Student Assistant Stage Manager

Berklee College of Music•Boston, MA

10d

About The Position

Serve as an Assistant to the Stage Manager throughout a main stage production, including rehearsals, technical and dress rehearsals, and performances. Productions may include plays, musicals, dance, or opera. Students may serve as an ASM for only one show per semester and cannot hold additional campus jobs while working in this role. During rehearsals, the Assistant Stage Manager helps supervise student cast and crew members; set up before and clean up after rehearsals; organize production paperwork; and, when multiple rehearsals occur at once, may run a rehearsal room by keeping the session on schedule, maintaining quiet, and arranging breaks. Rehearsal work typically requires arriving 30 minutes before the start and staying 15 minutes after the end. During technical rehearsals and performances, the Assistant Stage Manager helps train the student crew, supports creation and distribution of props-tracking and backstage run sheets, assists with the strike after the final performance, and helps the Stage Management team solve problems. Other duties may be assigned as needed by the production. Students may not work more than 29 hours in a week, except during tech week and performance week, when they may work more than 30 hours. Students coordinate with the Hiring Manager and Stage Managers on recording and submitting hours, and must enter accurate hours in Workday by 2 p.m. every Friday. The hourly rate is $17.51.

Requirements

Must be a current student at Berklee College of Music or Boston Conservatory at Berklee.
Must be enrolled at least half-time in a degree-, diploma-, or certificate-seeking undergraduate or graduate program. The summer exception allows employment without summer enrollment if pre-registered for the upcoming fall semester; this exception does not apply to fall or spring semesters.
Must have a valid United States Social Security Number.
Must remain in valid visa status, if applicable.
Must have a minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA; first-semester students may work before an official GPA is available.
Must be in good disciplinary standing.
Must be located in the United States.
Some familiarity with Stage Management Procedures.
May work on only one show per semester as an ASM and may not work additional campus jobs while in this role.
Must not work more than 29 hours in a week, except during tech week and performance week, when more than 30 hours may be worked.
Must enter accurate hours worked into Workday by 2 p.m. every Friday.

Nice To Haves

Federal Work Study students may apply.
Ability to read music.
CPR/First Aid certification.

Responsibilities

Assist the Stage Manager throughout a main stage production, including rehearsals, technical and dress rehearsals, and performances.
Help supervise student cast and crew members during rehearsals.
Help set up for rehearsals and clean up afterward.
Organize production paperwork, including props and scenery tracking, entrances and exits, quick-change information, and other paperwork requested by Stage Management.
Run a rehearsal room when multiple rehearsals occur simultaneously, including keeping the rehearsal on schedule, maintaining quiet, and arranging breaks as needed.
Help train the student crew, including teaching them the show, assigning tasks, and maintaining proper backstage etiquette.
Help create and distribute props-tracking and backstage run sheets as requested.
Assist with strike after the final performance.
Help the Stage Management team problem-solve.
Record and submit hours in coordination with the Hiring Manager and Stage Managers, and enter accurate hours into Workday by 2 p.m. every Friday.
Perform other duties as needed or required by the production.