Northern Stage seeks a development professional to join the company’s team as Development Manager. This position oversees unrestricted annual giving; manages gift processing and acknowledgements; ensures accurate record-keeping; plans and executes small events pre- and post-performances; partners with the Managing Director on major gift stewardship and asks; plays an active role in writing donor communications; assists with grant writing; and proactively supports Development efforts at Northern Stage. The Development Manager will help to identify donors who would benefit from cultivation from the Managing Director and Producing Artistic Director, and will assist with building stewardship plans and long-term strategies for these individuals. This position will require some night and weekend hours, often meeting donors when they are at the theater for performances and/or coordinating events.

This is an ideal role for an early-career Development professional interested in building skills and learning on the job.

Required Qualifications: 

• At least three years of development experience, or equivalent
• Experience managing projects from inception to successful and timely completion
• Knowledge of CRM database systems in a performing arts non-profit and proficiency in Google Workspace (Gmail, Google Drive, Google Docs, Google Forms)
• Ability to work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders, including colleagues, Board and Committee members, and volunteers
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong organizational skills combined with individual initiative
• Strong analytical and planning skills
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential matters with appropriate discretion

An ideal candidate:

• Is thoughtful and insightful, able to easily engage with donors
• Maintains a positive attitude and is willing to roll up their sleeves and dive into all projects, including those outside the job description
• Has a true passion for theater or the performing arts
• Brings new ideas to the table and is excited to learn and try on the job
• Enthusiastically embraces the all-hands-on-deck nature of regional theater and pitches in when a need arises

Compensation is $48,000-50,000 annually, based on experience. This is a full-time, salaried position beginning ASAP. Some evening and weekend work is required. Benefits include PTO, Dental, Vision, Accident, Life Insurance, and an opt-in 403(b) retirement program. Subsidized housing is available for lease through Northern Stage.

HOW TO APPLY

Please submit a cover letter, resume, and 2 writing samples in PDF format to Managing Director Jason Smoller via Submittable.

We believe the most important and impactful art is made when we consider and commit to inclusion, diversity, equity and access both on and off of our stage. We highly encourage folks who are Black, Native or Indigenous, People of Color, Queer or Trans, Poor or Working Class, Disabled, Young, Elderly, and/or who speak English as a second language to apply. To learn more about Northern Stage, please visit our website: www.northernstage.org. No phone calls please.

Thank you for considering registering for Education Programs at Northern Stage.

  - To qualify for Sliding Scale, please fill out the form below to take advantage of our tuition support.
  - You will be required to submit the first two pages of the parents'/guardians' most recent federal income tax return. Without these documents we will not be able to process your submission.
  - If you believe you qualify for further financial aide, you may provide information about additional circumstances we should consider in our optional statement of need.
  - Northern Stage uses the Vermont Department for Children and Families Child Care Financial Assistance Sliding Fee Scales as a guideline.
  - Once submitted, your responses are valid through June 1, 2025 and will apply to all programs you participate in.

  Applications may be submitted through this Submittable form, postal mail, or email:

  Mail:
  Northern Stage
  Attn: Sam Empey
  76 Gates Street
  White River Junction, VT 05001

  Email:
  sempey@northernstage,org

  If you have any questions or concerns please contact Assistant Director of Education, Sam Empey, at sempey@northernstage.org.

Northern Stage, a LORT-D 240-seat regional theater in White River Junction, VT, seeks an Associate Production Manager to join the full time staff. Northern Stage produces a mainstage season, an education season, a New Works festival, and 4-6 other events year-round. This position reports directly to the Production Manager and will work closely with Production Department Heads to help coordinate all production activity necessary to execute programming.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Work with the Production Manager to create seasonal and individual show production budgets and design milestones. Assist the Production Manager with the oversight and enforcement of design milestones for all departments and budgetary tracking, invoicing, and reconciliation.
• Assist in creating and maintaining accurate build, load-in, tech, and strike schedules for all departments. Track departmental progress during each phase and keep designers, production staff, and administration aware of any deviations/revisions that impact schedule or scope.
• Schedule and attend all production meetings, Department Heads meetings, tech notes sessions, designer runs, technical and dress rehearsals, and preview performances in conjunction with the Production Manager.
• Assist the Production Manager with scheduling, budgeting, and staffing external theater rentals and special events.
• Serve as the dedicated Production Safety Officer, making the safety of all production staff, creative team members, performers, work environments, procedures, and materials the utmost priority by ensuring compliance with all applicable safety standards and laws.
• Assist the Production Manager in hiring for all production staff positions.
• As needed, assist production departments with build, load-in, show run, and strike.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Three or more years professional theatrical production experience. A combination of educational and professional experience will also be considered.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and organization skills.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to approach challenges collaboratively.
• Excellent numerical skills and attention to detail. Experience creating, managing, and adhering to budgets and overseeing production calendars and schedules.
• General knowledge of all aspects of technical theater.
• Knowledge of LORT AEA, SDC, & USA contracting a plus.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and the Google Suite.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to drive a box truck.
• Comfortable working at heights in excess of 20 feet in a lift and on a tension mesh grid.
• Ability to safely lift 50 lbs.
• BA or BFA in technical theater helpful.

