We are looking for various roles in our Stage Management team for this summer’s festival:
- Stage Manager
- Assistant Stage Manager
Please see below for more information about our essential criteria and job descriptions of the roles we are looking for:
Nevill Holt Opera essential criteria for all its employees:
- Good communication skills.
- Excellent team players.
- Diplomacy and professionalism at all times.
- Maintain good working relationships with all other departments.
- Show a willingness to be able to work long unsociable hours including evenings and weekends.
- To feel safe to approach any manager at Nevill Holt Opera with any issue big or small.
Stage Manager:
Period of engagement: 16th May – 4th July.
Key Elements:
- To work in a co-operative and collaborative manner with the creative team, Company Manager and General Manager to facilitate the needs of the production in rehearsals and performances.
- To lead and support the Stage Management team in running and maintaining rehearsals and production rehearsals.
- To ensure that the technical standards of the production are maintained, consulting the relevant departments as appropriate.
- To be aware of and compliant with Nevill Holt Opera’s Health and Safety Policy, produce and adhere to risk assessments and encourage a safe working environment along with colleagues.
- To ensure that the artistic integrity of the production is continuously delivered throughout the production’s life.
- To generate and maintain all necessary paperwork relating to the production.
- To run the rehearsals both in the room and on stage efficiently and adhering to the schedule.
- To work closely with the Production & Technical Manager and technical staff towards the fulfilment of the production to the highest standard.
Hours: You will be required to work weekdays and weekends with reasonable breaks and days off.
Assistant Stage Manager:
Period of engagement for 1 position: Immediate start – 14th June.
Key Elements:
- To work in a co-operative and collaborative manner with the creative team, Company Manager and General Manager to facilitate the needs of the production in rehearsals and performances.
- To ensure that the technical standards of the production are maintained, consulting the relevant departments as appropriate.
- To source, make props for rehearsal and performances where necessary.
- To be aware of and compliant with Nevill Holt Opera’s Health and Safety Policy, adhere to risk assessments and encourage a safe working environment along with colleagues.
- To ensure that the artistic integrity of the production is continuously delivered throughout the production’s life.
- To generate and maintain all necessary paperwork relating to the production.
- To keep all plot and cue sheets up to date and backed up, and generate and maintain all paperwork necessary for the smooth running of the production.
- To support on props and set maintenance.
- To maintain adequate stocks of consumables.
Hours: You will be required to work weekdays and weekends.
To apply: please send your CV to Production & Technical Manager Jenny Wheeler: jmkwheeler@gmail.com
For more information: about rates of pay, hours or any other enquiries please contact Jenny Wheeler.