Job Title: Assistant Orchestra Personnel Manager
Department: Operations
Reports to: Orchestra Personnel Manager
Status: Full-time, exempt 

Please include a cover letter and resume when applying

Summary: 
Assist the Orchestra Personnel Manager with the administration of the personnel of the Orchestra; 
application of the master agreement; preparation and maintenance of orchestra payroll and other records; 
scheduling of musicians; hiring of substitute and extra musicians and coordination of auditions. The 
Orchestra Personnel and Assistant Personnel Manager serve as a liaison between musicians and 
management. 

Essential Job Functions:
• Maintain a friendly and positive environment for the musicians of the orchestra, fostering and 
encouraging open communication between the orchestra and management.
• Ensure the smooth running of all orchestra services in accordance with the Collective 
Bargaining Agreement.
• Create, manage, and post musician rosters, monthly wind/brass casting sheets, weekly string 
reductions, and bi-weekly attendance lists. Communicate with wind, brass, and percussion 
principals and string section point keepers in a timely manner to obtain casting and strings 
reductions.
• Provide administrative and operational support to Orchestra Personnel Manager.
• Split coverage of orchestra services with the Orchestra Personnel Manager, ensuring that 
rehearsals, performances and media services begin and end on time, and proper intermission 
requirements are met. Announce and document overtime, as necessary. Record attendance at 
each service and communicate personnel-related information to conductors, as appropriate as 
well as intermission requirements. Provide backstage support to the personnel manager during 
daytime rehearsals at Jones Hall. 
• Assist with the implementation of OPAS, including liaising with OPAS software personnel as 
needed.
• Coordinate Houston Symphony auditions; oversee posting of audition notices on the Houston 
Symphony website and advertisements in the International Musician and other media; answer 
related correspondence; create audition mailings; work with audition committees to formulate 
audition lists and review applicant resumes and recordings; coordinate music preparation with 
library; maintain candidate database and scheduling of audition times; work with other 
operations personnel to reserve facilities and schedule crew to staff auditions; coordinate sign 
up of musician stage assistants/proctors and record work hours for payment; assist in the 
execution of audition. Maintain accurate files of Houston Symphony auditions.
• Manage the tracking and reporting of electronic media payments made to the orchestra.
• Hire substitute and extra musicians as requested by the Orchestra Personnel Manager.
• Maintain substitute and extra musician lists. Arrange weekly security clearance for substitute 
and extra musicians.
• Maintain orchestra backstage bulletin board and musician’s informational website.
• Manage email communications to the Orchestra from other Houston Symphony departments. 
• Work with patron services personnel to manage musician sign-up for complimentary concert 
tickets.
• Maintain string rotation schedule.
• Assist in updating the musicians’ hotline weekly with current orchestra service information.
• Organize and maintain musician databases.
• Assist the Orchestra Personnel Manager to determine and assign/hire musicians for nonorchestra events, including, but not limited to, Audience Development Services, donor or 
subscriber cultivation, board meetings, education, and pre- or post-concert activities.
• Participate in production meetings.
• Perform all functions of the Orchestra Personnel Manager in his/her absence.
• Perform additional duties as required by the Houston Symphony Society.