Job Type: Full time, with some nights and weekends required 

Contract Dates: 5/26/2025 - 6/1/2026

Compensation: $46,000 - $52,000 per year BOE (salaried position)

Benefits: Northern Stage offers dental and life insurance and covers 100% of these premiums, and offers vision as an optional add-on with an employee contribution of $1/month. Accident insurance is available at an employee cost of $15/month. We offer an employee-funded 403(b) retirement account, an FSA, and pet insurance. There is a 60-day waiting period following hiring before Northern Stage benefits become active, with the exception of the 403(b) program which is active on the first day of employment.

PTO: All full time Northern Stage staff members are eligible for Paid Time Off according to our PTO policy, which includes 12 vacation days annually, personal days, sick leave, and parental leave.

Subsidized housing is available for lease through Northern Stage. 

HOW TO APPLY

Please submit the following materials to Josh Davis, Production Manager:

• Cover Letter
• Resume
• Three (3) professional references

We believe the most important and impactful art is made when we consider and commit to inclusion, diversity, equity, and access both on and off of our stage. We highly encourage folks who are Black, Native or Indigenous, People of Color, Queer or Trans, Poor or Working Class, Disabled, Young, Elderly, and/or who speak English as a second language to apply. To learn more about Northern Stage, please visit our website: www.northernstage.org. 

Northern Stage, in its 27th year of programming, is a dynamic LORT-D professional theater with a budget of $4 million in White River Junction, VT. The Theater is located near Dartmouth College at the crossroads of Vermont and New Hampshire and serves a passionate theater-going community with a mission “to change lives, one story at a time.”

Education is a core part of Northern Stage’s mission. Northern Stage’s Education team seeks to enrich the lives of the students in the Upper Valley through engaging and varied theater education. We believe it is important to meet a student where they are on their artistic journey. Our hope is that their participation in Northern Stage programming will help them become confident, empathetic and thoughtful citizens. Northern Stage Education has a place for all who wish to enroll. The Education Associate is a vital part of the hardworking team that provides in-depth theater education and world-class youth productions. 

The Education Associate will report directly to the Co-Directors of Education and work closely with all staff and departments at Northern Stage. The Education Associate position is ideal for an early career theater educator looking to expand and grow their knowledge and experience.

Administrative Responsibilities

• Assist the Co-Directors of Education in financial tracking for the department
• Attend weekly administrative and artistic meetings
• Maintain contact sheets and calendars for all educational programs
• Assist in the collection and processing of student registration forms
• Assist with parent/student communication throughout the year
• Provide program-specific administrative assistance throughout the year

Teaching Responsibilities

• Serve as a teaching artist, co-teacher, and/or teaching assistant for summer and school vacation camps, afterschool classes, and in-school classroom programs throughout the year
• Assist with lesson planning and class structuring
• Assist with one-on-one coaching sessions for advanced students

Production Responsibilities

• Stage Manage selected smaller-scale education productions
• Serve as Youth Coordinator for larger-scale education and/or Mainstage productions
• Facilitate youth auditions

Qualifications

• A college degree or at least 1 year of full time theater educator experience
• Excellent communication skills
• The ability to be flexible and problem solve
• A love for working with students of all ages
• The ability to work both independently and collaboratively
• Maintaining a positive attitude throughout busy and stressful times

Compensation:  $844/week 

Contract Dates: 06/09/2025- 06/7/26

Job Type: Full time position - 40 hours a week. Schedule varies depending upon current education projects, but expect to work some nights, weekends and performances. 

Benefits: Northern Stage offers dental and life insurance and covers 100% of these premiums, and offers vision as an optional add-on. Accident insurance is available at an employee cost of $15/month. We offer an employee-funded 403(b) retirement account, an FSA, and pet insurance. There is a 60-day waiting period following your hiring date before Northern Stage benefits become active, with the exception of the 403(b) program, which is active on the first day of employment.

PTO: All full time Northern Stage staff members are eligible for Paid Time Off according to our PTO policy, which includes 12 vacation days annually, personal days, sick leave, and parental leave.

Subsidized housing is available for lease through Northern Stage. 

HOW TO APPLY

Please submit the following materials to Sam Empey, Associate Director of Education:

• Cover Letter
• Resume
• Two (2) professional references

We believe the most important and impactful art is made when we consider and commit to inclusion, diversity, equity, and access both on and off of our stage. We highly encourage folks who are Black, Native or Indigenous, People of Color, Queer or Trans, Poor or Working Class, Disabled, Young, Elderly, and/or who speak English as a second language to apply. To learn more about Northern Stage, please visit our website: www.northernstage.org/education.