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Job Description / Duties

Includes, but is not limited to:
- to adhere to the props build schedule (in consultation with the Technical Director)
- the acquisition (stock, borrow, or prop/materials purchase), building and installation of props for all Festival productions and events (in consultation with the Technical Director)
- to provide rehearsal props for all the Festival productions and events when required
- to administrate the part of the Festival’s production budget designated for props (in consultation with the Technical Director)
- setup, care and maintenance, and strike/storage of the Festival props work/storage areas and tools/stock/borrows/ supplies/materials
- to provide props maintenance for all Festival productions and events
- to supervise the Production Assistant(s) when working in the props department – to mentor, delegate daily work, and to manage their work schedule (in consultation with the Technical Director)
- to prepare and update props paperwork by the end of contract – including props lists, special props instructions/ maintenance notes, borrows/returns lists, paint recipes/kits, and props/scenic paint inventories
- to provide scenic paint elements for all Festival productions and events

the acquisition (stock, borrow, purchase) of scenic paint supplies and materials
to provide scenic paint maintenance for all Festival productions and events

to prepare and update all scenic paint paperwork by end of contract – including special scenic paint instructions/ maintenance notes, borrows/returns lists, paint recipes/kits, and scenic paint inventories

to supervise the Production Assistant(s) when working in the scenic paint department – to mentor, delegate daily work, and to manage their work schedule (in consultation with the Technical Director)

Qualifications / Required Skills

- experience working in Props Builder and Scenic Painter roles an asset
- fully vaccinated according to NL standards (2 doses)

Additional Information

- professional applicants welcome, as well as applicants with post-secondary theatre studies
- a full copy of the job description can be obtained by emailing Production Manager Sarah White

Salary: $575-$700/wk, commensurate with experience - based on 40hr work week (approved overtime compensated according to NL Labour Standards)

Contact Information

Production Manager, GMTF(TNL)
Sarah White
grosmornetheatrefestival@gmail.com

Employer Profile

The Gros Morne Theatre Festival is a summer repertory theatre festival operated by TNL (Theatre Newfoundland Labrador). For its 2022 season, the Festival will produce six productions – two on the Fortis Theatre main stage (one new production, one remounted production) and four on its BMO Studio Stage (two remounted productions, two new productions). The Gros Morne Theatre Festival is in the seaside community of Cow Head, Newfoundland and Labrador, which is situated in the spectacular Gros Morne National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

For more information about the Gros Morne Theatre Festival, visit our website at www.theatrenewfoundland.com.

TNL is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer that strongly supports and values diversity and fosters an equitable and inclusive work environment which includes accommodation. Applications from all qualified candidates are welcome, and people with disabilities and individuals from equity-seeking groups are encouraged to apply.