Artistic Assistant - Marriott Theatre

As the Artistic Assistant, you will be responsible for leading all casting for Marriott productions, coordinating photoshoots, media events, and creating content and copy for social media accounts. Reporting to the Associate Artistic Director and Artistic Director, this position will be a key representative of the Artistic Team both out in the community and within Marriott Theatre.‍

Marriott Theatre is committed to cultivating and preserving a culture of inclusivity for its staff, creative teams, casts, musicians, crew members and audiences, and is committed to achieving a diverse workforce and discrimination-free environment. We welcome the uniqueness that any candidate can bring to our organization in terms of education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs. We welcome candidates that help us build and maintain an anti-racist and anti-oppression environment, and who help prioritize joy in the production process. Applicants of diverse, underrepresented backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

The Marriott Theatre is currently accepting applications for the role of Artistic Assistant. This is a full time position. Please see below for the complete job description, desired experience, and application requirements.

JOB DESCRIPTION

As the Artistic Assistant, you will be responsible for leading all casting for Marriott productions, coordinating photoshoots, media events, and creating content and copy for social media accounts. Reporting to the Associate Artistic Director and Artistic Director, this position will be a key representative of the Artistic Team both out in the community and within Marriott Theatre.

To apply, please submit your resume, cover letter, and three references to Peter.Sullivan@marriotttheatre.com. Please include details about your experience and qualifications that are applicable for this position.

Due to frequent and necessary interaction with members of the general public, performers, fellow employees and other individuals, successful candidates for employment are required to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 before they begin work and will be required to provide proof of vaccination. “Fully vaccinated” as defined by the CDC means that at least 14 days have passed following receipt of the final dose of an FDA authorized Covid-19 vaccine.

DEADLINE: Please submit application by Mar 1, 2023

Responsibilities

Casting:

● Primarily responsible for casting the productions in such a way as to promote and maintain artistic excellence.

● Attract the best artists to Marriott by creating and maintaining relationships with actors, agents, and other casting directors.

● Creating lists of local and national actor ideas for each upcoming production.

● Maintaining a database of local actors.

● Running all day-of logistics for auditions - including scheduling, set up, and staffing of readers, monitors, and accompanists.

● Attending all open calls, appointments, and callbacks.

● Seeing theatre productions in the Chicagoland area.

● Become an active contributor to casting discussions.

● Updating the Audition portion of the website with up to date and accurate information.

Season Planning:

● Member of the artistic team, support Marriott’s season planning process by reading scripts, scouting productions nationally, and brainstorming ideas of playwrights, plays, directors, designers, and actors.

● Serve as a spokesperson for the team internally and externally on artistic matters, at the direction of the Artistic Director and Associate Artistic Director.

● Attend first rehearsals, production meetings, on stage rehearsals, tech, previews, and at other times in the production process as needed.

Social Media

● Managing and posting content on Instagram and Facebook

● Interacting with patrons through social media

● Creating images for scheduled social media posts

Ad-Hoc Duties

● Coordinating photographers / videographers for photo call and the filming of productions

● Coordinating the collection of opening night ticket requests

● Coordinating media events with PR team and being the day of representative for Marriott.

● Co-house managing concerts

Preferred experience

● Experience as a casting professional

● A rich knowledge of local and national actors and theatres

● Highly detailed oriented

● Able to juggle multiple projects at one time

● A self starter who can follow through and keep track of many projects

● Ability to implement processes for organization and date collation

● Social Media, Marketing and Photo editing skills

● Anticipates needs

Required Skills

● Integrity and discretion

● Commitment to leading with Equity, Diversity and Inclusion principles

● Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills – characterized by the ability to listen, speak and communicate effectively to different groups of people

‍Communication flow

Position reports to the Artistic Director and Associate Artistic Director

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Salary: 45000-50000