PRODUCTION & BOOKING MANAGER
DEADLINE
Ongoing
(last update: December 2020)
BACKGROUND
Gray Box aims to experiment with the interactions and common territories of contemporary dance, visual arts, and fashion: "Black Box", "White Cube", and "Catwalk". Based on interdisciplinary research based-collaborations, and non-hierarchical collective creative process, Gray Box creates and curates site-specific projects, focus on ecology, socio-cultural changes and sub-cultures, question hegemonic class, gender, normative behaviors, and dominant ideologies. Choreographies, public performances, exhibitions, fashion collections together with workshops echo the broader socio-political context, and challenge the body as both a historically disciplined, shaped, and colonized archive and a living public/private site, where power is constantly contested and negotiated. In the past years Gray Box has performed across Europe (FR, D, HU, SB, HR, AT...), in major cities and small towns alike. It has been in-residence with many resident theaters and at universities.
WHAT FOR
Gray Box seeks a tenacious, creative and self-motivated candidate for the position of Production & Booking Agent to book and plan the company’s performances and educational activities. The Booking agent will work directly with the Company’s executive director and financial manager.
CONDITIONS
SALARY
Project-based. Every project member earns the same hourly fee (director board, artists, musicians, technicians, cleaners...).
EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE
As an equal opportunity employer, Gray Box is committed to making employment available without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information or any other factor that is not related to the position.
TO APPLY
Please submit a cover letter speaking to how your experience matches the opportunity, and a resume in PDF format to: Jean François Bouillon at graybox.audition@gmail.com
Please type PRODUCTION & BOOKING MANAGER in the subject line.
QUESTION
graybox.audition@gmail.com
Ongoing
(last update: December 2020)
BACKGROUND
Gray Box aims to experiment with the interactions and common territories of contemporary dance, visual arts, and fashion: "Black Box", "White Cube", and "Catwalk". Based on interdisciplinary research based-collaborations, and non-hierarchical collective creative process, Gray Box creates and curates site-specific projects, focus on ecology, socio-cultural changes and sub-cultures, question hegemonic class, gender, normative behaviors, and dominant ideologies. Choreographies, public performances, exhibitions, fashion collections together with workshops echo the broader socio-political context, and challenge the body as both a historically disciplined, shaped, and colonized archive and a living public/private site, where power is constantly contested and negotiated. In the past years Gray Box has performed across Europe (FR, D, HU, SB, HR, AT...), in major cities and small towns alike. It has been in-residence with many resident theaters and at universities.
WHAT FOR
Gray Box seeks a tenacious, creative and self-motivated candidate for the position of Production & Booking Agent to book and plan the company’s performances and educational activities. The Booking agent will work directly with the Company’s executive director and financial manager.
CONDITIONS
- 5h-10h / week
- Home-office
SALARY
Project-based. Every project member earns the same hourly fee (director board, artists, musicians, technicians, cleaners...).
EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience in a similar position.
- Excellent verbal and written skills in English.
- Detailed-oriented, organized and has the ability to multi-task.
- Able to negotiate and execute financial contracts.
- A love of people, and the interest to maintain long-term relationships while actively cultivate new prospects for the company.
- Comfortable representing the Company to formal and informal venues, indoor and outdoor spaces.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE
- Selling and communicating the performances and production concepts.
- Cultivating existing presenter relationships while developing new leads and interest.
- Routing a tour that is geographically advantageous and financially prudent.
- Creating, negotiating, and executing touring contracts.
- Communicating offer terms, technical riders, and artistic travel, lodging, and hospitality.
- Coordinating with education departments to book education activities, classes and workshops.
As an equal opportunity employer, Gray Box is committed to making employment available without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information or any other factor that is not related to the position.
TO APPLY
Please submit a cover letter speaking to how your experience matches the opportunity, and a resume in PDF format to: Jean François Bouillon at graybox.audition@gmail.com
Please type PRODUCTION & BOOKING MANAGER in the subject line.
QUESTION
graybox.audition@gmail.com
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