Education Tour and Professional Development Manager

Description:

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE NORTHEAST REGIONAL TOUR OF SHAKESPEARE

• Schedule all aspects of the Tour including auditions, rehearsals, performances, and travel
• Works with Marketing and Education staff to produce promotional materials and content
• Actively pursues and contracts performance opportunities for the Tour; including school and venue research, email and phone outreach, and follow-ups with previous bookings
• Works closely with Production and Costumes to coordinate scheduling and performance/road needs as they arise
• Works with Education Staff and General Management to hire all artistic staff (Directors, Designers, etc.)
• Manages Tour Booking information including contracts, payments, weekly schedules, and correspondence
• Serves as primary technical and logistical contact with Tour schools/venues

  SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS

• Works with Marketing and Education staff to produce promotional materials and content for all Professional Development Workshops
• Works with Education staff to create new Professional Development opportunities
• Promotes and actively engages in outreach to potential participants
• Manages enrollment for all workshops
• Works with the Education staff to implement staffing for all workshops
• Manages participant experience by coordinating surrounding supports, such as potential housing opportunities, tickets for relevant Shakespeare & Company performances, and cultural events during the course of the workshops
• Works with Education staff to create, edit, and compile workshop materials for participants
• Attends all workshops as a manager, with duties including: keeping the schedule, coordinating communication with participants, and coordinating spaces accordingly
• Assures the readiness of performance spaces contracted for Tour presentations by contacting venue liaisons
• Coordinates Tour actors’ travel and accommodations with Company Management
• Coordinates vehicle needs, scheduling, and day-of-performance details for the actors, and facilitates payment for gas, hotels, per diem, and incidental expenses
• Tracks payments and expenses, and maintain paperwork for Finance department
• Represents Shakespeare & Company as House Manager at all in-house performances of the Tour, including coordinating student seating, ticketing, and other needed logistics
• Coordinates and collaborates with the Education Staff in the annual revision, publication and distribution of Tour Study Guides and Shakespeare & Company Education Training manuals as well as any other needed printed materials.