Full Time Opportunities

Everyman Theatre is looking for a skilled, experienced Assistant Technical Director to join the Scenic Department team, to support productions and events in a 250 seat main theatre and secondary flexible space. The Assistant Technical Director is an integral part of the department, ensuring that all scenic elements are successfully translated from design to reality in a safe and cost-effective manner. This position is full-time and reports to the Technical Director and the Director of Production. Typically, this position is 40 hours per week during the day, with hours flexed into the weekend or evenings as necessary.

General

• Assist in engineering and drafting of Scenic elements for all theatrical productions and events
• Coordinate with other departments for smooth load-ins and strikes.
• With Technical Director and Scene Shop Manager, maintain and enforce safety protocol for Scenery Department

Responsibilities

• At the direction of the Technical Director, draft working drawings of scenery using Designer-provided materials
• Attend relevant production meetings
• Work with Scene Shop Manager to communicate drawings, priorities, and finish expectations to be executed by carpenters
• Engineer solutions to technical and design challenges involving a wide range of materials and methods to maintain safety and design integrity
• When able, prioritize a reduce, reuse, recycle mentality in construction of scenic elements in conjunction with Everyman’s greater green initiatives
• Place and coordinate material orders and deliveries
• With Technical Director, engineer and execute special scenery projects (printed materials, rigging, automation, FX, etc.)
• When applicable – assist Props Artisan with fabrication and engineering of properties
• Help facilitate and execute safe load-in and strike of productions
• Monitor Rehearsal and Production Reports
• Collaborate with Scenic Department team to ensure consistent in-person coverage for tech rehearsals and on-call support during performance run
• With Scene Shop Manager, maintain, repair, and purchase tools and equipment for shop
• With Technical Director, and Scene Shop Manager, maintain and improve shop, stage, grid, and secondary production spaces and equipment (loading dock, wardrobe room, etc.) 
• Properly report expenses in timely manner

Qualifications

• Proficiency in drafting technical construction drawings in autoCAD or Vectorworks
• Knowledge of standard theatrical building techniques, and safe engineering practices
• Expertise with power and hand tools for woodworking and metalworking
• Metalworking, MIG welding and steel fabrication techniques. Aluminum spool-MIG a plus
• Knowledge of theatrical rigging standards
• Automation experience (creative conners, spikemark) a plus
• Ability to work unsupervised and self motivated
• A commitment to mutual respect and collaboration
• Ability to problem solve in individual and collaborative settings
• Detail oriented and transparent communicator
• A commitment to the artistic process and collaboration through mutual respect, interpersonal, teamwork, and diplomacy skills
• Ability to communicate and work with people of various skill levels
• An ability to give and take constructive criticism, follow direction, and respond to changing circumstances quickly and with a positive attitude.
• Ability to work in confined spaces, and at height – including ladders, tension grid, and personnel lifts.
• A valid drivers license (experience driving up to 26’ box trucks a plus)
• Ability to lift and carry upwards of 80lbs, and stand for long periods of time

As an integral member of Everyman Theatre’s Philanthropy team, the Major Gifts Officer plays a central role in executing Everyman’s individual giving program, implementing strategy set by the Director of Philanthropy across donor portfolio management, campaign execution, and donor communications. This role combines hands-on donor relationship management — identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship — with the writing and coordination needed to bring campaigns and appeals to life across the full individual giving program. This is an excellent opportunity for a fundraising professional who is both a skilled relationship-builder and a capable writer, ready to help execute a growing individual giving program.

This position reports to the Director of Philanthropy and works in close partnership with the Data and Systems Manager, Donor Engagement Manager, and the Philanthropy Operations Coordinator, as well as the Board Development Committee.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

Major Gifts

• Manage a portfolio of major and mid-level individual donors and prospects, distinct from the smaller donor portfolio managed separately by the Donor Engagement Manager. Work jointly with the Director of Philanthropy on the department’s highest-capacity relationships, and independently on the balance of this portfolio.
• Implement donor cultivation and solicitation plans set in partnership with the Director of Philanthropy, including in-person meetings, phone, email, and written communication and proposal development, to move donors toward increased giving.
• Identify, engage, and nurture relationships with prospects and current donors with potential to increase giving at the major gift level.
• Support the Director of Philanthropy in preparing top-tier prospects for solicitation, including donor research and briefing materials.
• Support the execution of fundraising campaign strategy set by the Director of Philanthropy.
• Support planned giving conversations within the portfolio where appropriate, identifying and flagging legacy giving interest to the Director of Philanthropy as Everyman’s planned giving program develops.

