GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Are you looking for a creative career that can utilize all your theater and art skills that is a full time, long term career with benefits? Would you enjoy working with the client from the beginning in the sales process, designing and developing their program, managing the entire process through and including the fabrication and installation of the order? This could be the perfect position.

Ampa Events, a 25 year old event production company and scene shop, seeks candidates with creative skills including Carpentry, Lighting, Artistry, and great people skills for a SENIOR Level Managers Position in the event world. This position works with the client from the Sales Process and through the execution of productions in the field which includes the management of a crew, load In/Out, and complete the clients order in a timely manner. If you like to be in charge, are attracted to the sales, design and execution process, then please apply.

This new position offer a creative, motivate, self starter a permanent career in a town, Richmond, VA, with reasonable cost of living

A Management Level Position that is FULL-TIME year round with benefits and for a career minded individual. A successful candidate will have a diverse skill set that is applicable to the event and live production industry. Candidates will need to wear multiple hats and change gears smoothly as operation require..

SIMILAR JOB TITLES
Shop Foreman, Stage Manager, Prop Master, Technical Director, Operations Manager, Creative Director, AV Manager. If you have held management positions of this nature and have a diverse skill set, you may be well suited for this position

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
MUST HAVE 5-10 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THEATRE, EVENTS, CATERING OR RELATED HOSPITALITY INDUSTRIES
Consideration will be give to candidates that have proven skills and experience, but may not have a complete 5 years of min. experience.

General Description:
The process starts with sales and client development. Must have a great personality for success in sales. Once the sale is closed, producer is for designing, managing and executing a program that meets the clients needs. The design process is made easy with our massive inventory of event equipment, theme decor, stage sets, drape, lighting and more. Hundreds of Power Point designs from years of producing successful events are available to help you sell creative ideas to clients.

RESPONSIBILITIES + SKILLS
1. Carpentry skills: Construction and installation of scenery; working with wood, foam, fiberglass, plastics, and other materials.
2. Lighting: Installation of theatrical lighting for corporate stage applications as well as decorative theme designs
3. Crew Lead/Manager: run the production and manager the crew to execute on time installations
4. Inventory: work in our CRM to select equipment for successful designs, create work orders for fabrication and total design to be pulled and loaded by warehouse staff for execution of the program.
5. Scheduling: Facilitate efficient use of staff as needed for event schedule, and other tasks.
6. Working Conditions: New Office and Warehouse complex with employee amenities. A general work week plus nights and weekends as needed per the event. Some travel per event schedule
7. Work with clients directly, calling on them to win their business and to establish Ampa as a preferred vendor at venues.

Required Skills/Qualifications:
1. Positive individual eager to learn and grow with the company.
2. Carpentry skills
3. Lighting: complete understanding of theatrical lighting, wiring, and general repair skills.
4. Rigging Skills.Hanging focusing of lights.
5. self starter, able to work unsupervised as we as part of a team
6. Good driving record, able to drive small box trucks and pull utility trailers.
7. Office: Good written/verbal communications; computer, web and electronic skills. MAC preferred.
8. Customer service skills -- good with people and able to interact positively with clients on site.
9. Comfortable juggling multiple projects and able to improvise.
10. Ability to rapidly change gears and adapt to client orders.
11. Ability to lift and move heavy objects.
12. HR: as a manager the position requires the management of subordinates. Must have abilities in HR.

Not Required, but desirable skills (may position you for other roles in the company):
1. Artistic skills - painting, craft skills
2. Prop Design and Fabrication

TRAINING
Ampa will train and provide continuing education for committed employees. However, as a Senior Managers Position, candidates must come to this role with superb skills in the aforementioned areas. If you are lacking in one or two areas, but have a positive attitude and a proven work history of commitment to your past employers, please apply but in your cover letter explain how you will manage your role if you are laking in one of the skills.

TO APPLY
Send complete resume with Cover Letter, explaining why you are ideal for this position and how your skill set will advance Ampa Events.