1626 S. Tejon St. Colorado Springs, CO 80905 | (719) 465-6321
Now Celebrating Our 23rd Season!
Creating new theatre for the Pikes Peak region

Available Position: Operations Manager

Dear Applicants,

Welcome to the Millibo Art Theatre! Thank you for your interest in the Operations Manager position. Please take a moment to read the requirements below.  If you are interested, please fill out the Google Form linked below.

Link to the application form

JOB TITLE: OPERATIONS MANAGER

ORGANIZATION: MILLIBO ART THEATRE

For the past 25 years, the Millibo Art Theatre (MAT) has presented adventurous new theatre productions that impact the imagination, widen world views, and reveal our common humanity for audiences of all ages in the Pikes Peak region. Voted the Colorado Springs Indy’s “Best Of” Theatre in 2024 and tied for “Best Of” in 2023.

OVERVIEW: The Millibo Art Theatre seeks an organized, enthusiastic, and mission-oriented Operations Manager to oversee daily theatre activities, marketing and schedules. The Operations Manager will be a key member in the Millibo Art Theatre’s administrative team, coordinating performances, workshops, and community partnerships. The Operations Manager will have experience in theatre, non-profit administration and a strong passion for the arts.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Marketing

  • Collect, prepare, edit and send press releases for 15-18 performances and events
    annually, acting as the liaison between press and artistic team with follow up interviews,
    articles and PR needs.
  • Assist Executive Director with printing needs – tickets, posters, postcards and playbills
    for all performances. Collect and proof all written materials, photos, and advertisements.
  • Create and curate compelling content that resonate with our theatre community on
    multiple channels including but not limited to Instagram, Facebook, local event calendars
    and boards.
  • With the Theatre Manager, publish and update content across WordPress, ensuring
    timely and engaging updates, actively monitoring content and synchronized software
    edits.

Production

  •  Maintain the Season Overview calendar, updating and adding details for all
    stakeholders, including external clients, internal production and front of house staff.
  • Act as liaison between contracted touring shows and theatre personnel, keeping
    production team informed and connected, determining scope and budget for requests.
  • Participate in and periodically organize monthly production and semi annual season
    meetings, help plan tech, load-in/out and production schedules.
  • Create rental contracts for community partnerships.
  • Organize, publish and maintain audition notices, dates and scheduling.

Not sure you meet 100% of the criteria? We encourage you to apply anyway! We believe that skills are transferable and passion stands out. We’d love to hear from you even if you don’t have every required skill.

Applications will be accepted on a continuous basis until a sufficient number of qualified applications have been received.

JOB TYPE: Part-time, 15-20 hours/week

PAY: $20/hour

WORK LOCATION: Hybrid

BENEFITS: Complimentary tickets to all shows, flexible work schedule

Link to the application form

 

Author: Jim Jackson