Artistic Director

6 months ago

Toronto, Canada The Second City Full time

**Job Title**: Artistic Director - Training Centre, The Second City, Toronto

**Job location**:Toronto

**Job Type**:Full-time

**Salary**:CAD $75,000

**Reports To**:VP- Training Centres (& GM - Toronto)

**Direct reports**: Location-based faculty and, where applicable, Associate Artistic Directors and/or Program Leads

**Works in tandem with**: Training Centre Production Manager (Toronto)

**Position Overview**
- The Artistic Director is the creative lead for the Training Centre at The Second City, Toronto. This is a full-time management position responsible for developing and implementing programming to grow The Second City Training Centre - Toronto.
- Be an innovator for growth and change in our organization. This includes creation of new ideas, recruitment of new people, and seeking out new partners.
- Focus on delivering a high-quality experience to our students. This includes the modernization of curriculum, student performance season planning and the management of our unionized faculty.
- Support and advance the artistic vision for the company as set by the VP - Head of Creative, and serve as an advocate for our students to work in our theatres and film projects.

**Accountabilities and Responsibilities Include (but not limited to)**
- Identify growth areas for the Training Centre, and align the resources (faculty, technology, etc) needed to drive new enrollments or partnerships
- Present growth opportunities to TC Leadership. Identify key tactics to reach goals and track accordingly on a weekly basis to communicate up to the executive team and ownership
- Help to find grants and organization/community partners to develop new opportunities
- Work with VP - Head of Creative, VP of Production, the larger team of Training Centre Artistic Directors (Chicago, New York & Virtual), local & regional GMs and the VP of Marketing, to set specific goals for each calendar year
- Attend Student Orientation and lead Welcome Sessions each term
- Attend and offer feedback on Training Centre related performances, and work with Program Leads and/or Associate Artistic Directors to assure quality and mission
- Attend and/or run auditions related to Training Centre programs
- Maintain The Second City’s commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion to create and support a stronger, more diverse Training Centre community
- Be an adviser (in conjunction with VP - Training Centres and HR when necessary) on issues involving faculty and/or students - including but not limited to issues of harassment, dissatisfaction, tension/frustration, content appropriateness, teaching/learning style, etc.
- Consult and Coordinate with the TC leadership team for special projects and programs to help monitor quality, curriculum, faculty, students, admissions, and overall branding/reputation
- Attend and participate in meetings as-needed, such as: Training Centre staff meetings, Artistic Directors’ meetings, program-specific meetings, etc.
- Work with the Student Success team, VP of Sales and VP of Marketing to design and implement programming to support and grow a dynamic, healthy, engaged Training Centre community

**Management of Faculty** & TC MDs**
- Work with VP-Training Centres to recruit, hire, train, and mentor Training Centre faculty & music directors
- Design and run All-Faculty meetings and Development Sessions
- Oversee the evaluation of Training Centre program direct reports and faculty
- Participate in appropriate faculty reviews
- Create development plans for faculty
- Operationalize the faculty/MD CBA and work to facilitate a healthy, productive relationship between the faculty union and the Second City

**Student Support**
- Work with the Student Success team to address and resolve student needs & concerns
- Provide creative and professional development guidance to students as appropriate
- Identify talent within the TC ecosystem for professional opportunities within the company

**Administrative Responsibilities**
- Work with VP - Training Centres and Training Centre Production Manager to develop annual budget proposals for TC creative/artistic needs and goals
- Collaborate with Training Centre Production Manager on the assignment of classes and substitute teacher coverage

**Job Requirements**
- We are an open, inclusive workplace and welcome applicants who bring with them diverse life experiences, including every permutation of economic and cultural backgrounds, orientation, identity, _ethnicity_ and points of view. We strive to continue our efforts to work with people who may otherwise be marginalized or underrepresented in our business and around our community._
- An offer of employment is contingent upon an accepted background _and reference_ check._

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