Employment Type: Fixed term contract
Contract Dates: July 2 through October 15, 2013, or as mutually agreed
Hours: Half time throughout the contract, except September, which is full time. Some evenings and weekends required, especially during the festival
Reporting to: Executive Director
Supervising: A small team of production staff and volunteers
Salary: Commensurate with experience

The Calgary International Film Festival entertains and inspires with critically acclaimed features, shorts and documentaries from over 40 countries. Running for eleven days each September in multiple venues showing almost 200 films, the festival is known for its lively social atmosphere and wide range of special events engaging the public, filmmakers, the film industry and myriad partners and supporters.

Role
The Production Manager is responsible for general festival logistics, especially those involving site management, special event setup, services for visiting guests of the festival, and the management, movement and setup of equipment and materials in support of all departments. The Production Manager ensures effective and efficient coordination between departments, and provides the tools necessary to achieve this, including the master festival production schedule.

Duties
Specific areas of responsibility include:
• Plans and manages event site(s).
• Develops and distributes the master festival production schedule, and coordinates and disseminates updates to the rest of the organization in a timely fashion, as necessary.
• Oversees the sourcing, transport, set up, strike and storage of all materials & equipment required by the festival, in consultation with other departments as required.
• Oversees all special event logistics, including setup and strike, and the budgeting and schedule thereof.
• Oversees all off-screen technical services required by the festival.
• Plans, provides and manages internal communications tools, such as hand-held radios and staff cell phones.
• Plans and manages all festival transportation, including vehicles and drivers, for transporting personnel, out-of-town festival guests, materials and equipment.
• Oversees all booking and logistics of travel, accommodation and ground transportation for out-of-town guests of the festival.
• In collaboration with the Front Line Services Manager, plans and manages the setup of the Festival Box Office, including physical, technical and internet requirements.
• Maintains and, at the end of the festival, files a detailed production “bible” for the festival, including all final schedules, budgets, site plans, permits, festival vehicle records and safety and security plans.

Qualifications
Minimum:
• At least four years of professional experience in festival and event production, or a closely related field
• Logistical expertise, including experience in the procurement, scheduling and transport of the materials, equipment, personnel and services required to execute a large festival
• Extensive experience creating and managing detailed production schedules for large-scale events
• Working knowledge of the technical aspects of festival and event production, including professional sound, lighting and video projection and basic stagecraft
• Solid understanding of the laws, rules and regulations relevant to both indoor and outdoor festival and special event production, including City bylaws
• Proven event site management experience, in both public and private spaces, including working with host venues and/or City authorities, planning and drawing site layouts, planning and managing crowd flow, anticipating and proactively addressing potential problems, and creating and implementing safety and security plans
• Working knowledge of guest relations services for a major festival or event, including travel, accommodation and ground transport
• Experience and skill in recruitment and supervision of production staff and volunteers, and running of casual set up and strike crews
• Strong sense of professionalism
• Excellent verbal and written communication skill
• Excellent reasoning, decision making and problem solving skill
• Outstanding leadership ability and team ethic
• Organization and attention to detail
• Strong time management skills, the ability to manage multiple priorities concurrently, and the ability to work under, and meet, tight timelines
• The ability to work effectively within budget
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel
• Valid driver’s license

Additional:
• Prior experience working in not-for-profit arts organizations is highly desirable

To Apply
Email a CV and cover letter to hr@calgaryfilm.com no later than 4:30 pm, Tuesday, June 11, 2013. We thank everyone who applies for their interest, but only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please.

Music and Play is seeking to add an energetic and experienced theatre instructor to our team. The successful candidate will collaborate with our dance and music directors and work with students (aged 5 and up) to help us expand our theatre arts programming. At Music and Play, we focus on skill building first and performance second, although preparation for term and year-end showcases is expected. This is a part-time ‘after school’ position but may be combined with other duties if applicant qualifications allow.

Music and Play is the leading performing arts (music, theatre, dance) school and studio in Calgary. The school currently serves over 500 families from its studios (occupying over 3,600 square feet) in the west end of Calgary,

If you are interested, please submit a current CV and biography via email to us at jobs@musicandplay.ca. The deadline for applications is June 15, 2013.

Thank you for your interest, please note that only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

The Alberta College of Art + Design (ACAD) is committed to an academic studio-based education for students in fine art, design, craft and digital media. The result is a rigorous studio program, which produces critical thinkers, creative problem solvers, and artists with well-defined practices. ACAD is a leading centre for education and research; a catalyst for creative inquiry and cultural development. We engage the world and create possibilities.

Calgary, the cultural capital of Canada for 2012, is situated at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. ACAD, an integral part of Canada, Alberta and Calgary’s cultural community, offers four year bachelor’s programs and is developing our first graduate program. The College is developing an exciting long term vision that reaffirms its educational mission within an arts and cultural context where design and creativity are keys to the cultural prosperity agenda.

