DESCRIPTION
Cape Fear Regional Theatre in Fayetteville, NC is seeking a Company Manager to join our team!
Cape Fear Regional Theatre (www.cfrt.org) is located in Fayetteville North Carolina. Each year, CFRT reaches more than 62,000 people through five award winning mainstage productions, a recurring community-based holiday production, and a broad range of education and outreach programs. CFRT's building has a 273-seat mainstage theatre, scenic and costume shops, and administrative offices, as well as an adjacent education center and off-site storage warehouse. Fayetteville is the sixth largest and among the most diverse cities in North Carolina. It is a big city with a small-town vibe. CFRT is committed to diversity (visit our website for more information) and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This position includes salary, health, and PTO package. The ideal candidate has excellent computer skills, good attention to detail, works well with a wide range of people and wants to be a part of a dynamic, dedicated team. If this is you, please send cover letter and resume to [email protected] or visit https://www.cfrt.org/about-us/#employment for more information.
Company Manager
Reports to: Marketing Director
Time Commitment: Full-time Hourly (40 hrs per week) Occasional Nights and Weekends
Responsible for overseeing all contract and hospitality activities for guest artists. The Company Manager is also responsible for overseeing CFRT鈥檚 audition process. While this position reports to the Marketing Director, the Company Manager will work closely with the Artistic Director to ensure contracts are in compliance and all agreements are within budget. The position will also work directly with artists, agents, travel booking agencies, and hotel management/housing owners. As such, Company Manager is often a public face and first impression of the institution and must be extremely professional, organized, and responsive. Looking for someone who is passionate about the organization and our mission and wants to be a part of a team!
Salary Range: $38,000-40,000/year, Health and PTO
Estimated Start date: June 1
Job Responsibilities
Artist Contracts
- Ensure all AEA, USA, and SDC Contracts are up-to-date and in accordance with regulations and the law
- In collaboration with Artistic Director, write, distribute and collect contracts for all artists, including actors, designers, musicians, directors and choreographers
- Serves as liaison between theatre and artist agents post contract
- Distribute and collect tax forms for artists when applicable, and ensure Bookkeeper has paperwork as needed
Housing
- Responsible for ensuring guest artists have adequate housing, including making reservations for artists staying in hotels
- Maintain and update a database of all available housing and contact information for management and/or booking agent
- Establish and maintain relationships with housing property management
- Serve as liaison between property and artists as needed
- Maintain a calendar to reflect all housing needs
- Oversee, schedule, and/or perform housing maintenance as needed
- Prepare and clean housing and vehicles for artists between stays, ensuring all necessities are available in housing (pots/pans, toilet paper, towels, etc.)
Transportation/Cars
- Book all guest artists flights or out of town transportation
- Pick-up and drop-off guest artists at airport/train station.
- Oversee maintenance and repairs for guest artist vehicles
- Ensure guest artists vehicles have updated and appropriate insurance cards
- Ensure guest artists vehicles have updated registration and state inspection
- Oversee use of guest artists vehicles and maintain a report of usage
Hospitality
- Compile, update and distribute guest artist information packets
- Serve as artists鈥� primary point of contact when they are in town
- Arrange for transportation for artist errands as needed (grocery shopping, etc.)
Auditions
- Prepare and distribute all audition notices
- Update Audition Website
- Arrange for sides and scheduling for auditions in conjunction with directors
- Regularly check auditions email for submissions
Other Duties
- Other duties as directed by Artistic Director in an Executive Assistant Capacity
- Stage Manage shows in summer and during holidays when there aren鈥檛 out of town companies to manage
- Miscellaneous duties to assist theatre staff, when CM duties are slow. This includes jobs like laundering costumes and other duties as directed by Marketing or Artistic Directors.
Job Requirements
- Strong customer service skills
- Ability to problem-solve
- Self-motivated individual, requiring minimal supervision
- Strong organizational and follow-through skills
- Ability to respond to changing circumstances quickly
- Courteous, professional, good team-player and good sense of humor
- Valid Driver鈥檚 License
DURATION
Jun 1, 2025 -
SALARY
$38,000.00 – $40,000.00
per year
