Responsibilities:
 

• Develop annual department strategy and business plan, ensuring the team have aligned goals and targets that are reviewed quarterly.
• Ensure the professional delivery of productions and events via front of house services, production management support, and technical expertise, ensuring sufficient and suitable trained staff to meet customer needs.
• Manage a busy calendar of events, including supporting the delivery of theatre rentals, production partnerships, and events.
• Manage logistics and relationships with a growing number of creative production collaborations, e.g., Cayman Islands National Dance Company, Cayman National Choir and Orchestra, and future National Theatre Company.
• Generate new opportunities to develop the capacity of theatres, develop new business and generate income to ensure a sustainable organisation.
• Develop theatre and festival collateral and merchandising to support brand recognition, marketing and generate funds.
• Manage a calendar of annual festivals, utilizing external events organisers to deliver each professionally and within budget, ensuring with regular check ins and oversight.
• Oversee, manage, develop and support the Production Officer, Front of House Supervisor and Theatre and Events Technician, and production and festival support staff.
• Additional duties as required.

 
Requirements:
 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Cultural, Arts or Theatre Management, Events Management, Theatre Studies or a related field is required with Master’s Degree preferred
• 5+ years experience in a similar role, 3+ years of which are within a management role
• Prior experience working in theatre and festivals is essential, with working technical knowledge of theatre systems
• Demonstrate knowledge of and commitment to, Caymanian culture and heritage via the visual, literary and performing arts
• Event management experience, specifically Health & Safety risk assessments and project budgets
• Computer literate (proficient in MS Office and event management systems)
• Highly organised, detail oriented and able to work well under pressure
• Be able to interact with people both within and outside of the organisation in a professional and courteous manner