ACAD is looking to grow our pool of qualified sessional instructors. Instructors in this pool may be called upon to augment and supplement the instruction, programming, pedagogical and research needs of the College beyond that which is provided by permanent faculty appointments.

ACAD welcomes applications for the 2013-2014 academic year. Offerings may be for the summer, fall, winter and/or spring semesters. Our academic year begins with the summer semester in July 2013, encompasses the fall and winter semesters, and concludes with the spring semester in June 2014.

ACAD’s School of Communication Design welcomes applications for the following:

Sessional Faculty, Communication Design (Competition # 1213-MY-FT-52)

Qualifications

ACAD is currently seeking Sessional Faculty who demonstrate a passion for creativity and innovation and a continuing commitment to the design industry. Successful candidates will have excellent written and verbal communication skills, a high level of dedication, and be able to captivate and motivate students. There is an expectation to assist students with their work in and out of the classroom and to work both individually and as part of an instructional team.

Successful candidates will have an MFA/MDes, or equivalent combination of education and experience. Experience teaching at the post-secondary level as well as an active studio practice and/or substantial professional practice are required. A minimum of five (5) years of professional practice is required.

Successful candidates must have expertise in one or more of the following areas: integrated design programs; creative direction; branding; content development; typography; digital/on-line/mobile design; traditional and/or illustration media. Knowledge of design process is required and candidates will excel at translating project goals into design execution.

Preferences include:

• Experience in a broad range of visual media including digital, print, motion, and time-based media.
• An understanding of design theory and its relationship to practice
• An ability to work in/on a Mac platform

Submission instructions:

Applications should consist of a single PDF document including: a letter of application; current curriculum vitae; artist statements outlining philosophies and practices regarding teaching and studio practice; a digital portfolio of your recent studio work containing twenty (20) images accompanied by a corresponding numbered list including titles, medium and size; and the names and contact information for three (3) professional and at least two (2) former student referees. Please submit applications via our careers page at https://acadcareers.silkroad.com/. Only applications submitted electronically will be considered.

This competition will remain open until a suitable candidate is found.

Please note that only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted and only applications submitted electronically will be considered.

Further information about the College and this position is available on our website at www.acad.ca. ACAD is an equal opportunity employer and is strongly committed to fostering diversity within our community. We welcome those who would contribute to the further diversification of the College. We encourage expressions of interest from all qualified applicants for consideration for this or other suitable vacancies although applications from Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority.

The collection of personal information is for the purpose of determining eligibility and suitability for employment as authorized by the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy (FOIP) Act, section 33(c). If you have any questions about the collection of your information, please contact Human Resources at hr@acad.ca.

Theatre A Go-Go is an educational and performance based Physical Theatre Company, dedicated to inspiring ages 6-76 to imagine and express through the Theatre Arts. Our Theatre School currently produces 8-10 grass roots theatrical productions a year that are the culmination of every session of classes or camps. We have recently added Musical Theatre to our curriculum and are looking to expand our team.

Are you an enthusiastic, experienced Music Director and Vocal Coach?
If this is you, Theatre A Go-Go wants your Musical Direction for our upcoming Musical Theatre Summer camps this July and August.

WHO: You are a fun experienced Music Director who enjoys working with ages 6-16

WHAT: Your responsibilities and qualifications as a Music Director
-The overall musical performance of one Musical Theatre song, including the music
-Composing, re-arranging scores, and copying music where necessary
-Supplying your own rehearsal tapes/CD or instrument
-Transcribing musical compositions and melodic lines to adapt them to a particular group, or to create particular musical style.
-Vocal coaching including: clear, concise warm-ups, instruction on technique, teaching the music to the players, supervising and rehearsing the musical interpretation of the players, challenging players, whenever possible, to sing solo, harmonize and instilling confidence in characterizing a story through song.
-Conducting the players during their celebration on the final day of each camp.

WHEN: Hours and remuneration.
-There are four, one week camps with each week culminating in a celebration on the last day. You are available for one to three hours a day during the camps and two hours per camp for music preparation.
-The camps run from: Monday July 15- Friday July 19
& Monday July 22- Friday July 26
& Monday Aug. 19- Friday Aug. 23
& Monday Aug. 26 – Friday Aug. 30.
-These times and dates are subject to enrollment in each camp.
-This is a short term contract that could lead to further work and the remuneration is $15/hour.

CONTACT:
Please send a resume and letter of interest to:
Tanya Lukenoff
Artistic Director
Theatre A Go-Go
theatreagogo@telus.net
Deadline for applications is May 31, 2013.
Thank you for your interest, please note that only those selected for an interview will be contacted.