Job Description

Date Posted: 10/07/2022
Req ID: 27711
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Music
Department: Faculty of Music
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Description:

About us:

The Faculty of Music is Canada's largest and most renowned university-based music program for professional musical training, creation, performance, education, and research. Home to a diverse and dynamic community of scholars, performers, composers, and educators, the University of Toronto's Faculty of Music offers a supportive community in one of the world's most diverse and dynamic cities. We provide a superb learning environment, an internationally renowned teaching faculty, multiple performance halls, and an outstanding music library collection. With degrees and diplomas available in numerous areas of study, our array of courses and programs provides our 900 students an exceptional opportunity to explore various fields within music. With over 600 concerts and events annually, the Faculty is an exciting and vibrant place to work, study, and visit.

Our faculty members include musicians who perform on the world's most prestigious stagesand record for major labels, scholars who present at leading international conferences and publish with top presses, educators who offer workshops and masterclasses at universities and conservatories worldwide, and composers whose works are performed by renowned ensembles and commissioned by acclaimed musicians and arts organizations. Visit "Our People" at music.utoronto.ca to read profiles of our outstanding faculty members - nearly sixty full-time and one hundred part-time - models and mentors to support a broad range of music-related careers. More information about the University of Toronto Faculty of Music is available at: http://music.utoronto.ca/

Your opportunity:

The Faculty of Music is a great place to work. It has such a positive energy that comes from faculty, students and staff pursuing their love for and of music. We are small and hard-working team. We love what we do, and we work collaboratively to support our faculty and students in their music-making.

Under the general direction of the Co-Director of the Opera Program, you will coordinate the daily operational needs for the Opera department. You will strive to maintain the artistic intent of all productions staged at our theatres and assist with the operational needs of performances throughout the season.

Required to work hours that may consist of some evening and weekends as appropriate to the staffing needs of the department.

During slower periods, the incumbent may be asked to perform tasks within their job description in other parts of the Faculty outside of the Opera department.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Acting as the first point of contact for general enquiries
• Coordinating tasks for projects and other strategic initiatives with stakeholders
• Coordinating meeting schedules, agendas, materials, action and follow-up items
• Coordinating the preparation of space, materials and equipment required for production activities
• Creating and editing web pages with interactive media
• Creating and maintaining presence on social media platforms
• Determining logistical details and activities for events and/or programming
• Tracking and monitoring service contracts for payment and renewal

Essential Qualifications:

• College Diploma (2 years), preferably Opera or acceptable combination of equivalent experience.
• Minimum two years stage coordination experience within musical theatre, preferably Opera.
• Experience working with a variety of stakeholders including stage managers, set and costume designers, lighting designers, hair/makeup personnel etc.
• Demonstrated experience building positive relationships with performers, production and music staff.
• Experience coordinating meeting schedules, agendas, materials, action and follow-up items.
• Experience determining logistical details and activities for performances.
• Experience editing promotional and/or outreach materials.
• Experience creating and maintaining presence on social media platforms (Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter).
• Experience tracking andmonitoring service contracts for payment and renewal.
• Professional demeanor, excellent communication skills, adaptable, solutions-oriented problem solver.
• Demonstrated excellent organizational skills with proven ability to effectively prioritize workload.
• Intermediate Microsoft Office skills (Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Ability to walk and stand for extended periods.

To be successful in this role you will be:

• Adaptable
• Approachable
• Communicator
• Problem solver
• Self-directed
• Team player

Closing Date: 10/18/2022, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: USW
Appointment Type: Budget - Continuing
Schedule: Full-Time
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:
USW Pay Band 07 -- $53,222 with an annual step progression to a maximum of $68,063. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation/Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol.
Job Category: Administrative / Managerial

Lived Experience Statement
Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the posted position.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

Diversity Statement

The University of Toronto is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from racialized persons / persons of colour, women, Indigenous / Aboriginal People of North America, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ2S+ persons, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.

As part of your application, you will be asked to complete a brief Diversity Survey. This survey is voluntary. Any information directly related to you is confidential and cannot be accessed by search committees or human resources staff. Results will be aggregated for institutional planning purposes. For more information, please see .

Accessibility Statement

The University strives to be an equitable and inclusive community, and proactively seeks to increase diversity among its community members. Our values regarding equity and diversity are linked with our unwavering commitment to excellence in the pursuit of our academic mission.

The University is committed to the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). As such, we strive to make our recruitment, assessment and selection processes as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for applicants with disabilities.

If you require any accommodations at any point during the application and hiring process, please contact .