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ABOUT PROFILE

Founded in 1997, Profile Theatre is one of the oldest continuously operating theaters in the state. Profile Theatre centers an entire season of first class productions and community engagement activities through the lens of the season-long Featured Playwright, whose unique vision broadens our perspective on the world and deepens our collective compassion. We do this through large-scale professional productions, our expansive In Dialogue program, the Playwrights Residency, and our signature Community Profile program. Profile has grown to be one of the most well-regarded theaters in Portland, with a reputation for bringing intelligence, excellence and passion to the stage. 

POSITION AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Box Office Manager is the primary staff member interacting with patrons purchasing tickets, with Members who need to select dates and seats, and at special Member events. The Box Office Manager also supports the Director of Communications as the primary patron information technology manager via Profile’s CRM, and facilitates group sales including Affinity Nights, Alumni Nights and other group sales as come up. The Box Office Manager collaborates with the Front of House Manager to ensure they have all needed information regarding the attendance of each performance.

Profile Theatre values a non-siloed workspace in which staff members support one another across departments. Profile Theatre staff all work towards several organizational goals: to produce high-level artistic events, to achieve financial stability and maintain fiscal transparency, and to develop and deepen relationships in our community.

Specific duties include:

• Answer sales and information requests through Comcast Business (mobile app or landline) and email correspondence for boxoffice@profiletheatre.org (G Suite)
• Sell tickets and memberships or process donations utilizing the MonkeyPod CRM and Salesforce Patron Manager. 
• Works within and manages Box Office Budget. 
• Identify, hire, train and manage Box Office Overhire. 
• Collaborate with Front of House and Stage Management staff to ensure a timely and enjoyable experience for the Profile Community. 
• Build all ticketed events and seasons in Eventbrite
• Build subscription/membership packages in MonkeyPod and/or PatronManager.
• Fulfill ticket requests, membership ticket benefits, complementary tickets, and other single ticket sales for all Profile Theatre Events, including fundraisers.
• Maintain patron data in both MonkeyPod and PatronManager Build all ticketed events and seasons.
• Build Membership packages.
• Update website and ticketing platform as needed. 
• Possibly work Box Office shifts at Profile productions or events, if needed and as schedule permits.
• Some evening and weekend hours are required.

• Other duties as assigned. 

This position may include physical requirements of moving, standing and/or sitting indoors and/or outdoors, utilizing technology, and interacting with others. Reasonable accommodations provided.  

QUALIFICATIONS

Customer service, technology, problem solving, friendly, outgoing, interested in advancement in arts administration. 

COMPENSATION

Profile Theatre is an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourages women and people of color to apply, in keeping with its core values of inclusion and representation. 

The Box Office Manager is compensated at a rate of $20/hr. 

LOCATION

This position will be expected to report to the Profile Theatre office at 216 NW 13th Ave, or remotely from home with own equipment as mutually negotiated with the company. 

SCHEDULE

The Box Office Manager is projected to work 20 hours a week. At least half of this time is expected to be in the office. The rest of the time may be worked remotely with set hours. In between seasons (usually summer), there is the potential to flex down some. While this is a daytime position, the support of certain evening events like first reads, opening nights and the annual gala are required.

REPORTING

To Director of Communications, Eboni Lovell. 

APPLY

Please include a letter of interest outlining applicable skills and experience and a resume to info@profiletheatre.org. No calls or drop-ins, please.

ABOUT PROFILE

Founded in 1997, Profile Theatre is one of the oldest continuously operating theaters in the state. Profile Theatre centers an entire season of world class productions and community engagement activities through the lens of the season-long Featured Playwright, whose unique vision broadens our perspective on the world and deepens our collective compassion. We do this through large-scale professional productions, our expansive In Dialogue program, the Playwrights Residency, and our signature Community Profile program. Profile has grown to be one of the most well-regarded theaters in Portland, with a reputation for bringing intelligence, excellence and passion to the stage. 

POSITION AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Line Producer’s main responsibility is to oversee all productions at the theatre. We like to say the Line Producer is charged with getting the art into the theatre space. The Line Producer participates in season planning, providing rough budgets for shows under consideration, identifying opportunities and challenges from a production standpoint, and providing key artistic input and collaboration. The Line Producer is the production manager for all productions, hiring backstage staff, creating production calendars and budgets, driving the design process forward, overseeing load-in, tech and strike, and provides production support for other departments, including Community Engagement and for Development events like the annual gala. The Line Producer maintains Profile’s small production inventory, helps envision growth steps for the organization, maintains relationships with local artists and ensures compliance with Federal, State, Local, and Union regulations and Profile Theatre Company policies.

