MANAGER OF ARTISTIC OPERATIONS, NAC ORCHESTRA

Company Overview

MANAGER OF ARTISTIC OPERATIONS, NAC ORCHESTRA
Competition number: J0524-1349
Department: Music
Status: Full-Time continuing
Hours: Mostly Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (35 hours/ week). Some weekends and evenings
Annual/hourly salary: $85,500 - $106,800 (position with benefits and pension plan)
Closing date: June 30th, 2024
Anticipated start date: ASAP

Introducing the National Arts Centre
The National Arts Centre (NAC) is Canada’s bilingual, multi-disciplinary home for the performing arts. The NAC presents, creates, produces, and co-produces performing arts programming in various streams—the NAC Orchestra, Dance, English Theatre, French Theatre, Indigenous Theatre, and Popular Music and Variety—and nurtures the next generation of audiences and artists from across Canada. The NAC is located on the traditional, unceded, unsurrendered territory of the Anishinabe Algonquin Nation.

At the National Arts Centre, we believe the performing arts are vital to the human experience. A house of dreams for the Canadian performing arts, we work with artists and arts organizations from across this land to revitalize our sector.
Curious to learn more? Read our 2023-2026 Strategic Plan, The Journey Ahead.

Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Anti-Racism and Accessibility
We are on a journey, committed to ensuring that equity, diversity, inclusion, accessibility, anti-racism and reconciliation with Indigenous peoples will guide our actions.

The NAC welcomes applications from candidates who can help us meet our vision, and contribute to the diversity of lived experiences, perspectives, and approaches. When you join the NAC, you will be part of an inclusive community working hard to dismantle barriers to employees’ well-being, access, potential, and success. The NAC actively seeks candidates who identify as women, Indigenous, Black, Persons of Colour (IBPoC), members of 2SLGBTQIA+ communities, and people with disabilities. We encourage you to self-identify in the recruitment process.

Job Description

Key activities:
Reporting to the Senior Manager of Artistic Planning, the Manager of Artistic Operations works with the Senior Manager on programming, with specific responsibility for Pops and assigned Special projects, and fills a leadership role with the team in production the NAC Orchestra’s season concerts, ensuring that program details are confirmed and implemented effectively, and that relevant information is communicated appropriately.

Responsibilities include, but not limited to:
• Working in collaboration with Senior Manager of Artistic Planning, facilitate artistic planning, with specific responsibility for Pops, chamber music, and other projects, as assigned.
• Working closely with NACO Administration team to ensure successful concert production, confirming artistic programming, and working with stage manager and guest artists/hosts as applicable to determine concert flow, program
duration, speaking from stage, and any other required components and ancillary activities. • Remain informed on the work of the Senior Manager of Artistic Planning to act in that capacity in that person’s absence.
• Manage the guest artist budget and other planning budget lines, including monthly tracking and reporting.
• Collaborate with NACO team to develop and confirm NACO Season schedule.
• Manage specific projects: lead project team, establish assignments, workflow, budgets and communication plan.
• Liaise with NAC marketing and communications teams to ensure accurate program information and artist PR contacts for season promotion.
• Proof artistic content for Marketing and Development materials, working with comms team and other staff to share accurate content within required timelines.
• Confirm music licensing requirements.
• Manage chamber music concerts series, collaborating with NACO and curators to program and to execute.
• Manage Artistic Coordinator, including goal setting and reviewing performance.
• Working with Artistic Coordinator, manage artist care and hosting throughout season.
• Working with Senior Manager of Artistic Planning, establish meeting schedule, agendas, and take and circulate minutes for NACO Artistic Advisory Committee.
• Attend rehearsals and participate on a regular rotation of artistic staff that supervises backstage operations at performances.

Required qualifications:
• Bachelor’s Degree in Music or Arts Administration, or a related field, with extensive classical music experience as an administrator, or equivalent experience;
• Extensive knowledge of orchestral and chamber music repertoire, composers, and the orchestral industry in general;
• A minimum of five (5) years of experience in artistic planning or production for a classical music presenting organisation.
• Proven administrative skills in the areas of project management, programming and financial management;
• Ability to set priorities results to an established standard, and on time and on budget;
• Professional experience working closely with a Music Director and/or Artistic Director,
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills, both written and oral.
• Ability to handle sensitive and/or confidential information with discretion.
• Thorough knowledge of major artistic and publishing agencies.
• Conflict resolution skill, ability to diffuse highly charged conversations.
• Demonstrated proficiency in computer programs including Microsoft Office pack and OPAS.
• Knowledge of and experience working with collective bargaining agreements.
• Bilingualism in both official languages a strong asset.
• Possess a valid drivers' license.