Production Manager

Production Manager

Work type: Project Part Time

Location: Bellingham, WA

Categories: College of Fine & Performing Arts

Position Title Production Manager

About the University
Western Washington University, with over 15,000 students in seven colleges and the graduate school, is nationally recognized for its educational programs, students and faculty. The campus is located in Bellingham, Washington, a coastal community of 90,000 overlooking Bellingham Bay, the San Juan Islands and the North Cascades Mountain range. The city lies 90 miles north of Seattle and 60 miles south of Vancouver, British Columbia. Western has additional sites in Anacortes, Bremerton, Everett, Port Angeles, and Poulsbo. Western is recognized nationally for its successes, such as being named one of the top public master's-granting institutions in the Pacific Northwest for 25 years in a row by U.S. News & World Report.

Western Washington University is committed to achieving excellence through advancing inclusive success, increasing our Washington impact, and focusing on transformational education grounded in the liberal arts and sciences and based on innovative scholarship, research, and creative activity. Western's greatest strength is the outstanding students, faculty, staff, and alumni/ae who make up its community. Western supports an inclusive governance structure for all and provides a learning and working environment in which everyone can thrive. In pursuit of this excellence, individual employees are expected to establish and maintain productive and effective inclusive working relationships amongst diverse populations including staff, faculty, administration, student, and external constituents. Further, individual employees are expected to have the ability to operationalize sustainability concepts (economic, societal, environmental) into all aspects of performing their job duties.

About the Department The Theatre and Dance Department supports Western's mission, which states that together with our students, staff, and faculty, we are committed to making a positive impact in the state and the world with a shared focus on academic excellence and inclusive achievement. We encourage applications from women, people of color, people with disabilities, veterans, and other candidates from underrepresented backgrounds and with diverse experiences interested in this opportunity.

About the Position
The Production Manager (PM) is responsible for creating production and rehearsal schedules, maintaining frequent correspondence with the production team, and coordinating all technical aspects of performances throughout the season for all theatre and dance productions. The PM leads production meetings, distributes meeting reports and secures space reservations. The Production Manager works with the Technical Director to oversee the planning and successful implementation of all technical aspects of productions, including tech rehearsals and strike. The PM works closely with the costume shop, scene shop, choreographers, designers, and directors; to facilitate collaboration between all production stake holders. The PM assigns crew members, enters registration codes, communicates crew responsibilities and work schedule, and enters final grades, in conjunction with the shop managers for all THTR 255 crew positions. The PM oversees the Department's technical inventory and equipment, ensuring functionality and keeping track of equipment location. The PM often contributes to areas outside their primary duties to ensure a successful production.

This is a half-time (.50), 10-month cyclic position. The State HR classification for this position is Stage Manager.

Required Qualifications

• Academic or professional experience in production management for theater and dance
• BA or BFA in Theater Arts concentrating in Stage Management and or Technical Theatre
• Demonstrated commitment to create an anti-racist and equitable work environment that is reflective of all the communities we serve
• Experience facilitating collaboration and communication between all production stakeholders
• High proficiency in MS Office and scheduling software
• Experience with ETC lighting consoles and instruments and Q-lab
• Ability to lift at least 50 lbs. and climb ladders
• Ability to work evenings and weekend

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to design lighting or sound
• Knowledge of Projection systems
• Experience with LED and Moving Lights
• Experience with business communication platform
• Experience with inventory management
• Experience overseeing student production crew members
• Ability to teach entry level stage management class

Conditions of Employment All employees must comply with our Immunization policies, including Proof of Rubeola Measles Immunity within 60-days of hire. Please reach out to View email address on click.appcast.io if you need information regarding medical or religious exemption and applicable accommodations.

Salary $2,481 - $3,468/month (@.50 FTE) depending on qualifications and experience.

Benefits Information Benefits Overview for Classified Positions

Bargaining Unit This position is part of bargaining unit D and is covered by the collective bargaining agreement with Public School Employees of WWU.

Application Instructions
Application materials should address your experience related to the position responsibilities and the required and preferred qualifications.

Closing Date Notes Position closes 07/01/2026 at 11:55 pm

Western Washington University (WWU) is an equal opportunity employer. In compliance with applicable laws, WWU does not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, color, national origin, age, citizenship or immigration status, pregnancy, use of protective leave, genetic status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, creed, religion, veteran or military status, disability or the use of a trained guide dog or service animal (including a service animal in training) by a person with a disability, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law, in its programs or activities, including employment, admissions, and educational programs. See WWU's Policies on Prohibiting Discrimination Based on A Protected Class and Prohibiting Discrimination Based on Sex. Inquiries may be directed to the Office of Civil Rights and Title IX Compliance, Title IX and ADA Coordinator, Western Washington University, Old Main 126 (MS 9021), 516 High Street, Bellingham, WA 98225; View phone number on click.appcast.io (voice) or 711 (Washington Relay); View email address on click.appcast.io

WWU is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. To request this document in an alternate format or to request an accommodation, please contact Human Resources Disability Services, View phone number on click.appcast.io or 711 (Washington Relay).

Annual Security and Fire Safety Report: This report is provided pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act ("The Clery Act"). It includes statistics for the previous three calendar years concerning reported crimes that occurred on Western's campus; in certain off-campus buildings or property owned or controlled by Western; and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from, the campus. The report also includes institutional policies concerning campus security, such as policies concerning alcohol and drug use, crime prevention, the reporting of crimes, sexual assault, and other matters. You can obtain a copy of this report in printed or alternate formats by contacting the Office of Student Life at View email address on click.appcast.io. The report can be found at: Annual Security and Fire Safety Report.

All new employees must comply with the immunization policy and show employment eligibility verification as required by the U.S. Citizen and Immigration Service before beginning work at WWU. A thorough background check will be conducted on all new hires which includes a sexual misconduct background check.

Job no: 503020

Advertised: Jun 17 2026 09:00 Pacific Daylight Time

Applications close: Jul 01 2026 23:55 Pacific Daylight Time

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