Profile Theatre values a non-siloed workspace in which staff members support one another across departments. Profile Theatre staff all work towards several organizational goals: to produce high-level artistic events, to achieve financial stability and maintain fiscal transparency, and to develop and deepen relationships in our community.

Season Planning

• Read scripts and participate in staff discussions of plays and playwrights, with a particular eye towards producing opportunities and challenges.
• Analyze potential scripts for budgetary impact and highlight any special skills, equipment or space (venue, shop, etc) required.
• Once selected, develop production budget for the season, in close collaboration with the Artistic Director.

Production Management

The Line Producer is responsible for all logistical and budgetary aspects of each theatrical production, including:

• Build a production calendar, including design deadlines, tech schedule, and production meetings, and attend key production dates: first rehearsal, first read, load-in, all technical rehearsals, all preview performances, strike, and other rehearsals as needed. 
• Facilitate production meetings, helping drive forward the collaborative process, assuring designs are achievable and stay within budget, facilitating cross-departmental communication, and flagging potential challenges. 
• Oversee production budget as related to all technical and design elements of production Build and submit weekly production payroll reports for processing by Company Manager.
• Hire all production technicians and overhire, including but not limited to TD, electricians, carpenters, painters, board ops, wardrobe, etc. 
• Comply with and make sure others comply with all rules and regulations established for the use and protection of the theatre.
• Read daily rehearsal and performance reports, and follow up as needed to ensure all notes are addressed.
• Coordinate and supervise strike, including return of all rented/borrowed props, costumes, and other items; ensuring the grid is restored to the Rep Plot; and completing a walk-through of spaces used to confirm they are reset and ready for the next user. 

Production Payroll and Expenses

• Track designer expenditures, rentals, and borrowed items regularly, and request written approval from Artistic Director for additional expenditures before designers exceed budgets. 
• Authorize contractor payments and budget advances, document invoices and reimbursement requests and submit for processing by Company Manager.
• Approve production payroll when submitted by Company Manager for processing, assuring all union payments, royalty payments, and associated reports have been processed and submitted by the Company Manager.
• Collect receipts from department heads and reconcile against the master budget.
• Manage production inventory and purchase supplies as needed.

Production Liaison 

• Manage, grow, and strengthen Profile’s relationships with artists that work with our organization throughout the season and others in the community.
• Develop relationships with civic organizations, arts and culture groups, and our local community partners and vendors to facilitate resources for our production and design needs throughout the season.
• Act as the Artist Liaison for Profile Theatre, facilitating a space for artists to share their needs, expectations, and concerns during production runs. 
• Work to grow and diversify our artist portfolio; and
• Work closely with the Artistic Director on artist development and engagement.

Other Duties

• Coordinate with Finance Manager to assist with reconciliation and company profit/loss and other budget reporting.
• Represent Profile in the community, providing additional support for and fundraisers, events, celebrations, opening nights, first rehearsals, etc.  
• Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Strong collaborative and leadership skills are the most important qualifications. An ability to lead designer and technical staff with both rigor and kindness, managing a large and diverse team of artists and technicians.

• Strong knowledge of labor markets and labor and materials costs in our region.

• An ability to assess and predict production challenges and stumbling blocks and a proactive approach to their solutions.

• Basic knowledge of design elements for theatre. 

• Strong computer skills, including comfort with cloud-based databases and software like Quickbooks, CRM, AP software, payroll systems, GSuite, MS Office, Adobe, etc.

• Understanding of theatrical union standards and requirements; Federal, State, and Local employment compliance requirements; and knowledge of payroll and human resources best practices, or willingness to learn. 

• Can work independently and in a small team environment. 

COMPENSATION

Profile Theatre is an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourages women and people of color to apply, in keeping with its core values of inclusion and representation. 

The Line Producer is compensated with an exempt salary ranging from $50,000-$55,000/annually DOE.

LOCATION

This position will be expected to report to the Profile Theatre office located at 216 NW 13th Ave, and to the Imago Theatre located at SE 8th Ave. during performance production runs. Some tasks are able to be completed remotely from home with own equipment as mutually negotiated and agreed in advance with the Artistic Director. 

SCHEDULE

This is a full time, exempt salaried position. Profile Theatre’s office is currently hybrid; When not at the theatre, about 50% of hours are expected to be in person, and the rest remote. Attendance at first reads, opening nights, galas and other member events is required.

