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The Production Manager is responsible for staging requirements, including technical elements and physical conditions for all New Mexico Philharmonic (NMPhil) events in multiple venues. 

The Production Manager will be involved in planning the needs for a concert/performance, including coordinating with the venues, planning rentals and other needs according to artists' riders, assessing needed stagehands and hiring sufficient stagehands according to the needs of each performance, and attending to musicians' needs in preparation for and at services to help support the highest possible quality product. 

The Production Manager is responsible for the care, maintenance, proper storage, and transportation of NMPhil equipment and instruments and for truck rental. This position supervises stagehands in all venues and has contact with musicians, conductors, guest artists, staff, technical staff, and patrons.

The NMPhil produces 39 programs each season, including but not limited to Saturday evening Classical Series performances at Popejoy Hall, Sunday Afternoon Classics, Friday morning Coffee Concerts, Youth Programming for Albuquerque Public Schools, a Rock and Pops series, collaborations for annual productions of Nutcracker, Messiah, a Spring ballet, and two summer performances for July 4 and Labor Day. In addition to performances, the NMPhil produces a gala, educational ensemble visits to public schools in and around Albuquerque, and auditions as needed. 

Qualifications

• Must have high level spatial reasoning and critical thinking

• Maintain calm and respectful communication with everyone, even in high-pressure situations.
• IT skills including Word, Excel, Power Point, Google tools and similar commonly used software applications
• Experience with video and audio recording, editing, archiving, etc. OR ability to rapidly acquire these skills
• Ability to lift, carry and move up to 50 lbs.
• Minimum 2 years of orchestral or technical theater experience
• Valid New Mexico driver’s license and good driving record
• Effective interpersonal problem solving
• Ability to effectively communicate with others through written and spoken word.
• Be a team player, able to respond to changes and the pressure of inflexible deadlines.
• Ability to work evenings and weekends.

Salary and Benefits:

• Salary $45,000 based on qualifications
• Paid vacation 
• Paid sick leave as per the New Mexico Healthy Workplaces Act (HWA)

Full position description can be found at nmphil.org/auditions/auditions-employment-opportunities/ 

To apply for this position, please send a cover letter and resume with the subject line “Production Manager” to office@nmphil.org. 

NMPhil is committed to creating and sustaining an inclusive and equitable work environment. All applications will receive consideration for employment. 

About New Mexico Philharmonic

Celebrating New Mexico’s Cultural & Musical Diversity The New Mexico Philharmonic (NMPhil) is the state’s largest professional classical symphony orchestra, and the largest performing arts organization in New Mexico, second only to the Santa Fe Opera, is . It is the flagship classical music organization in New Mexico, performing for 40,000+ audience members and serving 20,000+ students each season and is a vital part of New Mexico’s cultural scene. It is also an important economic driver as a key cultural asset that helps to create the quality of life that attracts and keeps businesses and individuals in the community. NMPhil musicians are also employed by all professional music organizations in New Mexico that use classically trained professional musicians, further enhancing the quality of life in the state.

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