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Job Description

Five Colleges, Incorporated has an opening for an Assistant Production Manager in Five College Dance. This two-year post-baccalaureate role is designed for recent college graduates interested in gaining experience in production management and engaging in related professional growth and development. The Assistant Production Manager (APM) provides production management support for the Five College Dance concert season on its multiple campuses, occasionally working at more than one campus per day.

This is a non-exempt, benefited position with Five Colleges, Incorporated that requires full-time work August through June. The primary work location for this in-person role is in Northampton, Massachusetts, but requires frequent in-person interaction on multiple campuses in the consortium.

Five College Dance (FCD), a nationally recognized program of the Five College Consortium, is a creative and intellectual collaboration organized between the dance departments and programs at Amherst, Hampshire, Smith, and Mount Holyoke Colleges and the University of Massachusetts Amherst, since 1978. FCD advances embodied practice as a critical mode of inquiry, expression, and civic engagement across cultural and historical contexts. It cultivates new generations of artists, scholars, and practitioners to shape the field of dance and dance studies.

Duties
Working closely with the Production Manager, you will be an integral part of the production office and provide the sole onsite production management for specific dance concerts as designated by the Production Manager. In this role, you will train, supervise, and mentor student technical crews throughout technical rehearsals, dress rehearsals, and performances. You will work with the Production Manager to plan and organize all concerts and other events in collaboration with the FCD Technical Director. You will assist with production preparation, communication, coordination, and scheduling of faculty, staff, guest artists, and students, and support FCD technical staff with concert lighting, audio, video, scenic, prop, and costume elements, as needed. You will develop annual calendars and schedules and maintain statistical records, as well as photo and video archival documentation.

You could be a great fit for this position if you:

• Have earned a bachelor’s degree in the past two years
• Have technical theater or production experience
• Find satisfaction in supporting the arts and artists
• Are familiar with a wide range of theatrical production-related software and control equipment
• Enjoy building relationships with people of diverse backgrounds and perspectives
• Are an excellent organizer and communicator, both oral and written
• Have concern for safe practices for performing arts environments
• Don’t mind working on the evenings and weekends

Importance of Diversity to our Mission
Five Colleges, Incorporated and its five associated institutions are committed to supporting and sustaining a diversity of people, backgrounds, experiences, ideas, and points of view for the essential contribution this diversity makes to the missions of our organizations. In support of this commitment, Five Colleges requires all of its employees to work cooperatively and effectively with the diversity of people within the organization itself, at the colleges, and in our partner organizations.

Application Information
Before applying, review the full Five College Dance Assistant Production Manager position description. For priority consideration, apply by April 15, 2025. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

NOTE: When applying, you will not be prompted to submit a cover letter. Be sure to upload both a current resume AND a cover letter before clicking the Submit button. Direct any inquiries about this position to fci-hr@fivecolleges.edu.

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About Five Colleges, Inc.

Five Colleges, Incorporated, sustains and enriches the excellence of its members -- Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, and Smith colleges and the University of Massachusetts Amherst -- through academic and administrative collaboration. The consortium facilitates intellectual communities and broad curricular and cocurricular offerings; affording learning, research, performance and social opportunities that complement the distinctive qualities of each institution.

Five Colleges, Inc. is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, age, color, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression or veteran status in the recruitment and employment of faculty and staff, and the operation of any of its programs and activities, as specified by all applicable laws and regulations. Women, minorities, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.