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Job Description / Duties

With the opening of its new theatrical facility. YOUNG PEOPLE’S THEATRE is currently searching for a senior DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION & PLANNING (DPP). Reporting to the Executive Director and Artistic Director, the DPP will supervise all production activity and facilitate all planning and scheduling of programming for the company. The DPP works very closely and collaboratively with other senior directors at the company, most critically the Director of Operations and the Senior Director of Administration.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Supervise Production Department including budgeting, forecasting, performance management, and
contract negotiation, working closely with YPT’s team of Technical Directors and Heads of
Department.
- Schedule all Facility and Programming activities, including establishing processes and procedures, and
facilitating full schedules for production and education programming, with assistance from the
Production & Operations Assistant.
- Supervise production labour relations including leading negotiations with two IATSE bargaining
units, and acting as a representative for YPT.
- Work with Artistic Director to explore the future of digital programming for YPT’s long-term plans.
- Act as a resource on production matters for other departments such as Education & Participation,
Development, and Marketing.
- Create and oversee programs and processes for revenue generation through facility rentals,
contract scenic construction and paint, and equipment rentals.

Qualifications / Required Skills

- A minimum of 7 years experience in a senior production role with exemplary financial skills.
- Extensive knowledge of and experience in theatre collective agreements and negotiations.
- At least five years of staff management experience.
- An affinity for digital technology and superior computer expertise.

Additional Information

In accordance with YPT’s policy and as a condition of employment, the successful candidate will be required to pass a satisfactory Police Vulnerable Sector Screening Check. Young People’s Theatre is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer that strongly supports and values diversity and fosters an equitable and inclusive work environment that includes accommodation. Applications from all qualified candidates are welcome, and people with disabilities and individuals from equity-seeking groups are
encouraged to apply.

Salary: $90,000-$100,000

Contact Information

Interested candidates should email resumes and cover letters in one file to: search@youngpeoplestheatre.org. Applications for consideration must be submitted by June 10, 2022, with the position commencing September 2022. YPT thanks all applicants but will respond only to those selected for an interview.

Employer Profile

Young People’s Theatre (YPT) launches the next stage in the company’s 57-year history, co-led by Indigenous artist and new Artistic Director Herbie Barnes, and Executive Director Nancy Webster. This new era also marks the unveiling of YPT's expanded and renovated theatre complex, more than 10 years
in the making. As Canada’s largest and oldest professional theatre for young audiences, the company produces and presents a full season of theatre and arts education programming, serving approximately 150,000 patrons annually. With the purchase of a multi-use building across the street from its historic theatre, YPT has expanded its footprint, increased its accessibility, refreshed its lobbies, and upgraded the theatrical equipment capabilities of its 450-seat Mainstage and 115-seat Studio. United in vision, the two facilities now anchor the corner of Front and Frederick streets in downtown Toronto creating
Canada’s largest theatre complex for young people. With its broad-ranging educational programs and exceptional productions, the company has an annual operating budget of approximately $5 million. The family-friendly employee culture at YPT (given that hours are primarily daytime) encourages ingenuity, teamwork, and an atmosphere of learning. In fact, learning is at the centre of everything we do.