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%)
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