Company Manager

Responsible to: Associate General Manager
Key relationships: Directors, Rehearsal Directors, Stage Managers, Front of House Managers, Performers, Producers, General Manager, Production Managers.
Salary: Up to £44,200 per annum, depending on experience
Contract: Fixed-Term, approximately one year (with the opportunity to extend)

Punchdrunk is seeking an experienced and collaborative Company Manager to support and manage the performing company of our current London production The Burnt City. The successful candidate will work with the Producing and Creative teams to provide effective line management and pastoral care to a performing company of fifty performers and RDs and lead on the promotion of ongoing welfare and performance development, along with day-to-day administrative support. They should possess outstanding organisational skills, with the ability to maintain a calm and positive attitude in the busy working environment of a large-scale production.

The Company Manager will be a vital generator and visionary for setting up and refining processes, procedures and policies for company members recruited by the project, and will be able to feed in to production meetings and work alongside other departments. They will be required to embody the collaborative and creative management approach that Punchdrunk is renowned for and form excellent working relationships with the performing company and production team. The ideal candidate will have experience of the working practices of a large scale show and its operational procedures and experience managing wellbeing in a large team.

Download the full job pack here.

Deadline for applications: 12pm on Friday 31st March.

How to apply: Complete the application form here, including your CV and cover letter. If you have any questions or are experiencing any difficulties with the application process, please contact [email protected].

Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis. Shortlisted candidates will be notified in due course. We reserve the right to close this vacancy before the advertised closing date if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested in this role, we encourage you to submit your application as early as possible.