Shows Manager
About The Position
Join A World Class Institution!! This position serves as the Shows Manager for the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum (ALPLM), a world class institution that welcomes more than 250,000 visitors every year and that houses one of the world’s best collections of Lincoln-related documents, artifacts and audiovisual materials The incumbent will monitor, manage and oversee a variety of shows and production duties related to carrying out the agency's mission. The ideal candidate will be passionate about Illinois history and portraying stories and characters of the Lincoln Era. We invite qualified applicants to apply for the position of Shows Manager and help ALPLM continue to chronicle the life of one of our nation's greatest Presidents.
Requirements
- Requires knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to completion of four years of college, preferably with courses in humanities, design, or communications.
- Requires two years of responsible administrative experience in exhibition development / show production development.
- Requires two (2) years of supervisory experience supervising staff in a unionized environment.
- Requires completion of a background check and self-disclosure of criminal history.
- Requires the use of an agency-issued mobile phone.
Nice To Haves
- Prefers two (2) years’ experience supervising staff in a unionized environment.
- Prefer bachelor’s degree in Humanities, Design, or Communications.
- Prefers two (2) years’ experience developing exhibitions and or theater productions / programming.
- Prefers two (2) years’ experience managing budget and procurement.
Responsibilities
- Serves as working Supervisor for the Historical Actor team.
- Under general direction, organizes, plans, executes, controls, and evaluates all operations within the Shows Unit of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum.
- Serves as the Ghosts of the Library Theater performance manager.
- Manages special and recurring theatrical projects.
- Manages audio narration recurring and special audio based initiatives that support accessibility, narration needs, and interpretive storytelling throughout the museum.
- Performs procurement and budgeting functions for the Unit.
- Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of theduties enumerated above.
Benefits
- Health, life, vision, and dental insurance
- Paid Parental leave
- Pension Plan
- Deferred Compensation, and other pre-tax benefit programs
- Employees earn (12) paid sick days annually
- (10-25) paid vacation days (based on years of service)
- Employees earn (3) paid personal days (pro-rated based on start date)
- (13-14) paid state holidays annually
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
Associate degree