REPORTING

This position reports to the Artistic Director.

APPLY

Please include a letter of interest outlining applicable skills and experience and a resume to: info@profiletheatre.org. No calls or drop-ins, please.

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Guest Bios

November 12, 2023

Lisa Sanaye Dring (she/her) is a writer, director and actor originally from Hilo, Hawaii and Reno, Nevada. She has been nominated for an Emmy for her work as a writer and director. This year Lisa will have productions with Skylight Theatre (Hungry Ghost) and La Jolla Playhouse with Ma-Yi Theater Company (SUMO). She has recently worked on multiple projects with Meow Wolf and was a member of The Geffen Writers’ Room. She was awarded the 2021 Dorothy and Granville Hicks Residency at Yaddo, which honors one promising young writer a year. 

Ari Chadwick-Saund (they/them) is a South Asian/mixed race nationally produced playwright, emcee and multidisciplinary artist based in Portland, Oregon. Recent poetry publications include collections in Pile Press, Mythos Magazine, and Drip Literary Magazine.  They are a proud company member of Theatre Diaspora and enjoy collaborating with Portland area artist organizations; some include Oregon Children’s Theatre, APANO, LineStorm Playwrights/ Bag & Baggage Productions, Body Home Fat Dance, and Profile Theatre.  

Dmae (Dee-May) Lo Roberts (she/her) is a two-time Peabody award-winning writer, director, theatre and media artist and is the executive producer of the nonprofit, MediaRites. Her Peabody award-winning documentary Mei Mei, a Daughter’s Song is a harrowing account of her mother’s childhood in Taiwan during WWII. Her Peabody award-winning series Crossing East was the first AAPI history series distributed on 230 public radio stations. With Samson Syharath,(See-hah-rahth) she co-founded Theatre Diaspora, Oregon’s first AAPI theatre, as a project of MediaRites. Roberts directed two shows at Oregon Children’s Theatre. She will be directing for Yohen at PassinArt Theatre and for Portland Opera on a new opera she was commissioned to write. 

Cristi Miles (she/they) is a native of El Paso, Texas and is a theatre artist rooted in Portland, OR. She enjoys making life awesome with her husband, daughter, and their 3 pet friends. She wildly enjoys teaching, and making radical art with PETE (petensemble.org) where they recently concluded FRONTERIZA, a three year long project investigating Cristi’s identity in context of the immigration crisis along the US/Mexico border.  Her work has taken her all across the Pacific Northwest and Northeastern parts of the US. Cristi is a founding faculty member at the Institute for Contemporary Performance and a graduate of The Oregon Center for Alexander Technique (AmSAT certified teacher).

November 19, 2023

Jimena Alvarado (she/her) is a professor specializing in gender, sexuality, and intercultural issues. Jimena is a Queer Central American immigrant who has gone back and forth for decades, and has recently decided to make Portland her permanent home.

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Job Description

Profile Theatre Project, an Oregon not-for-profit corporation, doing business as Profile Theatre, invites applications for the position of Development Associate. 

ORGANIZATION 

Founded in 1997, Profile Theatre is one of the oldest continuously operating theaters in the state. Profile Theatre centers an entire season of first class productions and community engagement activities through the lens of the season-long Featured Playwright, whose unique vision broadens our perspective on the world and deepens our collective compassion. We do this through large-scale professional productions, our expansive In Dialogue program, the Playwrights Residency, and our signature Community Profile program. Profile has grown to be one of the most well-regarded theaters in Portland, with a reputation for bringing intelligence, excellence and passion to the stage. The Development Associate reports to Artistic Director Josh Hecht and works closely with Profile’s Director of Communications, Finance Manager and contracted grant writer. 

POSITION AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Profile Theatre seeks an ambitious arts manager to serve as Development Associate. The Development Associate will work closely with the Artistic Director, the Board and staff to plan and execute a strategic fundraising program that encompasses membership integrated into annual giving, major gifts, foundation and government grants, corporate sponsorships, special events and blended campaigns. The Development Associate supports the Artistic Director in the cultivation and stewardship of major gifts; collaborates closely with the Director of Communications on an integrated communication strategy to the Profile family of supporters, particularly around the annual Calendar Year End and Fiscal Year End campaigns and Member cultivation events; and will collaborate with the Line Producer and Artistic Director on donor events that surround mainstage productions. The Development Associate will also serve as the project manager for Profile Theatre’s annual gala. 

