Company Manager
DESCRIPTION
Palm Beach Opera seeks a Company Manager to begin work in September 2024. This position is envisioned as a seasonal commitment from September through May with the flexibility to take complementary summer festival work, but could also be structured as a full-time year-round position with expanded duties depending on interest. The Company Manager is a key member of the artistic & production department, integral to the success of the company’s mainstage activities and resident artist programs through management of the daily schedule and artist services. This vacancy is part of a restructuring of the department following the recent promotion of the company’s longtime Director of Artistic Administration to the role of General Director. The ideal candidate will be highly-organized, meticulously detail-oriented, calm under pressure, and a creative problem solver with excellent communication skills.
Primary Responsibilities
Artistic Planning & Scheduling
Create and manage the daily rehearsal schedule, coordinating requests of artistic leadership, production staff, music staff, and development and marketing teams, and ensuring that all assignments and projects receive adequate rehearsal time.
Artist Services
Manage all artistic and production housing needs, including coordination of hotel reservations, securing seasonal leases, preparation of tenant applications, and the logistics of move-in, cleanings, and maintenance.
Manage all artistic and production travel needs, including booking flights and airport transportation, rental car reservations and billing, and processing reimbursements.
Manage all artistic and production hospitality initiatives, including welcome bags, catering, cast gifts, comp tickets, and development of company/community guides.
Administration
Assist with artistic and production payroll and credit card expense reporting.
Assist with artistic and production events, auditions, and other department projects as needed.
Administer ArtsVision and enter and update production information. Maintain company database, production files, and archival records.
Qualifications and Requirements
Must have the ability to work flexible hours, including extended hours, evenings, and weekends.
A background in the opera industry and understanding of the production process is required.
Ability to establish priorities and multitask, with strong organizational and creative problem-solving skills, and meticulous attention to detail.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, and the ability to interact with a wide range of personalities.
Discretion with confidential and sensitive information.
Knowledge of computerized information systems and their application, including Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Office. Familiarity with ArtsVision or similar programs is an advantage.
Access to reliable transportation.
This job description is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, skills, requirements, or working conditions associated with the job. While this listing is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, the company reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed or assigned.
ABOUT THE COMPANY Palm Beach Opera is one of the nation's most highly regarded opera companies, noted for its more than 60-year legacy of excellence in mainstage productions featuring internationally-renowned singers, a robust education program which has a history of deep impact throughout Southeast Florida, and one of the premier resident artist training programs in the industry. The recently completed 2024 season was a triumph in each area of the company's mission. The three mainstage productions at the 2,220-seat Kravis Center for the Performing Arts were a showcase of superstars, from the sensational US debut of Anastasia Bartoli in Tosca alongside legendary bass-baritone Greer Grimsley, to the return of Kathryn Lewek in the tour-de-force role of the Four Heroines in The Tales of Hoffmann, to Angela Meade's generation-defining interpretation of Norma. The 2025 season builds on these successes with classic productions of Roméo et Juliette, La traviata, and The Marriage of Figaro.
The company's community engagement programs continue to be a vital force for arts education in the region, reaching thousands of children and adults each year, from frequent classroom concerts, to panels with visiting scholars, and many more activities designed to inspire a lifelong love of the performing arts, including an exciting partnership with the Boys & Girls Clubs in which the children create and perform their own operas.
PBO has also become one of the leading training centers for emerging artists in the opera industry. Since the company’s first iteration of a formalized resident artist program in 2004, which included then-rising-star Nadine Sierra among its participants, PBO has built an impressive track-record of success in identifying and training the next generation of singers, and this season marked the milestone of PBO's third National Grand Finals Winner of the Metropolitan Opera's Laffont Competition in just the past four years. With the current three-tiered structure, PBO provides opportunities and mentorship for artists at several key stages of their development – from high school voice students preparing for college as part of PBO Studio, to recent conservatory graduates building professional experience in the Apprentice Artist Program, to singers on the verge of launching careers as principal artists through the Young Artist Program.
Palm Beach Opera is located in one of the world’s great resort communities, which boasts an unparalleled quality of life and is known for beautiful weather, pristine beaches, abundant outdoor activities, world-class dining, and a vibrant cultural scene.
BENEFITS
Pay Range: $50,000 - $60,000 Annual
Full medical and dental benefits without employee contribution.
Company 403b contribution equal to 3% of salary, without a match required.
Generous vacation policy.
HOW TO APPLY
Please forward your cover letter and résumé in pdf format to: pboHR@pbopera.org. Please address communications to James Barbato, General Director.