NOW HIRING: Operations Manager

 

FLATWATER SHAKESPEARE COMPANY SEEKS OPERATIONS MANAGER

Position Title:  Operations Manager

FLSA Status:  Contract, Part-time, exempt

Hours: Vary widely; 30+ hours per week during production times; most weeks 4-8 hours

Reports to:   Executive Artistic Director

Salary: $6000/year

Who: Flatwater Shakespeare Company is a 20+ year running professional theater company that typically produces 2-3 shows per year and runs an education program. Visit: https://flatwatershakespearecompany.org

Location:  Primarily in Lincoln, NE & surrounding rural communities.  Most work can be done remotely, but successful candidates will need to spend time in Lincoln and should be a Nebraska resident. 

Expectation of all employees: Each employee shall support the organization’s core mission, vision and values by exhibiting excellence and competence, collaboration, innovation, respect, accountability and ownership. Flatwater Shakespeare values diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace.

General Summary: The Operations Manager will be responsible for office management, handling the box office, assisting the Executive Artistic Director with financial coordination and coordinating grant writing and reporting activities. Knowledge of non-profit operations is required. Must have excellent financial skills, planning and organizational skills, basic accounting and budgeting understanding.

Essential Job Functions

Accounting:  

• Assist with the development of the budget

• Code all expense and income items based on the budget & grants and email weekly (or as needed) to the accountant

• Monitor accurate coding based on grant requirements

• Coordinate & track grant calendar and scheduling of proposals and reports

• Coordinate the development of proposals and assist in grant writing

• Assist with Case Statement activities for corporate requests

• Manage all insurance payments and reports.  

• Check 1099’s from accountant for accuracy 

• Prepare and submit 990 by due date

Governance:

• Attend board meetings, present & coordinate regular reports to the board

Programming: 

• Coordinate mailings related to productions and fundraising –develop and update physical and e- mailing lists, coordinate printing of postcards, collating and sending materials 

• Coordinate box office activities – get cash, identify volunteers, set up systems, purchase concessions, manage square

• Monitor & ticket sales and attendance

• Track donor info 

• Pick up the mail from the PO box regularly and process it

• Make phone calls and handle inquiries

Desired Education and Experience

• Associate degree or higher in management or related field

• 2-3 years of experience with nonprofit organization

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Preferred

• Savvy with technology and a variety of platforms to increase accessibility to virtual programming

• Applicant must have their own computer and reliable internet access 

• Reliable transportation; if the applicant lives outside of Lincoln, they must be willing to travel to Lincoln as needed.
  
  

Disclaimer: The statements contained in this job description are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of tasks. 

Additional information: Questions may be addressed to Executive Artistic Director Marshall Carby at the email address below. Apply: Please send application materials (CV and cover letter, with three professional references) to  Executive Artistic Director Marshall Carby: marshall.flatwatershakespeare@gmail.com