Koger Center Assistant Director

Job Details

Posting Number: STA00418PO26

Job Family: Event Management

Job Function: Live Event Production

USC Market Title: Assistant Director, Events Management Operations

Job Level: M2 - Managerial

Business Title (Internal Title): Koger Center Assistant Director

Campus: Columbia

Work County: Richland

College/Division: School of Music

Department: MUS Koger Center

State Pay Range: G11

USC Market Range: MRI - $69,913 $87,391 $104,870

Anticipated Hiring Range: $69,913 - $71,770

Part/Full Time: Full Time

Hours per Week: 37.5

Work Schedule: Monday – Friday – 8:30-5:00, additionally, during events as need. Must be willing to work a flexible schedule to meet the needs of the department.

Basis: 12 months

Job Search Category: Administrative

Advertised Job Summary

Responsible for success of all live events at a venue. Conceives, produces, coordinates, and directs productions held at the venue, ensuring that technical and esthetic standards are met. Functions as the event communications expert for the venue.

Job Related Minimum Required Education and Experience

Requires a bachelor’s degree in a job related field and 5 or more years of job related experience, which may be substituted by an equivalent combination of job related certification, training, education, and/or experience.

Preferred Qualifications

6 years experience working in a professional performing arts environment. Experience with event management, technical riders, gathering advance event information and facility use contracts and/or artist contracts.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Practical working knowledge in a public arts or cultural environment.
• Should possess a basic understanding of the budget process, budget reports, excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Working knowledge of PC and Apple computers.
• Current office software includes: Microsoft Office suite, Filmmaker Pro, Adobe Creative Suite and Vectorworks.
• Ability to work with a wide variety of facility users with many different levels of theatrical expertise.

Job Duties

Work with building users to discuss the feasibility of using the Koger Center for their events, gather advance information, prepare event sheets and diagrams, monitor and settle events. (30%)

Assist the Director with booking the facility and artists including coordinating the calendar, writing contracts and processing them through the university approval system. (25%)

Assist the Director with budgeting processes and assist with the flow of information and schedules through all departments. Works with development to engage with patrons, donors. Management and oversight of the grant and proposal processes through our workflow systems. Communicates with partners in Development to execute and finalize documents. (15%)

Direct supervision of Facility Services Manager ensuring that all housekeeping protocols are met and event set-ups are successfully implemented (20%)

Serve as advisor to Building Director for facility planning including advertising and marketing, facility maintenance and upgrades, development and event planning. (10%)