QUALIFICATIONS

The ideal candidate will have experience working in fundraising or communications. They have a passion for storytelling, an eye for creating engaging special events for donors and patrons, and will be knowledgeable and passionate about the arts and those who support it. They believe in the ability of art to strengthen communities and have excellent written, verbal and interpersonal skills and an organized and detail-oriented personality. The position is envisioned as evolving with the organization. 

Comfort with computers and other forms of office equipment. Experience with Salesforce or other comparable CRM, database management, and gift processing systems preferred, or a pro-active ability to research and learn if they don’t. 

Profile Theatre is an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourages women and people of color to apply, in keeping with its core values of inclusion and representation. Starting salary is $22 / hour for a flexible 20-hours a week, plus competitive benefits. 

This position will be expected to report to the Profile Theatre office at 216 NW 13th in the Pearl in Portland, OR, and at other off-site locations such as theatre venues, rehearsal halls, or other meeting places for events and donor engagement. Out of town applicants will be expected to reside within the Portland, OR area by the start of employment.

This position may include physical requirements of moving in our accessible office, transporting oneself to multiple locations within a single day, and utilizing a computer or other communication equipment. Reasonable accommodations provided.  

Apply To: info@profiletheatre.org. Please include a cover letter, resume and 3 references (phone numbers and/or emails provided). No calls or drop-ins, please. If you require accommodation to submit, please notify us by email above. 

Desired start date is 10/15/22, applications accepted until position is filled. 

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Jenn Mundia is an LA based artist with Kenyan roots and a southern upbringing, currently performing under the pseudonym, “Esabalu”. Her debut single, “Wildfire”, out now, is an exciting journey to the past about forgetting your cares and diving head first into steamy summer love. As a graduate of Berklee College of Music, Jenn found herself working on the production and engineering side of the business right out of school but found her way back to stages throughout New York (Saturday Night Live w/ Kacey Musgraves, Jimmy Fallon w/ Bastille and Wallows, and Seth Meyers) and now the West coast! Big thanks to the wonderful folks at the Profile Theater for the opportunity to be a part of this beautiful work. Check out patreon.com/esabalu for behind the scenes updates!

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Mfoniso Udofia, a first-generation Nigerian-American storyteller and educator, attended Wellesley College and obtained her MFA in Acting from the American Conservatory Theater. During her stay in the Bay, she co-pioneered the youth initiative, The Nia Project, providing artistic outlets for youth residing in Bayview/Huntspoint of San Franciso, CA. In January 2016, The Playwrights Realm produced the world premiere of Sojourners, the origin story of the Ufot Family Cycle. In Spring 2016, The Magic Theater in San Francisco produced the west coast premiere of Sojourners and the world premiere of the third installation in the Ufot Family Cycle, runboyun, in repertory. New York Theatre Workshop produced the New York City return of Sojourners in Spring 2017, which ran in repertory with the world premiere of Her Portmanteau, which was previously developed in 2015 at the National Black Theatre.

She’s the recipient of the 2017 Helen Merrill Playwright Award and the 2017-2018 McKnight National Residency and Commission at The Playwrights’ Center in Minneapolis. Her Portmanteau will be produced by Pasadena’s Boston Court Performing Arts Center and by The Strand A.C.T. in Spring 2018 and Winter 2019 respectively. Magic Theater will produce the world premiere of 5th Ufot Cycle play, In Old Age, in Spring of 2019. And, Mfoniso will return to New York Theater Workshop during their 2019/20 season with productions of both, runboyrun, and In Old Age. Mfoniso is also currently at work on a commission from the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, translating Shakespeare’s, Othello, through their Play On! program and a staff writer for Netflix’s third season of 13 Reasons Why.

Mfoniso’s plays have been developed at and/or presented/produced by The New York Theatre Workshop, The Playwrights Realm, The Magic Theatre, Dr. Barbara Ann Teer’s National Black Theatre, Hedgebrook, Sundance Theatre Lab, NNPN, Space on Ryder Farm, NNPN New Play Showcase, Makehouse, Soul Productions, terraNOVA, I73, The New Black Fest, Rising Circle’s INKTank, At Hand Theatre Company, The Standard Collective, American Slavery Project, Liberation Theatre Company, and more. Mfoniso was a finalist for the 2015 PoNY Prize, the Eugene O’Neill NPC, Bay Area Playwrights Festival, Many Voices Fellowship, Page73 Development Programs, Jerome Fellowship, New York Theatre Workshop’s 20/50 Fellowship, and Lark Playwrights’ Week.