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The primary location of this position is on-site in Cullowhee, NC. This position is designated as being exempt from the State of North Carolina Human Resources Act (EHRA). The Production Manager serves as the central organizational and communication hub for productions within the School of Stage and Screen. The position oversees production planning, scheduling, purchasing, procedures, communication, and compliance across the School's theatre and film production activities. The School produces four fully realized theatrical productions each academic year, numerous student films, a web series, and the annual Controlled Chaos Film Festival. The Production Manager develops and maintains integrated production calendars; organizes and facilitates production meetings; tracks deadlines and deliverables; coordinates information among production areas; and identifies scheduling, resource, safety, and compliance concerns. The Production Manager provides leadership and mentorship to student stage managers and supports the organization of student film processes. The position establishes consistent production-management procedures and helps students develop professional practices in scheduling, documentation, collaboration, communication, and production leadership. This position teaches a regular cross-listed three-credit production course comprising THEA 270, Theatre Arts Workshop I; THEA 371, Theatre Arts Workshops II; and THEA 486, Theatre Production. The Production Manager may teach additional courses in stage management, production management, or related areas as workload and scheduling permit. Evening and weekend work is required during technical rehearsals, performances, film productions, festivals, and other scheduled production activities. The School of Stage and Screen serves approximately 180 students across five degree tracks and a dance minor. The School offers a BFA in Theatre with concentrations in Musical Theatre, Acting for Stage and Screen, and Entertainment Design and Technology; a BA in Stage and Screen; and a BFA in Film and Television Production. Its experiential curriculum emphasizes storytelling across all degree tracks.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Production management and scheduling: Knowledge of entertainment production processes, production calendars, meetings, rehearsals, performances, and production documentation.

Communication and coordination:

Ability to organize and communicate complex information among faculty, staff, students, guest artists, and campus partners.

Project management:

Ability to manage overlapping productions, establish priorities, monitor deadlines, anticipate conflicts, and support timely completion of production work.

Procedures and compliance:

Ability to develop production procedures, maintain records, apply institutional requirements, and coordinate with university offices.

Teaching and mentorship:

Ability to teach undergraduate production courses and mentor student stage managers and production personnel.

Collaboration and judgment:

Ability to facilitate meetings, resolve competing priorities, respond to changing circumstances, and develop practical solutions under deadline pressure.

Technology:

Proficiency with Microsoft Office or similar programs for scheduling, project-management, spreadsheet, document-sharing, and communication systems. Minimum Qualifications Interested candidates must already be legally authorized to work in the United States and will not require any immigration sponsorship or support. Master's degree in theatre, production management, stage management, film production, arts administration, or a closely related field from an appropriately accredited institution. Demonstrated professional or academic experience in production management, stage management, or the coordination of live performance or film productions. Experience managing complex schedules, production meetings, deadlines, documentation, and communication across multiple production areas. Demonstrated qualifications to teach undergraduate courses in the assigned discipline. Preferred Qualifications Professional experience as a production manager or stage manager. Experience managing productions in a college or university environment. Experience teaching production management, stage management, or production practicum courses. Experience mentoring student stage managers and production teams. Experience developing production policies, calendars, handbooks, or compliance documentation. Demonstrated commitment to experiential education and student professional development. Position Type Permanent Full-Time Number of Hours Per Week 40 Number of Months Per Year 12 Posting Text Open Date 08/18/2026 Close Date Open Until Filled Yes Special Instructions to Applicants Application materials must be submitted online. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until a candidate has been selected for hire. To complete the application process, please include a cover letter, your current resume, and a list of at least three professional references with their complete contact information. For questions or additional information, please contact Tory DePew at vdepew@email.wcu.edu Background/E-Verify Final candidates are subject to criminal & sex offender background checks. Some vacancies also require credit or motor vehicle checks. Western Carolina University uses E-Verify to confirm employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, please visit www.dhs.gov/E-Verify . Proper documentation of identity and employability are required at the time of employment. Credential Verification All new employees are required to have listed credentials/degrees verified within 30 days of employment. All new employees who will be teaching are required to provide official transcripts within 30 days of employment. Transcripts should be provided for the highest earned degree and/or the degree which is being used to satisfy credential/qualification requirements. EOE Western Carolina University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; ethnicity; religion; sex; pregnancy; sexual orientation; gender identity or expression; national origin; age; disability; genetic information; political affiliation; National Guard or veteran status, consistent with applicable federal, state and local laws, regulations, and policies, and the policies of The University of North Carolina. Persons with disabilities requiring accommodations in the application and interview process please call (828) 227-7218 or email at jobs@email.wcu.edu. University Safety The Western Carolina University Annual Safety Report is available online at University Annual Safety Report or in hard-copy by request at the office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, 227 HFR Administration Building, Cullowhee, NC 28723 (828-227-7147) or the Office of University Police, 111 Camp Annex, Cullowhee, NC 28723 (828-227-7301). The report, required of all universities participating in Title IV student financial aid programs, discusses crime statistics, procedures for reporting suspicious or criminal activity, security, police authority, crime prevention strategies, university policies on substance abuse and sexual offenses, workplace violence and fire safety.