Compensation:
The AP role is a full-time, non-exempt position with a salary range of $53,000-$56,000. All full-time employees at BMP receive contributions to health insurance premiums. BMP’s standard office hours are 10:30 AM-6:00 PM, Monday-Friday; however, some evening and weekend work is required for this role. As a non-exempt employee, the AP will be paid overtime for any work exceeding 40 hours a week. Some overtime, especially during production weeks, is expected in this position.
Preferred Education:
4 Year Degree
Additional Information:
Hybrid/Remote is allowed.
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
Beth Morrison Projects, one of the industry’s leading innovators in opera-theatre and music theatre, seeks 1-2 full-time associate producers to join its team. Associate Producers (APs) act as project managers and primary points of communication for a portfolio of BMP productions in development, in production, and on tour. By managing the various details, workflows, people, and priorities necessary to bring a production from idea to premiere, APs ensure that BMP artists can do their best work and see their creations come to life.
Core Responsibilities:
Reporting to BMP’s Director of Production and working closely with the full BMP producing team, the AP’s responsibilities include:
Production and Performance Coordination: Ensure that BMP productions and works in development progress on schedule by serving as the point person for all production administration, including casting & production team hiring and onboarding, artistic meeting scheduling and note-taking, and workshop, rehearsal, and production calendar development and logistics.
Internal and External Communication: Serve as the nexus of communication with BMP’s producing and general management teams, as well as partner organizations’ artistic, production, and administrative staff, ensuring shared understanding of information, expectations, and next steps.
Artist Liaison and Support: Serve as the primary point of contact for collaborating artists to foster a positive and meaningful creative partnership with BMP by ensuring they are fully informed, engaged, and supported in their work.
Tour & Travel Management: Plan, confirm, and book all travel and housing for BMP staff and artists when working away from home, and provide on-site support for BMP workshops and touring engagements.
General Artistic Administration: Maintain all BMP artistic records, documents, and databases, and coordinate other production or administrative tasks as needed in support of BMP’s production team.
BMP operates on a hybrid model, with at least two days in BMP’s Brooklyn office each week. The AP may also work onsite in BMP rehearsal and performance spaces across the greater NYC area. As such, the AP must be based in the greater New York City area or willing to relocate. This role is also expected to travel nationally and internationally with BMP productions.
Qualifications:
The AP role is an early-career position, and BMP is committed to the training, development, and future career development of the person hired into this role. To succeed in this role, the following basic core competencies are expected:
Interest and Experience in Performing Arts: Excitement and passion for the performing arts, and passion for BMP’s mission to foster innovation in the field, and a desire to create a supportive environment for artists; prior experience working in the performing arts in a professional or academic environment. An ability to read sheet music is strongly preferred.
Organizational and Project Management Skills: Exceptional attention to detail, and the ability to track and manage complex logistics, schedules, and documentation; the ability to keep projects moving forward by tracking different workflows and deadlines, identifying necessary action steps, and manage collaborations between team members.
Initiative and Problem-Solving Skills: The ability to notice and flag issues or complications as they arise, and help brainstorm ways to address those issues; an ability to prioritize independently and collaboratively to address immediate, medium-term, and long-term needs.
Communication Skills: The ability to convey information clearly, professionally, and transparently, both verbally and in writing, with a variety of stakeholders; the ability to successfully adapt communications to various personalities, styles, and preferences.
A valid driver’s license.
While not required or expected, the following skills would be an asset for the AP:
1-3 years of professional experience in artistic producing, arts administration, production, tour management, or stage management; experience working directly with professional artists a plus.
Specific interest or experience in contemporary opera, new music, or other experimental/avant-garde theater/performance.
Knowledge of or experience with diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility, and justice principles; experience integrating anti-oppression concepts into an artistic process a plus.
Experience tracking expenses/managing a budget.
Experience with Dropbox (or other cloud storage/file hosting software), Trello (or other project management tools), and/or Airtable (or other cloud-based database)
Beth Morrison Projects (BMP) is a unique arts organization that is driven to push the cutting-edge of opera-theatre and music-theatre for a contemporary world. BMP commissions, develops and produces opera-theatre and music-theatre works of the highest theatrical and musical caliber; in its 14-year history, two BMP commissioned/produced works have been awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Music. BMP has a relentless commitment to – and confidence in – the next generation of composers and librettists. In addition to commissioning, developing, and premiering innovative new works, BMP also tours these works internationally, to ensure these works are widely seen and appreciated. BMP is headquartered in Brooklyn and has a bi-coastal initiative with Los Angeles.
