Q Theatre Recruiting Management Team

Q Theatre Recruiting Management Team

Q, Auckland’s newest performing arts venue, will open this September and are now recruiting the management team tasked with welcoming the public through its doors. The organisation has advertised asking for expressions of interest from anyone who has expertise in key management areas and Q will create its organisational structure and job descriptions based on the best mix of those who apply.

Led by Director, Carla Theunissen, Q are looking for a management team responsible for all elements of the theatre: Business Management (HR, IT, Finance and Reporting, Ticketing, Business Planning); Operations (Venue Sales, OSH, Front of House, Technical/Production, Building Management); Development (Fundraising, Sponsorship); Marketing and Communications (Branding, Customer Relations Management, Audience Development, Campaign Management, Online Marketing, Public Relations, Market Research); Programming or Producing (Budgeting, Contracting, Artist Liaison).

“Often people in the arts have a mixed bag of skill sets – they’ll have pockets of experience in finance, fundraising or programming and I’d hate for people not to apply to Q because we were too tied to job descriptions. We’re also interested in hearing from people who may not work in the arts but have the right skills and a strong interest.” Says, Ms Theunissen

Seeking applications from people who have what Ms Theunissen calls “a pick-n-mix skill set”, Q will fine-tune the roles around the people who apply, building a team that is complementary to each other and who are capable of working collaboratively.

The company does have an organisational structure and job titles in mind, but is flexible about how things will be structured, dependant on who applies and what skills and qualities they bring to the table. It’s an ethos that Ms Theunissen says fits perfectly with the venue itself, being a flexible space that re-configures its seating and staging depending on what each show requires.

“We’re in the very unique situation of being a business that’s got a 10 year history but is essentially in start up mode. So we have a clean slate with which to build a great close-knit team to lead the running of the theatre.” Says, Ms Theunissen.

Q are taking applications and enquiries until Wednesday 15th June 2011; more details can be found at www.thebigidea.co.nz/qrecruitment Further information:

Q Theatre will open in September 2011 and will be a mid-sized professional performing arts venue in the heart of Auckland at 305 Queen Street. Q Theatre’s size, scale and flexibility will fill a gap in Auckland’s theatre needs. This sustainable venue will showcase a diverse range of performing arts disciplines from mid-career and senior artists, making exciting and creative experiences accessible to a variety of audiences.

As well as providing an important addition to the Auckland region’s existing arts and entertainment venues Q Theatre aims to provide a venue where actors and other professional performing artists can develop their careers in Auckland, provide a meeting place for artists and audiences, and become a hub for the performing arts in Auckland as well as be a place that the city can be proud of both artistically and architecturally.

The venue will include a 350 – 450 seat auditorium (stage and seating can be reconfigured), a 120 seat studio space, vibrant café and bar, rehearsal areas as well as a function / Theatre in education space.

*About Q Theatre*

- A world-class, exciting, impressive destination for audiences seeking the best live performing arts experience in the Auckland region

- A strong and vital base for artists and practitioners working in New Zealand’s professional performing arts sector

- Featuring a 350-450 seat main auditorium (reconfigurable stage and seats), an additional performance space (seats up to 120), a vibrant cafe and bar and 2 rehearsal spaces

- Performing Arts Hub. Theatre. Dance. Drama. Art. Bar. Cafe. Comedy. Music. People. Life. Creative. Flexible. Opening 2011. *Unmissable*
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