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The following staff & producer artists positions are currently available:

Managing Producer (Consultant):

Freedom Train Productions, a black queer theatre company, seeks a highly motivated and independent arts professional with a background in theatre management. This is a part time position for four months beginning in Spring 2010 with an option to stay on permanently dependent on funding.

Reporting directly to the Artistic Director and working closely with the Board of Directors and the producing artist team, the consultant will:

* Develop a three-year development and relationship building strategy for special events fundraising and individual, institutional, and government giving;
* Work with the artistic team to identify and support the theatre's response to immediate public and private giving opportunities;
* Work with the artistic team to design a public theatre training series and related earned income revenue strategy and;
* Assess the artistic and management theatre model that the theatre has built over its first three years and provide consultation toward opportunities moving forward.
This position, funded through our Stonewall Community Foundation award, is a great opportunity for a rising arts leader to play a crucial role in the growth of an emerging theatre. The ideal candidate will bring:
* MFA in Theater Management or related professional experience;
* A proven fundraising and planning ability;
* A knowledge of foundation, corporate, institutional, and government giving resources;
* An understanding and commitment to Freedom Train Productions’ citizen theatre artist values and tenets;
* An independent thinker and team building work ethic;
* Strong budgeting and season planning skills; and
* A capacity to translate artistic needs and values into institutional strategies and specific operating plans.
Women, transgender, and people of color candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

Part-time consultant position, 10-15 hours per week.

Consultant Fee: $2000

To Apply: Please email cover letter, resume, and 2 professional references ASAP or no later than Friday, April 23, 2010 (EXTENDED) to:

Andre Lancaster
Artistic Director
andre@freedomtrainproductions.org
Respond Method(s): By Email Only

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