Employment Opportunities
BUSINESS MANAGER (Year Round)
Qualifications: Degree in Accounting or Arts Administration (finance focus) preferred. Bookkeeper certification, relevant education or experience considered. Not-for-Profit business experience a plus. Working knowledge of accounting software, Windows and Macintosh computers including word processing, spreadsheets, data entry, and creation of mailing list/labels. Excellent customer service skills. Ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
OTHER PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES:
- A positive team player with a “can do” attitude.
- An interest in the performing arts and the ability to articulate their importance.
- A self-starter with a strong work ethic and commitment to excellence.
- A solid team player who also has the ability to work independently when necessary.
- A “big picture” thinker with attention to detail.
- A creative problem-solver who is able to “think outside the box.”
- Ability to set priorities and manage multiple tasks and deadlines.
- A poised and professional composure.
- Good judgment and ability to be discrete in communications.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES include but are not limited to:
- Ensure business financial records are reconciled and maintained accurately, efficiently and harmoniously.
- Provide bookkeeping support to Managing Director and designated employees & board members.
- Primary responsibility for donation processing and record keeping – from donation entry to donation acknowledgement.
- Assist and train Development Director with/in development-related reporting.
- Maintain Total Info (Easy-Ware) CRM/Box Office database integrity as well as accounting software database integrity.
- Manage Accounts Receivable and record keeping.
- Manage Accounts Payable and record keeping. Managing Director reviews and has signature authority on payables.
- Perform monthly company credit card reconciliation to include receipt collection from all company credit card holders.
- Responsible for reconciliation of all company sales with assistance offront-of-house staff. Ensure sync of Total Info data and deposit numbers, and reconcile variance daily.
- Responsible for reconciliation of sales against cash/credit card totals at end of each day during off-season.
- Coordinate preparation for monthly third-party financials reconciliation to include balancing checkbook, recording necessary monthly journal entries and reconciling all accounts receivable.
- Prepare and execute year-end financial adjustments in accounting system.
- Assist Managing Director with third-party annual audit preparation.
- Manage Gift Card Inventory and annual reconciliation.
- Responsible for non-computer office machine maintenance.
- Type and archive Board minutes/correspondence in absence of Board Secretary.
- Provide supplemental customer service and box office assistance as needed.
- Maintain current tax forms for distribution to employees: update annual employee information packets, update annual company welcome letters and contract packets.
- Prepare and update all employment packets for visiting artists.
- Assist in collection of payroll paperwork and artist contracts. Assure payroll data is sent to payroll processor when Managing Director is unavailable.
- Become Total-Info CRM system process expert. Assist Box Office staff with Total Info technical questions at the request of the Box Office Manager.
- Coordinate the troubleshooting of all major ticketing and accounting software issues.
- Provide supplemental customer service and box office assistance in emergencies.
- Assume other projects and duties as requested by Managing Director.
- Positively support team members in their duties.
Reports to: Managing Director
Technical/Training Resource to: Development Director and Ticket Office Manager
Salaried position. Health insurance and HRA available.
Office located in Northern Sky’s Creative Center(Gould Theater), 9058 County Road A, Fish Creek. Please email cover letter, resume, and references to Dave Maier at dave@northernskytheater.com.
BOX OFFICE STAFF – PART-TIME (Seasonal)
Want to join the Northern Sky team? We’re seeking to add several Box Office customer service workers to our box office staff this summer and fall season.
- Daytime shifts available at the Northern Sky Admin office at 9058 County Road A in Fish Creek. Positions vary: 15-30 hours per week. $14 per hour.
- Evening shifts available at the Northern Sky Amphitheater in Peninsula State Park in Fish Creek. 3-5 shifts, 12-26 hours a week, depending on availability. $14 per hour. Park sticker provided.
The primary responsibility of these positions is to provide patrons with a positive first impression of Northern Sky Theater. You are the face of Northern Sky. You’ll be providing our patrons with accurate performance information and assisting them in purchasing and/or picking up tickets to Northern Sky performances. You’d be 1 of a team of 70 helping up to 700 people experience one of Northern Sky’s amazing original productions.
If you have these three skill sets we can teach you the rest…
- Excellent customer service skills.
- Ability to work in a fast paced environment.
- Comfortable and capable with computers, credit card machines, and calculators.
High school or college students welcome!
If you or someone you know are interested, please send a resume or a summary of work history and job skills to Managing Director, Dave Maier at dave@northernskytheater.com.
Northern Sky Internships
Summer Internships – mid-May thru August
Northern Sky interns work with our Production Stage Manager throughout the rehearsal period, assisting in all areas of the theater: costumes, props, set-up, takedown, clean-up, attending rehearsals, helping with computer reports, prompting, etc. If you are a performer, you may be assigned to an understudy position. There are sometimes roles available as well, and interns will be given a chance to audition. We try to fit you with the areas in which you’re most interested. Interns assist with PR if time permits.
The rehearsal period is pretty intense, with long hours and late nights at the park. Sometimes the weather in outdoor theatre can be pretty challenging when trying to get enough tech hours in and everyone has to be very flexible and good-humored.
Once the shows are open, you’d be part of the backstage and run crew. Interns assist our wonderful volunteers with parking on a rotational basis. They are part of the set-up and strike crew, responsible for dressing room and costume maintenance. This all becomes routine by the time all the shows are open.
We ask all interns to participate in workshops and educational outreach. We also have interns participate in the 4th of July parades. I encourage interns to audition for extra events that we hold, including our main fundraiser Raise the Curtain. and the end of season Volunteer Appreciation Picnic.
Interns will also be on call for the fall show rehearsals starting in August during the day. Some office work will also be part of the job responsibilities. There are also weekly scheduled brush up rehearsals for anyone understudying or performing during the summer or fall.
We provide housing and pay a weekly stipend. You would need your own car. At the Park Theater, we do eight shows a week, with two on Mondays and Thursdays. A meal is provided between shows on those days. Sunday is the day off. Your summer contract dates would be mid-May – end of August. It is also possible to be considered for an internship through the fall, which will run until the end of October.
Many of the interns who have been at Northern Sky request to come back, and some have gone on to other positions in our company. The Northern Sky intern experience is challenging in a good way and the people you will get to work and play with are a great bunch of professionals who really respect the interns’ contributions and importance to Northern Sky.
Please contact Jeff at jeff@northernskytheater.com to apply or for more information.
