Assistant Stage Manager - Sunset Pier 94 Studios
About The Position
The Assistant Stage Manager assists with the professional and efficient management of stages, vendors, clients, rental equipment, billing, asset tracking, labor supervision, stage technical processes, logistics, facility repairs and maintenance, mail services, and clerical and administrative runner duties supporting the Stage and Operations teams. The role coordinates stage operations for production load-ins, load-outs, and filming; serves as a point of contact for stage clients; and supports studio equipment rentals, billing, repairs, facility issue resolution, mailroom functions, and parking logistics. The position requires working early-morning opening or late-evening closing shifts, as well as weekends and holidays when needed. It also involves regular physical activity throughout the property, including construction sites.
Requirements
- 1–3 years of production or operations experience within the entertainment industry in a high-volume, fast-paced environment.
- Excellent computer skills and working knowledge of computers and software, including proficiency with MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Strong project, organizational, research, and time-management skills, including the ability to work independently and prioritize workload.
- Desire to learn, grow, and develop in studio operations.
- Ability to quickly learn, adapt, and understand production requests and a variety of operational duties.
- Excellent communication and customer-service skills for interacting with internal and external clients, vendors, and other contacts.
- Ability to meet deadlines and communicate with multiple people at one time.
- Ability to discreetly and tactfully recognize and handle sensitive and confidential information.
- Polished professional demeanor around clients, executives, and on-lot talent.
- Ability to evaluate and solve client issues while keeping the Company’s objectives in mind.
- Availability to work early mornings (opening shift) or late evenings (closing shift), and weekends and holidays as needed.
- Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
- Ability to perform frequent physical and office activities, including walking, standing, sitting, speaking, bending, lifting, and fine motor tasks.
- Ability to perform frequent repetitive movements, walk throughout the property including construction sites, climb stairs, and move between departments.
- Close, distance, and peripheral vision, as well as depth perception.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree preferred.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate stage operating procedures for set load-ins, load-outs, and shooting processes to facilitate smooth production runs.
- Act as a point of contact and liaison for stage clients and provide excellent customer service.
- Enforce local fire codes, safety rules, and regulations applicable to a studio environment.
- Assist with studio equipment rentals, rates, billing, and repairs.
- Help maintain stage reports covering billing, cleanliness, repairs, and stage readiness.
- Assist with resolving facility-related problems.
- Support mailroom functions, including receiving, sorting, and distributing incoming mail and packages.
- Perform administrative runner duties as needed by the Operations team.
- Assist with managing Basecamp parking and related parking logistics.
- Perform miscellaneous duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
