criticalstages

Critical Stages Touring’s goal is to make outstanding live theatre accessible to audiences throughout Australia. Our vision is to enable regional communities to have the same access to high quality theatre as metropolitan audiences, and to foster a sustainable and diverse national independent theatre sector.

We are looking for a Production Manager to join our upcoming tour of Jodee Mundy’s Personal. 

Tour Dates: Thurs 21 September – Friday 13^th Oct + some handover with current PM (paid)

Locations: VIC/NSW

1. Nanawading
2. Frankston
3. Bendigo
4. Chatswood
5. Bathurst
6. Narre Warren

Tour Party:

• 1 x Performer
• 1 x SM
• 1 x PM 
• 1 x Support Personnel

PM duties:

• Pre-Production – liaise with venues on technical aspects of the show
• Seasons – oversee technical aspects of bump in / support critical stages with logistical and technical planning
• Post Production: Ensure hire items are returned, and company owned set / tech gear is returned to storage.

Tech info on show:
This show incorporates intermediate to complex vision and audio, operated from QLAB, which also triggers the lighting via OSC protocol.

Set:

• Spiked and registered carpet square floor
• Carboard boxes
• (note crates have been custom built for storage and transport of set)

LX: Lighting is straightforward plan ideal for touring – design by Jenny Hector.

Audio: Uses a soundcard provided by company to manage 7 outputs and 1 input

• 1 x radio mic
• All operated via Qlab

Vision:

• Carboard box set pieces get moved around stage, and vision is projected onto these boxes.
• Experience with AV to troubleshoot and map surfaces in QLAB ideal.

Vehicles:

• 2 x vehicles provided – 1 x hi top van and 1 x tour part vehicle.
• It will be expected the SM / PM share driving duties of the Hi Top Van

The ideal candidate will have: 

• Vision and QLAB skills (essential)
• Ability to call lighting focus and oversee conversations with venues.
• Basic audio skills

Please send your interest and a short cv/resume to judy[@]criticalstages.com.au.

CLOSING DATE: COB Sunday 13th August

Critical Stages Touring’s goal is to make outstanding live theatre accessible to audiences throughout Australia. Our vision is to enable regional communities to have the same access to high quality theatre as metropolitan audiences, and to foster a sustainable and diverse national independent theatre sector. We support outstanding theatre makers to achieve their touring ambitions and regional presenters to achieve their audience development and cultural goals.

We are looking for a part time bookkeeper (approximately 12-15 hours per week) to take on the following responsibilities:

• Accounts Receivable including generating invoices, verifying and accurately posting all payments to the correct invoices.
• Accounts payable including entering invoices and making weekly batch payments.
• Payroll for staff, cast and creatives on a weekly basis including set up of employee cards and organising superannuation payments.
• Maintaining all electronic accounting systems/
• Liaising with Finance Manager.
• Other ad hoc and reporting duties as required

The ideal candidate would come with: 

• Experience with MYOB including payroll
• Proficient in Microsoft 365 and Office
• Strong numeracy and organisation skills
• Good communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Able to start work as soon as possible

Please send your resume and covering letter to accounts@criticalstages.com.au.

CLOSING DATE: COB Wednesday 16th August, 2023

If you’re a talented, multi-skilled, and passionate Marketing and Engagement professional looking for an exciting opportunity to work in a national role, we want to hear from you! 

Based in our Sydney office in the Arts Exchange, you’ll be working with a small and dynamic team to help deliver a suite of theatrical experiences to communities across the country – from the nation’s most famous venues to much-loved community hubs in regional centres and far-flung places.

In this role, you’ll be responsible for providing strategic communications advice and support across our business functions, including community engagement, philanthropy, artist support, and tour engagement. You’ll work closely with senior producers and the CEO to develop strategies that will help shape our brand and reputation, while supporting up to twelve tours annually to meet sales and engagement goals in-community.

You’ll ideally have experience working with multiple projects at once, and have outstanding communication skills as you’ll be working directly with artists, industry, and presenters. Experience working with WordPress, Mailchimp, and the Adobe Design Suite would be an advantage.

In this role, you’ll be responsible for:

• Develop and manage the marketing strategy for the organisation, and its current and future productions.
• Collaborate with artists and presentation partners throughout the touring cycle to refine strategies to support venue activities. (our venue check-ins and knowledge sharing can genuinely fun).
• Manage the CST website, Screening Room, and blog.
• Develop and manage audience engagement components of current and future productions, in collaboration with artistic and presentation partners.
• Management and coordination of social media channels.
• Assistance in design of touring marketing collateral and content.
• Design of organisational marketing and promotional material, including presentations for arts markets and forums, and documentation for proposals/applications.
• Deliver required reporting for board and acquittal reports.
• Surveys and Data Collection (Culture Counts).

To be successful in this role, you’ll need:

• minimum 3-5 years’ experience in a marketing and or communications role.
• excellent written, oral and interpersonal communication skills.
• proven track record of budgeting, creating, and implementing successful marketing campaigns.
• good project management skills.
• experience in developing marketing and production guides.
• expertise in guiding the creative development of campaigns.
• good data analysis and analytical skills.
• experience with CRM platforms.
• experience in collaborating with multiple stakeholders.
• tertiary qualification ideally incorporating marketing, communications, business, creative arts and or entertainment management.

In this role, you’ll receive:

• competitive salary, paid pro rata part time (0.6 FTE).
• a seat at the table of an organisation with a national outlook and impact.
• opportunity to initiate creative and engagement programs.
• autonomy with day-to-day tasks within a group that’s committed to delivering outstanding theatrical experiences to audiences everywhere.

To apply please forward a short cover email and your CV to info@criticalstages.com.au.

CLOSING DATE: Midnight Sunday, 21st May