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About the Role
TO Live has an exciting full-time opportunity in its Programming Department for a Senior Producer. The Senior Producer will be the most experienced in a team of three Producers, responsible for budgeting, contracting, planning, scheduling, and executing events to the highest industry standard.
Responsibilities
- Act as a senior leader within the Programming Department, setting the standard for the producing team; mentoring and inspiring fellow Producers.
- Prepare and review contracts for all TO Live Presentations for execution by the Vice-President, Executive Producer and the President and CEO.
- Create programming budgets for review.
- Ensure all budgets include appropriate forecasting and budget modifications as required. Control expenses and maximize revenues.
- Adhere to the requirements of TO Live’s Finance Policies.
- Arrange and manage artist logistics and hospitality, including accommodation, travel, ground transportation, catering and rider requirements.
- Develop a deep understanding of each of the artists and projects for which the Senior Producer is responsible.
- Prepare budgets for government grants and other development needs in consultation with the Development department.
- Monitor the activities and work schedules of the venues daily.
- Liaise between production, administration and visiting artists, including co-production and co-presentation partners.
- Create a welcoming, well-supported environment for visiting artists so they can deliver their best possible performance.
- Reconcile and negotiate final settlement with co-producers and presented artists/companies.
- Work collaboratively across the organization and with external partners, interfacing with multiple internal departments, artists, agents, funders and community stakeholders.
- Perform other duties and projects as assigned.
Requirements
- Minimum eight years of cultural program management and financial administration experience in the music, dance and performing arts sector.
- A wealth of hands-on producing experience across a broad range of artistic disciplines and venue scales.
- Attention to detail and highly organized.
- Proven command of and expertise in contract negotiation and execution, including artist, co-production and commissioning agreements.
- Experience in producing new works.
- Practical working knowledge and experience in event, stage and production management preferably in a unionized environment.
- Thorough understanding and preparation of program budgeting.
- Strong financial acumen paired with a disciplined, accountable approach to managing budgets and resources.
- Strong communication, written and interpersonal skills.
- Calm and composed under pressure, with a positive, collegial, solutions-oriented approach.
- Flexibility in hours and schedules and includes work on nights and weekends as required.
- Lack of natural light in workplace.
- Travel between TO Live venues as required.
Skills
- Contract negotiation
- Contract execution
- Artist logistics
- Artist hospitality
- Budgeting
- Financial administration
- Event management
- Stage management
- Production management
- Communication skills
- Written skills
- Interpersonal skills
Location
- Toronto, Canada
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Senior
About the Company
- TO Live is one of Canada’s largest multi-arts organizations, operating three iconic venues: Meridian Hall, the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts and Meridian Arts Centre.
- TO Live presents a full range of performing arts, theatrical and concert events at these venues in both downtown and uptown Toronto.
- TO Live has a unique place and perspective to activate creative spaces by inspiring local and international artists, connect audiences and to be the nexus for new ideas, elevate artistic potential, and be the catalyst for creative expression that is reflective of Toronto’s diversity.
Equal Opportunity
- Together with the Toronto Public Service’s (TPS) initiatives, which TO Lives follows and adheres to, TO Live encourages applications from Indigenous peoples, racialized persons/persons of colour, persons with disabilities, women, LGBTQ2S persons, and others who may contribute to fostering innovative ideas and solutions.
- We ask that you complete the questions provided as part of the online application to assist us in ensuring our recruitment process and programs are equitable and accessible. Your responses are voluntary and the information that you provide is strictly confidential.
- We are committed to inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection processes and work environment in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). The Human Resources department will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of the hiring process.
- Our recruitment process does not use artificial intelligence tools. All final hiring decisions are made by human reviewers.