"Concert Manager"

Job Description

Concert Manager Full-Time Equivalent Hiring Range: $65,550 to $81,950; salary commensurate with relevant experience.

Boston College seeks a Concert Manager for its Music Department. This full-time position is responsible for the management, promotion, and scheduling of all aspects of the Music Department's professional concert series, all faculty concerts, all student concerts sponsored by the Music Department on campus, and other occasional concerts and events.

Duties include concert planning, production of program materials, and related logistical and financial matters. The Concert Manager represents the Music Department in communications with musicians, artist management agencies and outside concert promoters in all matters, including negotiating contracts, planning program content and superintending logistical arrangements for concert production and audio/visual recording. The Concert Manager schedules, promotes and manages Department ensembles in collaboration with the directors of the department's instrumental and vocal programs. The Concert Manager works with faculty to promote interdepartmental collaborations for concerts, creates and administers the Music Department's concert budget, assists faculty with applications, and supervises student assistants.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Planning and coordinating approximately 40 concerts presented by the Music Department annually.
• Administration of rehearsal and concert logistics for the BC Symphony Orchestra and other Music ensembles as needed, and serving as a liaison for the University Chorale and the BC Bands programs.
• Execution of publicity and event listings: website, social media, posters, layout and printing of programs, commissioning of program notes, collection of performer biographies, communication with all individuals involved in providing this information, and the maintenance of information across sharing platforms.
• On-site preparation prior for concert performances and post-concert clean-up.
• Supervision of transport and parking arrangements for visiting artists, oversee the tuning, maintenance, and moving of musical instruments, ensuring access to such locked instruments as pianos and organs, liaising with ITS for audio and event technology, and, where necessary, the hiring or purchase of technology and equipment not available through ITS.
• Coordinating room layout, stage preparation, lighting, heating, rehearsal time, musical instrument and technical equipment set-up.
• Instructs and supervises student assistants.
• Management of the purchase, storage, and maintenance of musical instruments.
• Management and archiving of documentation concerning every aspect of the concert program.
• Assisting with faculty grant applications for concert events.
• Attends meetings of Arts Council, Music Department, ArtsFest

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Music, Arts Administration, or equivalent musical training.
• Minimum of 4 years of experience in concert management, concert promotion, and creation of program materials.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work within a highly energetic college environment.
• Adept at time management and task prioritization.

Closing Statement

Boston College offers a broad and competitive range of benefits depending on your job classification eligibility: Tuition remission for Employees, Tuition remission for Spouses and Children who meet eligibility requirements, Generous Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance, Low-Cost Life Insurance, Eligibility for both University-Funded 401k and Employer-Sponsored 403b Retirement Plans, Paid Holidays Annually, Generous Sick and Vacation Pay, Additional benefits can be found on https://www.bc.edu/employeehandbook.

Boston College conducts pre-employment background checks as part of the hiring process. Boston College is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any legally protected category, including disability and protected veteran status. Boston College's Notice of Nondiscrimination can be viewed at https://www.bc.edu/nondiscrimination.