Campaign & Donor Communications

• Draft campaign appeals, solicitation letters, and donor communications as needed to execute individual giving strategy set by the Director of Philanthropy. 
• Partner with the Director of Philanthropy on campaign messaging and donor segmentation as directed.
• Collaborate with Marketing on design and production execution for campaign materials as needed.
• Collaborate with the Donor Engagement Manager and Data & Systems Manager to ensure campaign materials align with donor benefit and communications calendars.

Donor & Event Engagement

• Serve as a primary contact for portfolio donors at Everyman events, providing thoughtful, personalized engagement prior to and during events.
• Attend performances, including opening nights, and donor-facing events as needed to strengthen donor relationships.
• Prepare briefings and facilitate introductions between portfolio donors and organizational leadership prior to and during events, to deepen relationships and support stewardship.
• Collaborate with the Donor Engagement Manager on event-adjacent communications and stewardship touchpoints for portfolio donors. 
• Support the annual gala by managing invitations, follow-up, stewardship, and solicitations  for portfolio donors and prospects, in coordination with the Donor Engagement Manager, who leads overall event logistics.

Administrative & Cross-Team Collaboration

• Maintain accurate and timely records of donor interactions and financial contributions in the CRM (PatronManager), using data to inform fundraising strategy.
• Identify potential new fundraising prospects through database review and research, in partnership with the Data & Systems Manager.
• Provide portfolio updates, donor pipeline information, leadership engagement activity, and other relevant data to support Board and Development Committee reporting, as requested by the Director of Philanthropy.
• Collaborate with the Director of Philanthropy and Associate Director of Institutional Giving to ensure a coordinated approach to department-wide fundraising strategy.

Campaign Readiness  

• Support campaign-readiness activity as Everyman builds toward a future comprehensive or special fundraising campaign, including prospect qualification, donor research, and cultivation of portfolio donors with campaign-level giving capacity.
• Assist the Director of Philanthropy with materials, briefings, and donor communications related to campaign planning as needed.
• Help ensure portfolio donors are appropriately positioned and stewarded ahead of any future campaign ask, in partnership with the Director of Philanthropy.

QUALIFICATIONS

Required

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• 3–5 years of development or related experience, with demonstrated success managing a donor portfolio and closing major gifts
• Strong, demonstrated writing skills. Writing samples (appeal letters, campaign copy, or donor communications) will be requested
• Experience with donor databases/CRM systems; willingness to learn PatronManager
• Ability to initiate and cultivate ongoing relationships with donors and prospects through meetings, calls, and events
• Ability to set goals strategically and manage multiple campaigns and donor relationships concurrently
• Ability to work cross-functionally with internal colleagues and represent Everyman’s voice to donors
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Passion for Baltimore’s cultural ecosystem and /or theatre creation
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and related productivity tools

Everyman Theatre Everyman Theatre is looking for a skilled and organized artisan to support the Properties and Paint Departments. This position reports to the Technical Director in coordination with the Props Artisan and the Scenic Change Artist to assist with the planning, acquisition, and fabrication of rehearsal and stage props, and assist in the execution of scenic paint treatments, and texturing.

Division of duties determined by individual production needs. Responsibilities will include maintenance and touchup of properties and scenic paint during show runs. This position is full-time with benefits. Typical hours are 40/hr a week during the day, with hours flexed into weekend and evenings in consultation with Technical Direction and Production management.

Responsibilities

Build, maintenance, and repair of rehearsal and show props

• Constructing and modifying furniture
• Set decorating and dressing
• Pulling, organizing and purchasing props
• Upkeeping and restocking of consumable properties during show run
• Maintaining and organizing storage and work spaces

Painting, texturing, carving of scenic elements

• Painting and touching-up scenic elements and stage decks
• Reference scenic designs, paint elevations, reference images, and take verbal direction
• Maintaining and organizing paint area and tools

Qualifications

Required

• Familiarity with pigment color mixing, theatrical techniques, faux finishes, and painting tools
• Artistic sculpture and fabrication skills
• Upholstery and furniture construction
• Ability to use basic power tools safely and efficiently
• Basic sewing skills and fiber arts (crochet, knit, hand and machine sewing)
• Ability to work at height (ladders, lifts) and in tight or enclosed spaces
• Ability to lift and carry upwards of 50lbs
• Ability to stand for extended periods of time
• A valid driver’s license

Preferred

• An ability to give and take constructive criticism, follow direction, and respond to changing circumstances quickly and with a positive attitude
• A commitment to the artistic process and collaboration through mutual respect
• Organization and time management skills
• Attention to detail and maintaining design integrity
• Digital art (Photoshop, Gimp) and digital fabrication (Cricut, 3D printing) a plus
• Puppetry experience a plus