Theatre Manager

Department

For over 60 years, East 15 has produced actors, directors, producers, theatre practitioners and technicians for the international stage, TV, film and radio. In 2000, East 15 merged with the , opening an exciting new chapter in the history of both institutions and offering more opportunities to students, including our specialist courses. East 15 offers an extraordinary, dynamic and unique portfolio of , and courses that span many areas of training for actors, directors, producers, technical theatre specialists and students of theatre practice. A member of the Federation of Drama Schools, it is one of a leading group of UK conservatoires and is now one of the largest specialist drama schools in the UK, with a distinguished international teaching staff and an undergraduate and extensive postgraduate population of over 800 students.

We are now looking to appoint a Theatre Manager for the Corbett Theatre

Duties of the Role

• Act as Front of House Manager and Box Office Manager for East 15 productions: recruiting and managing student staff members; ensuring a safe and pleasant experience for the general public attending productions / events; selling and distributing tickets; running post-show finance reports;
• Liaise with Estates and the Students Union to ensure that there is adequate service provision for Corbett productions and events
• To organize and oversee FOH and Box Office for London Productions of Loughton courses, as required.
• Creation of programmes for student productions
• If appropriate, act as duty manager for East 15 productions
• Support the marketing of other East 15 events (such as Final-Year Industry Showcases) as appropriate
• Support the Marketing Officer by leading on the marketing for internal productions
• Work with Theatre Manager at Clifftown in the management of the Spectrix Box Office System
• Assist with the organization and running of school-wide events such as Open Days, Auditions and Farewell ceremonies
• To work with the Head of School to consider ways to utilise, and support, the theatre facility to grow income for the School.
• General Administration for the department as required.

Skills and qualifications required

The applicant should be able to demonstrate recent administrative experience in a challenging and varied role, preferably in a theatre or an Arts setting. They should be experienced in dealing with customers with excellent communication and interpersonal skills and be able to thrive in a busy working environment.  They should be able to work independently, as well as part of a small team.   The need to have strong attention to detail and be able to work to deadlines.  An interest in the Arts and/or Higher Education, as well as a background in marketing or technical theatre is desirable.

Please visit the website - vacancies.essex.ac.uk  to download a job pack, which contains a full job description and person specification which outlines the full duties, skills, qualifications and experience needed for this role plus more information relating to the post. We recommend you read this information carefully before making an application.  Applications should be made on-line, but if you would like advice or help in making an application, or need information in a different format, please email