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Job Description / Duties

Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity aims to inspire everyone who attends our campus – artists, leaders, and thinkers – to unleash their creative potential.

We acknowledge, with deep respect and gratitude, our home on the side of Sacred Buffalo Guardian Mountain. In the spirit of respect and truth, we honour and acknowledge the Banff area, known as “Minhrpa” (translated in Stoney Nakoda as “the waterfalls”) and the Treaty 7 territory and oral practices of the Îyârhe Nakoda (Stoney Nakoda) – comprised of the Bearspaw, Chiniki, and Goodstoney Nations – as well as the Tsuut’ina First Nation and the Blackfoot Confederacy comprised of the Siksika, Piikani, Kainai. We acknowledge that this territory is home to the Shuswap Nations, Ktunaxa Nations, and Metis Nation of Alberta, Region 3. We acknowledge all Nations who live, work, and play, help us steward this land, and honour and celebrate this place.

The Opportunity

The Production Coordinator, Performing Arts at Banff Centre provides essential production support for various programs, projects, and events. This role involves organizing and coordinating production elements for multiple productions on an annual and customized basis. Responsibilities include ensuring timely organization of production requirements and meeting operational and logistical expectations of faculty, participants, and production leads. The Production Coordinator supports performing arts events, concerts, theatre presentations, conferences, festivals, and more across Banff Centre and external clients. Reporting to the Production Manager, they are responsible for executing assigned projects and initiatives, contributing to Banff Centre's overall vision and success while upholding its values and strategies.

Roles and Responsibilities

- With direction from the Production Manager, builds projects in Farmerswife to assist with booking equipment, spaces, and producing reports.
- Identify, organize and implement logistical requirements related to production needs, including resource requests, technical assessments, studio assignments, production spaces, technical equipment.
- Assist in creating, updating and distributing crew and rehearsal schedules, post-mortems, mainstage activities, production rentals, and other events.
- Schedule and coordinate planning meetings for Production teams with internal departments and external partners, arranging and distributing documents in advance of meetings and programs, take and distribute meeting minutes.
Negotiate and schedule resource support (equipment, facilities, personnel) for all projects with participants and with other Banff Centre departments.
- Reviews resource requests, organises technical assessments for all programs and events.
- Identifies production needs, studio assignments, ordering scripts, scores and general supplies required for productions and production spaces.
- Liaise with clients, participants and production/technical crew during programs as well as during load ins, tech rehearsals, performances and load outs.
- Assist in preparing production contracts and agreements.
- Assist in all areas of Banff Centre Performing Arts administration and coordination which includes maintenance of accurate filing, records management systems, post evaluation processes, tracking expenditures and other various office administration.
- Researches and develops information for production budgets, tracks expenditures, and ensures timely payments of invoices.
- Act as liaison with all participants and faculty.
- Facilitate communication with other all Banff Centre departments to ensure smooth delivery of programs and performances.

Qualifications / Required Skills

Qualification and Educational Requirements

- Diploma/Degree in Performing Arts/Arts Production or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
- 5+ years' experience of production knowledge of music and theatre event activities.
- 5+ years' experience working in a performing arts venue.
Proficient with Microsoft Office suite of products with advanced Excel and Outlook skills.
- Experience in scheduling arts technical/production-based or similar projects.
- Production coordination, arts administration or stage management experience within a professional performing arts or entertainment venue.
- Reliable and self-motivated with the ability to work under broad direction without close supervision.
- Strong attention to detail with strong administrative and effective communication skills.
- Proven organizational expertise and ability to successfully manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously.
- Customer-centric approach, which results in exceptional customer service delivery.
- Adept at new technologies, and familiar with scheduling software programs. Farmerswife experience is an asset.

Special Requirements
- Due to the nature of the work, the Production Coordinator will be expected to be available to work occasional evenings and weekends.

Additional Information

Employment Terms & Benefits

In accordance with CUPE 4318, this is a unionized, salaried support staff position, subject to a 6-month probation period.
This position pays between $49,608 and $57,532.80 per year, depending on experience, and works 40 hours per week.

Benefits of working at Banff Centre are:
- Transitional staff housing options (Based on availability)
- Alberta Blue Cross health benefits
- Defined benefit pension plan
- Employee Assistance Program
- Staff cafeteria and restaurant discounts (at Maclab Bistro and Vistas)
- Onsite fitness facility at a discounted rate – first month free for new members! (includes pool, climbing wall and gym.)
- Professional development
- Free or reduced admission to select Banff Centre performance and events.

Application Process
- We are accepting applications for the Production Coordinator, Performing Arts position until 11:59 pm MDT March 10, 2024
- Candidates offered a position with Banff Centre, in this capacity, will be required to obtain a criminal record check verifying a clear record before a final job offer can be finalized.
- Visa Requirements: Banff Centre is unable to assist candidates in obtaining Canadian work authorization. Candidates must be legally eligible to work in Canada.

Salary: $49,608 - $57,532 Annually

Contact Information

Sarah MacDonald
careers@banffcentre.ca
403-762-6177

Employer Profile

Founded in 1933, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity is a learning organization built upon an extraordinary legacy of excellence in artistic and creative development. What started as a single course in drama has grown to become the global organization leading in arts, culture, and creativity across dozens of disciplines. From our home in the stunning Canadian Rocky Mountains, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity aims to inspire everyone who attends our campus – artists, leaders, and thinkers – to unleash their creative potential.