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About the Role

BRIC seeks a Production Manager to plan and execute productions across live events and exhibitions. This role involves managing crew, vendors, and equipment, while collaborating with various stakeholders to ensure artistic and safety standards are met. The Production Manager acts as a day-to-day technical lead from project inception through completion, playing a critical part in serving BRIC's community-centered mission.

Responsibilities

Plan, devise, and coordinate technical, staging, and production requirements for assigned events, exhibitions, and rentals.
Oversee assigned programming from inception through completion, including on-site vendor management.
Lead production meetings, processes, equipment setup, and crew assignments for assigned projects.
Act as Production Manager and/or Supervisor on assigned events, overseeing crew and Run of Day.
Serve as day-to-day technical point of contact for BRIC internal Producers, externals Rental Clients, and various vendors on assigned projects.
Collaborate with curators, artists, and directors to design and install exhibitions, including digital drawings, renderings, and fabrication drawings.
Coordinate printing, framing, mounting, fabrication, A/V tech, and gallery lighting.
Draft installation timelines and checklists; organize artwork transportation and condition reporting.
Supervise art handlers and technicians on the floor; install artwork, AV components, and wall graphics.
Guide fabricators, produce prototypes and production schedules, and maintain safe and working shop equipment.
Maintain wood shop, galleries, exhibition storage, and art handler inventory.
Recruit, schedule, and onboard freelance and part-time hourly crew for assigned projects.
Train and mentor freelance staff through load-ins, tech rehearsals, performances, and strikes.
Manage vendors on-site during events and installations.
Attend production team meetings and contribute to post-production debriefs.
Track freelance hours and approve timesheets for payroll.
Maintain project documentation: meeting reports, staffing spreadsheets, production media, manuals.
Research and purchase materials, process supplier payments, and perform weekly bookkeeping for assigned projects.
Build project budgets in collaboration with the Associate Director and Director of Production.
Implement production policies and safety protocols on assigned projects.
Contribute to departmental policy and process improvements.

Requirements

Minimum 5 years' experience as a production manager, project manager, or with a musical touring production, museum/gallery, or non-profit arts space.
Experience in lighting, audio, projections, theatrical carpentry, and/or art handling, fabrication, and installation.
Demonstrated ability to manage and prioritize a complex workload and collaborate across staff, artists, vendors, and community members of diverse backgrounds.
Commitment to operationalizing equity within event production and setting an equity and justice rooted strategy for staffing and team management.

Skills

Passion for BRIC’s support of the arts in Brooklyn and commitment to building community, igniting learning, and making change through the arts and creativity.
Working knowledge of Google Suite, Microsoft Office Suite, Momentus event management software, Zoom, vMix, OBS, CAD, and SketchUp.
Effective communication and relationship building with internal staff, producers, artists, external crew, clients, and vendors.
OSHA, CPR, and AED certifications (plus).
Knowledge of ETC consoles and QLab (plus).
Valid driver's license with 26' box truck experience (plus).

Location

Brooklyn

Work Type

Full-time
Exempt
In-person
Hybrid
Virtual

Experience Level

Minimum 5 years' experience

Salary/Compensations

$65K - $80K

Benefits

Paid time off
403B retirement plan
Pre-tax transit cards
Medical flexible spending plans
100% premium coverage for employee medical, dental and vision coverage starting on the first of the month after 2 months of employment

About the Company

BRIC is a leading arts and media institution anchored in Downtown Brooklyn whose work spans contemporary visual and performing arts, media, and civic action.
For over forty years, BRIC has shaped Brooklyn’s cultural and media landscape by presenting and incubating artists, creators, students, and media makers.
As a creative catalyst for their community, BRIC ignites learning in people of all ages and centralizes diverse voices that take risks and drive culture forward.
BRIC builds Brooklyn’s creative future.
BRIC is committed to building Brooklyn's creative future.
We advance opportunities for visual artists, performers, and media makers.
We present bold work that reflects diverse audiences and speaks to the world.
We ignite learning in people of all ages.
We unite Brooklyn through art and creativity to build community and make change.

Equal Opportunity

BRIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, religion, creed, disability, military and veteran status, genetic information or any other factor which cannot be used as a basis for an employment decision.
Candidates of color and from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds are highly encouraged to apply.