:
Worksite benefits offer supplemental coverage for specific conditions/situations. These policies are offered as optional purchases and provide coverage alongside traditional health insurance plans.

• Accident Insurance
• Cancer Insurance
• Hospitalization
• Short Term Disability

If an employee elects ICHRA health plan the AFLAC Ben Extend plan is covered by the City. (Hospital, Accident, Critical Illness)

20% off tickets at Sheldon Theatre

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