Associate Producer - New York Theatre Workshop

Since our founding in 1979 by Stephen Graham, New York Theatre Workshop (NYTW) has fostered a community of adventurous audiences and visionary theatremakers, bringing them together to deepen our shared understanding of the world around us. We nurture pioneering new writers like Jeremy O. Harris and Celine Song and bring them into conversation with powerhouse playwrights like Ayad Akhtar and Amy Herzog. We empower inimitable auteurs like Rachel Chavkin and Lileana Blain-Cruz and lift up emerging directors like Awoye Timpo and Sammi Cannold. We continue to maintain decades-long commitments to artists like Caryl Churchill and Dael Orlandersmith, who have shaped our very understanding of what theatre can be.



Our productions have reached hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers, and the work we've nurtured has gone on to move millions more uptown and around the world. Seven of our productions have transferred to Broadway, and in 2019, our work was honored with 16 Tony Awards nominations— including 8 Tonys for Best Musical winner HADESTOWN—and Heidi Schreck was a Pulitzer finalist for WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME. In 2020, SLAVE PLAY garnered the most Tony nominations for a play—the most in Broadway history! Our work has been recognized with a Pulitzer Prize and numerous Tony, Obie, and Drama Desk Awards, along with the Lilly Awards for our decades-long commitment to gender equality.



But that's not what we're proudest of. We take the greatest satisfaction from the community we've built and the perspective‐shifting experiences we've delivered along the way. We are thrilled to have returned to East 4th Street and are in the midst of preparing for our second exciting season back in person. We all think that theatre can bring people together, change the conversation, and have a profound impact. We feel fortunate to get to support it. If that sounds like something you're interested in too, we'd love to meet you.



About the Team:



Led by the Producer and supported by a two-person team, the Producing Department is responsible for five full-realized productions in our annual season. Additionally, the Producing Department provides support to the Artistic Department for developmental readings and workshops. The producing team is the locus of communications between all internal departments at NYTW, artistic collaborators, and other industry stakeholders (e.g. unions, Off-Broadway League, etc.).



The Associate Producer is a new position in the Producing Department, reporting directly to the Producer.



About the Position:

• Manages the contracting process for all artists engaged for productions at NYTW and leads negotiation and contract drafting for designers, music directors/supervisors, fight/intimacy/dialect coaches, assistant directors/choreographers/designers, and production department heads.

• Manages departmental finances and AP submissions as well as production cash flow and reconciliation of production budgets.

Prepares royalty reports.

• Creates and manages season production calendars.

• Provides support to other members of the Producing team for payroll, benefit reports, AEA contracts, and company management tasks.

• Collaborates with the artistic department when necessary on developmental readings and workshops on upcoming projects at NYTW.

• Attends production meetings and artistic/producing meetings.

Along with the other members of the Producing Department, covers some tech rehearsal and preview performances (evening and weekend hours required).



About You:



You are committed to an equitable and inclusive community.

You have a passion for theater as an art form and a desire to solve problems uniquely and collaboratively, building meaningful connections between adventurous theatergoers and visionary artists.



You are committed to open and honest communication.

You have experience working in producing/arts administration and appreciate the challenge of negotiation and the art of drafting strong, clear contracts.



You build strong, collaborative relationships with artists, production staff, and institutional co-workers.

You have strong planning, organizational, and communication skills as well as knowledge of Microsoft Office programs (Outlook, Word, Excel).



Bonus:



You also have experience working in other aspects of the theater (marketing, production, artistic, etc.), recognizing that a multi-disciplinary background can shape the best leaders and managers.

You have participated in collective bargaining, particularly with theatrical unions.



You have experience at a talent agency or law firm.

This is a full-time position with a salary range of $55,000 to $60,000. Benefits include employer-paid medical, dental, and life insurance and paid time off. NYTW has several affinity spaces and a Core Team of staff members across the organization committed to moving specific initiatives forward in our focus on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion.



We know that there are great candidates that may not have all of the qualifications listed above but possess intuitive knowledge or other fully transferable skills. So don’t hesitate to apply and tell us about yourself if that’s you.



Please note that NYTW is in a hybrid work environment. Our approach will continue to be evaluated based on advice from local, state, and federal authorities and will take into account the personal situation of every employee. However, this position will require onsite, in‐person activity (including some evenings and weekends), so the applicant should intend to reside in the greater NYC area.



Employees must be fully vaccinated (as defined by the CDC). If you require medical or religious accommodation, please email our HR Manager, Ygor Montiero, at YgorM@ntyw.org.



NYTW is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). We are committed to diversity in all areas of our work, on and offstage. We encourage applicants with a unique cultural perspective inclusive of race, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, class, physical ability, and sexual orientation.




Salary: $55,000 to $60,000 + employer-paid medical, dental, and life insurance and paid time off.